Posted on 08/30/2009 6:05:17 PM PDT by kingattax
Members and citizens supporting the Republican Party rallied against the Obama administration outside the Texas Capitol Saturday afternoon.
The Texas State Sovereignty or Secessions movement is backed by those who think the federal government is getting too involved in state and local government affairs.
One of the options they're considering is seceding from the United States.
"They're coming together to talk about the option of sovereignty, to rally support for state sovereignty, to encourage our state leadership, to exercise the sovereignty that Texas ought to be standing on," Republican Gubernatorial Candidate, Debra Medina, said.
Medina said another way to allow state leaders to get around federal laws is to nullify and interpose laws coming from Washington
Let me know if they need any help. I’m ready to leave too. Texas...lead. Please.
Scary times we live in.
Although I'm sure the GOP would love to take the credit, unfortunatley they just don't deserve it.
I’m wondering, if Texas seceeds, what will the Feds do? Cut off the money, sure, but war like last time?
Don’t mess with Texas.
Last two times when the government became too oppressive, my family went with the secessionists. I’ll go with my genetic tendencies again. I was reared in Texas and if it starts again I’ll go with Texas.
Stop talking about it and put it in motion, for real. You want to really get everyone’s attention, put it in motion for real.
The secession of a state (or several) might be enough of a shock to bring this whole Constitutional crisis to a head safely. Then again, we don’t know how the federal government will react to a secession bid (think Fort Sumter) so bloodshed cannot be ruled out completely. I will surely be an interesting event!
But something drastic MUST be done and it must be a STATE action. We just need a state government with enough huevos to make a stand. GO TEXAS!!
Can't the media be honest for a change? Republicans have nothing to do with this, and they're the target of our ire as well.
I think that this is one of the best vehicles to break up this federal monopoly. Frankly, any group of people really doesn’t scare the feds. A state, OTOH, expecially one like TX seceding, is a real, scary thing.
Now, to make the threat real, the state would have to make plans to financially incent companies to continue to stay there, when it is clear that the feds will PUNISH any company/individual that doesn’t try to punish TX.
This can be done, but it requires a LOT more thought that just screaming “we’re outta here!”
For the Last Time, Texas cannot secede from the Union!!!
Besides, If we could, what the freakin’ hell are we gonna do with all the generations of welfare people? Make them work? LO freakin L!!!!! Got any ideas Einstein? Would you care to guess how many loafers we are talking about?????????????
> Then again, we don’t know how the federal government will
> react to a secession bid (think Fort Sumter) so bloodshed
> cannot be ruled out completely. I will surely be an
> interesting event!
Yes, think more like UN troops from China and Russia to put down the insurrection.
American troops would have second thoughts about firing on American citizens.
Russians and Chinese won’t.
Can’t the media be honest for a change? Republicans have nothing to do with this, and they’re the target of our ire as well.
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Hear, hear. As a Conservative.....I’m feelin’ MIGHTY disenfranchised by the Rebubs at the mo.
Wasn’t there something in the idea of Texas becoming a State that they could leave any time they wanted?
Simple, send them to the border with bus tickets to Massachusetts.
Sign ME up.
For secession, not sovereignty.
I think more states than Texas would go.
And wouldn’t Texas love to do it against the Russians and Chinese!
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