So the question. The governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, my good friend, has declared an actual invasion, invoking the authority of article one, section ten. Article one, section ten, is a prohibition on the state. It says, let me omit the kind of language in the middle. It says, no state shall engage in war unless actually invaded or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay. So under that constitutional provision, it suggests the state would have the authority to, quote, engage in war if actually invaded. Now, you asked, what's the law? (17:15–17:37)
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Asserts that Article One, Section Ten prohibits states from engaging in war unless actually invaded or in imminent danger.
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