The argument for secession is spelled out on a monument to the Confederate war dead that stands on the grounds of the Texas Capitol.
In real Texan's minds, it's NOT fiction.
The argument for secession is spelled out on a monument to the Confederate war dead that stands on the grounds of the Texas Capitol.
In real Texan's minds, it's NOT fiction.
Damn straight!
That authority is unquestionable if we're dealing with issues of law: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
It's thus not a question of law but of will. When it comes to guts, there aren't many leaders in history who could stand up to Texas. As for the socialist pansy in our White House, I doubt that he could stand up to a pair of hostile 6th graders, even with TOTUS on his side.
So long as a federal law goes beyond the Enumerated Powers, the states have the legal authority to nullify that law. When it comes to Texas, they have the power to make that stick in many situations ... and when they do I'm moving to Texas.
Legal ping!
Medina is correct. The Constitution says the powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people.
Next question?
FU Sanford Levinson and the statist horse you eode in on!!
DON'T TREAD ON ME!!
How can a paper in Austin say something so stupid when Austin is a sanctuary city? If a city can be a sanctuary from a federal laws, a state certainly can do so as well from all federal law. I suggest they start printing their own currency before going forward with the plan. Washington/Beijing can only hurt you with their dollars.
That right of secession may have been surrendered at Appomattox. I would be careful to research the terms of that agreement before asserting any such legal reservation.
The reality is that such nullification is derived by the power to enforce it. I seriously doubt that FedGov is prepared to invade Texas militarily to reverse a nascent precedent.
Hey!!! Buttwipe!!! Sanford Levinson !!! yeah you!!!
try reading the 10th amendment there, Skidplate...
“ The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
NOTE: Sanford Levinson holds professorships in law and government at the University of Texas and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His most recent book is ‘Our Undemocratic Constitution: Where the Constitution Goes Wrong (and How We the People Can Correct It).’
As a South Carolinian, I just knew we were kindred spirits.
9th & 10th Amendments, duh.
We can do whatever we d*mn well please, this is Texas.
States aren't nullifying anything. They, or The People, are granted all powers not enumerated to the Fed Gov.
If the federal government exceeds its 10th amendment authority, the law should be considered void ab initio. A nullification resolution only points out the fact that the federal statute in question had no underlying constitutional authority.
When reading the comments that follow this article, I had to stop and check that I was reading the Austin A/S blog. While the article itself is typical of the leftist crap that appears regularly in this newspaper, the fervent patriotism of the denunciations in the commentary was totally refreshing! Levinson is safe while he stays on campus there at UT, but the next time he leaves it had better be to pick up his luggage for his last trip out of state.
“Texas must stop the over reaching federal government and nullify federal mandates in agriculture, energy, education, healthcare, industry, and any other areas D.C. is not granted authority by the Constitution.”
Perfectly constitutional in my reading of the U.S. Constitution.
Texas has about 24 million residents and about 60 million guns.
God Bless Texas!
Rick Perry is a moron.
Texas can’t claim independence until it 1) Stops taking federal money and 2) Stops paying taxes to the federal government. Good luck with that.