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Mister_Worlwide  User ID: 26282771  United States11/29/2012 04:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yes Sir. A meal at Whataburger is always interesting....  Last Edited by Mister_Worldwide on 11/29/2012 04:52 PM There's nothing like Miami's heat.... ...Padre Island, TX does beat it! |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 25658088 United States11/29/2012 04:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You can count AZ in as well. What are the idiots in power thinking. Law abiding US Citizens have bought more guns and ammo every year exponentially every year since 2008. They have got to know that taking away our CONSTITUTIONAL and G-d given right to bear arms is going to backfire like a motherfucker. I believe that most of our military will NOT go along with this, so they will have to bring in foreign troops. That will NOT bode well, since we have more AKs than ALL communist and socialist countries combined right here in the good ole USA. Shalom... |
| s. d. butler User ID: 974819 United States11/29/2012 04:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: s. d. butler So you want 51% to vote away the rights of 49%? People are stupid and a democracy doesn't protect against mob rule. MOB Rule is just a negative title designed to push people away from it. Theres really only 3 ways to handle decision of a large group of humans. Dictatorship- Which branches into many other forms of government but the general idea is the same. True Democracy- You can call this MOB Rule or w/e but the point is the majority decision is king. Current Democracy. A System designed to give people the illusion of power. When in reality the media and Feds generally control the outcome even if they don't rig the votes. Only a fairly public school graduate could come up with this answer. I apologize if it was to layman for you... but please feel welcome to elaborate on your opinion. What would you say is the problem with mob rule? Feel free to use your PHD brain to elaborate I promise it won't give me a headache. I see you are a Ron Paul supporter. Since I am as well I don't care to argue with you. I wish,however, that you would rethink your defense of mob rule. That is not the way to go. Maybe a constitutional republic? |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 28652808 United States11/29/2012 05:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Do Lunch in The Woodlands and get back to me! The Woodlands, Montgomery Country, Texas, a tiny suburb five miles square, about 25 miles north of Houston that looks like it will become the 'Kingdom of Bush' in 2014 when they will be allowed to incorporate and vote in their own city council, in return for a $16 million donation to the City of Houston's 'Renovation Fund'. It is a 'Master Planned Community' that calls itself the 'third most conservative county in the United States', with a median income of $113,243, just 23 miles from George Bush International airport, with a George Bush Park in the center of town. In the last ten years, one third of all the new office space built in Greater Houston, 1.6 million of 4.8 million square feet, has been in The Woodlands, and half of it is owned by Anadarko Petroleum. [link to open.salon.com] |
| WAKEUPAMERICA01 User ID: 1466582 United States11/29/2012 05:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | A democracy is intself Mob Rule where 51% control and regulate the other 49%. A Republic which is what the US started out as goes something like this. We have a election where we want to regulate the water consumption of every house. 51% vote yes and 49% vote no. The 49% still dont have to follow the 51% because it would be unconstitutional and a violation of their rights. Fast forward to present day. You have no rights only privleges and they can be revoked or denied at any time for any reason. WAKE UP AMERICA WAKE UP AMERICA "I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death." Thomas Paine, The American Crisis, No. 1, December 19, 1776 "Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it." Thomas Paine, The American Crisis, No. 4, September 11, 1777 "I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. Already they have raised up a monied aristocracy that has set the government at defiance. The issuing power (of money) should be taken away from the banks and restored to the people to whom it properly belongs." -- Thomas Jefferson, U.S. President. "A majority of the people of the United States have lived all of their lives under emergency rule. For 40 years, [79 years now in 2012] freedoms and governmental procedures guaranteed by the Constitution have in varying degrees been abridged by laws brought into force by statutes of national emergency." |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 24760791  Thailand11/29/2012 05:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It has all been usurped by criminals now. The Republic is dead. |
