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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDo you anticipate a Republican State Legislature going 'Alamo' in the next few years?
Picture it. A gerrymandered State House, and or State Senate finally overwhelmed by a Democratic majority electorate, gunning up, barring the doors, and going down in flames.
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Do you anticipate a Republican State Legislature going 'Alamo' in the next few years? (Original Post)
onehandle
Jan 2013
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putitinD
(1,551 posts)1. like Michigan?
Arctic Dave
(13,812 posts)2. No.
Maybe a few of their knucklehead followers, but as a rule, politicians rarely ever have that kind of convictions. They want the money and power.
TexasTowelie
(112,456 posts)3. They do things bigger here in Texas
and hopefully we will be blue soon.
DreamGypsy
(2,252 posts)4. Indian scouts with squirrel guns, men with muzzle loaders...
Remember the Alamo!
(This song was the theme song from the 1960 movie The Alamo.)
The thirteen days of glory at the siege of the GOP.
(NB. the misspellings in the supertitled lyrics are numerous and humorous. )
(This song was the theme song from the 1960 movie The Alamo.)
The thirteen days of glory at the siege of the GOP.
(NB. the misspellings in the supertitled lyrics are numerous and humorous. )
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LeftInTX This message was self-deleted by its author.
LeftInTX
(25,567 posts)6. Of course!!!!
It would be fun!!!
The Texas Republicans can hole themselves at Ted Nugent's ranch in Waco.
Let the Feds raid!!!! Just like David Koresh
onehandle
(51,122 posts)7. I was trying to decide between The Alamo and Koresh in the subject line.
I decided that they would see themselves as the former and end up as the latter.