yep, it never happens. the republicans are trolling you.

Mississippi NAACP leader sent to prison for 10 counts of voter fraud | The Daily Caller

I am not sure what your point is in posting all of these articles, unless there is a new law which requires you to show proof of ID while mailing in your absentee ballot.

Yes, there is documented election fraud. How will those new ID laws stop this election fraud? It won't? Then what is the point again?

because this is what I like to do?


Just as Savington rightly feels strongly that one shouldn't have to even pay $0.00000000000000000000001 to poll, I want 100% of the votes to be legitmate.

Fair enough. I forgot about the "cause I'm the admin" reason.

Though for someone who isn't a fan of bigger government, I am having a hard time understanding why you want more laws that won't actually solve any of our current problems.

because im pro-choice.

Texas trying to redeem itself?

Texas raises speed limit to 85 mph: Other states could, too

I was under the impression that the speed limit was 90mph in some areas in west Texas. Maybe I was mistaken and it was only 80?

Just 80. What I am happy about is I45 has been bumped up from 70 to 75 from Houston to Dallas. Actually, many of the major highways have received the bump.

Having a hard time feeling bad about someone who is too lazy/stupid/fucked up to have any sort of ID at al being unable to vote.

Come to think of it, if it were not so flawed in actual practice, a test of cognitive abilities pre-vote would probably be very helpful. If someone cannot handle the processing of say 3 pieces of info into a conclusion within 5 minutes maybe they are too drunk/stupid/dead/ficticious to vote.

I'd like to think my voting is as important as my morning commute. Generally people would take issue with my hoovering down 7 or 8 drinks before driving to work at 117 MPH steering with my knees and without my glasses. They should take issue with me voting in a similar condition as well.

Just saying.

Texas schools punish students who refuse to be tracked with microchips — RT

speaking of voting:

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I had a teacher tell me I would not be allowed to vote because I did not have the proper voter ID," Hernandez told WND. "I had my old student ID card which they originally told us would be good for the entire four years we were in school. He said I needed the new ID with the chip in order to vote.

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Wow. That's nuts. We had to wear lanyards with our ID's at my highschool and it was the same deal; a lot of kids refused to wear them. I'd feel the same way now, probably even more so; because of the RFID chips.

The irony is probably these same students refusing to be "tracked" go and "check-in" on Facebook 100 times a day, post their location all over Twitter and other websites, etc. These same kids will carry a cell phone with tracking capabilities and even willingly participate in apps that track your location constantly. But at school, they don't want to wear a card with a chip in it because it invades their privacy.

Force vs. choice.

Not as shocking, as it happened in Austin:

Woman Blocked From Voting Over 'Bible' T-Shirt

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TX, you are not great.

So cameras are okay but the passice chip is not? Come on, lol.

what the hell do you need cameras and chips on students for?


you better repent for those comments or God will cut you down.

Neither is acceptable, but the camera is an infringement. The chip is not because it's passive and not a tracking device.

Which god?

the chip emitts a signal 24/7 and is being tracked.

Is it powered or not? Is it broadcasting a signal? I don't think kids should have it, but these people should go after the cameras first, rather than the passive chip.

why you guys so facist?

Be sure to wave to "Hans Grosse" as you enter camp Buchenwald.

dude, i loved that game.

Holy cow Texas schools are F’d up. The whole state seems to be filled with Right wing extremists and evangelical crackpots. Preaching that they are for freedom while they want to micromanage every little move and behavior everybody has. The focus in school seems to be teaching what they think you should think rather than to think for yourself. The public school system is more focused on being an indoctrination factory than expanding the ability to learn question and create. Sadly the private schools and the home schooled are typically even worse. It was a culture shock for me.

Sadly I have to say I went to school in Arlington Texas my senior year. It seemed so bizarre to my how obsessed they were with dress code even. They banned specifically Dr Martin boots. Apparently they thought only skinheads wore them.

Ah yes, the Doc Martin ban. I remember those days.

I recommend a holy water hycolonic to all religious folk in the great nation of Texas.

Tesla Unable to Sell Directly to Consumers in Texas | AutoGuide.com News

FAIL!

Someone explain to me what is going on with Tesla being unable to sell cars? There is a trade group (auto dealers association) that has managed to get legislation in some (most?) states that prohibits the factory from selling direct?

So if Tesla wants to sell cars in those states, it must do... what?

Pay off some Texas politicians.

Tesla would have to use licensed dealers in the states that prohibit it from selling directly to its customers. Tesla is not going to do this so they just don't in those states.

There are no less than 5 Teslas in the parking garage of my office...

Texas is flush with cash. If people here want Teslas, they'll get them.

And Texas looses out on all of the taxes and jobs that they could have had if they just let Tesla in the state.

Oh I agree that it's a stupid policy. Almost like a union is keeping them out (surprising, because that's very un-Texas).

TX still gets its 3.6% tax on the vehicle when it is retitled.

Previous comment was merely to say that Tesla isn't really pulling out of Texas. In fact there's a Tesla "dealer" in the buildy next door to me. It's just not a dealer in the traditional sense, no test drives, etc. Tesla is still making plenty of Texas sales though.

I am just glad that Tesla is not backing down and falling in line. One of the big reasons for their success has been the fact that they moved away from the traditional dealer type business model. Cuts out the middle man and increases their profits while allowing them to keep the experience feeling exclusive with every car made to spec.

And I'd also point to the fact that their build quality is superb.

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That's the teaser intro. I haven't had a chance to digest this one; I'm sure there is some nuance, but it seems pretty disappointing on the surface.

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