Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
This is huge
It’s ironic that this will all come to a head as we prepare to observe the 150th anniversary of the start of the last civil war.
We need to start gutting the EPA’s budget as congress’ first order of business.
That's easy. The governor - - if he has the guts - - can thank the court for weighing in and then do whatever is in the best interests of his state so long as he does not violate the provisions of the US Constitution, which enumerates certain, specific, limited powers to the federal government. Everything else, you see, is left to the states.
If Texas pushes this as a Constitutional challenge in court, the EPA gets their heads handed to ‘em.
Amy power not specifically granted the Fed automatically reverts to the States and the people. Nowhere in the Constitution is “EPA” or anything remotely close mentioned. They lose.....big time.
It can do at least three things if it doesn’t want to knuckle under. BTW, this is what states must do if the federal government itself doesn’t strike down or repeal ObamieCommieCare:
1) A state's highest court could "underrule" (as opposed to overrule) a federal court decision,
2) Along the same line, legislatively, a state could nullify an abhorrent and unconstitutional federal law, mandate, or regulation,
3) The last resort for a state that has reached the point where it has suffered as the Declaration of Independence calls it, "...a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing the same Object...[of]...absolute Depostism..." it can and should divest itself of and cede from the federal government.
With high probability, in the end, when the fight gets bloody, RINO’s always surrender...
Secede
The Obama administration has never bothered to worry about the Constitution.
Considereing that the structure of our government is one of “balance of power” and “three coequal branches of government”, the bigger question is, who put the judiciary at the top of the food chain? Screw the men in black.
It would be interesting to see a State pass laws that bind US Senators and Congressmen to specific votes.
For example Texas passes a law with to require Texas Senators and Congressmen to vote no on any legislation that contains EPA or FCC budget dollars.
At least for House members, it is well established that the State sets the voting districts. At least for House members the penalty could be that by voting to give any money to the EPA or FCC, that the house district will be dissolved and reapportioned.
I side with the South, just like last time.
EPA Issues Six Greenhouse Gas Rules
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2648035/posts
Broke here first today...mods. bumped it out of breaking and put it in “blogger personal.”
Secede.................
I don’t know what’ll happen if they lose in court. I think the only thing the fed can do is withhold money that it gives to the state. I’m wondering if there is anyway to just do that? Just tell the feds to stuff it and not take any federal money. If you don’t take money from them, can they really force you to do anything other then uphold the constitution?
Texas should immediatly raid all the EPA offices, arrest the top officials, take them to the nearest state line covered in tar and feathers (or equivalent) and put a boot in their butts on the way out!
We just ignore the EPA and its decrees. When the Federal Government cuts off federal funds, Texas cuts off the flow of
petroleum products from the the refineries that line the Houston Ship channel.
There are several big pipelines that run from those refineries up to the East Coast. You just turn off the flow. We find out REAL quick who needs who more.
The governing body of Texas better wake up. Could just be that the Texans will kick some as@ right at home if the governing body doesn’t tell the Feds to go to hell. Maybe the majority of Texans will clean out the liberals in their State.
God bless Texas.
