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that's because they're not free-thinkers. they need to be led, which is why they worship a centralized authority that imposes itself upon the citizenry. they emphasize race by categorizing minorities because they believe minorities are incapable of succeeding on their own.

the best way is to do away with the IRS by going to a single flat tax or a national consumption tax. no IRS, no corrupt IRS officials. file that away under fantasy pipe-dreams.

global warming descends upon us:

running the risk of straying back onto the original topic, surveillance of mobile phones & devices, as well as the proliferation of cameras placed almost everywhere in public (at least they're all over the place here in Austin) is in my opinion, something that everyone should be concerned about. the constitutional right to privacy doesn't end when you walk out your front door. there's very little that gets me as angry as the attitude that says 'if you're not doing anything wrong, then you have nothing to worry about', but more people seem to apathetically accepting that from our public servants all the time. this is one area where I would wholeheartedly support intervention on the part of the ALCU, and would love to see people getting riled up over this.

I'm with you. obviously, the welfare state has lifted these people from victimhood and carried them to the cultural and financial prosperity that all americans so richly deserve. to ween them away from such a successful program is tantamount to reinstituting slavery.

granted, the florida cops have a much smaller jurisdiction and far less server storage capacity, but the general principle of secret warrantless wiretapping seems no different to me.

that pretty much sums up my opinion as well.

http://watchdog.org/131254/local-police-spy/ 'Attempts to keep the practice secret, even from judges, is raising questions as to just how prevalent police spying is within the Sunshine State.'

a better climate for growing weed.

Grayson always made me laugh when I would see footage of him on the house floor. his accusations and rhetoric were always so far over the top that he was often entertaining, in a pathetic sort of way. still, I'm reluctant to simply accept the accusations of violence against his wife & children based on the multitude of other such cases where a troubled relationship spawned false accusations against a man who was guilty of little more than bad judgement. even after being acquitted of domestic violence charges, the stigma unfairly follows many men for the rest of their lives. on the other hand, if he did beat his wife & kids, he's lower than trash and deserves to have to book thrown at him.

if their organizations have tax-exempt status (501c-3, I believe), doesn't that satisfy the legal definition of a religious organization?

it can't be Putin. this guy's got a shirt on.

not even close. and what makes you assume all those Latinos are democrats? and what makes you think all Texas democrats are liberal? you don't know much, and you know even less about Texas.

they're very strong here in Texas. most people in Texas who run for office and have an 'R' after their name know that they have a better chance of winning by emulating Ted Cruz and Rand Paul than emulating John McCain.

they're not losing. the establishment-oriented republicans in Texas have adopted a TEA party-based stand on the issues due to the overwhelmingly conservative/liberatarian nature of the majority of Texas voters. open your eyes. for once, just look, then think, then speak.

not enough of them, apparently.

no, some places are corrupt, some are poorly run, and some are both. some places are neither. I don't know enough about the people in oil-towns in the Dakotas, but I'm reasonably sure they're not all white, I doubt they're all religious, and don't care if they're conservative or not. when the oil is gone, they will go elsewhere. they'll only become like Detroit if local politicians pay them to stay and not work.

no, because they are a corrupt, poorly run economic disaster. remember you described them as such next time anyone is critical of the condition in which Michigan democrats and labor unions have rendered the city.

from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs

which means the phone was expensive.

you make my point for me. you are a waste of time. I mean all modern liberals. socialists without the guts to own up to the fact that they're socialists. the ones that put greater faith in a system of societal control, and no faith at all in the ability of individuals to live a better life on their own. at this point, they're ALL pajama boy, sputtering their smarmy platitudes at the rest of the country as if they actually have a clue. you know, those people.

tens of thousands? is there a list?

I'm not quoting your post for any reason other than it's the most convenient for me at the time. this question has been asked many times in this forum, of Gator and other TEA party detractors posting here. nobody ever gets a straight answer, and the reason for that is simple. they already know the truth, and are doing nothing more than repeating the lies and defamatory accusations foisted upon TEA party voters by the left. the american left has abandoned anything worthwhile that they may have once stood for in favor of consolidated power in the central authority. the establishment republicans are abandoning their principles and sprinting to the left in a pathetic effort to earn any kind of praise they can glean from the major news outlets, who will never have anything good to say about them no matter what. feeling betrayed by their party, many republicans are joining with more liberatarian americans to form a political base built upon the ideals of limited federal authority, states' rights, and individual liberties. the left knows this. by now, anyone paying any attention knows this. individual freedom is anethema to the modern amreican left, who under this administration, is insinuating itself into virtually every aspect of our lives in the name of providing for the needy, but with the intent of complete control. the lefties understand the TEA party just fine. they know that the actuality is that TEA party voters are currently the last bastion of constitutional conservatism that exists as an organization in the country. they use all the same epithetical accusations against TEA partiers as they did against 'Reaganites', neocons, and simple conservatives. they cannot argue substance, because they can't actually admit what their ultimate agenda truly is without copping to the fact that they're nothing more than socialist retreads attempting to sell a soviet-lite bill of goods using the american flag as a backdrop. you will never get a straight, substantive answer out of Gator or any of the rest of them when you challenge their claims against TEA party principles. nobody will. they have nothing that they are capable of answering with except for dodges and straw men. it might be fun from time to time to get under their skin with a little back & forth, but otherwise it's like trying to draw from an empty well.

most of my friends are libs, and they're not stupid. they're naive, idealistic, and continually rail against the injustices of the world, but none of them are anywhere near as moronic as the person who wrote that letter (if indeed it's an actual letter). the 'natural born citizen vs C-section' part almost caused me to strangle from laughter. thanks for sharing that.

nice! you're beating them to their own propaganda!