Posted: 7/27/2012 7:46:19 AM EDT
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I came across this article on Texas and I wanted to share it with you all. Thanks for being who are you and PLEASE continue to do so!
July 27, 2012 4:00 A.M. Messing with Texas What liberals don't like about Texas is their inability to transform it. By Windsor Mann <snip>Liberals talk about Texas the way conservatives talk about France, only with more passion and profanity. During an appearance on Don Imus’s radio show in 2007, MSNBC’s Chris Matthews said, “I’m so sick of southern guys with ranches running this country. I want a guy to run for president who doesn’t have a f***ing ranch.” Asked why he was swearing on the air, Matthews said, “I don’t know. I got excited.” F-ing excited. This is what Texas does to liberals.</snip> You can read the rest of the article here. |
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Give it a few more years, and "change" will forced down our throats too. Just a matter of time (and other peoples money).
Polite society, "compassionate conservatives" will just roll over, complain a bit, and maybe write their congressmen. The problem "the changers" have is that they might run out of other peoples money first. |
| I love it that Matthews and Collins can't stand us nor understand us. However, as pointed out by some of the comments to the article; more and more libs are moving here from failing states and they are bringing their predisposition to government meddling in our personal affairs with them. They also can't seem to learn from their past mistakes. It remains to be seen if we can stay ahead of them birth rate wise. |
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Give it a few more years, and "change" will forced down our throats too. Just a matter of time (and other peoples money). Polite society, "compassionate conservatives" will just roll over, complain a bit, and maybe write their congressmen. The problem "the changers" have is that they might run out of other peoples money first. That's why session is our only option. |
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What most non-Texans who bash Texas and Texans never realize is that by and large, we don't give a shit what other people think about us. What we do in this state and how this state is run by and large WORKS and works well, so why would we listen to someones criticism?
Aye. Nice K31, by the way :) Just took mine out to the range recently. It's a nice shooter!
Thanks! I have 4...or is it 5...of them. All of them shoot crazy good. |
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Perhaps since we are so loathed by the other states we should cease to be one of "their" states.
I favor a representative republic where one can have the right to free speech even if it is not liberal, one has a right to bear as big of arms as the government, otherwise the militia is cannon fodder. Are they trying to deteriorate our rights in numerical order or what? We can use an updated (but not the "spun/liberal" interpretation) version of The US Constitution... hell, The US isn't using it.! They don't understand Texas' principals of self-reliance, accountability, owning up to one's mistakes and taking the consequences for one's actions. They don't understand the reason for taxes. Taxation is a last resort method of paying for NECESSITIES, not NICETIES. They don't understand taxation is not a punitive tool. If one wants to punish, there had better be a reason under law. They don't understand that if one is punished it is handled by the judicial system, NOT the Treasury, IRS, nor The Executive. They don't understand that a strong, simple, minimal government is what got us to be the greatest nation on the planet. They don't understand the benefit of a melting pot that had KEY ELEMENTS in that immigrants learned the common language AND assimilated into the nation rather than maintaining loyalty to their former country. They don't understand the importance and sanctity of US Citizens' votes. They don't understand that criminals do not follow gun laws. They don't understand that one CAN protect their families and belongings until the police manage to get to their call. They don't understand this country was built for We The People, not the government. They don't understand Texas. Edit to make clearer the libs have spun to the point of negating The US Constitution, ended up making a sort of list... it could go on forever. |
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Perhaps since we are so loathed by the other states we should cease to be one of "their" states. I favor a representative republic where one can have the right to free speech even if it is not liberal, one has a right to bear as big of arms as the government, otherwise the militia is cannon fodder. Are they trying to deteriorate our rights in numerical order or what? We can use an updated but not the "spun" liberal interpretation of The US Constitution... hell, The US isn't using it.! They don't understand Texas' principals of self-reliance, accountability, owning up to your mistakes and taking the consequences for one's actions. They don't understand taxation is not a punitive tool. If one wants to punish, there had better be a reason under law. If one is punished it is by the judicial system, NOT the Treasury, IRS, nor The Executive. They don't understand that a strong, simple, minimal government is what got us to be the greatest nation on the planet. They don't understand Texas. You sir, are a well spoken man. |
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I had another thought ... imagine that, 2 in the same week!
