"Is Texas A Terror State?"

[The Good]

Is Texas A Terror State?

By Jim Byrd

http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/...ror_state.html

Excerpts:

According to the Department of Homeland Security, Texas fits the Department's profile of potential domestic terrorism described in their newly released report titled, " Right-wing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment".

Let's test Texas's terror threat assessment capabilities based on voting habit:


Anti-abortion--check


Pro-Gun--check


Anti-gun control--check


Predominantly Christian--check


Military bases--check


Returning soldiers--check


Against high taxes (no state tax in Texas)--check, check


Anti-illegal immigration--check


Against an overreaching federal government--check


Conservative--check


Extreme right-wing (according to Democratic Party standards)--check


Understands Article 1, Section 8--check


Understands the 10th Amendment--check


Rejects federal authority in favor of state or local authority--check


That sums it up: Texas is most definitely a terror state in the eyes of Secretary Napolitano and her agency.

[NLegari]

I figured they would do this. Now I just wait and see what happens...

[Zephyrus]

I guess labeling everybody an "extremist" is the new cool thing to do these days...

[Vercingetorix_Defeated]

I guess labeling everybody an "extremist" is the new cool thing to do these days...

Be careful Zephyrus, those views sound quite....extreme

[NONOPUST]

Oh noes watchout Texas be evils!!

[Barbarian Nobility]

LOLZA i think it would be great for Texas to succede from the Union with Bush jnr as King of the new monarchy

[Vercingetorix_Defeated]

LOLZA i think it would be great for Texas to succede from the Union with Bush jnr as King of the new monarchy

They already did secede, back in 1861, remember?

Things didn't go so well for them, though. Kind of lost the civil war. Apparently their governor has a rather short memory, or a very limited knowledge of American history. Probably both.

[nce_wht_guy]

I thought you guys wanted a "war on terror"? What better place to start then in America?

[Ahlerich]

what kind of source is that? americanthinker? whose views are listed in the top post ? or do you guys just want to be drama queens?

[Vercingetorix_Defeated]

what kind of source is that? americanthinker? whose views are listed in the top post ? or are guys just want to be drama queens?

Pretty perceptive

[Publius Clodius Pulcher]

Let's test Texas's terror threat assessment capabilities based on voting habit:


Anti-abortion--check


Pro-Gun--check


Anti-gun control--check


Predominantly Christian--check


Military bases--check


Returning soldiers--check


Against high taxes (no state tax in Texas)--check, check


Anti-illegal immigration--check


Against an overreaching federal government--check


Conservative--check


Extreme right-wing (according to Democratic Party standards)--check


Understands Article 1, Section 8--check


Understands the 10th Amendment--check


Rejects federal authority in favor of state or local authority--check


That sums it up: Texas is most definitely a terror state in the eyes of Secretary Napolitano and her agency.

[edited]

1. Half the population is anti-abortion, not just Texas.

2.Pro-Gun and anti-Gun control? Aren't these the same damn thing? Not to mention, a significant amount of the population is against overly severe gun control laws.

3.Predominantly Christian? THE WHOLE COUNTRY IS PREDOMINANTLY CHRISTIAN

4. There are plenty of military bases in plenty of states, Ft Hood is not the only US military base in the nation.

5. There are returning soldiers all across the nation.

6.So are you Pro Taxes? Again, the whole nation is against new taxes 99% of the time.

7. Who's pro Illegal immigration?

8.Wasn't the country founded against the concept of a strong federal government? I do believe such illustrious Americans like Jefferson were against centralized government.

9. What's wrong with being conservative? Again, a significant portion of the nation is conservative.

10.How do you define extreme right wing? Please post the definition.

11 & 12. What's wrong with understanding the constitution?

13. And what's wrong with rejecting federal authority over state authority when the state's powers are clearly defended by the constitution?

I'd sum it up for you, but I did in the first sentence of my post.

[Mikelus Trento]

As a terrori....errrr Texan....imo....this whole thing is brewing up here simply because our current Governor, Rick "Do you like my hair" Perry is involved in a re-election campaign with someone who carries more cred than he does, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson. Ricky is currently living, and has been even before the Governor's mansion got torched during refurbishing, at a nice $10,000 PER MONTH residence. Ricky also is the one who dreamed up the trans-Texas corridor (now defunct) which would have gobbled up a ONE MILE wide swath of land (mostly valuable farmland) through the entire state from north to south.

He also supports letting college kids carry guns to their classroom.

*sigh*

Nine more years until retirement.

[DekuTrash]

How would a state actually secede?
Would they just say they're up and leaving the states?

[The Good]

How would a state actually secede?
Would they just say they're up and leaving the states?

Well, Texas has the right to do that, with the approval of their governor, and maybe the majority of their state government.

[Pious Agnost]

You do realize that Byrd's article is in response to the recent "right-wing extremist" issue, right?

Yes, I do.

There is a big 'MAY' in the report, which means that it's open for consideration before they draw any conclusions

[mongrel]

[edited]

1. Half the population is anti-abortion, not just Texas.

2.Pro-Gun and anti-Gun control? Aren't these the same damn thing? Not to mention, a significant amount of the population is against overly severe gun control laws.

3.Predominantly Christian? THE WHOLE COUNTRY IS PREDOMINANTLY CHRISTIAN

4. There are plenty of military bases in plenty of states, Ft Hood is not the only US military base in the nation.

5. There are returning soldiers all across the nation.

6.So are you Pro Taxes? Again, the whole nation is against new taxes 99% of the time.

7. Who's pro Illegal immigration?

8.Wasn't the country founded against the concept of a strong federal government? I do believe such illustrious Americans like Jefferson were against centralized government.

9. What's wrong with being conservative? Again, a significant portion of the nation is conservative.

10.How do you define extreme right wing? Please post the definition.

11 & 12. What's wrong with understanding the constitution?

13. And what's wrong with rejecting federal authority over state authority when the state's powers are clearly defended by the constitution?

I'd sum it up for you, but I did in the first sentence of my post.

Rep to you, this checklist is non-verifiable to the point of being ridiculous.

[The Good]

I'm not the author of the article, Jim Byrd is.

[YuriVII]

Texas is the greatest state of the union. You should be so lucky

[removeduser_487563287433]

Another fascinating rant by an embittered Republican.

[Manco]

Ah yes, the misunderstanding of that report has achieved new lows