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It should rattle anyone who lives in a democracy and who likes their way of life random thoughts Send a noteboard - 28/04/2010 11:15:18 PM
Texas has one of the best economies in the country. We have lots of high tech and good paying jobs with a moderate cost of living. The value of my house dipped maybe 2% but now is higher then it was three years ago and they are still building new houses. The construction company my wife works for on saw a slight dip during the recession and now they are growing again. Taxes are low we have good schools. Our schools significantly out perform California’s even though we have similar demographics and they spend more per child then we do.

It is also a good place to live. Look at the recent story where I guy was left to die in the streets of New York. That doesn’t happen here, I guy attacked a killed a man in restaurant a few days ago and the people in restaurant chased him down and held until the police arrived. The state has it own history and culture, it as its own style of food and it even has its own music. Hollywood and east coast liberal journalist have created a distorted idea what Texas is like but it is unique. Watch Whip It that is more Texas then most movies you can watch.

In 3 years all of that will probably be changed completely. What happened to California will happen here and the state will be pushed further and further to left as taxes rise and school performance drops. Business will start leave and as things get worse people will demand more and more help which only raise taxes and maker matters worse. I will be very old by then and I will have to move to Montana which is very cold. That is going to suck because I hate the cold.
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The Arizona immigration bill thingy - 26/04/2010 12:57:20 AM 2135 Views
what do you expect from one of the last states to accept MLK day? - 26/04/2010 01:19:03 AM 1235 Views
Yes, well, at least you are in the 27% of Americans that have a Passport. - 26/04/2010 01:48:44 AM 1045 Views
Such a wrongheaded law. - 26/04/2010 02:25:10 AM 949 Views
A lot of stuff makes me go "whuh?" legally. - 26/04/2010 03:38:12 AM 830 Views
Sounds like apartheid in SA... - 26/04/2010 02:36:52 AM 991 Views
As bad as the law is, that's an ignorant statement. *NM* - 26/04/2010 02:38:16 AM 460 Views
Re: Sounds like apartheid in SA... - 26/04/2010 05:13:17 AM 1101 Views
It shows that Arizona is already lost - 26/04/2010 03:09:24 AM 987 Views
Looks like no one knows how bad it is along the border - 26/04/2010 06:19:24 AM 940 Views
Oh please! The immigration and drug problems don't justify bad legislation. - 26/04/2010 07:02:54 AM 956 Views
I do. - 26/04/2010 07:11:10 AM 1118 Views
Re: I do. - 26/04/2010 07:45:21 AM 951 Views
Yeah, I saw an interview with a former U.S. Drug Czar - 26/04/2010 06:35:10 PM 924 Views
Okay, I grew up in Arizona. - 26/04/2010 12:41:21 PM 1143 Views
Re: Looks like no one knows how bad it is along the border - 26/04/2010 03:58:37 PM 1024 Views
looks like somebody doesn't quite get the point - 29/04/2010 06:18:58 AM 1593 Views
Some thoughts - 26/04/2010 06:42:02 AM 1062 Views
I wouldn't worry to much laws like that - 26/04/2010 03:03:16 PM 935 Views
patriot act gives that to any federal law enforcement officer - 29/04/2010 06:13:38 AM 1041 Views
Re: Some thoughts - 26/04/2010 04:04:55 PM 926 Views
Sounds more like a bill to convince people they are doing something than to do something - 26/04/2010 12:43:19 PM 924 Views
What I find interesting about all this... - 26/04/2010 01:06:08 PM 1032 Views
well you see, that IS part of the problem - 26/04/2010 01:13:19 PM 1023 Views
Re: What I find interesting about all this... - 26/04/2010 03:52:09 PM 961 Views
Perhaps I'm wrong, but... - 26/04/2010 01:49:13 PM 922 Views
I don't know about the green cards - 26/04/2010 03:05:49 PM 954 Views
That last point doesn't really make any sense. - 26/04/2010 03:20:19 PM 946 Views
my point was that the punishments for the similar crimes are so different. - 26/04/2010 04:23:08 PM 895 Views
