"Constitutional republic" they said: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/3-migr...-soldiers-denied-entry-federal-border-agents/ A woman and two children drowned in the Rio Grande on Friday while trying to enter the U.S. near a section of the southern border where Texas National Guard soldiers have prevented federal Border Patrol agents from processing and rescuing migrants. Earlier this week, Texas National Guard soldiers abruptly seized control of a public park in Eagle Pass that Border Patrol had been using to hold migrants, marking the latest escalation in an intensifying political and legal feud between Abbott and President Biden over U.S. border policy. On Friday night, Border Patrol identified six migrants in the Rio Grande who were in distress near the park, known as Shelby Park, Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar said in a statement Saturday. Federal agents, Cuellar added, unsuccessfully attempted to contact Texas state officials about the emergency by phone. Then, when Border Patrol agents went to the park and asked to be allowed to render aid to the migrants, they were denied entry, according to Cuellar. "Texas Military Department soldiers stated they would not grant access to the migrants — even in the event of an emergency — and that they would send a soldier to investigate the situation," Cuellar said, noting that Mexican officials recovered three bodies on Saturday. "Tragically, a woman and two children drowned last night in the Shelby Park area of Eagle Pass, which was commandeered by the State of Texas earlier this week," the department said. "In responding to a distress call from the Mexican government, Border Patrol agents were physically barred by Texas officials from entering the area."
https://www.knau.org/knau-and-arizo...egislature-authority-to-override-popular-vote An Arizona lawmaker wants to give the state Legislature the power to appoint presidential electors regardless of who wins the popular vote. Currently, the candidate who wins the popular vote gets Arizona’s electors. They then cast their votes on the same day in December alongside all the other electors across the country. Senate Concurrent Resolution 1014 would override that process entirely. Instead, the Arizona legislature would have the sole authority to appoint the presidential electors — regardless of which candidate actually received the most votes. The proposal comes from State Sen. Anthony Kern. The Glendale Republican was a frequent figure in the attempt to overturn the 2020 election. He was among the lawmakers who signed onto a document falsely claiming to be one of Arizona’s electors for former President Donald Trump. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office confirmed Kern and the other fake electors were under investigation last year. Kern was photographed in the crowd of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. He’s not running for reelection and has set his sights on Congress instead. If the Legislature passes the resolution, it will then go on November's ballot for voters to decide if it should be added to the State Constitution. It has yet to be assigned to a committee.