So the governor of Texas wants to wave the 10th Amendment around?

[Hugabear]

http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=237474

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Gov. Rick Perry is throwing his support behind a House resolution that would reaffirm states' rights under the 10th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

He said Texas is in far better economic shape than the federal government, and that interference from Washington could only hurt the state.

"I believe the federal government has become oppressive," Perry said. "It's become oppressive in its size, its intrusion into the lives of its citizens and its interference with the affairs of our state."

One supporter of the resolution compared the current relationship between the Texas and federal governments to a bad marriage.
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Here we go again, another Southern state rambling on about "states rights". Hey Texas, how'd that work out for you last time you tried that shit? Funny how you were just fine with Bush trampling all over your civil rights. But now that there's a Democrat in office (oh how it must eat you up that it's a black Democrat at that), you suddenly want to start screaming "states rights" bullshit.

How about if we cut off ALL federal money to Texas? How well do you really think you'd survive on your own? How far do you think you'd get if the US were to pull out ALL federal assets? That means closing all US military installations, closing down the space center in Houston, EVERYTHING.

As one of your favorite icons once said, "go ahead - make my day".

[ananda]

1. The insane regressives have Texas govt in a stranglehold.

In every area.

[Egalitariat]

2. The 10th Amendment hasn't been a meaningful part of our Bill of Rights for what?

A hundred years or so?

Why do they care now?

[KansDem]

6. It's the only thing they have...

"Trickle-Down Economics" is a fraud
Reaganism is dead
They have be grossly hypocritical with regard to their "platform" as the "Party of..."
1) Fiscal Responsibility™
2) Family Values™
3) Limited Spending™
4) Small Government™
5) Moral Values™
...the list goes on.

Plus, GOPers are now aligned with torture, out-of-control capitalism, and illegal spying on Americans.

Now it's the 10th Amendment. It's all they have...

Kinda pathetic...:nopity:

[AZ Criminal JD]

19. I'm sure there are other amendments you have wrote off too

Such ass the 2nd. I respect them all. If you don't like an amendment get rid of it. There is a way to do it.

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[anonymous171]

4. The Educational system in Texas is a joke.

They may be in better fiscal shape, but in terms of actual developement, they are far behind the entire country.

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. Enjoy your next hurricane, Rick. Just don't call for federal help.

Whack-job.

[ForrestGump]

7. Which one's that?

Thou shalt not kill?

Holy Moses!

[jody]

8. Good point about federal spending in TX but don’t forget those states that

benefit most from federal welfare programs.Per capita federal welfare expenditures by state

State                     Per capita $
1. District of Columbia     291.55
2. New York                 218.25
3. California               173.46
4. New Mexico               168.13
5. Alaska                   165.27
6. Vermont                  146.16
7. Louisiana                139.98
8. Michigan                 135.89
9. Oklahoma                 133.89
10. Rhode Island            132.39
11. Pennsylvania            127.59
12. Mississippi             127.57
13. Georgia                 121.78
14. West Virginia           119.89
15. Kentucky                119.51
16. Oregon                  119.30
17. Hawaii                  118.86
18. Connecticut             117.29
19. New Jersey              117.04
20. Washington              115.73
21. Maine                   113.70
22. Arizona                 113.44
23. North Dakota            111.08
24. Massachusetts           108.79
25. Wisconsin               108.05
26. Wyoming                 107.58
27. South Dakota            106.80
28. North Carolina          106.61
29. Texas                   105.87
30. Kansas                  104.59
31. Illinois                102.06
32. Iowa                    101.68
33. Delaware                100.67
34. Minnesota               100.61
35. Arkansas                 97.95
36. Montana                  97.89
37. Missouri                 95.81
38. Nebraska                 95.42
39. Alabama                  95.08
40. Utah                     93.25
41. Tennessee                92.96
42. Ohio                     91.13
43. South Carolina           89.69
44. Idaho                    84.76
45. Maryland                 77.92
46. Indiana                  77.85
47. Colorado                 68.06
48. Nevada                   65.23
49. Virginia                 59.61
50. Florida                  59.19
51. New Hampshire            53.42 

[Tempest]

11. Your table doesn't tell the whole story

California is ranked third, but it pays in more to the federal government than it gets back.

At $173 per capita in your table, California gives the federal government $221 per capita (California only receives back about .82 cents for every dollar it contributes).

Texas gets back .97 for every dollar they contribute.

[jody]

13. Not my table, I provided the source. The stats you quote include fed. programs such as military

bases and states with small populations and several military installations, e.g. AL, do show high overall ratios of fed fund receipts to taxes paid.

I was just pointing out a different way of looking at federal funds based on different stats.

Perhaps one could argue that states with small populations and several military bases need less welfare funds because of the jobs provided by those bases?

[Ishoutandscream2]

9. Damnit, Goodhair, you don't speak for me!

How fucking insane can you be? Jesus H Christ!!!!!

[Tempest]

10. Take away Texas' federal funding

And it would be a bigger shithole than it is now.

[proud2BlibKansan]

12. They did this in MO too

All the Ron Paul supporters are still lobbying for it.

[marshall]

14. Time for Obama to send in the National Guard to Texas?

When will it happen? Something will have to be done sooner or later.

[AZ Criminal JD]

15. You don't know what the National Guard is , do you?

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

16. Apparently not.

:shrug:

[Rage for Order]

17. That's some funny shit right there

What is it for if not to "Guard The Nation"? National Guard indeed :shrug:


:rofl:

[goforit]

18. I want the Federal Gov't to take back all the money they gave them!!!

This could bring down the Fed. deficit!!!

And on immigration....All those illeagal mexicans would stay in Texas.
So Texans, enjoy the crimes that the Mex Cartels will deliver!!! We ain't gonna come in to save ya ass.

[rainbow4321]

20. Local news just said that the area that Perry spoke at is due to get 100's of thousands of $

FEDERAL dollars...for flood control in Northern Tarrant County. Soooo...all those people in the stands he was speaking to will be having their homes saved from floods by the very same federal gov that they protested against today.
And I guess "crowd of 5,000" is in the repuke talking points. Just like that faux news guy tried to get the guy at his teabagging to say that there had to be "5,000 people" there, our news is saying that 5,000 people showed up to hear Perry speak in the stadium.