Is This ‘The Alamo’?

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. US Constitution, Art 4, Sec 4

Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, has become the focal point of the question of whether national sovereignty has any meaning, whether citizenship has any meaning, and whether oaths of office have any meaning. In the next few days someone is going to blink. Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and 25 states are backing Texas in their fight for national sovereignty. Biden and his federal apparatus is demanding that Texas step aside and let them resume facilitating the invasion by foreign nationals.

We're less than a month away from the 188th anniversary of the commencement of the Battle of the Alamo. It was there, now in modern day San Antonio, Texas, that a small force of Texan patriots were besieged in a small Catholic mission converted to a fort. Mexican President Antonio López de Santa Anna had recently consolidated power in Mexico City ending what had been a federal system modeled after decentralized power in the United States. Santa Anna personally led the army to subdue Texas, previously a federal state, and brought it under the control of Mexico City. Santa Anna's army held a 30 to 1 advantage when he faced the Texans at the Alamo. Colonel Travis sent a message out about their situation --

To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World:

Fellow citizens & compatriots—I am besieged, by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna—I have sustained a continual Bombardment & cannonade for 24 hours & have not lost a man. The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise, the garrison are to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken—I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, & our flag still waves proudly from the walls. I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid, with all dispatch—The enemy is receiving reinforcements daily & will no doubt increase to three or four thousand in four or five days. If this call is neglected, I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible & die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor & that of his country—Victory or Death.

William Barret Travis

Lt. Col. comdt

When the final attack came in the early hours of March 6, 1836, no quarter was given and all the Texan defenders were slain except for Travis' slave, Joe. "Remember the Alamo" became a rallying cry for the Texans who, less than two months later, defeated and captured Santa Anna in the Battle of San Jacinto near the Gulf Coast. So a loss fueled a victory that restored self-government to Texas.

The confrontation in Eagle Pass has echoes of the past. But what is happening there is not for Texas alone. The invasion is affecting America in all parts of the country. There are an estimated 22 million undocumented persons in this country with maybe as many as half of those arriving under the Biden Administration's irresponsible opening of the borders.

In 1836 the question for Texas was whether it would cede control to Mexico City. The question for all US states today is whether they will continue to cede control to Washington DC, when those who hold the levers to power there break the compact with the very States that comprise the United States. This is not a partisan issue — both parties have contributed to the circumstances that have brought us here.

But it is a time of decision. And our future depends upon us choosing wisely.