Texas Gov. Perry gets it

Yesterday,  Rick Perry (R-Texas), governor of Texas, had a commentary piece at statesman.com referencing the 10th Amendment. Frequently I note the federal government – for the past 75 years – has hooked states and local municipalities on cold, hard cash, in the form of federal grants. Over the years, the states and towns have become…

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Stop The Porkapalooza

Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-TX) on Hannity last night pledged to stop the Porkapaloza dead in its tracks if the Republicans win back the House in 2010. But he went further, he also said he would give the money back to the people. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5zioYUAj1s Congressman Gohmert has been a guest on the show before and proposed…

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Adios and God Speed

The Obama address aside, at least when they were together both President Obama and President Bush seemed to like each other very much. They are, after all, both members of a very exclusive club. Here is a portion of the speech given this evening by now former President Geroge Bush on his return to Texas. It…

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Access to the Texas Border and Eminent Domain

In Kelo v. the City of New London, the Supreme Court ruled that the use of eminent domain to transfer property from one private owner to another to further economic development and in effect, increase the tax base for the city was legal. The case was a big deal, since use of eminent domain by…

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