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It's still my go-to bathroom reader. It only gets really obnoxious when they do the annual superlawyer bullshit and there's 150 pages of law firm ads.
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Abbott has said he will not allow Syrian refugees to resettle in Texas because scary muslims!!! Ted Cruz has also said we should only accept Christian refugees. http://www.texastribune.org/2015/11/16/texas-block-syrian-refugee-resettlement-abbott-say/ quote:"Given the tragic attacks in Paris and the threats we have already seen, Texas cannot participate in any program that will result in Syrian refugees — any one of whom could be connected to terrorism — being resettled in Texas," Abbott wrote in a letter to President Barack Obama.
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Nov 16, 2015 18:09
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I know it won't stop him but I'm 100% positive that's not his call
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Nov 16, 2015 18:11
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I don't know if he can stop them from living here but he directed the state refugee support services not to help them or something.
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Nov 16, 2015 18:13
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All the Republican Governors are taking this opportunity to inject themselves into the War on Terror.
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Nov 16, 2015 18:17
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Badger of Basra posted:I don't know if he can stop them from living here but he directed the state refugee support services not to help them or something. I'm not sure that's legal either, but Texas is pretty good at "oh, you think we're illegally discriminating? prove it in court  "
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Nov 16, 2015 18:18
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Do refugees have constitutional rights? Genuine question, I don't know anything about refugee law other then that we're obligated to take some.
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Nov 16, 2015 18:19
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Yea again I'm sure it won't stop him but I'm pretty sure he can't just say 'well then I'll tell the people in charge of carrying out a federal decision not to do it' either. e: I don't think they have constitutional rights but I'm pretty sure we have a set of rules for treatment of them and all that's basically 'don't gently caress with the people fleeing genocide and poo poo, you idiots'.
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Nov 16, 2015 18:19
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Constitutional rights were not a citizens only thing last I looked.
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Nov 16, 2015 18:46
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Yeah, but clearly the LORD was talking about Greg Abbott, everybody else can get hosed.
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Nov 16, 2015 18:53
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The Lord dropped a loving tree on Greg Abbott though.
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Nov 16, 2015 18:56
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 His birthday was on Friday, I bet y'all didn't get him anything.
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Nov 16, 2015 18:57
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zoux posted:
ISIS gave him a huge gift so I figured I didn't have to.
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Nov 16, 2015 18:59
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zoux posted:
No,but now I get to tell my brother he shares a birthday with a horrible person.
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Nov 16, 2015 19:00
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Yeah constitutional rights are for everyone, we all have the right to a speedy and fair trial and whatever else have you. It's a shame it's that way... Cause I want to take abbots right to speak.
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Killer-of-Lawyers posted:Cause I want to take abbots right to speak. So say we all.
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AVeryLargeRadish posted:Constitutional rights were not a citizens only thing last I looked. You haven't read the drone memos then.
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duz posted:You haven't read the drone memos then. Constitutional rights apply based on territory, last I looked drone strikes were happening outside of US territory.
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Nov 16, 2015 20:26
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Badger of Basra posted:Abbott has said he will not allow Syrian refugees to resettle in Texas because scary muslims!!! Ted Cruz has also said we should only accept Christian refugees. Of course, the terrible punchline to this joke is that the goal of the group responsible for Paris was to sow distrust and bigotry against Muslims so that refugees and local Muslims can be radicalized. Good job Abbott, you're helping the terrorists. 
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smoobles posted:The Lord dropped a loving tree on Greg Abbott though. Lord needs to work on his aim.
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Nov 17, 2015 06:41
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Spacebump posted:I've always thought of Houston as liberal leaning but how did HERO lose so badly in a liberal leaning city? Because a referendum on making tumblr.txt into law was unpopular. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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All I know is that this poo poo is making Facebook insufferable to the point where I'm thinking of deactivating my account again. All of a sudden, tons of people seem to care about homeless veterans now when they never did before.
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Nov 17, 2015 12:23
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What do homeless veterans have to do with Syrian refugees?
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zoux posted:What do homeless veterans have to do with Syrian refugees? "Why do anything for the latter when we still have the former", basically.
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zoux posted:What do homeless veterans have to do with Syrian refugees? The idea being we should be taking care of homeless vets instead of worrying about refugees.
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zoux posted:What do homeless veterans have to do with Syrian refugees? They are a convenient group to say "Instead of doing X, we should be doing Y" with. x= helping Syrians y= helping vets.
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blue squares posted:They are a convenient group to say "Instead of doing X, we should be doing Y" with. "Ok let's do Y then" "Government's already too big"
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Nov 17, 2015 15:29
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Good article about how Abbott so far is notable for chasing headlines.
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Nov 18, 2015 18:12
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Abbott is like that one relative you have on Facebook who buys into whatever wingnut memes pop up on his dashboard and will then tune out anything contradictory no matter what.
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If anyone is looking for ways to donate or volunteer for refugee services in Texas, I found this site: http://www.rstx.org/ gently caress Greg Abbott.
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Nov 18, 2015 21:53
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Also a rally at the Governor's Mansion on Sunday at noon for any Austinites.
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Nov 18, 2015 22:06
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The Houston mayor race is loving insane. Apparently Bell endorsed King who's now saying he'll bring HERO back to a vote and Turner is getting King's old crazy endorsements saying 'eh the people have voted though'.
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Nov 19, 2015 06:30
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I have no loving clue what bell was doing. I saw someone razor blading his bumper sticker off their car this morning. Like, bell was the choice for the people who wanted to register a further progressive choice from Turner, and now he's endorsing King? Is it just a case of something having snapped and he's just a complete sellout? Does he just loving hate Turner or something?
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Nov 19, 2015 19:31
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Houston politics are all hosed up man.
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Nov 19, 2015 19:34
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Oh boy, Fox knows their next fear-cycle to gin up. Syrian refugees invading through Texas!quote:Testing the gates? Syrians nabbed south of the border stoke terror fears
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e_angst posted:Oh boy, Fox knows their next fear-cycle to gin up. Syrian refugees invading through Texas! Oh no! Students and families looking for safety! Truly this is the greatest threat America has ever faced.
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Literally the only way to get refugee status is to show up at the US boarder. I have 2 cousins who did it from through Mexico. 2 years ago when they did it not only did they take them and their families into custody ( 2 wives and 3 underaged kids total) they also took my dad (a US citizen for at least 30 years) and my other cousin, their brother (Also a US citizen with children) into custody. They let my dad and cousin go after 12-24 hours. They kept my cousins for a month or 2 (they did let there families go stay with my parents after a couple days) I can't imagine how hard it is to get here without help from someone who is already here. Also knowing that all this bullshit only hurts Syrians while giving ISIS what they want and not making us safer literally makes me sick. We should all be putting Syrian flags on our FB pictures. Everyday there is like that one day in Paris.
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Lloyd Doggett and Marc Veasey voted for the republican anti-refugee bill for some reason.
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Badger of Basra posted:Lloyd Doggett and Marc Veasey voted for the republican anti-refugee bill for some reason. It was very clearly unwhipped-suggesting the Dems know it'll die in the Senate-without requiring any vote that could be used against them later. For reference, it was such a nonissue that Muslim MN rep Keith Ellison flew home instead of delaying his trip to vote. Unlikely to face a challenge from the left over these votes ("I'm not denying entry! Just insisting on proper security to keep us safe!") But it may help them in their next general. It's still cowardly, of course, but the media has overhyped the nonsymbolic importance.
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