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- THETEH, on 04/14/2009, -18/+129Where was the governor of Texas when Bush was using the government's powers to their fullest extent? Is big government only evil when a democrat is in office?
- baldguy633, on 04/14/2009, -89/+184Very proud of Texas leadership for this. I'm excited when I see several states tell the federal government they should do what they were designed to do and to stay out of the states' business.
(I'm not stating my position on the below...)
Things like marijuana legalization, abortion, the death penalty, gay marriage and national ID are places where the Federal Government has NO business playing in. These are state issues. The federal government needs to be reminded that there is a 10th amendment (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenth_Amendment_to_th ... - robertgoodwin, on 04/14/2009, -61/+151Every U.S. citizen should take the time to read our Constitution. Most of the laws passed by the federal govt are technically unconstitutional under the 10th amendment. Empower yourself... read the Constitution: http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constituti ...
- phenry, on 04/14/2009, -48/+124Gov. Perry is a skunk playing to the idiot base of the GOP in Texas. A true friend of liberty he ain't!
- FriarZero, on 04/14/2009, -14/+62I would be more willing to believe this were anything other than a political ploy if during the speech or in the text of the bill there had been an specific grievances listed, at all. However there are none and a press question to that effect was brushed off. Also I'm curious why the governor is going the legislative route instead of taking his grievances to the supreme court. They have ruled on federalism and the tenth before, in recent history no less.
- joe122370, on 04/14/2009, -87/+130sounds like it's time to move back to Texas where they understand what this country was founded on.
- Capstone, on 04/15/2009, -25/+66Right-wingers were slamming democrats when they criticized bush and the war. Remember ... they were "un-patriotic, traitors". Why is it now that the Republicans - can hope for the President to "fail", and bring up dumb close-minded issues like the one above? Anne Coulter, Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, Hannity..... There's a sickness in the US and it is called "conservatism". It's symptoms include extreme hypocrisy, an us-against-them myopia, and the compulsion to twist facts to rile up their base at the expense of the country's good.
- rrasco, on 04/15/2009, -4/+42As a Texan, Rick Perry is a piece of *****.
- y0y0howsdajell0, on 04/14/2009, -57/+93Hell yeah! FTA: "“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,” Gov. Perry said. “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.”"
- AgeofMastery, on 04/15/2009, -36/+70So let Texas declare itself "Sovereign"
Since they don't want to be bound be the federal government's laws and decisions Obama should cancel all federal money going to Texas, all the highway funds, all the money for law enforcement, all of it. They don't want to follow the rules they can pay for their own *****.
Then, since Texas wants to be so independent, close all the military bases there, the FBI offices, Border Patrol and every other federal agency in the state. See how happy they are losing all the money the bases pump into the local economy. Let the State Police and the militias keep the Mexican drug cartels out.
And since we can't trust Texas not to set their own standards that violate federal ones for safety, wages or anything else, all federal contracts with companies in Texas are canceled. Any contractors with plants in Texas can't use those plants for federal projects. Kiss those jobs goodbye too Texas.
I give it about six months before the loss of jobs and the cost of covering its own bills makes Texas change its mind about its being sovereign. - mythril, on 04/15/2009, -4/+38Declaring sovereignty and requiring the federal government to return to it's cooperative role is not secession.
- CoolHandLuke70, on 04/15/2009, -14/+43Good for Texas!! Word of warning -- Perry is not trustworthy!
- kkonarik, on 04/15/2009, -5/+34Sounds good to me since we are one of the few States that happens to be self sufficient.
- jbella, on 04/15/2009, -4/+32Plenty of democratic governors objected to what Bush was doing, and were very vocal. But instead of acting like imbeciles and holding inflammatory press conferences where you imply secession, we got organized and got our candidates elected. That is how a democracy works.
- Pippers, on 04/15/2009, -7/+34In case you missed it, the tea parties are being organized by lobbyist groups who dislike Obamas position on no more lobbyists. Freedomworks is one of the major sponsors and organizers of the major ones, which is headed by a lot of registered lobbyists.
- Kitakaze, on 04/15/2009, -7/+32You've gotta be kidding me. After eight years of Bush expanding the government's power — and as the speaker said, reducing states power — they pick NOW to start protesting it? Hypocrites.
And what's more, is the disgusting, lowest-common-denominator way they dressed it up with xenophobic, tribalistic patriotism. A great Englishman called Samuel Johnson once said that patriotism was the last resort of the scoundrel. It took a great American to correct him: Patriotism is the first resort of the scoundrel.
That's just pathetic. Why is it wrong for the federal government to interfere with individual states' laws about gay marriage, when we all know that the only reason why black people can marry white people (or in fact, at all), and why slavery ended, was because of the federal government. - browntiger, on 04/15/2009, -21/+46local Tea Party ! That's right! I am mad as hell. What is wrong with Obama!
