TNM's Official Response To White House

All,
You have got to read this article in full. It is one of the most articulate essays I have ever read. Go to:
 TNM's Official Response To White House 

Here are a few excepts:

We can agree on one point. Democracy is "noisy and controversial". This is exactly why the Founders created a union of Republics instead of a democracy.

 Indeed the Founding Fathers abandoned the Articles of Confederation which is the only document in our history to cite a "perpetual union" in order to appropriately guarantee the sovereignty and independence of the individual states. This guarantee is found in the absolute silence of the Constitution on the issue of a State leaving the Union and in the 10th Amendment which guarantees that any powers not specifically granted to the Federal Government are reserved to the people and the States.

 The right of self-determination is not one to be granted or withdrawn upon the whims of any particular administration nor is the current drive for the self-determination of the people of Texas tied to any particular administration. It is a right as fundamental as the right of freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and freedom of religion. It is a fundamental as the right to keep and bear arms. But as we have seen the assault on all of these other fundamental rights, it is no surprise that the sovereignty of the States and right of self-determination would be likewise assaulted.

Enjoy. Deo Vindice - The Virginian Southron