tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post2801161499219833804..comments2023-11-27T02:17:22.859-06:00Comments on The LawDog Files: Well, that's differentLawDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05232684877582591461noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-52241933195818486672012-11-17T18:13:09.274-06:002012-11-17T18:13:09.274-06:00I signed the thing too, although my signature prob...I signed the thing too, although my signature probably doesn't--and arguably shouldn't--count, what with being a non-Texan and all.<br /><br />Note to the DHS blog monitors and/or Line Eater jockeys: You oughta see some of the <i>really</i> crazy stuff I've signed there--most recently, the one to nationalize Twinkie production. Which I take just about as seriously.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15353148533326986159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-77664893258766977902012-11-15T11:36:35.156-06:002012-11-15T11:36:35.156-06:00Suisan -- If you're not labeled as a "Sub...Suisan -- If you're not labeled as a "Subversive" on some government list somewhere, you're probably not a patriot.Jonathan Pinkertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09662719341642807990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-35781162582038932002012-11-15T11:32:40.110-06:002012-11-15T11:32:40.110-06:00Frankly, I didn't see it coming -- because I w...Frankly, I didn't see it coming -- because I wasn't even remotely prepared for the eventuality that the Big Mistake would get re-elected.<br /><br />Also, I note with interest that many of the Texas petition signers.... are not Texans.Jonathan Pinkertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09662719341642807990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-27923425169616886912012-11-14T23:13:35.818-06:002012-11-14T23:13:35.818-06:00Actually as of last count (today) there are 27 sta...Actually as of last count (today) there are 27 states with active petitions to secede. Seems a trend is brewing...<br /><br />Why not have all the states but maybe DC and Cali successfully secede and create a new Constitutional Republic? The United States of the Constitutional Republic of America. Hmmm, doesn't quite roll of the tongue, but still makes me feel warm and fuzzy... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-16717048751326483642012-11-14T19:36:30.195-06:002012-11-14T19:36:30.195-06:00You don't ask permission to secede. You just ...You don't ask permission to secede. You just <b>do it</b>, and prepare to back it up.Wraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791730539181731523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-10072929298333811172012-11-14T18:22:47.646-06:002012-11-14T18:22:47.646-06:00.." It is rather for us to be here dedicated ....." It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."Steve Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-2463973559055790172012-11-14T15:09:13.251-06:002012-11-14T15:09:13.251-06:00proud. Definitely stick with proud. :)
proud. Definitely stick with proud. :)<br /><br />Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682072668997410668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-38645585185922323132012-11-14T13:44:42.816-06:002012-11-14T13:44:42.816-06:00I want to get behind that petition for Austin to d...I want to get behind that petition for Austin to depart from Texas. I've been trying to think up how the wording should go. Generally I'm thinking we give Austin to Mexico right after we put up the fences and check points around it. <br /> So far if the feds want to take reprisals against those who signed the petitions to depart they are going to have a manpower problem. If they put that many people on a no fly list the shaky airlines, already facing a pilot shortage to to FAA regs, will collapse. toadoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12821769510849208141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-44531177698071341622012-11-13T22:03:18.372-06:002012-11-13T22:03:18.372-06:00Make sure to sign the petition at the Texas Nation...Make sure to sign the petition at the Texas Nationalist Movement, their's will be submitted to our Legislature when they next meet. While the WH says they'll reviiew it and comment, I kinda doubt anything will happen in DC, except adding to their list of anti-gubmint militia nut types. http://TexasNationalist.com/<br />Mattexianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364636677279037964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-58681878540699853562012-11-13T20:40:34.359-06:002012-11-13T20:40:34.359-06:00I, like LawDawg, signed a petition for my state to...I, like LawDawg, signed a petition for my state to peacefully withdraw . . . knowing full well that I just placed my name on the "Watch List" and may very wel screw myself out of the 20th wedding anniversary trip to Ireland. <br /><br />Oh well, won't be the first time a member of my family was labled a "subversive" by some government agency or agent. Suisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02303788991830837779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-44801649860049632772012-11-13T19:19:17.654-06:002012-11-13T19:19:17.654-06:00Texas joined the union before the civil war, and t...Texas joined the union before the civil war, and that war likely ended all realistic succession talk.<br /><br />RE: Austinites: succession is contagious. Just ask West Virginia. <br /><br />I can see others signing that petition to get rid of Texas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-18593292609277409182012-11-13T14:43:57.972-06:002012-11-13T14:43:57.972-06:00snort. Aaand now the Austinites are getting involv...snort. Aaand now the Austinites are getting involved: <a href="https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-city-austin-texas-withdraw-state-texas-remain-part-united-states/TDD212hQ" rel="nofollow">they want to secede from texas and become their own state. </a>txgeckohttp://gracee.pip.verisignlabs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-67211429118148396572012-11-13T13:57:48.859-06:002012-11-13T13:57:48.859-06:00heh. What's one more list, after allheh. What's one more list, after allJenniferhttp://injennifershead.