Lower taxes for 95%. Stable economy with no tax heavens!
Corporations paying they fair share. Reducing influence of lobbyists. McCain said they are GOOD PEOPLE.
Restoring banking standards.
I am mad as hell. I am going to find my 1 penny tea bag, and drop it in the bucket!. That's right.
Healthcare that works and where broken arm does not cost $22,000 and 6 hours waiting in the emergency room.
Maddening. - Jareth86, on 04/15/2009, -10/+34Give me a ***** break. The man has been in office for three months, and you've already decided its time to "rise up"? For what exactly? Because he's only repealed two thirds of Bush's ***** unconstitutional policies, while considering keeping a few? Dude, Bush CREATED those policies. Where the ***** were you people then?!
Oh right, back then, if you questioned the government, you "Hated America". Now that you're in the minority though, its finally "Patriotic".
This tea party ***** is being organized by disaffected corporations and rich *****. Don't buy into this stupidity.
*And FYI, the only reason Texas suddenly cares is because, as history has show us, Texas hates N**gers. Yep, sorry, that's it. - PatrickBrown, on 04/15/2009, -7/+31I disagree so I say let them secede.
No more taxes from them to the federal government and in return they will receive nothing for welfare, healthcare, roads and infrastructure, schooling, unemployment, military, etc. - dolphindance25, on 04/15/2009, -6/+29So exactly what part of the new administration's tax policies are the teabaggers opposed to again?
You all are being played for suckers by the corporate elite and the right-wing media. Sorry, but it's true. - chambana, on 04/15/2009, -16/+39the sad thing is republicans have to do a lot of work to get on digg, so it makes sense they get snippy when digg's regular audience buries all their hard work
- chambana, on 04/15/2009, -20/+43HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA, I can't wait till these psycho TX right wingers pick Kilgore who wants to do more than just affirm sovereignty. You'd think the Civil War would have inoculated us from that kinda talk, but the teabaggers eat this ***** up.
- culwyeh, on 04/15/2009, -14/+36wow you ***** teabaggers are sure excited about a non-binding meaningless resolution that a lame duck governor has embraced for political reasons.
rick perry was singing a different tune when he accepted federal stimulus money, federal highway money, federal medicaid money. He's a ***** hack, but of course anyone who can appeal to ignorant zeolots who base their politics like a religion on abstract, non-humanitarian ideas from hundreds of years ago, that have never worked into practice, that have resulted in despair and misery for minorities and the poor whenever put in practice, is a hack by definition.
you damn libertarians are supposed to be economists, right? Well, if in the workings of our federal republic the people have decided that each citizen deserves to be treated with basic dignity, doesn't it make sense to streemline governmental processes, economies of scale style? But the will of the people means little in the face of your pea-brained ideas, right? this website used to be cool, before all you losers invaded. - UNDERSTAR, on 04/15/2009, -36/+56Hey Texas, don't let the the door hit you on the ass on your way out.
-KTHXBYE - add1802, on 04/15/2009, -6/+26"you can all go to hell, and I'm going to Texas"
-Davy Crockett, when HE got fed up with the federal government - roho76, on 04/15/2009, -3/+23Well if the shoe fits.
Perry is a skunk
The base of the GOP are idiots
And he is no friend of liberty his record proves this.
Is there any question? - jbella, on 04/15/2009, -12/+31This country was founded on ignorance and ***** quackary?
Seriously. I don't quite understand their problem. Obama has been in office less than 3 months, and just now the state of Texas decides that the federal government has become oppressive and wasteful? Really? Not a peep from these ***** when warrent-less wiretaps were instituted, when american citizens were being held without charge, when we were invading other countries on false pretenses, and when we turned a 200 billion dollar surplus into a 1.3 trillion dollar deficit. - Kent4jmj, on 04/15/2009, -2/+20fair amount of sucking up to pissed off citizens by some of our politicians. RINOS pretending to be true Constitutionalists because it is the band wagon to jump on.
- alais, on 04/14/2009, -10/+28Already checking into the housing market.
- rjey, on 04/14/2009, -12/+29Maybe you need to learn the difference between helping a state and dictating policy to a state. The latter is being abused outside of the scope of the constitution and it needs to stop.
- Rocketman1882, on 04/14/2009, -19/+36I suppose we should let segregation between Blacks and Whites be a state issue too right? After all, who is the federal government to tell us who gets equal rights and who doesn't?
Proud Texan by the way. - majoris, on 04/15/2009, -0/+17As of 2005, Texas was a net tax recipient and received back an extra penny for every dollar it put in.
http://www.taxfoundation.org/research/show/22685.h ...
That said, I'm sure many conservatives would argue that the value of that dollar was diluted as a result of the federal bureaucracy. - inactive, on 04/14/2009, -68/+84Time to start looking to move to Texas. :)
- chesterogilvie, on 04/14/2009, -21/+37Get the ***** out of here - the Bill of Rights is not partisan.
