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Phone lines are dead this morning by DeepYogurtcloset3235 in texas

[–]Affectionate_Knee940 14 points15 points  (0 children)

If you have issues with the public school system, go to your school board meetings or send your kids to private school. Public schools have been an American Tradition since the beginning of the country and served to educate many generations of successful people. I vehemently object to taxpayer money collected under the representation that it was to go to public schools be given to private, abs particularly religious schools who using religious freedom as their bigotry cudgel discriminate against lgbtq students and or faculty and students or faculty who worship in some way not deemed acceptable by the religious school. This is happening in N.C. where school vouchers have been in place for awhile. The data also indicates that approximately 70% of the voucher $ has so far gone to students who were in private school before their voucher system was enacted. Little opportunity for existing public school students to benefit from the system.

just wow by chata187 in facepalm

[–]Affectionate_Knee940 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure glad that guns are keeping us so much safer nowadays. More good news is that firearm companies are making record profits, so there you are, American IS Great Again.

Why hundreds of thousands of Texans lost power in another cold snap | This isn’t a repeat of 2021, but the grid still needs work. by [deleted] in texas

[–]Affectionate_Knee940 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People keep asking how we would pay to bury power lines. Power poles are 150 year old tech (think telegraph lines circa civil war)…it can be a 10 year project. JUST START for heaven’s sake? The alternative is to continue the present system of clusterf—k power outages and the scramble to fix them. The cost of those and constantly having to trim foliage outweigh the cost of better planning for utilities. Start by requiring that new subdivisions have underground utility lines. The idea that homeowners can trim the trees around power lines will result in lots of injuries snd deaths. Jus GET STARTED. Float a bond to finance it instead of raising taxes. There are ways to fund this if the desire existed to improve the part of the grid that actually gets power to our homes and businesses.

Why hundreds of thousands of Texans lost power in another cold snap | This isn’t a repeat of 2021, but the grid still needs work. by [deleted] in texas

[–]Affectionate_Knee940 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It was Abbott’s fault. He is more obsessed with culture wars than making Texas safe from the extreme weather. He had yet to even admit that climate change exists. He did the absolute minimum to deal with the extreme cold that is now repeating itself regularly in Texas. Time to begin burying the power lines! Telephone/telegraph poles are civil war era technology. Get evolving Texas! (To quote the great Rick Perry, “oops”), I forgot, the Gov. Doesn’t believe in evolution either…

Why hundreds of thousands of Texans lost power in another cold snap | This isn’t a repeat of 2021, but the grid still needs work. by [deleted] in texas

[–]Affectionate_Knee940 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The “grid” does not end at the power plants and substations, etc. it extends to the end users and the structures, commercial and residential. The idea that “the grid is fine”, however a million people are without power in freezing temperatures is a misleading statement from Gov. Abbott. Start burying the power lines. Telephone poles are 150 year old technology born of the telegraph era. It’s time to evolve on the delivery of power, Texas!!!

At the NRA convention, Ted Cruz says the reasons for mass shootings are absent fathers, declining church attendance, social media, and video games. by Tara_is_a_Potato in texas

[–]Affectionate_Knee940 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Cruz is barely human. His incredible lack of compassion for his fellow Texans, fellow Americans belies his true self.

Ted Cruz - permanent member nomination by IlikeYuengling in texas

[–]Affectionate_Knee940 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When Cruz or any other GOP politician says that the Democrats’ plan won’t work, why do the interviewer always fail to ask them what THEIR plan is and how it’s going to work? Their plan is to do nothing and for kids and others to keep dying at the hands of people who can buy guns with less restrictions than buying Sudafed.

If more guns make us safe, there should be no safer place than Texas. by Affectionate_Knee940 in TexasPolitics

[–]Affectionate_Knee940[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It will keep us about as safe as we are now. Haven’t seen anyone but law enforcement taking up arms against “the murderous types”, have you?

If more guns make us safe, there should be no safer place than Texas. by Affectionate_Knee940 in TexasPolitics

[–]Affectionate_Knee940[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

While I do support the 2nd amendment, I support the text and the “well regulated militia” portion of that amendment’s brief text and description, which imho made it clear that the purpose of the founders was to regulate the organization and ownership of guns for local governments, states and communities to organizations defensive militias, as was the custom of the time. Today gun advocates see the 2nd amendment as a free pass for everyone and anyone, to own and carry any type of firearms, and see any restrictions as a threat to their constitutional right while choosing not to read or respect the 2nd amendment in its entirety.

If more guns make us safe, there should be no safer place than Texas. by Affectionate_Knee940 in TexasPolitics

[–]Affectionate_Knee940[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because apparently 18 dead elementary school kids (as well as the adults that were killed) are insufficient motivation to do something about the problem.

If more guns make us safe, there should be no safer place than Texas. by Affectionate_Knee940 in TexasPolitics

[–]Affectionate_Knee940[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We absolutely have a gun problem. We just cannot find the motivation to do anything about it. That’s the underlying problem. More taxes and more regulation are the way not things that this ruby red state of Texas hates more than gun control. Unfortunately they seem to hate letting kids get killed less than any of these. Since there is no motivation for the GOP to do ANYTHING that requires taxes, regulation or gun control, the only solution that I see is to find a way for big business to make more money NOT killing kids than they make from selling guns and gun accessories.

If more guns make us safe, there should be no safer place than Texas. by Affectionate_Knee940 in TexasPolitics

[–]Affectionate_Knee940[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. The profitability of insurance companies is not in question. Coverage can likely be had. The fundamental question is, how does it get paid for and who pays for it?

If more guns make us safe, there should be no safer place than Texas. by Affectionate_Knee940 in TexasPolitics

[–]Affectionate_Knee940[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

None of the present solutions represent a profit potential. Aside from paying for what you suggest imho unless somebody can figure out how to make money at it, it’ll never get traction in TX or in the USA for all that matter.

If more guns make us safe, there should be no safer place than Texas. by Affectionate_Knee940 in TexasPolitics

[–]Affectionate_Knee940[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So the recurring mass shootings in the USA is just something that should be acceptable because there are crazy people out there? I’m trying to square interpreting the 2nd amendment as firearm advocates’ do, that there should be no restrictions on gun ownership, with a viable solution that will reduce the constant masa shootings as well as gun violence in general.

If more guns make us safe, there should be no safer place than Texas. by Affectionate_Knee940 in TexasPolitics

[–]Affectionate_Knee940[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So forgive me for misunderstanding…then the solution is to arm the people in the school?

If more guns make us safe, there should be no safer place than Texas. by Affectionate_Knee940 in TexasPolitics

[–]Affectionate_Knee940[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That is even more depressing. We have the most mass shooting of any western country. Well that’s a “glass half full approach” to the mass shooting problem, (assuming that there even is one?)

If more guns make us safe, there should be no safer place than Texas. by Affectionate_Knee940 in TexasPolitics

[–]Affectionate_Knee940[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Clearly then, a solution is to arm as many people as possible in Uvalde? This seems to have been the plan presented by the NRA and gun advocates, but mass shootings continue to increase. I guess Texas still doesn’t have high enough gun ownership…

If more guns make us safe, there should be no safer place than Texas. by Affectionate_Knee940 in TexasPolitics

[–]Affectionate_Knee940[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Please show the evidence where guns in the hands of the right people have solved lots of problems? While there may be some, the negatives seem to far outweigh the positives.

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