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Texas asserts sovereign immunity against Congress
https://m.washingtontimes.com ^
| May 16, 2019
| Stephen Dinan
Posted on 05/19/2019 9:17:55 AM PDT by Para-Ord.45
Texas is asserting its sovereign immunity against Congress, telling Democrats on two congressional committees this week that the state has no obligation to comply with their investigative demands.
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office says that as a state with sovereign powers under the Constitution, Texas can’t be treated like a federal agency or Cabinet secretary who can be compelled to comply.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: democrats; house; kenpaxton; texas
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Comment #1 Removed by Moderator
To: Para-Ord.45
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posted on
05/19/2019 9:21:50 AM PDT
by
moovova
To: Para-Ord.45
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posted on
05/19/2019 9:27:04 AM PDT
by
piroque
("When the SHTF I'm gonna hunker down until all those idiots kill each other. ")
To: Para-Ord.45
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posted on
05/19/2019 9:27:12 AM PDT
by
al_c
(Democrats: Party over Common Sense)
To: Para-Ord.45
re: "
“Texas does not draw its authority from the United States or the United States Constitution, but from its status as a dual sovereign within the union,” "
Is this on account of Texas having pre-existed before joining the union?
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posted on
05/19/2019 9:32:48 AM PDT
by
_Jim
(Save babies)
To: Para-Ord.45
Abbot and Paxton. All cowboy sans hat.
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posted on
05/19/2019 9:32:55 AM PDT
by
amihow
(Nd)
To: amihow
Now..... if we could just get that pesky immigration under control.
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posted on
05/19/2019 9:49:11 AM PDT
by
LastDayz
(A blunt and brazen Texan. I will not be assimilated.)
To: LastDayz
Is this on account of Texas having pre-existed before joining the union?Nope. It's on account of our having a federal system.
To: moovova
“THERE IS NO RIGHT FOR NON CITIZENS TO VOTE”
So kiss our collective cheeks, Democrats :)
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posted on
05/19/2019 10:04:56 AM PDT
by
RArtfulogerDodger
(peace, Love, and Joy To All, Especially Obama and Democrats)
To: moovova
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posted on
05/19/2019 10:13:15 AM PDT
by
ConservaTexan
(February 6, 1911/June 14, 1946)
To: RArtfulogerDodger
Texas is objecting to Democrats’ requests for documents probing the state’s efforts to clean up its voter rolls, and documents detailing the state’s efforts to protect faith-based adoption and foster care providers against an Obama-era rule about working with same-sex couples. Illegals voting, atheist government control and the homos.
They are demanding documents that they can quote out of context and create fake news for the upcoming elections.
NOPE.
.
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posted on
05/19/2019 10:13:30 AM PDT
by
TLI
( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
To: TexasKamaAina
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posted on
05/19/2019 10:40:36 AM PDT
by
mabarker1
(Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!!)
To: moovova
The break up is coming and hopefully sooner than later! Free Texas!
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posted on
05/19/2019 10:59:23 AM PDT
by
Rich21IE
To: moovova
STATE'S RIGHTS!
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posted on
05/19/2019 10:59:24 AM PDT
by
fella
("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
To: moovova
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posted on
05/19/2019 11:17:28 AM PDT
by
sparklite2
(Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
To: TLI
And fuel malicious lawsuits to undermine Americans’ civil rights.
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posted on
05/19/2019 11:44:47 AM PDT
by
tbw2
To: Rich21IE
Just repeal the 17th Amendment instead.
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posted on
05/19/2019 11:53:49 AM PDT
by
Jacquerie
(ArticleVBlog.com)
To: Rich21IE
The break up is coming and hopefully sooner than later! Free Texas! The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun.
-- R. Buckminster Fuller
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posted on
05/19/2019 1:03:10 PM PDT
by
SanchoP
(Why does DC hate Americans so much ?)
To: Jacquerie; All
"Just repeal the 17th Amendment instead." Right on Jacquerie!
The 16th Amendment also needs to disappear so the crook politicians stop following the unconstitutional federal taxes to DC.
"Congress is not empowered to tax for those purposes which are within the exclusive province of the States."—Justice John Marshall, Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824.
Remember in November 2020!
MAGA!
To: _Jim
Nope. It is on account of the 10th amendment and state’s rights. Texas just has the guts to tell them to go to hell.
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posted on
05/19/2019 3:05:22 PM PDT
by
Sequoyah101
(It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just hava few days that don't suck.)
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