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-68952977282900577662012-11-13T13:34:48.838-06:002012-11-13T13:34:48.838-06:00http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/wh-petition-ca...http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/wh-petition-calls-stripping-citizenship-and-exile-anyone-who-signs-petition-secede_663282.html<br /><br />without comment Farm.Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02383613366815582389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-90763098499169323672012-11-13T13:04:32.249-06:002012-11-13T13:04:32.249-06:00that's a negative on the right to secede - it ...that's a negative on the right to secede - it was the right to split up into fives separate states, due to our rather unusual size. Even if we did have such a right on annexation, methinks it would have been used up in the Civil War. I haven't signed the petition. Don't get me wrong, I'm as proud a Texan as they come, but I don't think it's time to give up on America. Not yet, at any rate, and not for a long while yet, God willing. That said, I'm rather glad it's gotten so many signatures - it will bring attention to the fact that there are serious concerns about the future of the country.txgeckohttp://gracee.pip.verisignlabs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-55557455640748805112012-11-13T11:41:29.119-06:002012-11-13T11:41:29.119-06:00For those who may not kn ow, Snopes is anything bu...For those who may not kn ow, Snopes is anything but an authoritative source.<br /><br />I won't provide my references; all you need do is "google it". "Snoping It" just doesn't work out quite as well.shovelDrivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-78692793570848842232012-11-13T11:36:50.120-06:002012-11-13T11:36:50.120-06:00Texas, nor any other State, was ever "annexed...Texas, nor any other State, was ever "annexed". Annexation is a "taking", whereas the States each, individually, voluntarily "joined" in a Union.<br /><br />And if you can read, the "Document of Joining", normally called the Constitution, does indeed allow for the unilateral cancellation of membership.<br /><br />For that matter, it is accepted law that Contract Law allows eoither party to withdraw . . .shovelDrivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-91505464481488015192012-11-13T11:05:58.132-06:002012-11-13T11:05:58.132-06:00DO I really need to be on ANOTHER list in Washingt...DO I really need to be on ANOTHER list in Washington?Gopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184848347106935589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-78677785619130359742012-11-13T09:46:40.259-06:002012-11-13T09:46:40.259-06:00Roger, I've heard that for years (native Texan...Roger, I've heard that for years (native Texan here) So I finally decided to look it up on Snopes. <br />http://www.snopes.com/history/american/texas.asp<br /><br />Last statement on that page is this: <br />"Another Texas-related legend holds that the Texans negotiated an annexation treaty which reserved to them the right to secede from the Union without the consent of the U.S. Congress, but the terms of Texas' annexation contain no such provision."Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14612157734908727692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-50655790900175293772012-11-13T08:29:58.234-06:002012-11-13T08:29:58.234-06:00I have read that Texas is the only state that can ...I have read that Texas is the only state that can legally secede from the union. Something about when Texas came into the union they insisted upon the right to secede if they chose to. Would be very interesting to check this out.Rogernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-6485917512705578342012-11-13T07:32:14.658-06:002012-11-13T07:32:14.658-06:00It's an internet petition. Internet petitions ...It's an internet petition. Internet petitions are about as meaningful as ... well ... <br /><br />I'm not sure if there's anything less meaningful than an internet petition. I'll have to ponder that one for a bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-9733596135725979562012-11-13T07:31:31.432-06:002012-11-13T07:31:31.432-06:00Yep, signed it too, and you just KNOW that whole l...Yep, signed it too, and you just KNOW that whole list of signatures is going directly to DHS and on 'another' list... As if I'm not on enough of them already... Bitter Clinger and all that... :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-83045900599496890592012-11-13T07:04:47.888-06:002012-11-13T07:04:47.888-06:00Proud and worried seems the right mix to me 'D...Proud and worried seems the right mix to me 'Dog.<br /><br /><br />That being said.<br />I could see myself moving there.<br /><br /><br />BGMBGMillernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-30438469028768821762012-11-13T07:03:34.929-06:002012-11-13T07:03:34.929-06:00The White House petition site is a joke. Once a p...The White House petition site is a joke. Once a petition reaches 25,000 signatures, an intern sends out a form letter explaining why the current policy on whatever the petition is about is better than what the petitioners are asking for. Still, I'm tempted to sign this just to see what the interns say.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-26758394378905964022012-11-13T05:20:47.737-06:002012-11-13T05:20:47.737-06:00Hmmm...
Healthiest state economy in the nation wa...Hmmm...<br /><br />Healthiest state economy in the nation wanting to keep all their marbles and go home?<br /><br />Naw. Must be a hoax...MSgt Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00035771485514432736noreply@blogger.com