Greg Abbott says lawsuit is about Barack Obama’s abuse of power

[TexasTowelie]

In his first “Meet the Press” appearance, Gov.-elect Greg Abbott said Sunday that the lawsuit he brought last week as attorney general seeking to block President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration is not about immigration but abuse of power.

“This issue in this lawsuit is not about immigration; the issue in this lawsuit is about abuse of executive power and if this abuse is not stopped it will erode the Constitution that has attracted so many people to this country for generations,” Abbott told “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd.

The lawsuit was filed in a Brownsville federal court on behalf of Texas and what has grown to 19 other states.

Abbott said that the financial burden the executive action will place on Texas gives the state the right to bring the suit. Abbott says this action, like a similar Obama order in 2012, will spur more illegal border crossings, leading to increase costs for law enforcement and education, among other areas.

Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/abbott-on-meet-the-press-says-lawsuit-is-about-oba/njNG4/

[Downwinder]

1. From someone who knows about abuse of power.

[malokvale77]

7. "From someone who knows about abuse of power."

I'm still waiting for an investigation into his Child Support Division.

Talk about abuse of power. More like down right thievery.

[Javaman]

2. good lord he's a moron...

so, does this mean that regarding republican "intelligence" the high water mark in texas was george w. moron*?

it's long been known that perry made moron* look down right smart, does this mean that abbott will make perry look like a Rhodes Scholar?

I weep for my state.

[hobbit709]

3. "Greg Abbott is Rick Perry without the intelligence and charm" - JuanitaJean.

[malokvale77]

4. Ugh

I just don't know what else to say.

PS: I haven't been checking in here much TT. The "Texas cheerleaders" just make me feel lowdown.

[TexasTowelie]

5. Hello malokvale,

Yes, I was down in the dumps after the elections in November also and decided to take a few days away from posting stories. I wish that statewide elections were held to coincide with the national elections so there would be more participation.

However, looking at things from a positive viewpoint there are plenty of great liberal bloggers in Texas such as Juanita Jean and Carol Morgan. The comments section on several newspapers also reveal some wonderful liberal thinkers so there is hope out there. If we can get our message out there it does make people think.

[malokvale77]

6. We can hope

After looking at the viewpoints in the Sunday DMN, I'm fast losing hope in Texas.