“I believe that our federal government has become oppressive in its size, its intrusion into the lives of our citizens, and its interference with the affairs of our state,” Gov. Perry said. “That is why I am here today to express my unwavering support for efforts all across our country to reaffirm the states’ rights affirmed by the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. I believe that returning to the letter and spirit of the U.S. Constitution and its essential 10th Amendment will free our state from undue regulations, and ultimately strengthen our Union.”
For more on other state legislatures sponsoring such resolutions, see States vs. Feds
I had the same intuitive response. I sensed a game when I heard there were so many states jumping on the sovereignty band wagon. Rick Perry is also backing the Trans Texas corridor and I believe is CFR. As usual we’ll have to wait and see
Starting years ago, my friend kept telling me that ‘they’ want to destroy the US because it (and its democracy) is the last standing obstacle to total control of the world. I thought he was nuts to say it.
Hi- I live in Texas. I was glad to see the headline about this, but knew Perry had ulterior motive. HE has/had(?) been pushing to do the Trans-Texas Corridor from the Mexican Border to the top of Texas, using eminent domain to take over 500,000 acres of farm/ranch land. People in those areas were MAD & having meetings last year. Corridor was to be something like 12 football-fields wide, with lanes for vehicles, rail, etc(as IF that would NOT be a “terrorist” target?) He seemed to be working in cahoots with Bush (W), who did his illegal SPP thing with Mexico & Canada. Anyway, long story short, another uh…politician from Tx whom I do not think well of, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, is planning to challenge Perry, & run for Governor of Texas in a yr or 2.Lots of dummies here: she’s “popular”. So, last fall, suddenly Perry announced that “since people were not happy” with plans for Trans Texas Corridor, that they would “just use existing highways.” I knew that was to keep republicans in office, as well as try to keep himself in office because he knew Hutchison,who voted with Phil Gramm to deregulate the finanical sleazes, is going to run against him in republican primary for Gov.So, I think he’s switched sides(for now!),trying to save his “job” as Governor.
@ Catherine & James,
I think they’re pushing the states rights angle as justification to cut-off the states from future FED funds, further weakening individual states by cutting their infrastructure and social programs. As long as the FEDs (i.e. Global cabal) control the tax revenues and the monetary system, they continue to hold all the economic cards.
I agree with all the concerns expressed, and , if I may pile on here, another reason for “them” to switch over to support this or any other new move is so that they can take over the leadership of the new movement and shape it to their own ends.
http://video1.washingtontimes.com/video/extremismreport.pdf
Homeland Security document that basically says that people who fear gun control legislation, are anti-illegal immigration, ex-military or think Communist and Fascist countries may be a threat to us, are obviously right wing nutjobs and should be watched by the Government.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090415/ap_on_re_us/tax_day_protests
I think its the right wing of the centralization team behind all this “revolution.” They are all over Fox news and these tea parties seem to be the work of Republicans.
Be weary – just like the Democrats – they will funnel your rage into a neat package of – you guessed it – more of the same.