I just got a notice yesterday asking us to conserve energy and turn our thermostats up to 78 because the frigging wind wasn't blowing hard enough. Everybody knows it's hot as 40 hells down here and Abbott sold us out to the woke wind companies. He's been running around (oh, whoops, pardon the crass pun) trying to save his reputation and his political ass ever since February when he dropped the ball and his pants and it's likely he'll be primaried.
It is Symbolic in that it is not any new right, but not symbolic at all by putting D.C. on notice that the State of Texas will vigorously defend their rights under the Constitution.
The 10th Amendment covers States Rights, and limits the Federal Government from running the affiars of the individual states... something they have increasingly done for decades. (Cabal driven.)
Governor Abbott has essentially drawn a line in the Texas sand, and said NO MORE, back the hell up, and stay in your lane, D.C.
This will also, I hope, inspire other Governors to do the same - and in that sense, is much more than symbolism to me.
It shouldn't need to be done, as it's implicitly stated in the Constitution via the 10A, but that's the state of affairs in our civics-absent education system.
There's only a handful of things that are explicitly stated in the Constitution that are the responsibility of of the federal government: Article I, Sec 8
Section 8
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
To borrow Money on the credit of the United States;
To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;
To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;
To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States;
To establish Post Offices and post Roads;
To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;
To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;
To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations;
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;
To provide and maintain a Navy;
To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;
To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;
To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings;–And
To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
It reminds the Feds that WE THE PEOPLE, thru our State Legislatures, are the TRUE holders of power in this country. The Fed Give exists BECUASE The People AND the 50 States allow it to exist and not the other way around, like [they] think.
Symbolic, but potentially sets the stage for real action.
Real action would require the legislature, governor, sheriff, or some other state/local government employee to stand up to federal employees who are trying to impose a specific, unconstitutional federal law or regulation.
When/if that happens, this will get VERY interesting.
Unless ... it's just a political move by a politician.
Does this actually do anything, or is it more of a symbolic gesture? Legitimately asking, pardon the ignorance.
If Abbot has to announce it himself, and it sounds good, it probably isn't what you think.
That's one thing I've learned about him since watching.
Yep he is DS cucked-up beyond all repair, in other words
DSCUBAR?
I just got a notice yesterday asking us to conserve energy and turn our thermostats up to 78 because the frigging wind wasn't blowing hard enough. Everybody knows it's hot as 40 hells down here and Abbott sold us out to the woke wind companies. He's been running around (oh, whoops, pardon the crass pun) trying to save his reputation and his political ass ever since February when he dropped the ball and his pants and it's likely he'll be primaried.
Inconceivably based
I never did trust Tom Saget
So you're saying Abbot rhymes with faggot?
If so, I respectfully disagree, not that it matters; one can be trusted or not, independent of one's name
It seems to rhyme in a dream
It is Symbolic in that it is not any new right, but not symbolic at all by putting D.C. on notice that the State of Texas will vigorously defend their rights under the Constitution.
The 10th Amendment covers States Rights, and limits the Federal Government from running the affiars of the individual states... something they have increasingly done for decades. (Cabal driven.)
Governor Abbott has essentially drawn a line in the Texas sand, and said NO MORE, back the hell up, and stay in your lane, D.C.
This will also, I hope, inspire other Governors to do the same - and in that sense, is much more than symbolism to me.
Totally agree. More than symbolism.
I mean yeah, it's the fucking tenth amendment.
If that's symbolic than we're more fucked than we thought
Anybody got a copy of the document he released? Or are we just reading headlines ?
It saves us all time. I really wanted to see what he said, not just IF he said it.
It shouldn't need to be done, as it's implicitly stated in the Constitution via the 10A, but that's the state of affairs in our civics-absent education system.
There's only a handful of things that are explicitly stated in the Constitution that are the responsibility of of the federal government: Article I, Sec 8
To borrow Money on the credit of the United States;
To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;
To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;
To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States;
To establish Post Offices and post Roads;
To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;
To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;
To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations;
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;
To provide and maintain a Navy;
To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;
To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;
To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings;–And
To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
There are a few amendments that added a couple of other things, but that's it.
It reminds the Feds that WE THE PEOPLE, thru our State Legislatures, are the TRUE holders of power in this country. The Fed Give exists BECUASE The People AND the 50 States allow it to exist and not the other way around, like [they] think.
Symbolic, but potentially sets the stage for real action.
Real action would require the legislature, governor, sheriff, or some other state/local government employee to stand up to federal employees who are trying to impose a specific, unconstitutional federal law or regulation.
When/if that happens, this will get VERY interesting.
Unless ... it's just a political move by a politician.