Gov. of Texas Belongs In Jail For Perjury

[jberryhill]

Apparently, the Governor and people of Texas have forgotten that their readmission to the United States of America came with the conditions set forth in the Texas Re-Admission Act:

http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/secession/30march1870.html

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the said State of Texas is entitled to representation in the Congress of the United States: Provided, That before any member of the legislature of said State shall take or resume his seat, or any officer of said State shall enter upon the duties of his office he shall take and subscribe and file in the office of the secretary of State of Texas, for permanent preservation, an oath or affirmation in the form following: "I, ____ ____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have never taken an oath as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, and afterward engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof, so help me God"; or under the pains and penalties of perjury (as the case may be); or such person shall, in like manner, take, subscribe. and file the following oath or affirmation: "I, ____ ____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have, by act of Congress of the United States, been relieved from the disabilities imposed upon me by the fourteenth amendment of the Constitution of the United States, so help me God"; or under the pains and penalties of perjury (as the case may be); which oaths or affirmations shall be taken before, and certified by, any officer lawfully authorized to administer oaths.

And any person who shall knowingly swear or affirm falsely in taking either of such oaths or affirmations, shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and shall be punished therefor by imprisonment not less than one year, and not more than ten years, and shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars, and not more than ten thousand dollars.


In a nutshell, the Texas Governor is specifically prohibited from supporting insurrection or rebellion against the United States of America, and he is in violation of his oath.

[JayMusgrove]

1. I think we have a few empty cells now at GTMO........

He could be housed there for 4 or 5 years until his insurrection trial comes up.

[BlueJazz]

2. ...And Fux News would swear on a stack of Bibles that He was "Just Kidding".

[jberryhill]

3. He should be investigated to determine if he was "just kidding"

I wouldn't take Fox's word on that.

A US Governor is talking about secession.

That's a very unusual "joke".

[ClarkUSA]

4. "Texas: too big for a country; too large for an insane asylum."

[Captain Hilts]

5. Again, this is the 'state' that gave the US 'Pa' and 'Ma' Ferguson as governors.

http://www.foundersofamerica.com/images/300w_P1015_MF01_us+us1.jpg

[HamdenRice]

6. I see your point, but you're stretching

This was obviously a post Civil War statute that said office holders had to swear essentially that they had not been rebels -- more specifically, that they had not sworn allegiance to the Constitution and then rebelled (or swear that they had been pardoned).

It does not say that a non-rebel, having assumed office, is forbidden from advocating secession.

That said, the memory of what Reconstruction era southerns sometimes called "the recent unpleasantness" should be enough to make advocating secession in the South a tactic that gets you tossed from office electorally.

[jberryhill]

8. Maybe

But "tossed from office"?

I think the guy should be watched, and security at US facilities in Texas heightened.

If foreign terrorists threatened the integrity of the United States of America, there would be a response.

I see no reason to distinguish here simply because the threat is coming from a governor.

[ananda]

7. All the neo-confederate governors should be impeached.

Of course, here in Texas where things political
are pretty crazzeee, the lunatic powerbase
headed by the insane Perry will continue to
flourish.

All we can do is hope that the next election
cycle will do its job.

As for the Senator's race, Dems John Sharp
and Bill White each have two million dollars,
while the closest Reep has about 500k.

My money is on Bill White.