That's Our Governor!

IBDeditorials.com: Editorials, Political Cartoons, and Polls from Investor's Business Daily -- Enemies Of The State:

"Among the 'anti-government' types who reject 'federal authority in favor of state or local authority' is Texas Gov. Rick Perry. He recently endorsed a Texas state House resolution affirming the state's sovereignty under the 10th Amendment of the Constitution.

That resolution urges that 'all compulsory federal legislation that directs states to comply under threat of civil or criminal penalties or sanctions or that requires states to pass legislation or lose federal funding be prohibited or repealed.' This is radical stuff.

Since Texas, site of a Tea Party at the Alamo, abounds in supporters of state sovereignty who believe in things such as the right to bear arms and lower taxes, and in light of Perry's views, maybe DHS should list Texas as a state sponsor of terror. Don't forget: Texas has many military bases and a lot of returning veterans looking for jobs.

In announcing his support of HCR 50, Perry said he believes '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. 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 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.'"

Boy, am I glad to be a Texan! I am optimistic that the independent and exceptionalist attitude of Texans can prevent our state from following, lemming-like, the other 49 states into serfdom.