Kari Lake was planning to do this. Here is the invasion clause from the Federal Constitution:
Section 10 Powers Denied States
- Clause 3 Acts Requiring Consent of Congress
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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.
That would seem to give broad powers to a State in the midst of an invasion. Of course designating something an invasion does not mean the Federal Courts will agree. How would the failure of the Federal government to live up to the Guarantee Clause, tie in?
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.
Bold move, Governor, worthy of Texas.
My commentary (well, actually not mine but that of a local parish priest) is too long to post here, so go to this link (where I also provided a link back to Donald’s post):
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0Qzc2rPmX1B2UqLZwsPwH15NrcNnEs233ixMWj2veKye4YXCPqwKK8fT271znxu4el&id=100081305556560
She lost.
Has Kari Lake conceded? Think the votes are still being counted. There was talk of recount or run off like Georgia.
It will be interesting to see if new AZ Comrade General Secretary Hobbs starts tearing down the container wall along the border.