rssTexas Buys Into ‘Sovereignty’ Movement
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 11:30 am
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It seems strange to point out something that’s above the banner on Drudge, but this statement by Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas) is sort of unheard of, post-1936.
I believe that our federal government has become oppressive in its size, its intrusion into the lives of our citizens, and its interference with the affairs of our state. That is why I am here today to express my unwavering support for efforts all across our country to reaffirm the states rights affirmed by the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. I believe that returning to the letter and spirit of the U.S. Constitution and its essential 10th Amendment will free our state from undue regulations, and ultimately strengthen our Union. Millions of Texans are tired of Washington, DC trying to come down here to tell us how to run Texas.
This has its roots in a bit of paranoia from State Sen. Randy Brogdon (R-Okla.), an Oklahoma legislator who claimed that national ID card standards violated the Tenth Amendment. There was a shaky case there, but the argument that states are having their sovereignty violated by taking strings-attached stimulus money is much shakier, not to say sort of crazy. But if Perry wants to play this out, he really should start rejecting all federal aid, encouraging Texans to stop paying federal income taxes, and prove once and for all that he is not a puppet of the Bilderberg Group.
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[...] It seems strange to point out something that’s above the banner on Drudge, but this statement by Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas) is sort of unheard of, post- 1936 . I believe that our federal government has become oppressive in its size, its intrusion read more.. [...]
Comment posted April 14, 2009 @ 11:39 pm
States' Rights???
Listen, Rick Perry. Don't make us come back down there. Thought we settled this shit circa 1865.
Comment posted April 15, 2009 @ 11:27 pm
Technically speaking the government should pay some attention to Tx I Have Lived there (NYer born and current) But something the Majority of our nation does not know…. part of the agreement with TX becomming Part of our Nation was that they are the only state to have it in there Federally Aproved state Constitution that they are alowed to suceed from the Union without it being Treasonous or a act of war….. some food for thought eh.
Comment posted May 12, 2009 @ 9:38 am
Sorry, Mike, but that is factually inaccurate. Texas does have a special provision regarding their statehood, but it isn't to secede from the Union without consequences. In fact, the Supreme Court directly addressed this issue in Texas v. White, 74 U.S. 700 (1869), saying that “The union between Texas and the other States was as complete, as perpetual, and as indissoluble as the union between the original States.” What I think you're thinking of is the provision in the Joint Resolution for Annexing Texas, passed in 1845, which allowed Texas the option of creating four additional states from within it's territory — a right I believe Texas maintains today.
Comment posted May 12, 2009 @ 4:38 pm
Sorry, Mike, but that is factually inaccurate. Texas does have a special provision regarding their statehood, but it isn't to secede from the Union without consequences. In fact, the Supreme Court directly addressed this issue in Texas v. White, 74 U.S. 700 (1869), saying that “The union between Texas and the other States was as complete, as perpetual, and as indissoluble as the union between the original States.” What I think you're thinking of is the provision in the Joint Resolution for Annexing Texas, passed in 1845, which allowed Texas the option of creating four additional states from within it's territory — a right I believe Texas maintains today.
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