Comments on: Governor Perry Takes It Up a Notch – Now Step Up the Substance

By: nhprman

nhprman — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:42:54 +0000

Exactly. Well said!

Radical talk does hurt Republicans, and plays right into the hands of the Napolatano’s of the world who want to paint us as dangerous.

By: nhprman

nhprman — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:41:14 +0000

I think we easily forgot that FDR tried to re-write the Constitution and pack the US Supreme Court with his six of his own appointees. The Congress said “no” and the GOP won big in the 1938 mid-term elections.

I have no doubt that a similar backlash would occur again.

The rest of the comment seems like hysteria to me. People need to get a grip.

By: nhprman

nhprman — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:38:43 +0000

There’s a huge difference between King George’s rule by direct decree (without recourse by the Colonists, who were not allowed into parliament or any self-rule by having a parliament of their own) and ANY American president, of whichever party. The horrible spending and taxing regime we have now lasts 4 years. We are free, through RATIONAL argument and persuasion, to convince voters to throw this idiot out and restore rational government,

The good news? No armies have to take to the field and no one has to die!

Talking about destroying the Union by breaking it apart into its various states is the very definition of treason, and bear in mind that the Confederates quoted extensively from the Declaration of Independence to justify their cause, as well.

People didn’t buy it then, either.

By: nhprman

nhprman — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:34:38 +0000

I did indeed think it was disgraceful.

And I think casually talking about busting up the United States is disgraceful, too.

By: nhprman

nhprman — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:33:44 +0000

Sorry, they died to keep BOTH the ideal of a perpetual union alive, AND to keep VA and the other traitorous states in that union.

Do we have to re-teach Civics 101 here?

By: Steph C

Steph C — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:47:10 +0000

If a radical rewriting does occur or is attempted, it’s not the states but the federal government who will be dissolving the union.

Even amendments have to be ratified by the states, so…

Perhaps Obama truly needs a schooling in the Constitution he swore to uphold, although he broke that oath within seconds of uttering it.

By: Steph C

Steph C — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:43:45 +0000

Lincoln never threatened to rewrite the Constitution and I’m not completely sure that his precedent or the cultural relationship will be strong enough in this case because of all the other things that the Obama administration is foisting upon the American people.

By: Mike gamecock DeVine

Mike gamecock DeVine — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:14:21 +0000

Yes, the Constitution binds us together, but it is just the second or third best evidence of one binding that preceded and one binding that succeeded it (no pun intended).

The initial binding is cultural. The one that caused the Declaration, War of Revolution and the writing of the Constitution. The second is the will of Lincoln (and Jackson before him) to elevate the maintenance of the Union above all other goals, even the adherence to the letter of that Constitution.

As for as the dissolving effect of the re-writing of the Constitution, I don’t deny that Obama’s policies are the most radical yet, but we have already abided very radical re-writings of 200 years and esp for the last 70.

straws do break camel’s backs

But, we have miles to go before that

By: Anaximander

Anaximander — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:05:43 +0000

Rick Perry is not much of conservative hero down here in Texas. If anything, he’s contributed to the rapid decline of the party in this state. For instance, the Dems have taken over the Dallas judicial posts in part due to his lack of leadership in the party. So he makes some conservative-sounding noise, and all of a sudden, he’s the poster child for a new conservative revival. God I hope not. He hasn’t been the worst governor, but he’s certainly been a terrible political operative. As a long time student of Texas history, I find his remarks regarding leaving the Union to be callow and ill-informed. The goals of our independence leaders (from Mexico that is), such as Sam Houston, always included joining the U.S. He would be disgusted to see a political hack like Perry using the issue for cheap political points. I may disagree with Obama and the Dems, but they were voted into office. We should oppose their efforts by organizing. But to speak of independence is cry baby stuff, and undermines the legit concerns we have with Obama. Once again, Perry manages to harm republicans. Fool.

By: Steph C

Steph C — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:46:30 +0000

If Obama follows through with his opinion that the Constitution needs to be rewritten and does something extremely radical, will that not dissolve the union by default?

The Constitution is the only thing binding the states together as a nation. Before it was adopted it had to be ratified by every one of the original thirteen colonies. Now, we are 50 states, some blue, some purple, and some red but each and every one of them had to agree to the binding Constitution and even had to model their state Constitutions after it.

To do away with it he would have to count on all the states being willing parties to it. I don’t think that’s going to happen but what if he is egomaniacal enough to think he can get away with it? What would be left? How many states would follow along?

The federal government might find itself the federal government of the country of Washington, D.C. Congress critters have no authority from their respective states except as representatives of that state. Since the president is not a representative of any state but supposedly of all, where will he derive any authority if he follows through with his Constitutional rewrite?