Official letter to Governor Roy Cooper

Dear Governor Cooper,

I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to you on behalf of concerned citizens of North Carolina who share apprehensions regarding the current state of border security in the United States, particularly focusing on the situation along the Texas-Mexico border.

Our great state of North Carolina has thrived for generations, embodying safety, beauty, and prosperity. It is with a shared sense of responsibility for preserving these qualities that we bring forth our concerns.

Recent developments in immigration policies, specifically those enforced by the Biden administration, have raised significant concerns among our residents. The mass influx of illegal immigration across the Texas border poses a threat not only to the state of Texas but also to the overall security and well-being of our nation.

According to the Declaration of Independence of 1776, these free and independent states have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and do all other acts and things independent states may of right to do.

In 1777, the Articles of Confederation create a union of sovereign states, establishing a common defense of the security of their liberties and mutual and general welfare. They bound themselves to assist each other against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretense or whatever.

James Wilson in 1787 asserted that the power of the constitution predominates. Anything enacted by Congress contrary thereto will not have the force of law. In 1788, Alexander Hamilton, in Federalist #78, validated this point by stating, "No legislative act contrary to the constitution can be valid."

Article 6 of the Constitution establishes the Constitution as the "supreme law of the land," and only acts of the federal government consistent with the Constitution hold supreme authority. Anything inconsistent with the Constitution does not bind the states.

James Madison, in Federalist 45, stated that the powers reserved to the several states extend to all objects which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives, liberties, and properties of the people and the internal order, improvement, and prosperity of the state.

Article 1, Section 10, Clause 3, highlights that the states have the authority to override Supreme Court decisions. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 15, explicitly states that only Congress possesses the authority to repel invasions. The executive branch and the president have no authority, even with the National Guard Act, which is contrary to the Constitution and, therefore, null and void.

Constitutionally, the states have the authority to override Supreme Court decisions. According to Article 4, Section 4, of the U.S. Constitution, 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 the application of the legislature or the executive when the legislature cannot be convened, against domestic violence.

This reveals that the federal government is, in fact, in violation of its duty to protect the state of Texas. Governor Cooper, the citizens of North Carolina kindly urge you to use your obligation, influence and authority to support the state of Texas in its efforts to maintain border security, counteract human trafficking, and protect the well-being of its residents.

According to the North Carolina constitution Article 3 Sec. 4. Oath of office for Governor, “The Governor, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall, before any Justice of the Supreme Court, take an oath or affirmation that he will support the Constitution and laws of the United States and of the State of North Carolina, and that he will faithfully perform the duties pertaining to the office of governor."

Article 12 Section 1. States “ The Governor is Commander in Chief. The Governor shall be Commander in Chief of the military forces of the State and may call out those forces to execute the law, suppress riots and insurrections, and repel invasion."

Governor Cooper, in accordance with the North Carolina State Constitution, you have sworn an oath to support the Constitution and laws of the United States and the State of North Carolina. Furthermore, as the Commander in Chief of the military forces of our State, you possess the authority to call out those forces to execute the law, suppress riots and insurrections, and repel invasion.

The citizens of North Carolina ask that you will fulfill this constitutional duty to protect our state and support the state of Texas as of common defense and mutual and general welfare according to the constitution in its efforts to maintain border security, counteract human trafficking, and protect the well-being of its residents. We believe that preserving the safety, beauty, and prosperity of our state and upholding the principles that define our great nation require swift and decisive action.

We appreciate your dedication to the principles outlined in the North Carolina State Constitution and trust that you will champion the cause of state sovereignty, collaborate with like-minded leaders, and address this pressing issue promptly.

Preserving the safety, beauty, and prosperity of our state for future generations is a collective responsibility, and we thank you for your commitment to upholding these principles.

Sincerely,

Citizens of North Carolina