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Governor Says Texas Can Leave Union If It Wants (with audio)
Houston Chronicle ^ | April 15, 2009

Posted on 04/15/2009 4:07:20 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

"Texas is a unique place. When we came into the union in 1845, one of the issues was that we would be able to leave if we decided to do that," Perry said. "My hope is that America and Washington in particular pays attention. We've got a great union. There's absolutely no reason to dissolve it. But if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, who knows what may come of that."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 10thamendment; lonestarnation; statesrights; texas
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To: Jedidah

Try not to put “Pelosi” and “panties” in the same sentence. Some people might lose their food.


101 posted on 04/15/2009 10:16:31 PM PDT by wastedyears (April 21st, 2009 - International Iron Maiden Day)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Don't shoot. Just leave. What are they going to do in this modern age to stop Texas from leaving? Kosovo left. The Eastern Satellites left. Montenegro left. Macedonia left. Slovenia left. Croatia left. The Czech Republic left. Why not Texas and other states who still believe in freedom???

Will Leftist peaceniks shoot us for wanting freedom? I doubt it...

102 posted on 04/15/2009 10:17:33 PM PDT by April Lexington (Study the constitution so you know what they are taking away!)
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To: April Lexington
The USA has helped many nations seceed and form sovereign governments. However, back at home, Lincoln prevented the states from seceeding and excersizing soveriengn rule.

The folks who say it won't happen again are modern-day Torys.

103 posted on 04/15/2009 10:25:21 PM PDT by stainlessbanner
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To: Texas Federalist

As far as I can tell, they’re more wussified and obedient now than they’ve ever been. You have an interesting perspective — care to elaborate?


104 posted on 04/15/2009 10:33:28 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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To: Jedidah

If Texas were divided into five states, I seriously doubt that all 10 senators would be GOP — remember, even the liberal enclaves would get to pick a couple. So it might end up 8-2 or 7-3, so only net the GOP a gain of two or three. Still, given the composition of today’s Senate, two or three is nothing to sneeze at.


105 posted on 04/15/2009 10:38:15 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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To: editor-surveyor
Nineth.

Ninth. ;-)

106 posted on 04/15/2009 10:39:06 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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To: Still Thinking

Funny you used the term “wussified”. I typed the exact same word in my post before I erased it. I think we live in a divided America where people in states like Texas and OK would support secession as a last resort to maintain their freedom, while that the Americans in states that would be most opposed couldn’t stomach the killing of their own countrymen when they couldn’t even stomach a tremendously successful war half way around the world where we sustained only 4000 deaths, tragic as each one was. Nevertheless, I think state nullification of federal laws might be a more tenable position and achieve the same purpose. However, secession and the creation of a new currency may be the only choice if the American dollar hyperinflates.

Strange days we live in.


107 posted on 04/15/2009 11:56:25 PM PDT by Texas Federalist
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To: malkee

The only problem is that it’s Rick Perry saying it. I doubt he is serious, he tends to say whatever his audience wants to hear.


108 posted on 04/15/2009 11:58:01 PM PDT by Republic of Texas (Socialism Always Fails)
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To: ForGod'sSake
Texas Governor Rick Perry has re-entered the room!

Indeed.
109 posted on 04/16/2009 12:21:51 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Congress.exe file CORRUPT Delete and Reboot)
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To: trumandogz

You got a problem with Texas/Texans, Ese?


110 posted on 04/16/2009 4:15:13 AM PDT by wolfcreek ("unnamed "right-wing extremist")
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To: trumandogz
I seem to recall that Texas already left the Union and it did not work out all that well.

These are the words of Federal Boot Licking Yankee(FBLY), sorry this upsets you and your little Federally controlled psychy.

111 posted on 04/16/2009 4:30:51 AM PDT by central_va (Co. C, 15th Va., Patrick Henry Rifles-The boys of Hanover Co.)
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To: April Lexington

Leftist Peaceniks? Hardly.

You misunderstand our ideological opposites. They are not about peace, they are about control. They have the same definition of peace that the Soviets had - peace is the absence of opposition to communism.

No, they won’t just let a state go. They know the consequences. One goes, many go, and take a lot of folks with them.