| XSlyOneX (OP) User ID: 1446631 United States11/29/2012 05:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: XSlyOneX MOB Rule is just a negative title designed to push people away from it. Theres really only 3 ways to handle decision of a large group of humans. Dictatorship- Which branches into many other forms of government but the general idea is the same. True Democracy- You can call this MOB Rule or w/e but the point is the majority decision is king. Current Democracy. A System designed to give people the illusion of power. When in reality the media and Feds generally control the outcome even if they don't rig the votes. Only a fairly public school graduate could come up with this answer. I apologize if it was to layman for you... but please feel welcome to elaborate on your opinion. What would you say is the problem with mob rule? Feel free to use your PHD brain to elaborate I promise it won't give me a headache. I see you are a Ron Paul supporter. Since I am as well I don't care to argue with you. I wish,however, that you would rethink your defense of mob rule. That is not the way to go. Maybe a constitutional republic? Let me clarify what I really want is the State to be in charge of everything except National Security and Foreign Policy. Meaning I want majority votes for everything in question that the fed currently rules over. Example would be taxes, medical insurance, drug legalizing, Gay marriage, abortion and pretty much all "Pressing" issues that shouldn't be delegated on a nationwide scale. I honestly can see the problems with MOD Rule but it doesn't mean what we are currently doing is any better. Ron Paul or Bust |
| XSlyOneX (OP) User ID: 1446631 United States11/29/2012 05:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Do Lunch in The Woodlands and get back to me! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 28652808 The Woodlands, Montgomery Country, Texas, a tiny suburb five miles square, about 25 miles north of Houston that looks like it will become the 'Kingdom of Bush' in 2014 when they will be allowed to incorporate and vote in their own city council, in return for a $16 million donation to the City of Houston's 'Renovation Fund'. It is a 'Master Planned Community' that calls itself the 'third most conservative county in the United States', with a median income of $113,243, just 23 miles from George Bush International airport, with a George Bush Park in the center of town. In the last ten years, one third of all the new office space built in Greater Houston, 1.6 million of 4.8 million square feet, has been in The Woodlands, and half of it is owned by Anadarko Petroleum. [link to open.salon.com] I've been to the woodlands. Nice people but a little prude. However for all their arrogance they are hella good at music and organization. Their economy is booming and their people are pretty happy. The cost of living is actually relatively low as well... That being said I wouldn't want to live their because we are of different breed but I don't have much against them. Ron Paul or Bust |
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| Desert Fox User ID: 8786935 United States11/29/2012 05:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I will just say this that certain counties in eastern Oklahoma even have things organizing at the sheriff dept level preparing for the fight with DC. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 28614102 It's much bigger than what is reported. Peace out man!  :TOMABANEFOX: It's more humane this way ya know, or burn on totem pole. Choice is yours. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 27879171 United States11/29/2012 05:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| KenTX2011 User ID: 26295520 United States11/29/2012 05:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Video Reference for today's overheard conversation during my lunch. Quoting: XSlyOneX EDIT: A Video a commenter on here showed me. Seemed very on the spot. I love going out to eat here in Texas. We have a ridiculously high selection of restaurants to choose from so I have the luxury of most time being able to eat at a place I've never eaten before. That being said I must say the chatter I've picked up through the last month or so have been in one word... INSANE! Everyone and I mean EVERYONE is talking about how they can't stand what our government has become. Yes Obama is a big part of it but it's more than that now. They say it's the entire system practically! Today I overheard a big group of people talking about the newly signed UN treaty banning guns. They were talking about what they would do if someone ever came to take theirs away and it wasn't pretty... I just want to say this now... NO one is going to accept that here... This leads me to wonder... Is this planned?... I can't imagine our government wouldn't know the reaction of the people if they were to try and do a gun ban... This makes me curious that what if they are trying on purpose to piss the country off into a violent confrontation? I honestly don't know what the benefit of that would be but they can't surely be so stupid to think that half the country would rather die than lose their defensive tools? I don't really know a solution to either side but I'm telling this chatter is not just small talk. These people are dead serious about this and everyone is getting grouped up on the same idea. I heard many heres heres in response to this groups conversation. Remember I usually go to a new restaurant everytime so it's not the same people I'm hearing this from it seems to be everyone around here. Has anyone else heard from the general population talk like this? Weird isn't it... did you ever think that a "normal" conversation with people would be about guns and arming themselves? I live in the DFW area, and there are alot of conversations of people saying that they WILL NOT peacebly give up their guns here. They would use them to enforce our constitutional rights against this government. Alot of people here in Texas are talking about it...and think about it... there was a recent report on here and other sites stating that Black Friday Gun sales were so abundant that it crashed the FBI data base twice in the same day. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 28705940  Turkey11/29/2012 05:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I apologize if it was to layman for you... but please feel welcome to elaborate on your opinion. What would you say is the problem with mob rule? Feel free to use your PHD brain to elaborate I promise it won't give me a headache. I see you are a Ron Paul supporter. Since I am as well I don't care to argue with you. I wish,however, that you would rethink your defense of mob rule. That is not the way to go. Maybe a constitutional republic? Let me clarify what I really want is the State to be in charge of everything except National Security and Foreign Policy. Meaning I want majority votes for everything in question that the fed currently rules over. Example would be taxes, medical insurance, drug legalizing, Gay marriage, abortion and pretty much all "Pressing" issues that shouldn't be delegated on a nationwide scale. I honestly can see the problems with MOD Rule but it doesn't mean what we are currently doing is any better. Although not a direct-vote system, Hong Kong has an autonomous agreement with China for self-rule in all areas except National Security and Foreign Policy. So sadly, in a sense, China has a deal with Hong Kong that's better than the deal that the US states have with their federal central government. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 5370998 United States11/29/2012 05:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 11946116 United States11/29/2012 05:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No one is going to try to TAKE your guns. They may restrict new manufacturing or sales, but no one is going to go door to door to get your guns. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 22411639 And why would they? Do you really think the federal gov't is afraid of its citizens with firearms? Think again. What could all those Texans do with their guns against the gov't? Oh, that's right--die. But the gov't isn't going to go after guns if they want to oppress people. They'll simply shut off the water, the electricity, put some drones over your property and wait you out. Or just send in tanks to crush you. Texans are so full of self importance. We're Texans!! Everybody LOOK!!! We have guns and we gonna fight the federal gubmin! No. Get real. Perhaps in 1789 people armed with muskets could fight off other people with muskets, but in 2012 AR-15s won't stand a chance against F-16s, Predator Drones, and M1 Abrams tanks. The only way gov't tyranny will be fought is by patriots on the inside and computer hackers and massive peaceful nonviolent resistance. Forget about the guns, except maybe to fend off mutant mauraders. Yes send tanks to the farms and suburbs... Brilliant PR move... Your truly arrogant. no he/she is just a agenda driven liberal...and no thats not a political statement.. Yes send tanks to the farms and suburbs... Brilliant PR move... Your truly arrogant. I beg to differ with this statement: that's exactly what Mr. Janet did in a little town called Waco, Texas. killed innocent women and children. that was straight up reno/atf tanks and firebombs. the local constabulary were told to stand down. was this slaughter of innocents to send a message? ps. while I know nothing of the values at the country compound, I defend their rights to a retreat as much as I do freedom for buddists to have a monastery here. |
| XSlyOneX (OP) User ID: 1446631 United States11/29/2012 05:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 28723561 United States11/29/2012 05:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | That settles it I'm moving to the Great state of Texas Quoting: Anonymous Coward 20675367 Warm weather and people who believe in the 2nd Amendment!!  