Hey, I think it's an appalling law. - 27/04/2010 02:24:30 PM 1038 Views
Re: Perhaps I'm wrong, but... - 26/04/2010 03:41:47 PM 860 Views
The law will be overturned but it may help to get the federal government off their collective ass - 26/04/2010 02:59:11 PM 1004 Views
The law will most likely not be overturned. - 26/04/2010 03:13:24 PM 936 Views
I meant by the courts - 27/04/2010 03:49:11 PM 839 Views
ah well. that'd be nice, then. *NM* - 27/04/2010 05:14:31 PM 438 Views
It's interesting how this sort of mirrors the Belgian issues. - 26/04/2010 03:34:59 PM 929 Views
the "overrunning" of culture and language is exaggerated, imo - 26/04/2010 04:34:56 PM 953 Views
I think the primary problem - in both cases - is language, yes. - 26/04/2010 04:54:55 PM 970 Views
*shrug* I don't know. I just think that people are way too uptight about the issue - 26/04/2010 05:02:30 PM 894 Views
I agree with you - 26/04/2010 05:26:47 PM 918 Views
that is also true - 26/04/2010 05:44:40 PM 864 Views
There is a difference between assimilating and being assimilated - 27/04/2010 04:09:19 PM 938 Views
the differences really are not that minor - 28/04/2010 06:49:33 PM 959 Views
hmm, see - 28/04/2010 07:10:42 PM 854 Views
I am from San Antonio I have always been able to buy burritos from my neighbors - 28/04/2010 08:28:45 PM 871 Views
mmmm Tamale. - 28/04/2010 08:53:13 PM 892 Views
When I say relatively minor, it's because I'm thinking of those *other* assimilation problems here - 28/04/2010 10:30:04 PM 1160 Views
It should rattle anyone who lives in a democracy and who likes their way of life - 28/04/2010 11:15:18 PM 977 Views
a minor point.... - 29/04/2010 06:30:22 AM 967 Views
I'm going to take a common sense approach on this for a minute - 26/04/2010 09:05:21 PM 1163 Views
Re: I'm going to take a common sense approach on this for a minute - 26/04/2010 11:48:14 PM 1272 Views
you are correct - 29/04/2010 06:39:29 AM 1297 Views
Uhm, how is that "worst" case scenario? - 27/04/2010 01:28:28 PM 926 Views
Worst reasonable case scenario - 28/04/2010 06:48:29 PM 860 Views
Will the will of the people of Arizona be respected? - 27/04/2010 12:12:46 AM 1021 Views
That's funny... - 27/04/2010 01:57:14 AM 1238 Views
echo chamber much? - 27/04/2010 04:14:53 PM 1001 Views
there's also 53% of us who think this will lead to violating civil rights. - 27/04/2010 05:19:29 PM 864 Views
Re: there's also 53% of us who think this will lead to violating civil rights. - 28/04/2010 12:40:42 PM 922 Views
Those incidents are horrible - 28/04/2010 01:07:39 PM 898 Views
Re: That's funny... - 28/04/2010 12:30:41 PM 932 Views
And this law will not give them what they want - 28/04/2010 01:12:50 PM 944 Views
Also, the potential economic consequences of the law could be severe for Arizona. - 27/04/2010 01:03:54 AM 951 Views
now that's just crazy talk. - 27/04/2010 01:58:42 AM 883 Views
activist group liberal group claims it will cost money, what a shocker *NM* - 27/04/2010 04:23:11 PM 400 Views
It will cost money - 27/04/2010 09:16:31 PM 940 Views
but all of that ignores the long term savings - 28/04/2010 03:24:50 PM 870 Views
it's less a matter of american tourism - 28/04/2010 04:06:50 PM 917 Views
if they law is enforced it will decrease the number of illegals who go to Arizona - 28/04/2010 06:35:26 PM 982 Views
I will admit - 28/04/2010 07:01:55 PM 910 Views
there have always been bad cops and there always will be - 28/04/2010 08:53:50 PM 865 Views
I don't see any real long term savings coming from this. - 28/04/2010 10:17:26 PM 970 Views
70% of the people in Arizona support the new law and 30% of the state is Hispanic - 28/04/2010 10:51:08 PM 1129 Views
real science? - 28/04/2010 11:06:13 PM 914 Views
I linked to it further up the thread and you responded - 28/04/2010 11:19:51 PM 897 Views
ah, I think I missed it for some reason - 29/04/2010 12:18:13 AM 964 Views
who has time to read all of this crap *NM* - 29/04/2010 04:26:11 AM 387 Views
I'm familiar with the Rasmussen poll - 28/04/2010 11:31:30 PM 1211 Views
Here's Judge Napolitano's response to this - 27/04/2010 02:19:49 PM 906 Views

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