I found out this morning that Texas State Senator Brandon Creighton of Montgomery County (SD 4) has introduced the Right to Use Cash and Cash Substitutes addition to the Texas Bill of Rights that this... View MoreI found out this morning that Texas State Senator Brandon Creighton of Montgomery County (SD 4) has introduced the Right to Use Cash and Cash Substitutes addition to the Texas Bill of Rights that this group supports. The bill number is SJR 55. It is the companion to HJR 100, filed by State Rep. Tan Parker in the Texas House.
And I found out even better news. The bill was heard in the Senate Business & Commerce this morning. Senator Creighton's staff says he thinks he has the votes to get it out of committee and to the Senate floor!
I love it when ships come in that I asked to be sent out, but that I did not realize had actually been sent!
Find out more about the bill at:
https://www.txce.org/right_to_use_cash_substitutes
Vaccine "passports" are just one more totalitarian, police-state, unconstitutional act done by the unholy alliance of progressives and big pharma to insure their power and profit. And of course, they ... View MoreVaccine "passports" are just one more totalitarian, police-state, unconstitutional act done by the unholy alliance of progressives and big pharma to insure their power and profit. And of course, they are one more unconstitutional federal act to be resisted with constitutional enforcement.
Here is a piece by the wonderful Tom Woods on how Ron DeSantis is once again showing other governors how it should be done. I wonder if our own governor might get the hint.
https://mailchi.mp/tomwoods/passports?e=e12e7e22b8
The Texas House State Affairs Committee held a hearing last Thursday, April 1 on another bill limiting executive overreach. It was HB 1500 by East Texas State Rep Cole Hefner.
The bill adds to the l... View MoreThe Texas House State Affairs Committee held a hearing last Thursday, April 1 on another bill limiting executive overreach. It was HB 1500 by East Texas State Rep Cole Hefner.
The bill adds to the list of limitations in the Texas Disaster Act on the executives administering a declared disaster. The limitation added is that the Texas Disaster Act does not:
(7) authorize any person to prohibit or restrict the business or operations of a firearms or ammunition manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, supplier, or retailer or a sport shooting range, as defined by Section 250.001, Local Government Code, in connection with a disaster.
Calendars Committee Chair Dustin Burrows (and author of HB 3), State Affairs Chair Chris Paddie, Homeland Security & Public Safety Chair James White, and Resolutions Calendar Chair Ryan Guillen have joint authored along with a host of co-authors.
This addition will apply to all future disasters, epidemic, pandemic, or not, and it is a bill that we all should support.
Of course, LOTS more limitations on government during emergencies are needed. But, grab what you can get when you can get it!
https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=HB1500
The Texas Sovereignty Act (HB 1215) was, as expected, referred to the very busy House State Affairs Committee, today, chaired by the pictured (on viewer right) Chris Paddie.
The members of the Commit... View MoreThe Texas Sovereignty Act (HB 1215) was, as expected, referred to the very busy House State Affairs Committee, today, chaired by the pictured (on viewer right) Chris Paddie.
The members of the Committee are:
Chair: Rep. Chris Paddie
Vice Chair: Rep. Ana Hernandez
Rep. Joe Deshotel
Rep. Sam Harless
Rep. Donna Howard
Rep. Todd Hunter
Rep. Phil King
Rep. Eddie Lucio III
Rep. Will Metcalf
Rep. Richard Peña Raymond
Rep. Matt Shaheen
Rep. Shelby Slawson
Rep. John T. Smithee
Latexo Becomes 23rd "Sanctuary City for the Unborn"
Though Latexo has a population of about 300, the ripples of the initiative are beginning to reach larger urban centers.
Texas treasure, Brett Rogers, made a statement so profound, I had to turn it into a meme and share.
DC has been captured by people who want to destroy everything Texans hold dear. The situation Texa... View MoreTexas treasure, Brett Rogers, made a statement so profound, I had to turn it into a meme and share.
DC has been captured by people who want to destroy everything Texans hold dear. The situation Texas faces is getting close to being as dire as when the centralizing dictator Santa Anna seized power and destroyed the federal Constitution of Mexico.
As DC tries to take our guns, our oil and gas industry that makes us prosperous and strong, our cattle, our vote, our financial stability by destroying the dollar, our families, our trucks, our air travel, our women's sports, and our unborn, Brett's question - what are our Texas, county, and local officials, including law enforcement going to do to protect Texans and Texas?
