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Old 02-11-2014, 09:34 AM
 
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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I don't question their logic, I question their sanity... I already know they lack logic and critical thinking skills, just look at how stupid the blue voters here on CD are.
When you learn to question the hypocrisy of those who claim to be for less government spending yet have NO problem spending like drunken sailors on their own agenda you'll be making progress towards leaving the stupid red voters bloc.
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Old 02-11-2014, 09:34 AM
 
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Heh. I lived in NM for several years before going north. I also had a Title III Firearms license which allowed me to deal in NFA or full auto weapons. So routinely where I lived, I would be ripping out mag after mag or belt after belt of ammo. Until some transplants from California called the Sheriff's department on me. They moved out most rapidly when they were told what I was doing was legal. The deputy could barely contain his laughter when he saw the shocked look on their faces and their exclamations that would never happen in California. The deputy informed them that they might want to move back. I saw a Uhaul truck there 48 hours later.
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Old 02-11-2014, 09:40 AM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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Their biggest failing being the belief they can have reasonable discussion with self-Righteous red voters, eh?
reasonable discussion ?

If you try it's thrown back in your face.

Austin just passed a visitability law.
Every new home must have a ramp, lowered light switches and a first floor wheelchair accessible bathroom.
All this "just in case" a person in a wheelchair visits.

And if you voice opposition then all you hear is how you hate the handicapped and the cost is insignificant and it will make the city more accessible. So the law passes. And then you hear.."I can build that ramp in my garage entrance to my home" so the front entrance stays nice and the ramp is out of view.
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Old 02-11-2014, 09:42 AM
 
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reasonable discussion ?

If you try it's thrown back in your face.

Austin just passed a visitability law.
Every new home must have a ramp, lowered light switches and a first floor wheelchair accessible bathroom.
All this "just in case" a person in a wheelchair visits.

And if you voice opposition then all you hear is how you hate the handicapped and the cost is insignificant and it will make the city more accessible. So the law passes. And then you hear.."I can build that ramp in my garage entrance to my home" so the front entrance stays nice and the ramp is out of view.
If liberals passed that garbage, liberals should pay for it.
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Old 02-11-2014, 09:46 AM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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If liberals passed that garbage, liberals should pay for it.
Well the smug ones that already own homes are now worried that if they make any changes requiring a permit that they now might have to retrofit their homes and that can run into big money. Turning a first floor powder room into a wheelchair accessible bathroom is major work.
They voted "yes" and put the burden on future residents and are worried that the law didn't explicitly exempt them with regards to renovation.
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Old 02-11-2014, 09:46 AM
 
Location: A great city, by a Great Lake!
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reasonable discussion ?

If you try it's thrown back in your face.

Austin just passed a visitability law.
Every new home must have a ramp, lowered light switches and a first floor wheelchair accessible bathroom.
All this "just in case" a person in a wheelchair visits.

And if you voice opposition then all you hear is how you hate the handicapped and the cost is insignificant and it will make the city more accessible. So the law passes. And then you hear.."I can build that ramp in my garage entrance to my home" so the front entrance stays nice and the ramp is out of view.
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If liberals passed that garbage, liberals should pay for it.

I have to agree with T-310 (I know imagine that). Let those who supported this cover the costs!
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Old 02-11-2014, 09:48 AM
 
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Well the smug ones that already own homes are now worried that if they make any changes requiring a permit that they now might have to retrofit their homes and that can run into big money. Turning a first floor powder room into a wheelchair accessible bathroom is major work.
They voted "yes" and put the burden on future residents and are worried that the law didn't explicitly exempt them with regards to renovation.
Great way to stifle the real estate market.

Renting would be the way to go.
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Old 02-11-2014, 09:49 AM
 
Location: In your head, rent free
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Their biggest failing being the belief they can have reasonable discussion with self-Righteous red voters, eh?
Uhhh, not exactly. Believing the ACA is "deficit neutral" is about as stupid as you can get and we have quite a few left leaning morons here who believe just that.
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Old 02-11-2014, 09:50 AM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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I have to agree with T-310 (I know imagine that). Let those who supported this cover the costs!
Nice to say but reality is that the purchasers of new homes will pay more.
The voters say the cost is "insignificant" and new home owners can easily absorb the increase.
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Old 02-11-2014, 09:51 AM
 
Location: In your head, rent free
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When you learn to question the hypocrisy of those who claim to be for less government spending yet have NO problem spending like drunken sailors on their own agenda you'll be making progress towards leaving the stupid red voters bloc.
I question hypocrisy any time I see it, that's the difference between intelligent people like myself and ignorant blue voters.
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