Health Care legislation 1 day old, and already Governor of Nation's largest State RebelsFrom Eric Dondero:
Texas Governor Rick Perry is again moving to assert State Sovereignty over the Feds. According to The Gov. Monitor, Gov. Perry sent a letter to other Governors reiterrating "constitutional rights of states as guaranteed under the 10th Amendment with regard to the federal health care bill being forced through by Congress."
At his urging Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is leading an effort to determine the Constitutionality of the special exemption for Nebraska allowing the State to skip Medicaid payments according to the Harry Reid compromise final package.
Quoted by The Gov. Monitor:
“As the chief executive officers of our individual sovereign states, we must stand up to this unprecedented intrusion in to our lives and the rights of our citizens. We must demonstrate resolve in the face of this infringement,” Gov. Perry wrote in the letter.From the text of the letter itself (pdf):
“Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott (photo) is joining with several other state attorneys general to place this deal under proper scrutiny, to determine if such an exclusion is unconstitutional.
His office, along with mine, will continue to explore all options available to us as we attempt to minimize the damages that can be caused to Texans by this ill-advised piece of legislation.”
This health care bill and its unfunded mandates are unhealthy to taxpayers, our economy and our democracy itself. I urge you to support the efforts of these attorney generals, and ask your own to join it, and to work with me in ongoing efforts to assert the constitutional rights of states guaranteed under the 10th Amendement... Together we can forge a powerful coalition... without the states left holding the budgetary bag for Congress yet again.Late word that the Attorney General of the State of South Carolina has already responded positively to Governor Perry's request to excert State Sovereignty. The move came at the urgings of the State's two US Senators Lindsey Graham, and Jim DeMint.
UPDATE!
There are indications that newly-elected libertarian Republican Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia Ken Cuccinelli, is prepared to sign on to the agreement with TX AG Abbott. Also mentioned by various sources as likely to sign on, AGs and other "high-ranking Republican officials," in Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Colorado, Utah and North Dakota.
LINKS
Bungalow Bill's Conservative Wisdom blog:
Article: TX Gov. Rick Perry Hopes to Take Back Ben Nelson's Christmas Present to Nebraska
Excerpt: This makes me wish Governor Jay Nixon would grow a set of balls and start standing up for Missourians who are getting screwed by the federal government... Of course, Jay Nixon doesn't want to upset the federal government because he is going to need a bailout too since he expanded Medicaid in the state as quickly as he was sworn in.
9 comments:
God bless Texas. And you, too, Mr. Dondero, for keeping us informed on Christmas.
Thank you Chris. It is our Republic that is at stake.
How can we celebrate Christmas on a day, when after our country has been taken over by Flaming Marxists.
We need to fight back on all fronts!!!
A call to arms!!! Libertarians and Conservatives, this is your wake-up call.
Let's rally behind our Hero Governor Rick Perry.
I have a feeling Texas is about to get a new surge of immigrants from the UnUnited States. I wish my governor had some balls.
I linked you at my site.
Merry Christmas!
Perry is the man on top, but why don't I hear the presidential bells ringing for him.
Merry Christmas
Atta boy Perry! Go git 'em! Git-R-Done!
Rita-Texas
Charles, a very Proud Texan here. Why don't you hear more about Rick for President? Two reasons:
1. Americans have tired of Texans for President. Even I admit, we need to give it a rest for a bit. Why not an Alaskan instead?
2. Frankly, we Texans don't wish to share Governor Freedom with other Americans. We wish to keep Rick Perry right here as OUR!! Governor.
And who knows, he may be President one day in another capacity?
President of the Republic of Texas.
Dondero, do you have a list of the AGs who have signed onto this letter? Wondering whether Michigan's AG Mike Cox allowed his own personal ambitions to get in the way of signing this.
Yes Dan, I saw a list, and Mike Cox was on there. Also, the states mentioned, and surprisingly even Pennsylvania!
But from the RLC standpoint, we should be extremely proud that RLC-backed Ken Cucinnelli was one of the very first to agree to the Perry resolution.
This is why I will gladly vote for Perry for a third term. I'm with Eric, I don't want him in Washington, either. That's one of his best qualities--he's never been one of the Washington elites.
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