Thread: Can Republican Governors Block Syrian Refugees From Settling in Their States?

Originally Posted by johnwk

It appears John Doe2 has a problem answering the question "Under what Constitutional wording has the president been granted a power to flood a state with "refugees"?

NO. The question is NOT about the president, congress or the federal government.

(I hope governors CAN keep any and all foreigners out of their state.)

The question is DOES THE GOVERNOR HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO KEEP ANYONE OUT OF THEIR STATE?

If the answer is YES. What is the source of that authority? WITH A LINK TO THE EXACT WORDING THAT GRANTS THAT AUTHORITY TO THE GOVERNORS.

An answer without a link is just more he said, she said.

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

NO. The question is NOT about the president, congress or the federal government.

(I hope governors CAN keep any and all foreigners out of their state.)

The question is DOES THE GOVERNOR HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO KEEP ANYONE OUT OF THEIR STATE?

If the answer is YES. What is the source of that authority? WITH A LINK TO THE EXACT WORDING THAT GRANTS THAT AUTHORITY TO THE GOVERNORS.

An answer without a link is just more he said, she said.

Tell us John Doe, under what wording in our Constitution have the states delegated their original power over immigration to the federal government? If that wording cannot be pointed to then yes, under the Tenth Amendment the States can refuse to allow the President to fill their States with unwanted refugees.


The fact is, Congress cannot assume powers not granted nor delegate powers to the President not authorized by our Constitution. To assume otherwise is to assume ”the servant is above his master; that the representatives of the people are superior to the people themselves.”___ quoting Hamilton in Federalist No 78.


So, Mr. Doe, under what wording in our Constitution have the states delegated their original power over immigration to the federal government?


JWK



The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny. ___ Madison, Federalist Paper No. 47