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J.B. Blocker: Governor makes time for kids
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On a cold brisk morning I was early for Tenth Amendment Town Hall Meeting. I thought!
I ended up parking at the back end of the large convention center parking lot and wondered what other events where on-going. The halls were basically empty, but after verifying my media pass I stepped in to a full house.
I say that because of the feeling I got that this is a man I want defending me! As it was, he was there to lead the three panels in to an informative and motivating overview of the 10th Amendment Rights and how the Federal Government was crossing that line.
I don’t know how the other states feel about it, but I’ve grown up with fellow Texans who still believe we could be a pretty good country on our own.
I love being an American, and I’m not talking secession, but really, there is Texas and then there is the rest of the country.
So when Texas Legislators such as Ken Paxton, Brandon Creighton, Wayne Christian, and Linda Harper take the stage along with a dozen local and states rights attorneys. And when the front rows are lined with other elected officials, and when the key note speakers are national headliners, no wonder it was a full house.
I am not sure who the highlight was. Fox News correspondent and author Judge Andrew Napolitano was invigorating with his bold confident approach to the purpose of the 10th Amendment and how the federal government has stepped over that clearly defined line.
Our Governor, Rick Perry, always talks to a Texas audience with the voice of a Texan first. I have attended a dozen appearances and have always felt like he has raised the bar. If you want to hear passion on an issue, listen to a home grown farm boy tell you what’s what.
My highlights were in watching the audience responses, hearing informative questions and direct answers, and the children.
There were dozens of children in attendance. Some dressed like they would one day be on a stage themselves, all of them attentive and well behaved, and many times they responded to the speakers like some one who hears it and gets it. I was impressed.
Here are a few of these young Texans who deserve being noticed for good behavior.
Elisabeth, Samuel, and Susanna Wesson came from Greenville, Texas, to see the governor, but they got a lesson in history to go along with it.
Haleigh and Hannah Cox attend Campbell Christian and live in Carrollton. This was for History class credits, but the girls have attended several Tea Party events with mom Layne and grandmother Connie Wilson.
Chandler Davis came to hear his grandfather Robert Flournoy speak on Nullification and what it means. I don’t have the room to splain. What Chandler got for a bonus was one-on-one time with the Gov.
I can think of several friends who will wish they had taken their kiddos. I wish my grandchildren could have been there even if I wasn’t a speaker. I would like to see more children. I am sure that it make for more politically responsible parents.
Here’s to the kids that made their local paper for being politically interested.
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