THIS is the question for this Texas legislative session.
THIS is the question for the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker, and the AG, and every Texan must be asking.
The answer will set the fate of Texans, Americans, and the world for generations to come.
This article is a must read.
The entire might of the federal government is being redirected to come after Texans who believe in the Constitutions of the U.S. and Texas and the liberty they protect.
... View MoreThis article is a must read.
The entire might of the federal government is being redirected to come after Texans who believe in the Constitutions of the U.S. and Texas and the liberty they protect.
We want our elected officials and law enforcement in Texas to protect us from the coming onslaught.
THAT is how important passage of HB 1215, the Texas Sovereignty Act is.
https://amgreatness.com/2021/03/02/nullifying-the-bullet-fee/
Nullifying the Bullet Fee - American Greatness
America has a new bogeyman—and it’s us. After 20 years of the global war on terror, “contingency operations,” nation-building, random attempts at regime change…
Status Report on HB 1215, the Texas Sovereignty Act, our flagship bill this session.
So far, Representatives Phil King, Will Metcalf, and Steve Toth are joint authors. And Kyle Biedermannn , Jeff Ca... View MoreStatus Report on HB 1215, the Texas Sovereignty Act, our flagship bill this session.
So far, Representatives Phil King, Will Metcalf, and Steve Toth are joint authors. And Kyle Biedermannn , Jeff Cason , Travis Clardy, Drew Darby, Glenn Rogers, Bryan Slaton, and Cody Vasut have co-authored.
I find this an encouraging mix of experienced legislators and freshman that also run the gamut from conservative to moderate. Both Phil King and Will Metcalf are on State Affairs where the bill has been assigned. Drew Darby helped get this bill out of the committee he chaired in 2017.
We can always use more co-authors, so ask your state rep to join them!
The State Affairs Committee where this has been assigned has been super busy, mainly with the grid failure this winter. I do not know how soon State Affairs Chair Chris Paddie will choose to hear HB 1215. Author Cecil Bell Jr., has to decide the right timing on when to ask Chair Paddie for the hearing. Given this strange year, THAT is a delicate balancing act!
Over the weekend, I realized that there is a natural right we don't talk about enough. One that implicitly has been violated by a lot of the tyranny we have endured over the last year.
We talk about ... View MoreOver the weekend, I realized that there is a natural right we don't talk about enough. One that implicitly has been violated by a lot of the tyranny we have endured over the last year.
We talk about freedom of speech all the time. But we rarely talk about freedom of risk.
The realization hit me as I was listening to our nanny in chief, Fauci. He was saying that not doing what he said was "too risky." Essentially he was saying that he is the risk czar. If he thinks an action is in his opinion, "too risky," then you should not be free to take the risk.
When you think about the horror of the last year, we have been bombarded with propaganda that assumes that we don't get to decide what risks we take in light of our life goals and pursuit of happiness.
Worse yet, the propaganda has been a myopic focus on only one risk we face in life, even though the reality is that life is full of risks. That myopic focus on one risk and the tyranny implemented with it has created unintended consequences from the other risks ignored throughout this last year. Those negative consequences have been far greater than the one risk we were focusing on.
Free human beings have to be able to evaluate all risks and life goals and balance them in order to be happy. Denying people freedom of risk creates misery and destruction.
No other person has the right to choose what risks we take with our own lives, and no government does, either. Let's start demanding that government respect our freedom of risk.
As we debate HB 3 in the Texas Legislature, wouldn't it be good to look at what science is saying about the efficacy of the emergency measures taken in Texas over the last year? And wouldn't it be hel... View MoreAs we debate HB 3 in the Texas Legislature, wouldn't it be good to look at what science is saying about the efficacy of the emergency measures taken in Texas over the last year? And wouldn't it be helpful to know the magnitude of the unintended consequences of those measures.
Don't listen to me about it. Listen to what former White House public health advisor, Scott Atlas is reported to have said. Mask mandates and lockdowns did not work. And they had terrible, large unintended consequences.
