Texas: It’s a Whole ‘Nother … Gun Show
Texas State Representative Steve Toth is proposing “legislation that would make any federal law banning semiautomatic firearms or limiting the size of gun magazines unenforceable in the Lone Star State.”
You know, because of the chemical reaction that happens when the Second and Tenth Amendments collide in a mess of testosterone and Aqua Velva. The 10th Amendment keeps the federal government from putting restrictions on the 2nd Amendment. That is gonna be real exciting news for people who want to holler “FIRE!” in a crowded theater or show pornography on big screen teevees in their front yard. And, best we can tell, under Toth’s logic, we can shut down Ft. Hood and start housing our troops in all the Republican homes in Waco.
Think of the fun we could have in Texas when we take restrictions off the Bill of Rights!
Toth and Nails
But, Toth isn’t finished yet.
Under his plan, anyone trying to enforce a federal gun ban could be charged with a felony in Texas.
A felony. Damn. This dude is gonna charge the federal government with a felony. Boy Howdy, talk about a deterrent. He doesn’t say what the range of punishment would be, but I bet it has something to do with protecting the Governor from coyotes.
Yeah, and if they try to keep us from arming every school teacher in Texas with a gun in the classroom, we’ll slap them on the wrist with a ruler! A big ruler, not one of those flimsy little 3 inch ones. You know, like Steve Toth has.
Thanks to Ralph for the heads up.
“3 inch ones” LOL
1States cannot nullify Federal laws.. these “Constitution-lovin'” right wing hacks should read it sometime.
2Oh, glory be! This has been tried before elsewhere and it went down the rabbit hole. These yoyo’s will try anything to get attention, such as never read a book, a newspaper or even use Wikipedia before they try an end run like this. ‘Course, why should he care how bad this makes him look. He ain’t never gonna get appointed to the Supreme Court, you know, the one in D.C.?
3This is going to be as good as the attempt to limit the TSA work in airports. The guys in charge in DC are in no mood to mess with junk politics.
4And the Imbecilic Beat of Morons Goes On….and on…
5My first good laugh for this Monday morning:
“A big ruler, not one of those flimsy little 3 inch ones. You know, like Steve Toth has.”
6Um. . . that whole Supremacy Clause thing?
Maybe Mr. Toth would like to secede on a personal basis. I’ll wave my best hankie.
7Another elected lawmaker who doesn’t know our laws. Someone send him a copy of the Constitution.
Shouldn’t reading & a basic understanding one of the world’s greatest documents be a requirement before running for office in America?
Good Grief.
8These guys should go ahead and write their own version of the Constitution instead of trying to twist the one we’ve got just to support their insanities.
And when they’ve finished that they can go ahead and rewrite the Bible to remove all the Christian love and be much meaner about other people’s sex lives. I can’t wait to see the new Thousand Commandments.
9IMO, toth knows the basics of the Constitution; he is simply trying to the get attention (Maggie) of his constituents who, for the most part, don’t know or want to know the Constitution so that he, toth, can keep his office in perpetuity or until he gets a better yardstick.
10And he says, “Texas is a hardened state…” Please, Rep. Toth, if we are sooooo “hardened,” why do all the men need Bushmasters strapped to their…you know…?
11Hey! No fair. I like Aqua-Velva.
12Nullification in a Void.
13Notice how these legislators are coming up with potential laws that do NOTHING for the people of Texas, or to alleviate any of the problems we have now, or are likely to have in the future.
Will more guns make it rain and fill our reservoirs? No. Will more guns provide sustainable use of the little water we have? No. Will more guns provide adequate education for our kids? No. Will more guns stop the sea-level rising along the Gulf Coast? No. Will more guns provide more jobs that pay a living wage and allow the homeless to be re-homed? No. Those things would require some serious thought, hard work, and actual sacrifice by people who don’t want to…it’s so easy, instead, to propose legislation dealing with sex and guns.
14Yes indeed we are a hardened state. And Fort Hood is a hardened Army Base in this Hardened state. And yet a madman shot and killed 13 people and wounded 29 others on Ft. Hood back in 2009. So tell me again how this deterrence thing works?
15Maybe Toth thinks he’s representing Glenbeckistan.
16When I moved back to civilization in 1985, I locked the gate so that the loonies in the Lech could not get out. I was not thinking clearly because I locked y’all in with them. Sorry
17What about my right to LIFE and not living in fear some gun nut will accidentally shoot me or someone I love?
18I’m with you, EMoon – these so called “representatives” have no courage, no compassion, no critical thinking or problem-solving skills. So they fling poo and Red Herrings because they think it looks like they are busy doing something. And, as you so aptly noted, they are unaware (daftly or maliciously) of their responsibility to serve the people who put them there. With every passing day, thanks to JJ and the other smart and caring people on this here not-a-blog, my determination to follow every election in my region grows. It’s time to put some chlorine in the pool.
19This dolt Toth is so ignorant that he would fail the “Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)” standards. That’s the basic social studies competency expected of the state’s public school students, according to the Texas Board of Education. Electing this bozo as a state representative is akin to giving a chimpanzee a driver’s license and the keys to a Corvette.
20Maybe passing the TEKS should be a requirement for filing to run for ANY office. Might rid us of the complete dolts like Toth and Gomert.
21Andrew Jackson ended the Nullification Crisis by promising to lead the US Army into South Carolina and start the hanging traitors, starting with nullification’s front man, John C. Calhoun. Calhoun sobered up and shut up quickly.
Then Jackson had his secretary of state draw up and issue an official proclamation on nullification:
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/jack01.asp
22As I gaze into my crystal ball I forsee another lame useless legislative year. Only good thing so far is the possible sales of liquor on Sundays, because with guys like this, we are all going to need a drink, even on the Lord’s day.
23Wow, thanks, Scotty!
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