Gov. Greg Abbott, My Kind of Governor

We are a nation of laws. Supposedly. It didn't seem that way with the JEF in office. Well, since January 20th our nation is starting to look that way again. Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) smacks down Travis County "Sanctuary" status.

The Travis County sheriff’s new immigration policy goes into effect today. The policy limits what information local law enforcement share with the federal immigration agency, and it's already stirred up a lot of controversy.

This morning, Gov. Greg Abbott came through on a pledge to cancel $1.5 million in criminal justice grants from his office to Travis County over the policy.

Of course the Sheriff of Travis County is upset. But also a local judge is shedding tears about this "retribution".

At an event this afternoon, Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt said the cuts were "retribution" for the policy and said she'd like to see the funding restored.

"We want that revenue back – not for selfish purposes" Eckhardt said. "We want that revenue back to do the state's work."

State's work? Do your job and turn over Illegal aliens in your jails to the Feds. It's pretty damn simple.

We live in interesting times.

posted by Misanthropic Humanitarian at 11:27 AM

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