(Texas GOP
Vote) – State Rep. James White has proposed a bill that will require the
leaders of Texas to start crunching the numbers and figure out what Texas would
look like if it had to be self sufficient… limited or no federal support…. OUR
OWN COUNTRY…. oops, I am getting a little ahead of myself, haha. Hey, I didn’t
say secession but that certainly comes to mind when thinking about the federal
government having a financial meltdown and cutting off most or all support to
the States.
What would
Texas do in the event that the United States of America defaulted? It is a very
real possibility that one day the massive U.S. debt will become so large and
unsustainable that it causes a financial meltdown. Texas, and pretty much
everyone else, would all of a sudden be faced with no more federal funds (which
is really just Texas tax dollars given to the feds which is then given back to
Texas). Yes, Texas is already a sovereign state, but what would we do if faced
with complete sovereignty and no federal money?
What would
Texas do? That is actually a GREAT question. It is something you might not have
really thought of before because, well, government is mostly reactive and not
pro-active so they wait until something is a problem and then they try to deal
with it.
State
Representative James White is thinking ahead. He does not want to have to wait
until Texas gets cut off from the federal government to determine how Texas
will manage on our own. White wants to start planning now.
Bottom line,
this is a great bill and it is really thinking ahead. With the way America is
going, it is a very real possibility that federal funds to Texas could be
drastically limited or even cut off completely in the event of a financial
collapse. Texas needs to be ready and know what to expect.
Press
Release from Texas State Representative James White:
State
Representative James White Files HB 568: The Texas Self Sufficiency Act
AUSTIN,
TEXAS– State Representative James White has filed HB 568 or the Texas
Self-Sufficiency Act. The Texas Self-Sufficiency Act creates a select committee
to evaluate the effects of a possible reduction in or elimination of federal
funding on the state budget due to federal fiscal policy. “Due to the fiscal
dysfunction of Washington, D.C., and the fact that more than a third of our
state’s budget revenue comes from the federal government, Texas needs to study
what it would mean if the Federal Government couldn’t meet its obligations,”
stated Representative White.
The Texas
Self-Sufficiency Act directs the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of
the Texas House, and the Comptroller to name a committee of made up of
legislators, budget experts and citizens from the non-profit sector to analyze
not only our state’s dependence on federal funds, but the impact of federal
funding on Texas’ economy. “Speaker Straus should be commended for naming a
House interim committee on sequestration. However, we must expand on this work.
My district in South East Texas, for example, has a higher proportion of
seniors compared to the state overall percentage. What would happen in the
event the Federal Government eliminated the funds normally allocated to them?
In the current economic climate, exacerbated by out of control spending in
Washington, Texas needs to study possible responses to Federal financial
turmoil, and our readiness to adjust to such an event. Texans must govern Texas
and Texans need to be concerned about Texas.”
Representative
White is the Member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 19,
composed of Polk, Tyler, Jasper, Newton, and Hardin counties.
Comments:
A viable carve out would
include the oil rich States North of Texas to the Bakken formation in North Dakota
and Montana. Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska,
South Dakota. The Commies don’t want the
oil anyhow. I bet Texas would build a pipeline.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea
Party Leader
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