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Originally Posted by Westerner92 View Post
The problem is a thing called interstate commerce.
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Originally Posted by Toxic Waltz
Yes, another good example of federal overreach.
Some of the very first decisions of the Supreme Court, before the ink was barely dry on the Constitution, validated interstate commerce as within the jurisdiction of the federal government.
Originally Posted by Westerner92 View Post
The problem is a thing called interstate commerce.
Some of the very first decisions of the Supreme Court, before the ink was barely dry on the Constitution, validated interstate commerce as within the jurisdiction of the federal government.
And then the feds went on to abuse it and expand it's purview mightily. I'm under no illusions that we will ever get a strong rebalancing of power between the feds and the states. The feds have the power and will never give it up, at least not with our current voting tendencies, but such a rebalance would end the need for secession by anyone, Cali or Texas or anywhere in between, and interstate commerce is not a magic bogeyman that forbids it from happening.
Why should Texas stay if its taxation without representation?
What the hell is Ted's job? He IS the representation. So is the other senator from TX, and all of the members of the House. If your representation sucks, elect better representation!
I don't know if Cruz was just being hyperbolic or really means it. I know that he can sometimes grand stand a bit too much for my liking at times. I don't like hearing this kind of talk from a sitting Senator.
I don't know if Cruz was just being hyperbolic or really means it. I know that he can sometimes grand stand a bit too much for my liking at times. I don't like hearing this kind of talk from a sitting Senator.
Maybe he’s trying to distract from his fight with a costumed character on a preschoolers show.
Maybe he’s trying to distract from his fight with a costumed character on a preschoolers show.
"Yeah, well Big Bird started it!"
-Ted Cruz
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