H.Res. 50 — Recognizing that article I, section 10 of the United States Constitution explicitly reserves to the States the sovereign power to repel an invasion and defend their citizenry from the overwhelming and "imminent danger" posed by paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels, terrorists and criminal actors who seized control of our southern border.

H.Res. 50 — Recognizing that article I, section 10 of the United States Constitution explicitly reserves to the States the sovereign power to repel an invasion and defend their citizenry from the overwhelming and "imminent danger" posed by paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels, terrorists and criminal actors who seized control of our southern border. | JustPolicyThe purpose of this resolution is to affirm the rights of individual states, particularly those along the southern border of the United States, to defend themselves against what is described as an invasion by criminal organizations and illegal immigrants. It emphasizes the belief that the federal government has not adequately fulfilled its responsibilities to protect these states from threats posed by drug cartels and other criminal actors.