A sad day indeed when not even Texans have any balls.
No kidding.
From the article: "An astounding Department of Justice threat to cancel airline flights to and from Texas, in addition to underhanded lobbying by TSA representatives, has killed efforts in the state to pass HB 1937, a bill that would have made invasive pat downs by TSA agents a felony."
I have to move this summer, anyway. If they'd stood firm against the TSA or the feds on their unConstitutionally-intrusive meddling in interstate commerce, I'd have moved back to Texas, even if they haven't yet passed an OC law.
I'm not advocating this, but one alternative facing Texas involves secession, along with application for full recognition as an independent state i.e. country in today's parlance.
I'd much rather see diplomacy between the TX governor/legislature and the collective of similar states, known as the United States of America. Unfortunately, the latter appears to have failed history and feels like they now possess absolute rule much like a king over various serfdoms, having forgot that the initial contract was mutual, as well as Constitutionally reversible.
Last time I checked, no amendment prohibiting secession has ever been passed.
So, this begs the questions: WHAT, or WHO has got Texas by the balls?
And WHY?