If you have been blessed by the Almighty above to call yourself a Texan, you should say a little prayer tonight and Thank God that we have a Governor the caliber of Mr. Greg Abbott. He is challenging what has become the accepted “status quo” lately in this country of the Federal Govt. trampling on States Rights for their convenience… and is calling for a ‘Convention of the States’ to bring into balance once again our Constitutional liberties set forth by the founding fathers regarding the RIGHTS of the States. I can predict BHO will ignore this as he ignores our Constitution, but I am hoping it draws enough attentiont o start moving things in the semi-right direction. -SF
Gov. Greg Abbott, aiming to spark a national conversation about states’ rights, said Friday that he wants Texas to lead the call for a convention to amend the U.S. Constitution and wrest power from a federal government “run amok.”
“If we are going to fight for, protect and hand on to the next generation, the freedom that [President] Reagan spoke of … then we have to take the lead to restore the rule of law in America,” Abbott said during a speech at the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Policy Orientation that drew raucous applause from the conservative audience. He said he will ask lawmakers to pass a bill authorizing Texas to join other states calling for a Convention of States.
Along with the speech, Abbott released a nearly 70-page plan – part American civics lesson, part anti-Obama diatribe – detailing nine proposed constitutional amendments that he said would unravel the federal government’s decades-long power grab and restore authority over economic regulation and other matters to the states.
“The irony for our generation is that the threat to our Republic doesn’t come just from foreign enemies, it comes, in part, from our very own leaders,” Abbott said in a speech that took aim at President Obama, Congress and the judicial branch.
The proposal for a convention, which has been gaining traction among some among conservative Republicans, comes just as the GOP presidential candidates begin to make forays into Texas ahead of the March primary election. The state, with 155 delegates up for grabs, will certainly be a key player in the party’s nominating process.
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Yep! He is my Governor. I just hope he knows what he is doing. I don’t it to backfire on us.
Was it a Constitutional Convention OR a Convention of States?
Technically you are correct and I asked the editor to ammend the Title, but for copyright reasons, I posted it as it was published, I also added my own edit of ‘Convention of the States’ both in the title and in my comments.
I am in touch with some people in Austin. Abbott has convened a legal Team that is a virtual “whose who” of Constitutional Legal Minds to back up this venture. Texas and Abbott are on the right side of History, regardless, it is BHO who will be made to look the ass.
Thank you! Thank YOU! I feel better now. THANK YOU! I was worried….now I am not.
You were being too kind just to refer to “O” as an ass. LOL
Well, my wife has asked me to make this blog “PG-13” and Not “R” since my daughter actually uses it in her Govt and debate class for various projects. 🙂
LOL, you must be a Lawyer to be so concerned with wording….:)
LOL….I totally understand.
What has happened, and is happening in Texas, is starting to make the issues in my home state of AZ pale in comparison. That take some doing. I have referred to the Islamic infiltration within many times, especially the situation at Lackland AFB.
The treasonous activity by Obama while Congress looked the other way, ISIS, and the drug cartels have created a real war here at home. God bless Texas.
One of the many situation we Texans face is the future of our Great State for the next few Generations. As it stands right now with the current immigration standards, the population of Texas will be a majority Latino by 2021, break that down and that means the political spectrum will begin switching our values and morals from a Red to a Blue state almost immediately. Yeah we got our share of problems, but illegal immigration is #1 IMO.
How often I have posted a video on Islamic demographics; in this case, Hispanic demographics comes into play. Unless we right the ship very soon, you are -unfortunately- quite correct.
How often I have posted a video on Muslim Demographics; in this case, Hispanic Demographics comes into play. Unless we right the ship soon, you are -unfortunately- quite correct.
I reposted in part, with this preface: “An excellent post by Hammerhead. This is an excerpt; please read the original posting using the link STATES RIGHTS. I made some additions to emphasize the points being made; using statements made by James Madison. My header contains a tab titled Tenth Amendment, please check it out.”