'Standing up for rule of law:' Abbott, Patrick, Paxton and Cruz unite against Obamamnesty [photos, video]

misstripleem | 12:24 AM on February 19, 2015

Post-press conference w/ @tedcruz & @gregabbott_texas. Proud to unite together to preserve Constitution & rule of law pic.twitter.com/t5m9BUF8an

— Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) February 18, 2015

As Twitchy reported earlier this week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott led 26 states in winning a milestone injunction against President Obama’s executive amnesty.

Tonight in Texas, Gov. Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Attorney General Ken Paxton, and Sen. Ted Cruz held a joint press conference to discuss the victory.

This is what leadership looks like.

TX leaders standing up for the rule of law. cc: @TedCruz @DanPatrick @GregAbbott_TX #txlege pic.twitter.com/ggjVmzdZg1

— Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) February 18, 2015

https://twitter.com/medialyssa/status/568174084036521984

Here is @tedcruz, @GregAbbott_TX, @KenPaxtonTX & @DanPatrick blasting #obama on #immigration pic.twitter.com/rZJq2Rh8pA

— Jay Root (@byjayroot) February 18, 2015

Thanks @GregAbbott_TX, @DanPatrick, & @KenPaxtonTX for leading the fight to #StopObamasAmnesty http://t.co/tSJjf3DqMj pic.twitter.com/bIUtC3wXsP

— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) February 19, 2015

Texas @GovAbbott , @tedcruz host news conference praising ruling on Obama immigration order http://t.co/Y35ZDFtOu4 pic.twitter.com/WIeqk9a3sL

— Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (@lubbockonline) February 18, 2015

Led by Abbott five weeks before he stepped down as state attorney general, Texas and 25 states filed the lawsuit in early December.

“This was a victory for America and for the rule of law and a victory for the Constitution,” Abbott said as new state Attorney General Ken Paxton, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz listened.

“I am confident that as this case works its way through the appellate process we will continue to win,” Abbott said. “And I am confident because of the primary witness in this case, and that is President Barack Obama himself, who said 22 times he did not have the authority to do what he did.”

Paxton, Patrick and Cruz agreed.

“This victory, this week, the decision from the federal court, was a major victory for the rule of law,” Cruz said. “All of us have reasons to be proud that Texas led the way, standing up to President Obama’s illegal and unconstitutional executive amnesty.