balloon-juice.com - 4/16/2009
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Way to govern with a steady hand, jackass :
Texas Gov. Rick Perry fired up an anti-tax “tea party” Wednesday with his stance against the federal government and for states’ rights as some in his U.S. flag-waving audience shouted, “Secede!”
An animated Perry ...
huffingtonpost.com - 4/15/2009
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huffingtonpost.com —
AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry fired
up an anti-tax "tea party" Wednesday with his stance...
against the federal government and for states' rights as some in his U.S. flag-waving audience shouted, "Secede!" An animated Perry told the crowd at ...
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Gov. Rick Perry: Texas Could Secede, Leave Union
governor.state.tx.us - 4/10/2009
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governor.state.tx.us —
AUSTIN Gov. Rick Perry today joined state Rep.
Brandon Creighton and sponsors of House Concurrent Resolution (HCR)...
50 in support of states rights under the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. I believe that our federal government has become ...
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Gov. Perry Backs ...
dallasnews.com - 4/15/2009
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I Am TRex —
Texas governor Rick Perry is not taking secession off the table:
Perry called his supporters patriots. Later, answering news reporters’ questions, Perry suggested Texans might at some point get so fed up they would want to secede from the union, though he said he sees no reason why Texas should do that.
“There’s a lot of different scenarios,” Perry said. “We’ve got a great union. There’s absolutely no reason to dissolve it. But if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what might come ...
Fox hosts support Perry's declaration of Texas sovereignty
Daily Kos —
... declaration of Texas' sovereignty from the United States: In their discussion, Beck and Greta both agree that Texas, Vermont, and Alaska all want to secede from the United States. Can you say cuckoo? In case you missed it, here's video of Gov. Perry's declaration of sovereignty: Today, Perry took things a step further, actually suggesting that Texans might want to secede. John Cole has a great take on the whole ...
The Hijacked Tea Party
Outside The Beltway | OTB —
... and Gov. Rick Perry of Texas back-handedly muttering it too ! And in response to what? A modest tax increase that still keeps taxes lower than they were in Reagan’s day? A bailout of the banks that’s similar to the Republican led S&L bailouts of the late 80s? A controlled bankruptcy of GM that pales in comparison to the Truman’s attempt to nationalize the steel industry? Suggested income caps on CEOs that are nowhere near in scope or breadth as Nixon’s wage and price controls in the 70s? Come on! Personally, I have to say that I’m pretty concerned about the effects of the ...
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Go Rick!
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From George Wallace's 1968 campaign brochure .
I recommend that the states of the Union continue to determine the policies of their domestic institutions themselves and that the bureaucrats and theoreticians in Washington let ...
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