SR251 urges the Governor to offer the services of the Pennsylvania National Guard to the State of Texas in support of Operation Lone Star.
The Senate adopted SR25 on March 19, 2024, by a vote of 27 to 22. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because persons who enter the United States illegally—which, by definition, is a crime under federal law—should not be permitted sanctuary in Texas, Pennsylvania, or any other state. Article IV, Section 4, requires the federal government to protect each of the several States "against Invasion;" however, Article 1, Section 10, of the U.S. Constitution allows the States to enter into agreements if "actually invaded." Rather than pursue blatantly anti-American policies that undermine the rule of law and erode the value of citizenship, the States should exercise their sovereign powers under the 10th Amendment to stop illegal migration and provide for the public safety.
United States Constitution
Article I Section 10
No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.
No State shall, without the Consent of the Congress, lay any Imposts or Duties on Imports or Exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing it's inspection Laws: and the net Produce of all Duties and Imposts, laid by any State on Imports or Exports, shall be for the Use of the Treasury of the United States; and all such Laws shall be subject to the Revision and Controul of the Congress.
No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.
United States Constitution
Article IV Section 4
The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.
