Posted on 05/31/2009 12:19:54 AM PDT by ForGod'sSake
The Texas House has approved a controversial states' rights resolution championed by Republican Gov. Rick Perry.
Supporters say the resolution is a reminder to Congress in response to federal expansion.
The 99-36 vote Saturday supports informing Congress that Texas claims states' rights under the 10th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Last-minute adjustments sought to clarify that it's not a call for secession or repeal of federal laws protecting constitutional rights.
The measure was at the center of a national media storm over comments Perry made after an anti-tax rally. Perry never called for secession, but said Texans are getting fed up with the federal government.
(Excerpt) Read more at dallasnews.com ...
For those that haven't followed developments closely, the resolution was almost derailed on procedural points by a barking moonbat rep from Houston; God love her! The Texas Legislature's page describing the history and the last minute amendments, etc is HERE.
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“Opponents of the resolution say the term “states’ rights” is associated with objections to civil rights law.”
They are gonna keep harping on the whole race thing until it snaps back on them. People get tired of hearing that stuff.
Pass resolutions all you want, but nothing will change until the states become less dependent on Federal funding. "He who pays is boss."
Good deal !
The Gop majority in the Texas House failed to pass the Voter ID Bill and then they pass meaningless nonsense like this.
Ping. Amen.
Already sent a note to my rep congratulating him on his part in this.
These guys need positive fedback as well as the agry mob letters.
So the actual word “secession” is in the resolution? LOL if it is. If thr word is in the resolution then the Moonbats managed to get the one word that means anything into the resolution by protesting.
Federal Boot Lickers seem to think this resolution was a waste of time....
One more moment to be Texas Proud.
Now if we can just hold on to this.
All RIGHGHGHTTT!
Exactly. This is indeed meaningless nonsense. They wasted untold tax dollars and countless hours reinventing the wheel. The Texas legislature session was supposed to end tomorrow but they have so many bills backed up we'll be spending $$$$ on special sessions for the rest of the year. And all the hoopla over the Top 10% rule about guaranteeing state college admittance. No other university was whining except UT. UT has had their panties in a wad ever since Hopwood slapped them down. They have had some sort of bill going against the Top 10% every year since. This year was the worse with all the lies about 81% of their freshman class being from the 10 when in reality it was 76%. This week, after more untold hours wasted the legislature has made a special bill just for UT with the limit of the Top 10% at 75%. One percent difference! One percent! Texas could have built a whole new university for the money wasted on those tea-sipping RATS.
I'd love for my State ( IN) to follow suit.
The DC Congress needs a HUGE message sent and so do the arrogant, greedy and immature federal parasites at the feeding trough in our White House.
Bingo!!!
You nailed it...I was just in Austin this last Friday, and got to sit down with my state rep for a few minutes...He and I both are dissappointed at the outcome of the regular session...We both see special session(s) coming up to get some stuff done...(That of course should have been done in the regular session...)
The “chub” put on the Votor ID bill we are thinking will be null and void after the session is over therefore they will have to “re-chub” it to kill it again...That may not happen in a special session, we are still trying to figure it out...
As far as the two “good” pro-gun bills, like the Campus Carry and the Employer Parking lot bills, they may yet be re-invigorated in a special session...
We’ll just have to see...
I want to move to Texas. Seriously. It would take awhile to figure out how to do it,, but I know my family would love it and so would I!!!
I wonder if I will have to show my birth certificate to get back into Texas?
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