This country's beginning was built on the principals I mentioned above. Texas was built the same way 60 years later with Tejanos, Texians, and volunteers from states like Tennessee, Kentucky, and Georgia, who still had the drive in them that made this nation great. They believed in liberty. Note also the meaning of the 1824 flag flown at The Alamo. When Santa Anna, in 1834 forcibly dismissed the national Congress and then "During 1835, a new Congress revoked the 1824 Constitution and dismissed the state legislatures." " ...several parts of Mexico, including Texas, revolted. " (http://www.thealamo.org/visitors/faq.php) What followed was Mexico / Santa Anna treating Texas like Britain treated the American colonies, as a resource to be exploited, a populace to tax and markets for exploitation without due representation. Revocation of our constitution is happening, right under our noses, now but only a little more slowly. Liberals repeatedly say "The US Constitution is outdated and must evolve". Somebody raise the BS flag! They say so as though it were fact when many of us believe our core laws are what made us great and have no desire to "re-define" what our founding documents mean. Within The US Constitution itself is the method to change the law of our land. It is intentionally not easy and requires a strong majority of Congress to make it happen. Liberals have skirted the law and processes to reinvent America. Remember the quote said by others that became a hypocritical statement when Obama said it? "The United States is a nation of laws." Congress is the Legislative Branch, it creates laws, Obama is the POTUS who signs them into law, his Executive Branch is charged with the duty of enforcing laws, The Judiciary interprets the laws and prosecutes those who break the laws. Obama has CHOSEN not to enforce laws he does not agree with including "Defense of Marriage Act", immigration laws, Obama's General Eric Holder refused to prosecute members of the New Black Panther Party for intimidating white voters in Philadelphia. I contend that when we and other states joined The Union we were given The US Constitution as the law of the land and the way things would be. Liberals have changed that contract over time until this is not the contract we bought into. I believe breach of contract is grounds for nullification of said contract. I believe Texas still generally has maintained the same spirit to a MUCH greater degree despite the federal government trying to reshape us in the way liberals want. Special interests move to our great state knowing full well that their "principals" or lack of principals, is not the way of Texas. They force us to accept or otherwise accommodate their kind and/or their agenda through the court system. The majority of the rest of the country has at least some agreement with the carpetbaggers or simply not caring that the domino method continues. Maybe reincarnation is reality. Looks like a Santa Anna is in The Whitehouse. What do we do about it? Educate ourselves and others and VOTE! |
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Texas was built the same way 60 years later with Tejanos, Texians, and volunteers from states like Tennessee, Kentucky, and Georgia, who still had the drive in them that made this nation great. They believed in liberty. Note also the meaning of the 1824 flag flown at The Alamo. When Santa Anna, in 1834 forcibly dismissed the national Congress and then "During 1835, a new Congress revoked the 1824 Constitution and dismissed the state legislatures." " ...several parts of Mexico, including Texas, revolted. " (http://www.thealamo.org/visitors/faq.php) What followed was Mexico / Santa Anna treating Texas like Britain treated the American colonies, as a resource to be exploited, a populace to tax and markets for exploitation without due representation. Unfortunately this part of history if often left out of school. Liberals want to paint our history as a bunch of white people who moved here and stole this land from Mexico. The reality is much of Mexico revolted because of Santa Anna's actions, we were just the only ones to successfully break away from Mexico. |
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It's late and you piqued my interest and some documentation about Yucatan. I remembered activity of Yucatan/Santa Anna troops in Texas yet they also were independent at least for a while. This is not an argument, because we agree on the topic but I am card-carryin' literal ADD, I do my best concentration at night but will chase the rabbits as you will see.
Anyhow I found fascinating sites in checking on details and thought I'd pass some of them on... even if I have trouble reading through it all. Check these sites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runaway_Scrape http://mexicanhistory.org/santaanna.htm http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/19thcentury/articles/gonzales.aspx Juan Seguin was born in Texas in 1806 and lead a company of nineteen Tejanos soldiers at the Battle at San Jacinto At least one other Yucatan was temporarily successful. I think that they held a mission under siege while Cos moved onward... Gonzales? I remember seeing that on a TX Hysterical Marker. I think they called it an extension of contiguous regions that showed opposition as well, deep into Mexico. Texas was permanently successful though as you indicate. Republic of Yucatán and the Republic of Rio Grande After Santa Anna annulled the Federalist constitution of 1824, they were many revolts against the centralisation of power, two actually formed republic besides Texas, the Yucatan and the Mexican states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas formed the Republic of Rio Grande . I also agree on changes to history teaching. We had such fools calling themselves raza who marched down US streets protesting Arizona enforcing law. They flew our flag upside-down and showed total disrespect. The claim Texas and California and most land between and northward were stolen from Mexico. Texas WON her independence by embarrassing Santa Anna at San Jacinto with forces including Juan Seguin's Tejano forces (Mexican descent living in Texas part of Mexico). Tejanos fought at The Alamo, San Jacinto and were a bit part of Texas's independence. Texas history is the best! Did you know Phil Collins put together a book on Texas History? Yes, that Phil Collins, the definitive white boy music man! Quoted:
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Texas was built the same way 60 years later with Tejanos, Texians, and volunteers from states like Tennessee, Kentucky, and Georgia, who still had the drive in them that made this nation great. They believed in liberty. Note also the meaning of the 1824 flag flown at The Alamo. When Santa Anna, in 1834 forcibly dismissed the national Congress and then "During 1835, a new Congress revoked the 1824 Constitution and dismissed the state legislatures." " ...several parts of Mexico, including Texas, revolted. " (http://www.thealamo.org/visitors/faq.php) What followed was Mexico / Santa Anna treating Texas like Britain treated the American colonies, as a resource to be exploited, a populace to tax and markets for exploitation without due representation. Unfortunately this part of history if often left out of school. Liberals want to paint our history as a bunch of white people who moved here and stole this land from Mexico. The reality is much of Mexico revolted because of Santa Anna's actions, we were just the only ones to successfully break away from Mexico. |