#LockDownsNeverAgain
https://mailchi.mp/tomwoods/atlasspeech?e=afb9bb4b75
After listening to the testimony about HB 3, the omnibus bill introduced by Texas House leadership for dealing with future pandemics in Texas, studying the current bill language (CSHB 3) and thinking ... View MoreAfter listening to the testimony about HB 3, the omnibus bill introduced by Texas House leadership for dealing with future pandemics in Texas, studying the current bill language (CSHB 3) and thinking some more, I came up with eight amendments to the bill which will make it comply with the Texas Constitution, thereby preventing the horror stories we heard in the hearing at the Capitol Thursday.
I plan to submit them to Chair Dustin Burrows, the author of the bill, as well as all the members of the House State Affairs Committee, and if necessary to other House members. If you like any or all of these ideas, please let the same people know, as well as your state representative.
https://www.txce.org/proposed_amendments_to_cshb_3
Even though we have been saying a long time, we always celebrate as more and more people realize the power of constitutional enforcement to save our liberty.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/... View MoreEven though we have been saying a long time, we always celebrate as more and more people realize the power of constitutional enforcement to save our liberty.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/03/its_time_for_red_states_to_start_nullifying_federal_law.html
And the beat goes on with Unborn Sanctuary Cities in Texas. This time, in Henderson County.
https://thetexan.news/murchison-becomes-22nd-sanctuary-city-for-the-unborn
Murchison Becomes 22nd 'Sanctuary City for the Unborn'
“Every single child is worth life," Councilwoman Alisa Griffis said at the Tuesday meeting, where Murchison banned abortions in town limits.
Texas history was made on Thursday, March 12, 2021 as Texans for the first time in a long year got the opportunity to describe face-to-face to their legislators the pernicious results the COVID tyrann... View MoreTexas history was made on Thursday, March 12, 2021 as Texans for the first time in a long year got the opportunity to describe face-to-face to their legislators the pernicious results the COVID tyranny had upon their lives.
The experience was impactful, emotional, cathartic, and hopeful.
https://www.texasfreepress.com/post/pernicious-results-of-covid-tyranny
Pernicious Results of COVID Tyranny
Pernicious results always follow unchecked, dictatorial power. Texans relayed their COVID tyranny stories in historic House hearing.
The first hearing on bills regarding the unconstitutional coronavirus actions of the governor, county judges, and mayors over the last year start this Thursday in the House State Affairs hearing on HB... View MoreThe first hearing on bills regarding the unconstitutional coronavirus actions of the governor, county judges, and mayors over the last year start this Thursday in the House State Affairs hearing on HB 3, the terrible bill ratifying and codifying the usurpation and tyranny of the governor and local executives over this past year.
Here is my take on the lay of the legislative battles immediately ahead of us. HB 3 has to be stopped, but there are lots of other good bills, and the Senate is signaling it is headed in the right direction.
We just need to remind our legislators that their constitutional duty is to protect liberty and their boss is not the governor, but us.
#LockdownsNeverAgain
https://www.texasfreepress.com/post/texas-legislative-battle-of-executive-overreach
Texas Legislative Executive Overreach Battle
The battle over insuring that we never experience pandemic tyranny of the sort visited upon Texans during the last year is heating up in the Texas legislature. It is a battle that goes to the fundamen
If James Madison were testifying on HB 3, yesterday, this is probably what he would have said.
The barrier, of course, is the Constitution.
Here is the link to the entire Texas House State Affairs Committee hearing on March 12, 2021 and a guide to the grassroots testimony: https://tlchouse.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=46&clip_id=1... View MoreHere is the link to the entire Texas House State Affairs Committee hearing on March 12, 2021 and a guide to the grassroots testimony: https://tlchouse.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=46&clip_id=19601
The grassroots crowd showed up to oppose HB 3 by State Rep (and Calendars Committee Chair) Dustin Burrows. HB 3 is the House Leaderships attempt to do an omnibus response to the COVID pandemic. The problem is that the bill that Burrows introduced acts like it saw no problem with the governor flattening the lives, livelihoods, health, and liberty of millions of Texans over the past year.
The grassroots were there to let them know differently. The hearing was orchestrated to let industry groups sing the praises of the bill. But after hours (and in reality a year) of waiting, the grassroots finally got to speak. And it was a roar.
They put a face to the dry statistics of the devastation that COVID tyranny wrought. And the members of the committee were brought to tears several times.
