That "Government of Texas" part sure looks purty...
Posted on 04/16/2009 7:52:34 PM PDT by DCBurgess58
Texas Governor Rick Perry used the big "S" word at a TEA party in Austin on the 15th of April. Secession, the act of a state withdrawing from the United States. His comment was not a serious suggestion, but rather an implied threat. A little red meat for an audience who are sick and tired of seeing a bloated Federal Government wringing tax dollars out of citizens and mortgaging our children's future. Not to mention destroying the promise of America.
He is talking to an audience of the disenfrachised. Common citizens who believe that if we are to continue on this road, the United States of America WILL FAIL. The greatest and noblest attempt at creating a government of the people, by the people and for the people, will be relegated to the trash heap of history as an unworkable concept. In truth our failure will be due to leftist policies, which altered our system of government and then killed it off under the ensuing mountain of debt caused by those policies.
Of course the Republicans don't get off scott free on this issue either. The Republican party has become a lost cause as an antidote to the leftward push of this country. The GOP may grumble their dissent from the left's policies but there seem to be no leftist policies which the Republican party will not eventually adapt to and accept. There is no line in the sand which the left is forbidden to cross. There are however, many lines in the sand drawn by the left which the Republicans are unable to cross once the territory has been ceded. These policy shifts are strictly a one-way street (to be fair to the Republicans, however, the left has masterfully manipulated the Judiciary, declaring their policies "legal" and positions contrary to their policies "illegal").
Quite frankly, our country is like a car heading down a freeway, headed for a brick wall somewhere off in the distance. The driver has no intention of slowing down or turning off the road. In the back seat, a skinny passenger on the left keeps commenting on how much he hates this old car and how much nicer it would be to have a new car. A fat guy in the middle of the back seat seems oblivious to what is going on as he listens to his MP3 player and stares at the scenery flying by. A skinny guy on the right side of the back seat tries to tell the driver to slow down and take an exit from the freeway. Each time the skinny guy in the rear right side tries to talk though, the guy in the front passenger seat (The Press), talks loudly over him, disagreeing, criticizing, asking the skinny guy on the left for his opinion and ultimately mocking the skinny guy on the right, so that no one will hear what he is actually saying (The press wants to have a shiny new car too).
As far as analogies go, the car heading for the brick wall pretty well sums up the path our country is taking for me. I feel like that skinny guy in the right rear seat. I am totally disenfranchised in the United States. My vote means nothing. I can't elect anyone who can stop the destruction of America. Those in power are either driving our country to ruin or doing nothing to stop it. Aside from Fox news, AM radio, and some of the internet, the press has been taken over by the political left, to the point where it is virtually impossible to get any news which is not tainted by the editorialists of the left.
Rick Perry's talk of secession got me to thinking that breaking apart the United States is probably the only way of saving it. Imagine if all the "red states" seceeded from the United States. We would finally be able to fix the problems in our home states by starting over. Go back to the original concept that the founding fathers intended. Modify the areas which have been exploted to our country's detriment.
We could clarify that in the freedom of religion, that we are a Judeo Christian nation and that other religion's are allowed only on a basis of our toleration and subject to banning (hey, if the Muslims can ban us, what the heck, plus we could shut down those cults like Scientology). We could enshrine that there is no seperation of chuch and state, only a ban on the government having an official state religon (like the Anglican church in England). We could limit the press, just a bit, with reasonable constrants on them being politicized, publishing classified information and eliminate their ability to use "unnamed" sources. We could fix the judicial system by limiting their function to being an advisor to the legislative and executive branches, not their overlord, with their primary function being reverted to criminal and civil trials. We could restore the concept of State's Rights and limit the Federal Government to enumerated functions only. We could secure our borders, to include keeping undesirable elements from our former union OUT. We could restore the promise and freedom that has been taken from us. Most of all, we could leave the States that chose not to seceed with their DEBT!
Nice Post... you took some time with your wish list, LOL
I’m just throwing out some ideas for brain storming.
Our best bet is to dominate the mid terms in 2010.
We need some real candidates, with real ideas, who understand the people. We need real media, the internet is the only true resource now.
How about a Free Republic Cable News Network?
The mother of all "S" rallies should be held at the traditional spot, wait for it...... Charleston....
“Instead of talking secession, I think it would be more productive to talk about the individual States calling a Constitutional Convention.”
In a semi-functioning country I’d agree. But the Constitution is not ambiguous...rather it has been TOTALLY IGNORED. The case that threw my overboard was the DC Gun Ban. Somehow, 4 members of the US Supreme Court thought that the Right to Keep and Bear Arms did not exist in the Constitution. Not one Senator or Congressman mentioned impeachment...but those 4 should have been impeached.
Therefore, in my opinion, there is nothing that a Constitutional Convention can do, since the US Constitution can be ignored without penalty. You can re-write and re-write, but they will get into power and simply ignore whatever is their, in order to push through their agenda.
That could happen with an independent Texas...but there’s a good chance that it will not. There is no chance of cleaning up Washington in any case.
