Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal opened the 2013 legislative session Monday with the surprising news that he was shelving his controversial tax swap plan and asking lawmakers to work with him to eliminate the state's income tax in a way more amenable to Louisiana's residents.
"I listened to what the people of this great state had to say," Jindal said during his speech to the joint session Monday. "I heard them say, 'We do want to get rid of the income tax. We think that's great. But we're also worried you're moving too quickly. And we're not sure your plan is the best way to do it.' "
"Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual." Thomas Jefferson
"Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual." Thomas Jefferson