The Unintended Consequences of Political Pandering

Texas governor Rick Perry may very well have been pandering to the crowd at a recent event in which he invoked the political philosophy of secession, but supporters of states’ rights are lauding his rhetoric at least.

The subject has been popping up a lot more lately. If one cares to remember the smear that Todd and Sarah Palin received for their involvement in the Alaskan Independence Party, they would note that in a sense, Pandora’s Box was opened.

Now considering the twenty two states that have resolutions in their respective states being considered reaffirming Article X of the Bill of Rights (Tenth Amendment), the subject is becoming more commonplace and a bit less controversial among the masses.

The media, though, has not been so kind and ironically so. Many have demonized Gov. Perry and the various independence movements as unpatriotic and treasonous. Funny thing is that under the same enumerated Bill of Rights that call for state sovereignty, there is a really popular article endearingly dubbed “freedom of the press.”

As to the allegations of being unpatriotic, one would assume that these idiots could connect the dots between the current desire of a people to peaceably disassociate themselves from an overgrown federal government that legislates nearly every aspect of their lives from afar and a people in the 1700’s who had a desire to peaceably disassociate themselves from an overgrown monarchy that legislated from afar.

One must ask these conformist, these statist…One must ask them with a hint of sarcasm, with the confidence of being much more intelligent and coherent than said statist…He must asked them, “Who the hell do you think the patriots were?”

Never-the-less, there will always be Loyalists who rush to defend Leviathan.

The good news is that those who favor states’ rights and reject the current system of government are usually much better informed than the antithesis. Furthermore, the breech of the subject itself allows for those of superior intellect to be more flagrant in their conversations about the subject.

The fact that what was once thought by the populace as being settled in 1865, is again becoming controversial to the point that all of the Royalists feel the need to openly condemn it and call for those involved to be ostracized and possibly charged with a crime is a great sign. It means they are taking it seriously.

So Governor Perry, in your sincerity or in your lack thereof, you have furthered a cause that is most primitive and basic to the history of these nation states and requisite in the determination of the authority of the state OVER the federal government.