Will Texas Secede? Their Governor Said They Might.?
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Will Texas Secede? Their Governor Said They Might.?
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Read This Article: Texas Gov. Rick Perry fired up an anti-tax "tea party" Wednesday with his stance against the federal government and for states' rights as some in his U.S. flag-waving audience shouted, "Secede!"
An animated Perry told the crowd at Austin City Hall — one of three tea parties he was attending across the state — that officials in Washington have abandoned the country's founding principles of limited government. He said the federal government is strangling Americans with taxation, spending and debt.
Perry repeated his running theme that Texas' economy is in relatively good shape compared with other states and with the "federal budget mess." Many in the crowd held signs deriding President Barack Obama and the $786 billion federal economic stimulus package.
Perry called his supporters patriots. Later, answering news reporters' questions, Perry suggested Texans might at some point get so fed up they would want to secede from the union, though he said he sees no reason why Texas should do that.
"There's a lot of different scenarios," Perry said. "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, you know, who knows what might come out of that. But Texas is a very unique place, and we're a pretty independent lot to boot."
He said when Texas entered the union in 1845 it was with the understanding it could pull out. However, according to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Texas negotiated the power to divide into four additional states at some point if it wanted to but not the right to secede.
Texas did secede in 1861, but the North's victory in the Civil War put an end to that.
Perry is running for re-election against U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, a fellow Republican. His anti-Washington remarks have become more strident the past few weeks as that 2010 race gets going and since Perry rejected $550 million in federal economic stimulus money slated to help Texas' unemployment trust fund.
Perry said the stimulus money would come with strings attached that would leave Texas paying the bill once the federal money ran out.
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, also Republicans, have been outspoken against the federal economic stimulus spending and were supportive of tea parties in their states. The protests were being held throughout the country on federal income tax deadline day to imitate the original Boston Tea Party of American revolutionary times.
In an appearance at the Texas Capitol last week, Perry joined state lawmakers in pushing a resolution that supports states' rights protected in the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. He said the federal government has become oppressive in its size and interference with states.
Since then, Perry has been featured on the online Drudge Report, and other conservative commentators and citizens have latched on to his words.
After praising veterans in the cheering crowd Wednesday, he said: "I'm just not real sure you're a bunch of right-wing extremists. But if you are, we're with you."
Perry said he believes he could be at the center of a national movement that is coordinated and focused in its opposition to the actions of the federal government.
"It's a very organic thing," he said. "It is a very powerful moment, I think, in American history."
For her part, Hutchison issued a newspaper opinion piece Wednesday criticizing the Democratic-led Congress for spending on the stimulus bill and the $1 trillion appropriations bill.
"On April 15 — Tax Day — some in Congress may need a reminder of just who is underwriting this spending: the American taxpayer. I am deeply concerned over the swelling tax burden that will be imposed on all Texas families," she wrote.
The crowd at the Austin tea party appeared to be decidedly anti-Democrat. Many of the speakers were Republicans and Libertarians.
One placard said, "Stop Obama's Socialism." Another read, "Some Pirates Are in America," and it showed photographs of Obama, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wearing pirate hats.
Rebecca Knowlton, 45, of Smithville, said she took the day off of home-schooling her three children and brought them to the rally to teach them about civic duty. Knowlton, a critic of the Social Security system and the United Nations, said she felt camaraderie at the demonstration.
"The movement is growing stronger," she said. "You're not alone."
So do you guys think when inflation hits and the economy gets much much worse, will they secede?
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Lt. Guidestone
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No, they will not. This was Gov. Rick Perry grandstanding as a conservative patriot. He is neither a conservative, nor a patriot. In reality, he has strong-armed the citizens of Texas promoting the NWO's Texas corridor. |
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Money
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The longest post on here and you've said nothing. |
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Ibredd
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Why does this concern the welfare states so. |
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Ryan
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hell yeah we'll secede cuz were crazy and we have the power to do it maybe we don't have the right but it's all about rebelling and if all the texan's in the U.S. military would fight and all of us back woods country hicks come out with our 12 guages then who cares about the civil war texas will win we will annex mexico And buy louisiana that pretty much all i've got too say about that Oh yeah and REMEMBER THE ALAMO!!!! WWWOOO! GOOO COWBOYS and LONGHORNS!!!! |
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Rich.S
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I would be right there with them if they do.Because the america BO and the libs are trying to create will not be the america I want.If BO followers want to keep following him good.Just don"t make me......... |
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jaydubb
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WHEW! I just finished packing up the van so I can move to texas when they do! Hell, maybe we can even redo the alamo while were at it! |
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TallCans391
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does Texas have the resources to secede?
it is big but do they?
how long will that last?
will it be an allie to USA? HAHA
or go communist ( if that happened that would NOT last long )
texas just plain out CAN'T unless it becomes mexico |
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Olia
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Buzz
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we could legally pull out and i would fight with them to. and we do have the resources we have about 70% of the production plants that supplies the nation like oil, gas, and not to mention one of the biggest LNG (liquid natural gas) plants in the U.S. and i know cause i helped build that plant. we have the military the ports NASA i could go on and on i know one thing is for sure we would be better off by pulling out than standing by and watch an inexperienced president run us into the ground by jacking up our economy and make ill advised military mistakes like closing GETMO and pulling out of Iraq to soon i could go on and on all day about the stupid things that he is doing but not going to take yalls time up but just remember this people will regret putting him in office when he turns this nation into another Russia |
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Mike S
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Well as I recall from half remembered history classes many years ago they already tried that once and it wan't very successful. So my answer would be NO I don't think so. Good luck to you. |
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quantumleaper
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God bless texas, i lived there for a year and feel more of a texan than my own nationality, if you need any help gimme a call i ll fight for texas any day, don't mess with texas bit*h. |
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zaphod73@att.net
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Like most Republicans, he's wrong...Texas has no authority to "pull out of the Union"...they can, however, break up into smaller states. |
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Sham W
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BLESS HIM
If you automatically assume we can never secede..... don't you give up any/all rights to being listened to when you have a gripe?
WHY would Washington EVER give a darn what a "lowly state" has to say, IF THEY KNOW the State can't do anything about it???
That's as stupid as dealing with the Soviet Union but starting the talks with "We will NEVER use nuclear weapons against you".
Think you'll get anything done???? |
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Mr Puma
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And this has what to do with the military? |
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