[Innovative]

How can he single out a state?!

The Mafia can learn from Obama and the Dems.

[mo]

Looking forward to the day some real men in Texas sign a bill telling “bammy where to put it....

[Notary Sojac]

If I were Perry, I'd announce that if necessary Texas would increase its educational spending by pumping the necessary amount of dollars into high school and college ROTC programs.

And more football.

[Clara Lou]

The Houston Chronicle editorial I just read says that Texas accepted federal funds that were to be dedicated to education, but that Perry/the state shuffled the funds for use elsewhere. So, now the feds are going to be SURE that education funds get spend where they're supposed to. The aforementioned Chronicle editorial is a bit of a gagger.

[rockinqsranch]

The Fed should be allowed only those taxes required by the Constitution for maintenance of the military, and those tasks designated by the Founders to be of Federal jurisdiction. Anything else should be aggressively contested.

The Federal Government was put together by the States as a management concern for the Union of States, and should operate totally at the will of the States, not the other way around.

It’s long past time to put the Fed in their place, and send a whole bunch of Leftists to the streets while we take back our government, our lives, our freedom from entrenched Leftist bureaucrats, and the Leftist Professional Politicians they support.

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

AZ, now TX....Two notable instances of the fed govt tussling with a state. How common is this, historically; and in recent times?
Seems almost like strategic demolition of the Union, placing the explosives at key structural points.

[cranked]

I believe this bill applies to any state that accepts funds. I may be wrong and I definately am unsure why Texas is singled out.

[Gabrial]

Any way you slice it, Obama is an enemy of the United States and an enemy of Texas.

[al_c]

How can he single out a state?!

The first answer that pops into my mind is that Bush is from Texas.

[Inwoodian]

If anyone ever doubted the wisdom of Hillsdale College’s refusal of any government funding this is a perfect example as to why. All of it comes with government calling the shots.

[mrsmith]

It does that to ALL states:

“... (10) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—

(A) Except as provided in paragraph (8), the Secretary shall not allocate funds to a State under paragraph (1) unless the Governor of the State provides an assurance to the Secretary that—

... (iii) in the case of a State in which State tax collections for calendar year 2009 were less than State tax collections for calendar year 2006, for State fiscal year 2011 the State will maintain State support for elementary and secondary education (in the aggregate) and for public institutions of higher education (not including support for capital projects or for research and development or tuition and fees paid by students)—

(I) at not less than the level of such support for each of the two categories, respectively, for State fiscal year 2006; or

(II) at a percentage of the total revenues available to the State that is equal to or greater than the percentage provided for each of the two categories, respectively, for State fiscal year 2006.”

(There was a specific section on Texas, don’t remeber just what it said though.)