I sympathise with your feelings. I don’t think it’s fixable though. I think we’re too far gone.
“Nice Post... you took some time with your wish list, LOL”
Thanks, I tried to be as complete as possible, but it’s difficult to even imagine how life could be without the feds. They are so omnipresent.
Nice one Legs... ROTFLMAO
Yes I would prefer to live in the part of America that was in line with the founding fathers and conservative values.
It took the villains many years of gradualism to get where they are today, an in the process, they used endless largess, and bankrupted the country in the process. But this is important, because to renounce all the promises they made would ruin America’s credit for decades.
This means no more largesse, and thus their villainy would have to be on a budget.
It’s important to note that the first president to ignore the Constitution was Washington, in putting down the Whiskey Rebellion. And while the Alaska Purchase was being considered, 300% of the entire Congress had been bribed—that is, each congressman and senator had received on average three bribes.
Government is never pretty, but that shouldn’t stop us from trying to keep it from becoming Medusa ugly.
That "Government of Texas" part sure looks purty...
I totally agree with you. That's why I think the red states should seceed. Let them enforce their laws in the blue states. We can start over again with the constitution, eliminating all the damage they have done. Make a few clarifications so that the meanings can no longer be twisted and voila... freedom springs anew.
And we get to saddle them with all their socialist debt. That'll sink 'em pretty quick.
“But this is important, because to renounce all the promises they made would ruin America’s credit for decades.”
We are effectively doing that by printing money, as China has obviously figured out. We plan to pay back our foreign and domestic debt with dollars that are worth one third of what they are worth now.
...and the majority of that domestic debt is the retirement savings of Americans.
It will get ugly no matter what Texas does.
ummmm... that might cost a bit more than we can afford LOL. Remember... babysteps, babysteps...
“We can start over again with the constitution, eliminating all the damage they have done. Make a few clarifications so that the meanings can no longer be twisted and voila... freedom springs anew.”
Hopefully we do take that approach - and I expect that to be the case, as the vast majority of Texans that want independence ADORE the Constitution and just wish that it wasn’t treated as toilet paper in Washington.
The Constitution is an awesome document and I agree that it needs only a few tweaks to make it up to date.
“A $20 dollar bill from the old Republic.”
OUTSTANDING...you wouldn’t happen to have the plate laying around so we can get a jump on things?
“but if you divide the place up by cities you’re going to get an over-representation of blue.”
Not really. Dallas and Austin maybe. I’m not stating that things would be peachy. I think people are being delusional that there is some type of Utopia here or that one could be created. In reality Texas has its own issues and at best I think we would have a Bushian state. I guess the difference (and this is important) is that the top Government would be closer to home. The closer Government is to the people, the easier it is to changed, correct or what not. Conservatives don’t protest D.C. much, because of the myriad of issues like getting time off from work, cost of travel, cost of hotel and cost of food. If the Government is only 3 hours away then one would only need to take the day off and drive down in the morning and drive back home at night.
Worth repeating. It wouldn't be easy, and it wouldn't be quick.
The reality?
Even if the current state Government stays in place, National Guard is called up in the name of the state and law enforcement stands in their posts this state would still go into turmoil and confusion. Despite the fact that Texas can easily stand on its own feet as a major power, would not keep it from going into a severe recession that could take 10-20 years to get back to where we are today. The money issue would be huge. I don’t think we have enough precious metals as a temporary back stop. Most likely oil would have to be used and would be viable for at least 10 years until things stabilized.
And this all assuming Texas separates without a wimper from the Federal Government.
The reality as Gen. Franks (lives in Midland by the way) would tell you, is that there will be war and Texas would be at a defensive war from the start and you do not fight such wars on your own turf. That is a losing proposition.
So Okies, New Mexicans and Louisianans would wake up one morning to the site of Texas troops digging in defensive lines and seizing any strategic places that is needed. And guess what? Louisianan oil fields is now OURS! Louisianan Salt Dome is now OURS! Louisianan Port of Southern Louisianan (the only deep water sea port in the country, Houston is currently building one, but it is not complete) is now OURS! Control of the Louisianan portion of the Mississippi River is now OURS!. Texas would need a navy and guess what, that nice boat of yours is now OURS! For defensive purposes the naval control would have to be extended to the Caribbean. That means seizing Miami, Key West and other islands.
Also guess what. Texas will put a premium on its survival, so OK, LA, NM your fucked! Okieland will be awash of so much blood that miners will be digging for iron a century later.
That map is the most amazing thing I have ever seen in explaining this economy. Every person should see it.
Our economy was quite stable between 07 and most of 08, actually. Fluctuations, to be sure, in the job market, but nothing shockingly sudden.
Until you get to the change between Oct 08 and Nov 08. Everyone should play with that interactive map and I HOPE they will see see how Nov 08 CHANGEd us.
I agree. Our government needs to know we're serious about the future of this country that WE love and that we will take whatever steps are necessary to save it.
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