Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently called on members of the Texas National Guard and other armed state officials to defy the Supreme Court's ruling on operational control of the nation's border with Mexico. At least 25 Republican governors have since supported Abbott's defiance, as have Republican members of Congress. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump is the presumptive GOP nominee for the presidency, despite the fact that the man fomented the Jan. 6 insurrection in an attempt to unlawfully retain power after losing his bid at re-election. One cannot come to any other honest conclusion other than admitting that the Republican Party has embraced rebellion against the United States as a core tenant of its party platform.

Abbott's stunt is no doubt an attempt to highlight immigration as a major issue as the 2024 election approaches. The economy is roaring with GDP growth consistently beating expectations, unemployment at multi-decade lows, and inflation fast approaching the Federal Reserve's longstanding target of 2 percent annually. Unable to attack President Joe Biden on his economic record, Republicans absolutely need to cast immigration as a problem only they can solve, or else they'll have nothing to run on in the upcoming election. Hence, Trump himself is doing everything he can to wreck any chance of a bipartisan........

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