Posted on 09/30/2021 2:54:46 AM PDT by RandFan
@DonHuffines
When I am Governor of Texas I will use Article I, Section 10 of the US Constitution to secure the Texas Border. I will never ask permission from the federal government.
Thank you @TuckerCarlson for having me on your show.
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I wonder if Article I, Section 10 could be invoked in PA. Perhaps there could be a remain in NJ, NY or MD policy. Illegals caught invading PA could be deported across the border from where they came. (I’m only slightly kidding)
He’ll find that the feds will take him to court and he’ll lose. Just like Arizona did
Governors need to stop listening to Federal judges. How many divisions do they have anyway?
It’s not how many divisions does the federal gov have that’s important. It’s the make up of those divisions that counts. Once you get below the rank of flag officer which are political hacks, the military is overwhelmingly conservative especially in the elite combat units. And, the swamp creatures are well aware of this.
He wants to eliminate property taxes. That’s a no-go for me. It ain’t that I like property taxes so much, but I can see what’s behind the curtain, and it rhymes with income.
I can’t say that about New Mexico, Arizona and California but I can damn sure say it about Texas. Due to the Roosevelt Reservation Texas did not give the Federal Government a 60 foot easement the length of it’s border with Mexico. The Fed’s own very little of that land if any and in my opinion have even zero say so in what Texas does.
I will never vote for an unknown. We have a tried and true in Abbott.
These new up and comers all have a secret agenda which they will never tell you on campaign trail. Reminds me of Phil Graham.. He was never a Texan nor ever planned on living in Texas. But we voted for him over and over..he was just an opportunist who spouted good ideas.
That would get him tarred and feathered in Texas.
If the Governor of Texas or any other Republican Governor uses the Guard that way the very first thing tgat will happen is the Guard will be federalizsd and stripped away from the Governor’s authority. As far as I know there isn’t anything they can do to stop tge Federalization of the Guard. Any officer who refuses tge federal orders gets court-martialed. Seeing whats going on with tge Marine Officer who is currently locked i solitary waiting trail the charges against the Guard would be far more severe.
To do this without getting the Texas guard nationalized it would first have to be totally reorganized I a way that any toe hold that tge feds could use to nationalize. That would include not taking any federal money or equipment
Then the feds have to pay them for every day.
....it is “Gramm,”......
“William Philip Gramm is an American economist and politician who represented Texas in both houses of Congress. Though he began his political career as a Democrat, Gramm switched to the Republican Party in 1983.”
well thanks for the that negative nancy.
Depends
I was hopeful when Arizona passed their law. It got squelched like a bug.
They do when actually nationalized.
Yep.
And house and feed them.
I don’t think he will.
Of course, there is no state property tax. Property taxes are assessed by cities, counties, and local school districts. To phase out such property tax systems requires an amendment to the Texas State Constitution. Such an amendment needs a 2/3rds approval by both Texas houses and a majority approval by Texas voters. Furthermore, Huffines' "detailed plan" simply consists of an offer to "prioritize our budget to guarantee that public schools are fully funded" and "[e]nsure that consumption tax swaps are slow and gradual as property taxes fall significantly. Income taxes are off the table."
It's more likely that cities, counties, and local school districts will just resort to increased sales taxes (or institute value-added taxes) to make up for the loss of property taxes. While a state income tax is constitutionally "off the table," it is possible some Texas cities would try to institute their own income tax system.
Huffines' ad also indicates he will "stop the illegal invasion and stop giving illegals our money." Huffines states in his ad, "As Governor, I will immediately use, Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution to stop this invasion, and deport illegal aliens who attempt to invade our state." Article I, Section 10 states: "No State shall, without the Consent of Congress,... engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay."
Huffines proposes to take several actions, "no matter what the federal courts say about it." Those actions include:
• Activate the "entire National Guard, Texas Military forces, and necessary state law enforcement personnel"
• [P]rotect our state, including the nearly the entire 1200-mile Texas border [which] is controlled by the Mexican cartels"
• "[C]omplete the nearly 200 miles of wall planned or under construction when President Trump left office"
• "[C]lose the roads at the 25 bridges over the Rio Grande to all inbound commercial traffic"
• "[U]se severe economic pressure to incentivize Mexico to control the cartels and secure their side of the border"
• "[T]ask the Texas Legislature to expand this law to require all businesses to use E-Verify"
• "[C]ontinue calling for special sessions until this legislation is passed."
This all sounds good, but leave some significant questions unanswered about how such plans actually could be implemented, the cost of implementaion, measuring the effectiveness of implementation, and what happens if the federal government prevents any of this from happening.
Of course, there is no state property tax. Property taxes are assessed by cities, counties, and local school districts. To phase out such property tax systems requires an amendment to the Texas State Constitution. Such an amendment needs a 2/3rds approval by both Texas houses and a majority approval by Texas voters. Furthermore, Huffines' "detailed plan" simply consists of an offer to "prioritize our budget to guarantee that public schools are fully funded" and "[e]nsure that consumption tax swaps are slow and gradual as property taxes fall significantly. Income taxes are off the table."
It's more likely that cities, counties, and local school districts will just resort to increased sales taxes (or institute value-added taxes) to make up for the loss of property taxes. While a state income tax is constitutionally "off the table," it is possible some Texas cities would try to institute their own income tax system.
Huffines' ad also indicates he will "stop the illegal invasion and stop giving illegals our money." Huffines states in his ad, "As Governor, I will immediately use, Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution to stop this invasion, and deport illegal aliens who attempt to invade our state." Article I, Section 10 states: "No State shall, without the Consent of Congress,... engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay."
Huffines proposes to take several actions, "no matter what the federal courts say about it." Those actions include:
• Activate the "entire National Guard, Texas Military forces, and necessary state law enforcement personnel"
• [P]rotect our state, including the nearly the entire 1200-mile Texas border [which] is controlled by the Mexican cartels"
• "[C]omplete the nearly 200 miles of wall planned or under construction when President Trump left office"
• "[C]lose the roads at the 25 bridges over the Rio Grande to all inbound commercial traffic"
• "[U]se severe economic pressure to incentivize Mexico to control the cartels and secure their side of the border"
• "[T]ask the Texas Legislature to expand this law to require all businesses to use E-Verify"
• "[C]ontinue calling for special sessions until this legislation is passed."
This all sounds good, but leave some significant questions unanswered about how such plans actually could be implemented, the cost of implementaion, measuring the effectiveness of implementation, and what happens if the federal government prevents any of this from happening.
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