- dangermen, on 04/15/2009, -5/+21I love how when the GOP loses an election, they start talking about states' rights. Spare me. What I find truly offensive is how the deficit and how offensive the federal government is depends largely on who is in office. Now they want to sow the seeds of 'revolution' because the GOP 'lost'. Give me a break. I'm going to start calling the GOP the Che' GOP just to see how they like it especially given how morally questionable both are. Yes it is stupid our budget deficit is exploding but last I looked, it was exploding over the prior eight years and there was NO moral outrage. So have your tea party but last I looked, there was a fair election last November and the GOP lost.
- dlawler, on 04/15/2009, -24/+40Don't let the door hit you on the way out
- txgentleman, on 04/15/2009, -4/+20I would welcome it, we pay more into the federal govt than we get back in Texas.
- Kaegro, on 04/15/2009, -8/+22ya, because G.W.Bush would never ever thought of infringing on peoples rights.
- miamilaw, on 04/15/2009, -1/+15The Tenth Amendment is a truism: the existence of what it says and purports to do was already established when it was written. This why there is nearly no 10th Amendment jurisprudence in existence; it provides nothing new to the Constitution.
The 10th amendment simply states that those powers not explicitly enumerated in the Constitution are reserved for the States. For example: age of consent to have sex or marry = State's issue. When precisely you can shoot an intruder in your home = State's issue.
It was added into the Constitution to assure the States the Federal Gov't will not grab powers out of their ass. Why is there a "national 21yo drinking age" then? Because the Federal gov't told the states it'll give them money for highways if they agree to the 21yo drinking age. States like to get money from the federal and I do not see the states changing their ways anytime soon, despite this feign attempt at new found sovereignty.
It's all show and no substance, I'm afraid. GREAT way to create sensationalism, anger and votes, though! - regeya, on 04/15/2009, -5/+19I'm going to show up at my local Tea Party and smash the windshields of people who went to protest the unconstitutionality of everything going on NOW, but have Bush/Cheney 04 bumper stickers proudly hanging on their Canyonero.
Running secret prisons was peachy, wiretaps on U.S. citizens without a warrant was justified, a minimum-wage Gestapo at every airport was fine and dandy, revoking the citizenship of anyone suspected of being a terrorist was within the rights of the government, physically attacking tourists for taking pictures of landmarks was protecting America, and jailing journalists for refusing to reveal their sources was sticking it to those pinko commie liberals, but the government giving a loan to investment banks is TYRANNY and UNCONSTITUTIONAL. God, these people make me sick.
And I'm with the above poster: I get suspicious when people from southern states push states' rights. The Civil War decided this one, people. States' rights lost, to uphold greater constitutional ideals like HUMAN rights. - boostviews, on 04/14/2009, -160/+174Every state needs to do the same...LOCATE you local Tea Party set for Aptril 15th and BE THERE
- AgeofMastery, on 04/15/2009, -4/+18Texas takes in about as much federal money as it pays out in taxes, that would trade off. Now add all the costs of law enforcement they would have to assume, the lack of federal dollars for road work, etc and they start to hurt.
Add the impact of bases pulling out on local communities and loss of jobs from contractors running up the unemployment rate and Texas will be in a world of hurt.
Lets face it, the feds are not going to let a state say it can pick and chose what federal laws it will follow, it would gut their power and ability to run the country. It's why the original Articles of Confederation were replaced with the Constitution, a weak federal government can't control the country and you have chaos.
They will hit back somehow, better its through economics than sending in the troops.
- Adrian540, on 04/15/2009, -1/+14Yup let's all move texas, looking at houses now. Oh wait I'm actually just going to post on digg some more then go to sleep.
- inactive, on 04/14/2009, -0/+12Didn't Indiana do this before Texas?
- mouthbreether, on 04/14/2009, -0/+12http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2009/02/23/sta ...
Yup you are correct. There is a listing of the states that are currently doing something similar. - rheaume, on 04/14/2009, -33/+45So many people to add to my block list, so little time, thanks for assembling here
- jbella, on 04/15/2009, -6/+18Yea.. what happens if oversize belt buckles and textbooks that teach creationism as a science become popular. Texas will have it made!
- chesterogilvie, on 04/14/2009, -8/+19Actually we're talking about the 10th Amendment and the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights you ***** ignorant little bitch. Why don't YOU learn something? Oh wait, you just did!
- brainflakes, on 04/15/2009, -2/+13"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"
And that was just under Bush! - sClubDevin, on 04/15/2009, -0/+11I think the thing that would kill them in the end would be the dropping of all government contracts from texas companies. There are hundreds of military contracts in texas. Plus I'm sure all of their revolutionary spirit wouldn't fly well with all of the multi-national corporations based out of there.
Plus, Republicans would never win without texas. -
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