Texas Republicans officially turned yellow on the issue of Syrian refugees, but not for all the scaredy pants reasons they have been demonize them.
Last Friday afternoon, GOP Governor Greg Abbott, and the rest of the occupants of his clown car, decided that they have to drop their illegal embargo on letting Syrian people move into their state. The move by Abbott came only after the U.S. Justice Department filed suit in a federal court in Dallas, saying the state did not have the right to act on national immigration policy, and had no legal authority to bar refugees from living in the state.
Abbot talks a big game like your typical republican bully, but when you get down to it he’s just another racist chump.
I believe the phrase for this, in Texas, is “all hat and no cattle.” Abbott’s hat must be huuuge.
The relief agency that was planning on resettling refugees in the Dallas area, filed a separate suit at the U.S. District Court in Dallas. The basis of the suit was that it is illegal for Texas to discriminate against refugees based on nationality, due to it violating long-standing civil rights law.
“Texas is not discriminating against all refugees, only Syrian refugees,” the International Rescue Committee said in its filing.
This case would have been a dead loser for Republicans, and they knew it. It also would have set the bar for similar court cases in other states to be losers as well. Isn’t it enough that Republicans caused ISIS to become a thing? Do they really need to harass these people more, who they already turned out of their homes with reckless war mongering?
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Nice move!
Wonder what Texans would do if they came to California? It’s a law on the books: You must own cattle before you can wear cowboy boots. Think it’s a wonderful law. All hat and boot and no cattle make stupid people.
Untrue, the only cattle we ever owned was one steer at a time raised on a friend’s ranch but my late Husband wore boots for the last 40 years of his life due to a combat injury to his back during the Battle of the Bulge-and we definitely lived in California for the whole 40 years.
The “Wild Beast” will put under compulsion all those upon the earth to bow down to its authority. All those who “Do Not”,will not be allowed to buy,sell or trade. All those who “Bow Down”,(cave)will recieve upon them the mark.(of the beast) But in return are allowed to resume their trade. “And as for the cowards ,the liars,and those with the mark of the beast, they ,along with devil were cast into the lake of fire.” Make no mistake. God did not give to us a spirit of cowardice! But one of power to endure and conquer all obsticles! (preacher mike)
Republicans oppose the Constitution. They want a fascist theocracy. We need to stop pretending otherwise.
“I believe the phrase for this, in Texas, is “all hat and no cattle.” Abbott’s hat must be huuuge.”
No, all hat, no cattle, and even the hat is nothing.
Wise decision, Abbott. Texas has wasted way too much money defending against lawsuits and filing stupid lawsuits. Only Abbott’s lawyer buddies were profiting.
I came across this web site by mistake. But it is obvious that you are lacking in brain functionality. I was born here (in Texas) and obviously you (whoever wrote this) haven’t got a F’n clue. As far as I am concerned, you can keep your goat f’n “refugees”, muslim sympathizers, PC idiots, and every other “bleeding heart” that can’t see the facts staring them in the face.
Be honest, do want that (totally unvetted) “refugee” living next door to you? If so, I feel sure there would be no problem making that happen. Put the 14th century drones next to the socialists. They make a great match. Then everyone would be happy. Right? Or is it your OK with “refugees” being next door to your neighbors?
This country was founded on self responsibility, freedom, God given rights, independence, and self governance. It is, and has been the most generous country in the world for a LONG time. If you don’t believe that, then LEAVE. No one is keeping you here. Unlike some countries. Go to your favorite country and support them. If you want to come to this country to assimilate and be an American, and do it legally, then by all means please come. But if you do not fit this criteria, then you are not wanted or welcomed. Live your life and I will live mine. Don’t get in my way and I promise you I will NOT get in your way. Why is this so hard to understand? Why do you feel the need to dictate to me how magnanimous I need to be? Don’t paint me out to be someone who doesn’t care. I do. But i care for my country FIRST. I don’t believe in giving billions of dollars to countries that hate me and my way of life. I don’t believe in importing a bunch of 13th century a-holes that hate me into my country. If you do want that, then I say put them in your community. But don’t start complaining about how our rights need to be changed when those same people start shooting you down in the streets. Wake the f up. You are hated by BILLIONS and they want nothing more than to see the American way of life eliminated.