Texas Senate Republican Caucus April 20 at 3:46 PM · The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution is crystal clear: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” Today, Republicans in the Texas Senate led the passage of SCR 12 by Sen. Brandon Creighton, which reasserts Texas’ sovereignty over the federal government. This resolution demands that Washington, D.C. halt and reverse its practice of circumventing the Constitution. We thank Sen. Creighton for authoring this bill and the Republican-led Texas Senate for standing up for the will of the people. #txlege S
Shame the States HAVE to point out to the feds that the 10th exists.....because the feds have been ignoring it since 1861.
So many smart people and businesses are moving there. I don't think it has anything to do with the weather or scenery.
My guess is if Texas were to secede then it would start a snowball effect. Already you are seeing more and more states becoming Sanctuary 2A states, open/conceal carry states (no license required) and passing legislation to protect their citizens against the Federal government. How the Feds would react remains to be seen HOWEVER thinking about it... Wouldn't this be the best possible time to do it given you got a feeble idiotic crook as President with a overly-aggressive, nutty as a fruitcake, sidekick for VP? Not exactly what you call good leadership. Something to think about... The other hopeful option, which I know many are against, is the Convention of States (Article five) option. Currently, there are 19 states calling for a Convention of States (it takes 34) to convene and pass three amendments: 1. Balance Budget, 2. Term Limits, 3. Amendment to limit the Feds power (can't remember what's it's called). Every state gets only one vote. If the Amendment passes the CoS it goes to each state to be ratified by three-fourths of the states through a vote of either the state legislature or a state convention convened for that purpose. If it reaches the three-fourths it then becomes an Amendment - no congress, no President, no judicial, no branch of government involvement as it by-passes all Federal government. While I am hopeful, I am also a realist but it seems to me to be the only alternative to currently what looks like civil war in our future which no matter who wins will destroy the country forever.
Somewhere on the Texas Coast, if I'm gonna be hot and sweaty, might as well have the ocean breeze and fishing!
1- Yup 2- Yup, except SCOTUS 3- No need, that's what the tenth is all about. It's time that more states with guys like the Montana Governor stepped up. Others have, but the feds haven't figured out that the bull in the china shop approach is going to backfire.
Ever wonder why every POTUS confirms a set of EO and declarations of Emergency? (List of national emergencies in the United States - Wikipedia) (National Emergencies Act - Wikipedia) and the list allowed is at the link As of March 2020, 60 national emergencies had been declared, with 31 of them being renewed annually. These include the eight that were declared prior to the passage of the 1976 Act The longest continuing national emergency dates back to November 1979 by the Carter administration blocking Iranian government property under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Since passage of the National Emergencies Act in 1976, every U.S. President has declared multiple national emergencies: Carter (2); Reagan: (6); H.W. Bush (4); Clinton (17); W. Bush (12); Obama: (13); Trump (7). EOs and you: lots of them issued over the years
I'm waiting for Texas to build their own wall on the border or at the very least set up their own "return to sender" program for anyone caught entering illegally