It was a good day for Texas and the start of a more hopeful future for all Texans.
The testimony on HB 3 starts around 2:20 and goes for 6 hours and 23 minutes after that.
There was lots of invited testimony. Most were industry representatives and governmental officials. But two grassroots groups/individuals were invited to present testimony.
One was Paul Hodson representing his new group Grassroots Gold. His testimony starts around 4:18.50.
The other invited liberty group was the NRA represented by Tara Micha at around 4:28.
David Wylie, a member of SREC SD 12 represented the Republican Party of Texas starting at 5:39.
Tom Glass started speaking at 5:52. Then John O'Shea spoke movingly about his difficulty in supporting his disabled wife in an assisted living center through the COVID tyranny, starting at 5:57.
Matt Long of the Fredericksburg Tea Party started at 6:02.47.
Christin Bentley, the President of Texas Freedom Coalition presented compelling testimony starting at 6:19.
True Texas Project was represented by several people. The first was Marie (?) Gallagher at 6:34. Followed by another True Texas Project representative, Sheena Rodriguez at 6:37.
Long time GOP activist Timothy James "TJ" Scott, hit more on constitutional issues with detailed commentary at 6:43:30.
Diane Velasco quietly and compellingly mixed arguments for liberty with a compelling story of the devastation COVID tyranny caused her family at 7:00.
Long time GOP activist Stacy Leigh Roberts provided compelling, horrifying, personal testimony about how her family was separated from her by COVID protocols when she had a heart attack, starting at around 7:03.30.
Sandy Bittrick brought tears to everyone's eyes as she told of the suicide of her grandson due to the loneliness of the lockdowns at around 7:07.
Bill Kelberlau testified at 7:15, listed the many ways HB 3 is unconstitutional. He said what we have been subjected to cruel and unusual punishment. Ronda McCauley followed up with more arguments about HB 3 is unconstitutional at right after that.
At 7:21, Tim Georgeff provided compelling testimony about the adversity his family faced through the pandemic. He was followed by his wife, Shelley Luther, at 7:25. Shelley was as compelling as ever. Several reps broke down in tears after her testimony.
The wonderful Fran Waters Rhodes had the difficult task of following Shelley Luther. Fran testified for True Texas Project. She talked about the hubris of people thinking that we can control the virus. She said that for the last twelve months we have not had representative government. Instead, we have had tyranny.
Henry Bohnert, of Brazoria County, spoke against HB 3 at around 7:36, pointing out that government employees did not lose their jobs and livelihood during the tyranny. Only private citizens did.
Richard Bohnert of Comfort, TX opposed HB 3 at around 7:38. Pointed out that the lockdowns and mask mandates had no appreciable effect.
He made the common sense case of how the government is supposed to be controlled by the people and the legislature is the voice of the people. He made a compelling case for the heritage liberty of Texas and the necessity of liberty for life.
Dr. Milinda Morris, the GOP SD 13 nominee in Harris County made the case for separation of powers at around 7:48.
The testimony continued on for another 40 minutes of grassroots passion.
Arizona is doing what it can to stop federal tyranny. Let's keep pushing for the Texas Sovereignty Act (HB 1215) here in Texas.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/04/arizona-senate-passes-bil... View MoreArizona is doing what it can to stop federal tyranny. Let's keep pushing for the Texas Sovereignty Act (HB 1215) here in Texas.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/04/arizona-senate-passes-bill-declaring-federal-gun-controls-unenforceable
Arizona Senate Passes Bill Declaring Federal Gun Controls Unenforceable
The Arizona Senate passed legislation Wednesday declaring federal gun laws violating "the Constitutions' right to bear arms as unenforceable."
This Florida Congressman lays out the logic behind the Texas Sovereignty Act (HB 1215). When the feds violate their oath and tyrannize Texas, we look to our state, county, and local officials to hono... View MoreThis Florida Congressman lays out the logic behind the Texas Sovereignty Act (HB 1215). When the feds violate their oath and tyrannize Texas, we look to our state, county, and local officials to honor their oath, exercise independent judgment about constitutional meaning, and protect the people of Texas from the federal tyrant.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/gaetz-states-key-to-resisting-biden-agenda
Matt Gaetz: States key to resisting Biden agenda
Rep. Matt Gaetz says people looking to oppose President Biden
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