They are clearly frustrated that the Texas Legislature believes that individual property rights and liberty belong to the people, not local governments.
Their ignorance of the founding of this country is clearly shown in the following quote;
"... years of litigation against the federal government have convinced some leaders that state government is the pinnacle of all governments. A dangerous side effect of this mentality is now a recent increase in lawsuits by the state against cities. To some, state government is supreme, and higher and lower levels of government need to get on board with that concept. As lawsuits by the state against cities increase, so too do bad bills that would harm cities."Any student of American history knows that the states created the federal government through their ratification of the United States of America's Constitution.
Local governments were also created by the states when the state constitutions were ratified by the state governments and/or the people.
Therefore, state government is the "pinnacle of all governments". State governments, through their elected representatives, can eliminate, modify, or add layers of local government within the constraints of their state constitutions.
TML clearly needs remedial instruction on how governments in the United States of America operate and the basis for their authority.
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