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gently caress this statequote:About a dozen protesters — most carrying long guns, some masked and one with his mother — lined up outside an Irving mosque on Saturday. They had come from as far away as Hunt County to the green-domed complex. To “Stop the Islamization of America,” as the mother’s hand-drawn sign urged. 
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From as far away as the Dallas 'burbs!
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Nov 22, 2015 09:49
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Badger of Basra posted:Lloyd Doggett and Marc Veasey voted for the republican anti-refugee bill for some reason. Geoff Peterson posted: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. fade5 fucked around with this message at 19:14 on Nov 22, 2015 |
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Nov 22, 2015 18:51
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lol imagine a bunch of Muslims with guns "protesting" in front of a church and what the reaction would be.
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Nov 22, 2015 19:08
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Days since Texas has embarrassed itself on a national scale:
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Nov 22, 2015 19:27
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Goddamnit. Also, as gun-nut as Texas is, DFW seems to be even more gun-nut than that. What is wrong with the goddamned metroplex?
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Nov 22, 2015 20:46
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e_angst posted:Goddamnit. Also, as gun-nut as Texas is, DFW seems to be even more gun-nut than that. What is wrong with the goddamned metroplex? Not only is DFW ultra-gun-nut, it's also ultra-religious. Worst combination ever.
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Nov 22, 2015 21:39
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e_angst posted:Goddamnit. Also, as gun-nut as Texas is, DFW seems to be even more gun-nut than that. What is wrong with the goddamned metroplex?  Not all him but, he's bug-hosed crazy. edit: it's Kory Watkins for anyone wondering
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fade5 posted:Still kinda disappointed in Doggett for this, he's supposed to be cooler than that. Here is why he voted that way (in his words) http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/31365/guest-post-rep-doggetts-expanded-comments-on-syrian-refugees
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Nov 23, 2015 00:17
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radical meme posted:
What the gently caress does anyone need that kind of drum magazine for??? For fucks sake.
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Jiro posted:What the gently caress does anyone need that kind of drum magazine for??? For fucks sake. People with OCD need something that's guaranteed to consistently jam.
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Nov 23, 2015 06:10
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Because nothing looks more American than intimidating your neighbors for their religion. 2nd Amendment is the new 1st Amendment
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Nov 23, 2015 18:21
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Reminder that Kory Watkins and co. actually won this session so expect them back in Austin threatening lawmakers next year as well.
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Nov 23, 2015 18:22
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zoux posted:Reminder that Kory Watkins and co. actually won this session so expect them back in Austin threatening lawmakers next year as well. Jesus loving Christ.
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Nov 23, 2015 18:23
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I don't know how the state of Texas is currently betraying our forefathers by restricting gun ownership or access to ???? but I'm sure we'll all find out.
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zoux posted:I don't know how the state of Texas is currently betraying our forefathers by restricting gun ownership or access to ???? but I'm sure we'll all find out. By not allowing citizens to threaten public officials apparently.
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Nov 23, 2015 18:26
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I'm legitimately scared about open carry. I don't want to be around people carrying guns around at the grocery store. 
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smoobles posted:I'm legitimately scared about open carry. I don't want to be around people carrying guns around at the grocery store. Luckily nothing really changed. They are now just allowed to carry handguns around in addition to assault rifles. I'd be surprised if there are even a thousand people that open carry every day.
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smoobles posted:I'm legitimately scared about open carry. I don't want to be around people carrying guns around at the grocery store. I've seen soldiers carrying assault rifles in grocery stores in Mexico. It is very disturbing, and if that happens in the states I'll fight the government to get back my America. 
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Nonsense posted:I've seen soldiers carrying assault rifles in grocery stores in Mexico. It is very disturbing, and if that happens in the states I'll fight the government to get back my America. Eh, soldiers carrying assault rifles wouldn't bother me that much. They are soldiers. Regular citizens, on the other hand? gently caress that poo poo.
