According to a recent poll conducted by the University of Texas and the Texas Tribune, the majority of Texas residents believe that the federal government is planning to arrest political dissentnents during a “domestic military intervention.”
One striking result from the poll was the reasons respondents thought the federal government would intervene.
“You put federal government into it and people’s skepticism and their concern really rises,” said Daron Shaw, a professor at UT-Austin.
“It cuts into everybody’s suspicion,” Shaw stated. “Nobody trusts the federal government. About a third of Democrats are concerned about the government going nuts. Among Republicans, it’s between 55 percent and two-thirds.”
Graphs and surprising poll results over on PAGE 2:
The FedGov has been doing what it wants for a long, long time and will continue to aggrandize itself at the peoples expense… And the people will continue watching TV, finding novel ways to rub one another
Not sure that I agree with the actual way you said it, but that’s the all-time tactic – distraction. There’s even a theory that Dylann Roof was manipulated to commit that horrendous crime– strategically and timely!
Put Ft Hood on alert!
Military better watch out. Texans are better armed and trained
This is so true, it is coming very soon. Watch Jade Helm it is the shot across the bow.
An extremely populated state and they aren’t the only people believing that
I hope most Texans mean an attempted military takeover..
Go Texas.
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Date: June 26, 2015 To: All State Agency Heads Re: Preserving Religious Liberty for all Texans ______________________________________________________________________________ This Nation was founded by people who sought a place to worship God according to the dictates of conscience and free from government coercion. It is therefore no coincidence that the freedom of religion is the very first freedom guaranteed by the U.S. Cons$#%&!@*ution. As leaders of this State, we have an obligation to secure the right of all Texans to live their lives according to the principles of their religious faith. The Cons$#%&!@*utions and laws of the United States and of this State afford robust protections for religious liberty:
● The First Amendment to the United States Cons$#%&!@*ution provides that the government “shall make no law . . . prohibiting the free exercise” of religion.
● Article I of the Texas Cons$#%&!@*ution provides that “[n]o human authority ought, in any case
whatever, to control or interfere with the rights of c
onscience in matters of religion.”
● Chapter 110 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, the Texas Religious Freedom
Restoration Act, provides that the State, its agencies, its political subdivisions, and municipalities
“may not substantially burden a person’s free exercise of religion” unless the agency can prove that the burden “is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest” “and is the least restrictive means of furthering that interest.”
Texans of all faiths must be absolutely secure in the knowledge that their religious freedom is beyond the reach of government. Renewing and reinforcing that promise is all the more
important in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in
Obergefell v. Hodges
. The government must never pressure a person to abandon or violate his or her sincerely held religious beliefs
regarding a topic such as marriage. That sort of religious coercion will never be a “compelling governmental interest,” and it will never be “the least restrictive means of furthering that interest.”
Texas RFRA enshrines the foundational principle that religious liberty confined to a sanctuary is
not liberty at all, and religious freedom limited to one’s home or thoughts is not freedom at all.
The law protects religious liberty not only in houses of worship
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but also in schools, in businesses, in the military, in public forums, and in the town square. These protections are
afforded to all people, of all faiths. Yet in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision, the law’s
promise of religious liberty will be tested by some who seek to silence and marginalize those whose conscience will not allow them to participate in or endorse marriages that are incompatible with their religious beliefs. As government officials, we have a cons$#%&!@*utional duty to preserve, protect, and defend the religious liberty of every Texan. With these obligations in mind, I expect all agencies under my direction to prioritize compliance with the First Amendment to the United States Cons$#%&!@*ution, Article I of the Texas Cons$#%&!@*ution, and the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act. All state agency heads should ensure that no
June 26, 2015 Page 2 one acting on behalf of their agency takes any adverse action against any person, as defined in
Chapter 311 of the Texas Government Code, on account of the person’s act or refusal to act that
is substantially motivated by sincere religious belief. This order applies to any agency decision, including but not limited to granting or denying benefits, managing agency employees, entering or enforcing agency contracts, licensing and permitting decisions, or enforcing state laws and regulations. Thank you for your dedication to the State of Texas. Sincerely, Greg Abbott Governor of Texas GA:eed
Do what you have to do. God’s Speed