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Its 42 right now and in the shade still feels pretty cold with these winds.
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It might be 30 degrees, but at least it isn't 30 degrees and also raining like it was yesterday.
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Malleum posted:It might be 30 degrees, but at least it isn't 30 degrees and also raining like it was yesterday. Mega agreedo. I'll take 30 and clear over 45 and raining any day
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My body just can't handle the 70 to 40 jump all at once, it doesn't know what's going on, my sinuses explode, I think "well, at least I can start layering clothing again" but then I start horribly overheating. I need gradual change to acclimate over. I can deal with hot, I can deal with cold, I can't rapidly switch over between the two.
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https://twitter.com/TexasMonthly/status/1190269472080302080 Subway must be banned in Texas
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https://twitter.com/BetoORourke/status/1190380118511902720 Skateboarding into the sunset with a burger in his hand
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Kinda feel bad for Beto, hope he stays involved in politics though.
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It would be cool if he came back and helped run the campaign of the Dem Senate nominee imo
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I wonder what he’ll do now. He doesn’t really have a job.
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bye beto, you wont be missed, you centrist loving loser
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Ogmius815 posted:I wonder what he’ll do now. He doesn’t really have a job. I see some mid-level Texas government position in his future (mayor, state rep, state senator, etc.). If he's lucky, he'll head back to the House.
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https://twitter.com/juliancastro/status/1190386764705419266?s=21 And here’s the happiest man in Texas today
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Run for county commissioner beto
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zoux posted:https://twitter.com/juliancastro/status/1190386764705419266?s=21 Of all the candidates, Castro’s campaign has the most clearly been an audition for some other job. So I’m not sure he cares that much.
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beto's dropping out speech should conclude with "you may all go to hell for i am going to texas" and then he announces another senate run as flying naked renaissance angel babies holding trumpets soar across the sky, heralding his return
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Beto should organize for Battleground Texas or whoever to try and flip the legislature and win local/state races.
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gently caress it he should just run for Senate. I mean, it's not a stupider idea than his run for President. Ahaha actually he should run for TX 21
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Beto should just spend all his time going on TV to attack Mayor Pete, who sucks
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zoux posted:gently caress it he should just run for Senate. I mean, it's not a stupider idea than his run for President. This would be awesome. He’d have my vote. I can’t stand Chip
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The woman would not confirm if her thighs were cramping.
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dalstrs posted:This Google doc has been passed around in my local DSA (FtW) supposed to be from Our Revolution. https://docs.google.com/document/d/10ZC1orYneTO_ufkz5Qgzc9RgOcPUORgIcg2GnFEmVV4/edit Kunabomber posted:There's also the League of Women Voters with a pro and con section for each proposed amendment: these are helpful, thanks
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I looked at the LWV site, isn't the issue with the income tax amendment that it makes it really hard to repeal?
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The amendment increases the unliklihood of the passage of a state income tax in Texas from 99.9% to 99.99%. It's meaningless in practical terms, because the constitution already requires a popular referendum to ratify a statewide income tax. A voter base that is willing to do that already has elected sweeping Democratic majorities to the House and Senate as well as capturing all the statewide offices, so it should be easy to repeal. I'll put it this way, we won't ever get to a point where the reason we don't have a statewide income tax in Texas is this amendment. It's just anti-tax jacking off.
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zoux posted:The amendment increases the unliklihood of the passage of a state income tax in Texas from 99.9% to 99.99%. It's meaningless in practical terms, because the constitution already requires a popular referendum to ratify a statewide income tax. A voter base that is willing to do that already has elected sweeping Democratic majorities to the House and Senate as well as capturing all the statewide offices, so it should be easy to repeal. I think it would cause the legislature to have to vote with some kind of super majority before they could even put it up for a referendum? I am not sure if that is the case now.
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Right, it takes 2/3s of the Legislature to propose a constitutional amendment (or propose the repeal of one) and I'm saying a world in where 51% of the electorate votes for a state income tax in Texas is also is a world in which Democrats have a supermajority in both chambers. Most polling puts around 3/4s of Texans as opposed to a state income tax. https://twitter.com/JamesArkin/status/1191375117361778689 Beto. Senate race. Now. https://twitter.com/emmaplatoff/status/1191379349271961600 hmmm zoux fucked around with this message at 16:39 on Nov 4, 2019 |
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Hell yes we are gonna take your guns means beto cannot run in texas again
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zoux posted:Right, it takes 2/3s of the Legislature to propose a constitutional amendment (or propose the repeal of one) and I'm saying a world in where 51% of the electorate votes for a state income tax in Texas is also is a world in which Democrats have a supermajority in both chambers. I dunno. This doesn’t take gerrymandering into account. As it stands now, it requires a popular referendum which could be achieved by a simple majority. With the amendment it requires a much larger majority, because even with a majority of the electorate the Dems will not have majorities in either chamber, much less supermajorities. This is assuming, of course, thatTexas gets more gerrymandered in 2020, which seems almost a certainty at this point. I still think the amendment is worth opposing strongly because of the damage it could do.
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My position continues to be: none of these proposed amendments are substantial, as always, and they're all gonna pass with 2/3s or more.
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The income tax thing is the red meat boomers need to plaster all over Facebook so they remember to vote
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zoux posted:My position continues to be: none of these proposed amendments are substantial, as always, and they're all gonna pass with 2/3s or more. Im pretty much just voting to keep my streak going.
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I won't be able to vote in this election because Texas's weird month-long waiting period after changing voting addresses but I'm eager to see if turnout hits the double digit mark or if we're going to get 5% again.
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Well only 6 percent of travis county voted during early vote so double digits might be a bridge too far. I would really like to see 9 fail because it is a handout. Why wouldn't you tax something that physically exists and is worth a certain value.
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TropicalCoke posted:Well only 6 percent of travis county voted during early vote so double digits might be a bridge too far. I would really like to see 9 fail because it is a handout. Why wouldn't you tax something that physically exists and is worth a certain value. 4 words Governor Abbott Golden Wheelchair.
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Malleum posted:I won't be able to vote in this election because Texas's weird month-long waiting period after changing voting addresses but I'm eager to see if turnout hits the double digit mark or if we're going to get 5% again. Did you move counties? You should still be able to vote, probably just with your old address.
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Mistaken Frisbee posted:Did you move counties? You should still be able to vote, probably just with your old address. Tarrant to Denton, yeah. Had to actually send for a paper form from the secretary of state, so as far as I am aware I won't be officially allowed to vote until that is properly processed. I could probably have gone with my old address and polling place if I hadn't already mailed the thing a week ago, but I'd rather play it safe and not risk having the Texas Rangers batter down my door to make an example out of me.
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