And THE one thing that a leftist can’t stand is for someone to escape their thumb. They will use any means possible, including deadly force, to make sure that no one escapes. Of course, they won’t do it themselves and will demand the gov’t do it. That’s where it gets dicey... the military wouldn’t be “trustworthy” in this scenario.

Someone said yesterday that they believed ACORN was already armed.


112 posted on 04/16/2009 4:36:15 AM PDT by MrB (Go Galt now, Bowman later)
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To: Texas Federalist

Leftists would “stomach” the killing of their fellow countrymen, as long as they were conservatives. That’s been a theme throughout history - the left/collectivists have this blood lust for the deaths of anyone who ideologically opposes them. They’re all little Che wannabes looking for the day when they get to kill some “counter-revolutionaries”.

That DHS report was simply naming as enemies anyone with conservative viewpoints. It was a laundry list of conservative issues.


113 posted on 04/16/2009 4:39:22 AM PDT by MrB (Go Galt now, Bowman later)
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To: MrB

GTT BUMP!


114 posted on 04/16/2009 4:40:08 AM PDT by central_va (Co. C, 15th Va., Patrick Henry Rifles-The boys of Hanover Co.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Wiki:

Gone to Texas, often abbreviated G.T.T. or GTT, was a phrase used by Americans immigrating to Texas in the 19th century[1] often to escape debt[2], especially in the South and Midwest. It was often written on the doors of abandoned houses or posted as a sign on fences. The phrase is well known in Texas due to the state government's policy of requiring Texas history courses in grades four and seven. Outside of Texas the phrase is less well known, although it has gained notoriety recently due to the publishing of Gone to Texas! by Randolph B. Campbell, considered to be the most recent authoritative work of Texas's history by scholars. The phrase has also been used as the title of a 1986 CBS TV movie Gone to Texas: The Sam Houston Story and as the first trade paperback in the Vertigo comic book series Preacher. Gone To Texas is also the title of a novel by Forrest Carter, which was adapted into the film The Outlaw Josey Wales starring and directed by Clint Eastwood. In 2006, American rock band Jessica's Crime released a concept album entitled Gone to Texas, which shares similar themes of vengeance and retribution with Carter's novel, while the album's protagonist recalls the man with no name character, portrayed by Eastwood in his earlier spaghetti western films, such as the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Recently, the Governor's Office of Economic Development has revised the use of "Gone to Texas" as part of its plan to attract businesses to Texas under its current advertising campaign "Texas. Wide Open For Business".

115 posted on 04/16/2009 4:42:53 AM PDT by central_va (Co. C, 15th Va., Patrick Henry Rifles-The boys of Hanover Co.)
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To: trumandogz
Actually, Texas consumes more oil than it produces.

CURRENTLY produces, or CAN produce?

116 posted on 04/16/2009 5:02:29 AM PDT by Constitutionalist Conservative (Two blogs for the price of none!)
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To: unkus
DC needs a damned good scare.

Truth be known, I think they got a pretty good one yesterday.....

117 posted on 04/16/2009 5:02:29 AM PDT by Thermalseeker (Government is not the solution to the problem. Government IS the problem - Ronald Wilson Reagan)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
It's hard to believe that this is the same Rick Perry that endorsed Ghouliani.
118 posted on 04/16/2009 5:05:06 AM PDT by Mitt Romney (Romney 2012)
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To: Still Thinking

Yes, sir.

I have added you to the Texas list.

Thank you and have a GREAT day!


119 posted on 04/16/2009 5:14:14 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (2008: The year the Media died. --Sean Hannity, regarding Barack HUSSEIN ObaMao's treatment ...)
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To: Jedidah

“However, who you gonna vote for to get rid of him? Kay Bailey is just as bad. Kinky? You thinking of running?”

Thanks, but I do much better behind the scenes...we’ll need a lot of people to set up our country so it doesn’t become socialist, like the Rump USA (RUSA).

I think the next step should be a state commission to look into the possibilities and have hearings...let’s see how serious Perry is.

Anyway, I am also interested to see what Kay has to say. If she giggles us off, she’ll find that she just giggled off any chance of taking the Governor’s Mansion. Perry has laid out an excellent litmus test for any Texas politician.


120 posted on 04/16/2009 5:15:21 AM PDT by BobL (Drop a comment: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2180357/posts)
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