[Pops]

UN to Invade Texas?
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')he United Nations scoffed on Friday at claims by a judge in Lubbock County, Texas, that U.N. troops could invade the southern U.S. state to settle a possible civil war, which the judge warned could be sparked if Obama is re-elected in November.

"It's absolutely ridiculous," said U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's spokesman, Martin Nesirky, when asked if the United Nations had any plans to invade Texas.

[mattduke]

If Texas wants to secede there need not be war. Texas was free to enter the united states, and it is free to leave it. After all government gains it's rightful powers from the consent of the people.

[PrestonSturges]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')exas - too small to be a country, too big to be an insane asylum

[PrestonSturges]

Rick Perry has refused federal funding for Planned Parenthood. With less abortion available, incidents of rape, child molesting, and incest are less likely to be reported.

Perry has failed to deny he is attempting to decriminalize rape, incest, and child molesting.

[dolanbaker]

The more stories I hear like this, the happier I am that I don't live in America.

[evilgenius]

Why are so many people participating in the meme of civil war or revolution if Obama is re-elected? For that matter, why do so many people hate Obama with a seemingly irrational hatred? Is it because he failed to single handedly pick up the United States and shake out the demons before setting it back down again on firmer ground? I think when Kennedy was shot almost half of the people cheered, though you don't read about that much. The same atmosphere of difficulty and deliberate lack of cooperation surrounds Obama, not to mention outright hatred.

In case you were wondering, which you probably aren't, I don't think Obama is hated because of his skin color. Many people have tried to pin the massive dislike on that, but I think they are wrong. Oh, maybe a few percent of the haters are into it because of that, but mostly it comes down to how things in the economy didn't snap back and didn't we elect this guy so that they would.

I too have a beef with Obama, but it doesn't make me hate him. In my mind he is not nearly experimental enough in dealing with the economy. Instead of being experimental he remains an ideologue. Maybe the torrent of hatred has something to do with that? Maybe the people have already proven that it isn't safe to take chances?

[mattduke]

Why do so many people conflate peaceful secession with civil war? If Texans prefer independence the centralized government need not burn down Austin.

[PrestonSturges]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mattduke', 'W')hy do so many people conflate peaceful secession with civil war? If Texans prefer independence the centralized government need not burn down Austin.

[mattduke]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PrestonSturges', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mattduke', 'W')hy do so many people conflate peaceful secession with civil war? If Texans prefer independence the centralized government need not burn down Austin.

[Loki]

Texans can always pray the UN away....

[Loki]

From the article:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '&')quot;He's going to send in U.N. troops, I don't want them in Lubbock County. I'm going to stand in front of their armored personnel carriers and say 'You're not coming in here,'" he said.

[dinopello]

Here's the video

Head isn't scared of the UN, that much is for sure. He is scared of his fellow Lubbock citizens when he tells them he's going to raise their taxes 1.7c though - hence the story.

[Serial_Worrier]

I knew the black helicopters circling above were not just my imagination.

[Ferretlover]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mattduke', 'I')f Texas wants to secede there need not be war. Texas was free to enter the united states, and it is free to leave it.

[dinopello]

This is just about a Texas local government raising taxes to give big pay raises to moochers and slackers.

Hardly anything is being spent on defense from the UN

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')he revenue from the tax increase, said County Judge Tom Head, would pay for three more patrol cars and deputies with the county Sheriff’s Office, two criminal investigation detectives, one more narcotics officer and reinforce the Criminal District Attorney’s Office.

Head told The Avalanche-Journal the revenue from the tax increase would relieve response times by sheriff’s deputies, reduce fatigue, strengthen their law enforcement abilities and help the CDA’s office retain its attorneys.

Criminal District Attorney Matt Powell has asked for a 10 percent across-the-board pay increase for all employees in his department.

[JohnRM]

The UN would never step foot in the US. Americans would be all too happy to shoot at them.

[dinopello]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JohnRM', 'T')he UN would never step foot in the US. Americans would be all too happy to shoot at them.

[ralfy]

The UN is used by military powers to justify support for various regimes worldwide or to attack weaker countries.

[Cloud9]

Lack of funding will curtail federal over reach.

[autonomous]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '&')quot;It's absolutely ridiculous," said U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's spokesman, Martin Nesirky, when asked if the United Nations had any plans to invade Texas.