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zoux posted:Reminder that Kory Watkins and co. actually won this session so expect them back in Austin threatening lawmakers next year as well. Well, Watkins didn't really win in the last session. Basically, he wanted a completely free open carry (which his group calls "constitutional carry"), where anyone can carry any type of gun they want openly everywhere. (Everyone can already carry a long-guns openly, because hunting.) The legislator went and legalized open carry of handguns for anyone with a conceal-carry permit. This was a shrewd political move, because most of the statewide gun-nuts are perfectly happy with that, and it's a thumb in Kory Watkins' eye. (Many legislators were tremendously pissed off at the way his group was carrying out their lobbying.) Basically, Kory Watkins wants to be able to pack a pistol, but he has a criminal record and that keeps him from getting a conceal-carry permit. So trying to get "constitutional carry" passed was his way to get around that and allow him to carry his pistol as long as it isn't concealed. Now that's not going to happen, and his position is a whole lot weaker to try and get "constitutional carry" passed in the next session (because 95% of the gun nuts now have everything they want).
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enraged_camel posted:Eh, soldiers carrying assault rifles wouldn't bother me that much. They are soldiers. Yeah and I'm not even sure it would be peak Texas, we'd outdo ourselves within a few months.
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Nov 23, 2015 21:36
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enraged_camel posted:Eh, soldiers carrying assault rifles wouldn't bother me that much. They are soldiers. Literally no one who wants soldiers carrying in public has had to spend any time around soldiers.
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go3 posted:Literally no one who wants soldiers carrying in public has had to spend any time around soldiers. I'm from Turkey, where that is a common sight, so you're wrong. Thanks for trying though!
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Nov 24, 2015 00:51
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CommieGIR posted:By not allowing citizens to threaten public officials apparently. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Archive_War
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go3 posted:Literally no one who wants soldiers carrying in public has had to spend any time around soldiers. Gonna go out on a limb and bet the rules about carrying rifles on a base are fairly tough, whereas on civilian turf it's a free for all.
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e_angst posted:Watkins stuff Well now that we got guns in school those kids are going to need basic marksmanship skills so...
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Texas is taking another step into cartoon villainy and threatening to sue the nonprofit organization that resettles Syrian refugees if they send any to Texas.
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PostNouveau posted:Texas is taking another step into cartoon villainy and threatening to sue the nonprofit organization that resettles Syrian refugees if they send any to Texas. Sue them for what?
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Badger of Basra posted:Sue them for what? If you read the letter it's literally threatening to sue them for not going along with Abbott's unilateral action of "hey let's just stop taking refugees" which has no legal basis at the moment.
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Badger of Basra posted:Sue them for what? I've no idea. I don't think Texas has any laws against bringing refugees into the state.
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We're about to find out because the first Syrian refugees since Abbott's "order" are coming to Dallas on Friday
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No Safe Word posted:If you read the letter it's literally threatening to sue them for not going along with Abbott's unilateral action of "hey let's just stop taking refugees" which has no legal basis at the moment. I guess Abbott's takeaway from being Attorney General was "hey, frivolous lawsuits and lawsuit threats do have a chilling effect!"
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zoux posted:We're about to find out because the first Syrian refugees since Abbott's "order" are coming to Dallas on Friday When I put my ear to the ground I can hear the furious stamping tantrums across the state. .
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zoux posted:We're about to find out because the first Syrian refugees since Abbott's "order" are coming to Dallas on Friday I'm kind of surprised they're announcing this, because I would be terrified of this refugee I'm trying to help being confronted with an angry mob as he leaves the airport.
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Badger of Basra posted:I'm kind of surprised they're announcing this, because I would be terrified of this refugee I'm trying to help being confronted with an angry mob as he leaves the airport. I guess you don't want to create a perception that you're trying to sneak people into anywhere? I'm sure they're preparing to deal with mobs with more security. Well, I hope they are.
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BTW George and Laura prefer corn tortillas to flour. http://www.texasmonthly.com/food/corn-or-flour/
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What are the best corn ones out there for your average shopper? I love HEB's Butter Tortillas, but I should branch out. They just so tasty and mmmmmm 
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Roumba posted:What are the best corn ones out there for your average shopper? I love HEB's Butter Tortillas, but I should branch out. HEB corn tortillas, duh. Also, Abbott has decided to sue: http://www.texastribune.org/2015/12/02/texas-sues-feds-over-syrian-refugees/ Apparently Texas was not sufficiently consulted about these refugees.
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