Texas was playing along due to the virtue signaling with a minimal "yeah yeah ok we'll play tour stupid game". There is Federal funding attached to it, so I'm sure some politician made a boatload of money for playing along. Its really really rare that weather this severe makes it all the way to us, so they probably thought it couldn't hurt.
Problem is - once you shut down oil/gas plants, you can't just go turn them back on. There are a LOT of safety and maintenance issues that need to be addressed.
It was a gamble they took and it blew up in their face.
Probably just in time to stack on the argument for secession.
Sorry for the late reply, meatspace is a helluva thing.
I'm making the point of -- well, what happens when there isn't funding or some quid pro quo attached? Like, it really does undermine the relationship between the state and the federal government.
Certain states can literally ignore federal laws and hinder federal agents in their jobs (INS, DHS) openly flaunting "sanctuary cities" but since we're post civil-war, states shouldn't be able to "pick and choose" which federal laws they're going to follow.
The US, population-wise, is very small. A province in China (that isn't Western China, aka Bumblefuck Nowhere) has roughly 1/10th the population (~30mil) of the US. Yet we're reaching a point with federal over-reach where we think as individuals we want states to have specific laws and if you don't like it, legislate it away or GTFO. I'm beginning to like this thought in terms of states rights and laws.
The goofy mags and handguards Californians with rifles must have, what is up with that? I was just sayin' that with how things are going, special rules exist for certain states to ignore certain federal laws and hinder federal agents doing lawful, constitutional shit whereas in other places. In others, unconstitutional shit is being basically thrust upon the population up on high from legislators from D.C... sounds vaguely like the EU with their ministers in Brussels.
Assuming election fraud has always taken place, moreso in local elections/less visible elections than primaries of POTUS, then, it really isn't that different from unelected EU burecrats determining how people in a far-away place whom they know nothing ought to live. By foisting legislation upon them. The gun stuff being the most eggregiously unconstitutional horseshit ever. Hiding illegal aliens being the second... you get the picture, I think.
Texas was playing along due to the virtue signaling with a minimal "yeah yeah ok we'll play tour stupid game". There is Federal funding attached to it, so I'm sure some politician made a boatload of money for playing along. Its really really rare that weather this severe makes it all the way to us, so they probably thought it couldn't hurt. Problem is - once you shut down oil/gas plants, you can't just go turn them back on. There are a LOT of safety and maintenance issues that need to be addressed. It was a gamble they took and it blew up in their face. Probably just in time to stack on the argument for secession.
Sorry for the late reply, meatspace is a helluva thing.
I'm making the point of -- well, what happens when there isn't funding or some quid pro quo attached? Like, it really does undermine the relationship between the state and the federal government.
Certain states can literally ignore federal laws and hinder federal agents in their jobs (INS, DHS) openly flaunting "sanctuary cities" but since we're post civil-war, states shouldn't be able to "pick and choose" which federal laws they're going to follow.
The US, population-wise, is very small. A province in China (that isn't Western China, aka Bumblefuck Nowhere) has roughly 1/10th the population (~30mil) of the US. Yet we're reaching a point with federal over-reach where we think as individuals we want states to have specific laws and if you don't like it, legislate it away or GTFO. I'm beginning to like this thought in terms of states rights and laws.
The goofy mags and handguards Californians with rifles must have, what is up with that? I was just sayin' that with how things are going, special rules exist for certain states to ignore certain federal laws and hinder federal agents doing lawful, constitutional shit whereas in other places. In others, unconstitutional shit is being basically thrust upon the population up on high from legislators from D.C... sounds vaguely like the EU with their ministers in Brussels.
Assuming election fraud has always taken place, moreso in local elections/less visible elections than primaries of POTUS, then, it really isn't that different from unelected EU burecrats determining how people in a far-away place whom they know nothing ought to live. By foisting legislation upon them. The gun stuff being the most eggregiously unconstitutional horseshit ever. Hiding illegal aliens being the second... you get the picture, I think.