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With the fiery rhetoric of a prairie populist, Gov. Rick Perry calls on “Texas patriots” to protest against “bailouts, all this stimulus, all this runaway spending” in the nation’s capital.
For weeks, the Republican governor has ratcheted up his railing against the Obama administration and the Democratic Congress. Perry’s call for “states’ rights” and a suggestion that Texas could leave the union if it wanted to made national news this week.
Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh gave Perry an “Amen, bro,” and host Glenn Beck said he was “thrilled” by Perry’s stand on states’ rights.
The last time Texas did this was when they joined the Confederacy in secession from the Union – opposed to the freeing of slaves.
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But the truth is, Perry’s administration already is expecting to take federal stimulus dollars, and the House today is set to debate a budget that uses $11 billion in stimulus funding to help cover state government operations for the next two years.
The governor has signed off on Texas accepting about $16.5 billion from the federal stimulus package, including $101 million that his office would administer in grants to local law enforcement and crime victims.
Perry is against only the $555 million for unemployment insurance that the state can receive only by changing Texas unemployment law.
But the Senate, rebuffing Perry’s opposition, tentatively agreed to change the law and take the unemployment money.
I think Perry knew what the Senate vote was going to be when he made his populist plea. He was just adding secession to the usual list of mom, apple pie and the Dallas Cowboys as sacred topics. He knows his market.
Re: “The last time Texas did this was when they joined the Confederacy in secession from the Union – opposed to the freeing of slaves.”
The Civil War was not about slavery, it was about States rights.
The primary goal of the Civil War was enactment of the 14th Amendment which made all “persons” slaves. Today, most are victims of the Public Fool System and don’t realize the form of their bondage.
Modern confusion over rights is a result of the Uniform Commercial Code not the Constitution. UCC 1-308
If Guv Perry dislikes all those Federal dollars so much, maybe we should relocate Fort Hood, Fort Sam Houston, Fort Bliss; Sheppard, Dyess, Goodfellow, Laughlin, Lackland and Randolph Air Force Bases; Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth (the former Carswell Air Force Base facility) as well as NAS Corpus Christi and NAS Kingsville. We’d be happy to take one or two of those around here…
Oh, I almost forgot:
Promoting secession — isn’t that treason? Or at the very least sedition?
Not accepting bailout money NOW appears foolish…political suicide…
But how will it appear when the collapse or hyperinflation of US dollar is traced directly to bailouts etc
Then not accepting bailouts = innocent; able to rail against those who caused the problem.
# 103 Uncle Patso said, on April 18th, 2009 at 12:48 am
Oh, I almost forgot:
Promoting secession — isn’t that treason? Or at the very least sedition?
Only support freedom of speech when its Democratic spin or porn?
I read his words…in context, he expressly denies he wants secession.
IF Obama and Congress succeed, America loses, its soul, its heart…and in that case, everyone who loved the freedom America had, will consider replicating it elsewhere…
However, its much more likely we the people will throw the bums out in 2010 & 12…and restore the free market that made this country a superpower…and we will cleanse our universities and schools of lefties…such ignorance is too costly…a threat to rational politic.
Dvorak there is something really jacked up with the posting editor. The format looks good but it ain’t baked yet.. ,
Yes, it has the cursor start on the right side and jumps around
Bobbo, Mickey Kaus has a good rundown on healh care issues as well as card check.
Texas should be kicked out of the United States! Screw Perry & screw Texas.
Uncle Patso,
Treason is normally defined as either being at war with the government, trying to overthrow the government, or aiding and abetting those that are trying to do the same. I don’t think wanting to leave the Union peaceably can be defined as treason. Especially if there is no intent to cause the destruction of the country.
If Texas leaves, the ratio of guns to IQs in America will significantly widen.
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=7183746&page=1
Note: The top five cities in America that are weathering the economic storm are located in Texas.
# 103 Uncle Patso said, in part:
“Promoting secession — isn’t that treason? ”
To which # 110 Mark T. replied:
“Uncle Patso,”
“Treason is normally defined as either being at war with the government, trying to overthrow the government, or aiding and abetting those that are trying to do the same. I don’t think wanting to leave the Union peaceably can be defined as treason. Especially if there is no intent to cause the destruction of the country.” [Emphasis added.]
No intent to cause the destruction of the country? What the hell else would you call it when it is reduced to its component parts? Whether you destroy something by explosion or by dismantling it piece by piece, it’s still the same result: pieces instead of a whole.