dont move to austin! Yup Austin is a bunch of pussy pinko communist yuppies I am anxious to get back to Texas myself, but not to the big city. Whats a good town between Houston and Austin to retire to? |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 11946116 United States11/29/2012 05:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | That settles it I'm moving to the Great state of Texas Quoting: Anonymous Coward 20675367 Warm weather and people who believe in the 2nd Amendment!! dont move to austin! Yup Austin is a bunch of pussy pinko communist yuppies clearly, you've never spent anytime in the suburbs of austin. Lakeway, Lake Travis, Bee Caves. very conservative. and hey, even in south Austin you can find every flavor of politics. isn't that what's great and colorful about a republic? |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 28705940 Turkey11/29/2012 05:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | That settles it I'm moving to the Great state of Texas Quoting: Anonymous Coward 20675367 Warm weather and people who believe in the 2nd Amendment!! dont move to austin! Yup Austin is a bunch of pussy pinko communist yuppies I am anxious to get back to Texas myself, but not to the big city. Whats a good town between Houston and Austin to retire to? New Braunfels? |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 8668963 United States11/29/2012 05:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | That settles it I'm moving to the Great state of Texas Quoting: Anonymous Coward 20675367 Warm weather and people who believe in the 2nd Amendment!! dont move to austin! Yup Austin is a bunch of pussy pinko communist yuppies I am anxious to get back to Texas myself, but not to the big city. Whats a good town between Houston and Austin to retire to? Brenham -Home of Blue Bell Ice Cream |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 28614102 United States11/29/2012 05:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | That settles it I'm moving to the Great state of Texas Quoting: Anonymous Coward 20675367 Warm weather and people who believe in the 2nd Amendment!! dont move to austin! Yup Austin is a bunch of pussy pinko communist yuppies clearly, you've never spent anytime in the suburbs of austin. Lakeway, Lake Travis, Bee Caves. very conservative. and hey, even in south Austin you can find every flavor of politics. isn't that what's great and colorful about a republic? No room for ANY libtards in Texas or Oklahoma for that matter. |
| Desert Fox User ID: 8786935 United States11/29/2012 05:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am anxious to get back to Texas myself, but not to the big city. Whats a good town between Houston and Austin to retire to? Brenham -Home of Blue Bell Ice Cream Nice small town indeed. :TOMABANEFOX: It's more humane this way ya know, or burn on totem pole. Choice is yours. |
| Desert Fox User ID: 8786935 United States11/29/2012 05:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | clearly, you've never spent anytime in the suburbs of austin. Lakeway, Lake Travis, Bee Caves. very conservative. and hey, even in south Austin you can find every flavor of politics. isn't that what's great and colorful about a republic? No room for ANY libtards in Texas or Oklahoma for that matter. Amen brother. :TOMABANEFOX: It's more humane this way ya know, or burn on totem pole. Choice is yours. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 169265 United States11/29/2012 06:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 28739958 United States11/29/2012 06:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | clearly, you've never spent anytime in the suburbs of austin. Lakeway, Lake Travis, Bee Caves. very conservative. and hey, even in south Austin you can find every flavor of politics. isn't that what's great and colorful about a republic? No room for ANY libtards in Texas or Oklahoma for that matter. Amen brother. So the assumption is that everyone in Texas is a gun-totin', redneck, beer-drinkin', bible-thumpin' conservative . . . uh, wrong. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 28723561 United States11/29/2012 06:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am anxious to get back to Texas myself, but not to the big city. Whats a good town between Houston and Austin to retire to? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 28723561 New Braunfels? New Braunfels is a bit too close to San Antonio. I have relatives in Houston and Austin, so half way is what I am looking at. Thanks, Brenham sounds perfect will check into it |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 28614102 United States11/29/2012 06:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 11946116 clearly, you've never spent anytime in the suburbs of austin. Lakeway, Lake Travis, Bee Caves. very conservative. and hey, even in south Austin you can find every flavor of politics. isn't that what's great and colorful about a republic? No room for ANY libtards in Texas or Oklahoma for that matter. Amen brother. So the assumption is that everyone in Texas is a gun-totin', redneck, beer-drinkin', bible-thumpin' conservative . . . uh, wrong. True not everyone in Texas is perfect! LMFAO! Libtards will never learn. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1466619  Czechia11/29/2012 07:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Down here in Terlingua everybody is complaining about the direction of government and the chipping away of rights. Nobody is talking smack but you can hear it in the peoples voices how disgusted they are getting with the whole shabang. People are really pissed at all the facial recognition and license plate cameras now installed in literal banks of 20 or more at the border patrol checkpoints. at night border patrol is tailgating with their high beams on following drivers for miles and really pissing people off. it's like an armed camp and people are tired of it. |
