To my friends back in Europe, Texas seems really foreign. A whole different world.
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People legally carry guns around with them here in Amerca. In fact on the rock collecting field trip I went on this weekend, of the 10 poeople who went on the trip three people (two men and one woman) were packing large bore hand guns.
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Many, many people in the USA don't have health insurance or access to the health care system. Not illegal aliens, but American Citizens. This seems completely brutal and irrational to a great many people around the world. America spends more money on health care per person than any country in the world, but gets fairly poor results. It would seem reasonable that the legislators would look around to our allied countries and try to learn if there are other ways of doing this which are more effective and efficient. But NO, the Americans are convinced that they have the best and final solution to all problems. I'm sorry to have to say it, but this closed mindedness is just an ugly form of arrogance.
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Most people in Texas drive around in enormous SUVs and pickup trucks with large engines, which get very poor fuel economy. This is just plain dumb. Stupid. Clueless.
-The evening news today said: El Paso Police said late Friday that East Side city Rep. Rachel Quintana faces forgery charges. An arrest warrant has been filed alleging misdemeanor forgery, and Quintana appears at the El Paso County Jail.
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So she is my city representative. Kind of like my Member of Parliament but at the council level. I think this just fits in with what many of my friends would expect. And this lady was SMILING as they took her into custody. Good grief!
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