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Offline Sanguine

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Don’t mess with Texas (from Wisconsin)
« on: May 21, 2019, 09:04:05 pm »
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Officials in the small Texas town of Coldspring lit up when the Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation (FRFF) asked them to remove the four white crosses on the exterior of the San Jacinto County Courthouse. After a public hearing on May 8 at which 600 to 700 local residents appeared, county commissioners voted unanimously to retain the crosses, even lighting them at night.

Texas First Assistant Attorney General Jeff Mateer wrote a letter to town county officials advising that his office would “look forward to supporting your lawful decision to retain the crosses” if the FRFF files...

https://world.wng.org/content/social_speech#texas

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Great story, and this is an interesting site.  Lots of good articles there.
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Re: Don’t mess with Texas
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2019, 09:17:11 pm »
God bless Texas!!
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Re: Don’t mess with Texas (from Wisconsin)
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2019, 01:18:12 am »
THIS is how traditional-minded Americans fight back...
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Re: Don’t mess with Texas (from Wisconsin)
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2019, 01:44:40 am »
Quote from: Sanguine on May 21, 2019, 09:04:05 pm
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Great story, and this is an interesting site.  Lots of good articles there.
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I lived there 16 years.  That is San Jacinto County.  Coldspring is where the courthouse is.  There was one grocery store and one elderly doctor in town, one dentist.  The county didn't even have a Republican Primary - only a Democrat one - no one knew who the Republican Chairman was.  The guy did nothing except go to the Republican convention.  So Bill signed up and the guy had to hold a Republican Primary.  Bill ran and won.  Within ten years we had turned the county Republican, even in Commissioner's Court and the District Attorney and County Judge.  There is no way they would agree to take down crosses, even the Democrats there would not do that. 
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Re: Don’t mess with Texas (from Wisconsin)
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2019, 02:50:26 am »
Quote from: Fishrrman on May 22, 2019, 01:18:12 am
THIS is how traditional-minded Americans fight back...

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Re: Don’t mess with Texas (from Wisconsin)
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2019, 03:05:57 am »
Quote from: Victoria33 on May 22, 2019, 01:44:40 am
@Sanguine

I lived there 16 years.  That is San Jacinto County.  Coldspring is where the courthouse is.  There was one grocery store and one elderly doctor in town, one dentist.  The county didn't even have a Republican Primary - only a Democrat one - no one knew who the Republican Chairman was.  The guy did nothing except go to the Republican convention.  So Bill signed up and the guy had to hold a Republican Primary.  Bill ran and won.  Within ten years we had turned the county Republican, even in Commissioner's Court and the District Attorney and County Judge.  There is no way they would agree to take down crosses, even the Democrats there would not do that.

Sounds like a nice place, @Victoria33.
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Re: Don’t mess with Texas (from Wisconsin)
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2019, 03:40:12 am »
Thatvsame group tried this in the are wher I grew up.  When word got out, it backfired.  Instead of one cross, there were thousands when people started putting small white crosses in their front yards.  The city of Port Neches also had a good response to thwart the group:  https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/government/article/Port-Neches-Council-sells-white-cross-to-church-7753195.php


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Re: Don’t mess with Texas (from Wisconsin)
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2019, 12:50:15 pm »
Well that sent a very clear message.
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Re: Don’t mess with Texas (from Wisconsin)
« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2019, 01:21:25 pm »
When do we blame the whole state of Texas for dumping Alex Jones on us?
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Re: Don’t mess with Texas (from Wisconsin)
« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2019, 01:30:00 pm »
Quote from: TomSea on May 22, 2019, 01:21:25 pm
When do we blame the whole state of Texas for dumping Alex Jones on us?

And, that has what to do with this story?  @TomSea
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Re: Don’t mess with Texas (from Wisconsin)
« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2019, 01:36:40 pm »
Several years ago The FFRF tried to get our county to remove the "In God We Trust" decals from the Sheriff Dept vehicles. 

Our Sheriff responded thusly:

August 4, 2015

Annie Laurie Gaylor
P.O. Box 750
Madison, WI 53701

Ms. Gaylor,

Thank you for your correspondence. I respect and appreciate the religious convictions or lack thereof of all citizens. I will continue to dutifully enforce the law and protect the rights of all parties, regardless of my personal opinions, as I have for my last 23 years in law enforcement. I see absolutely no conflict in this matter. You are obviously unaware that “in God we trust “ is the state motto of the state of Florida, and has been since 1886.
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The disdain of a small minority should never, absent legitimate grievance, take precedence over the majority. Therefor in this issue I am unwilling to compromise.

If the Freedom From Religion Foundation wishes us to take them off our vehicles I suggest that they get a Judge’s order or a new Sheriff.

Sincerely,

Sheriff Michael A. Adkinson, Jr.
Office of the Sheriff, Walton County

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Re: Don’t mess with Texas (from Wisconsin)
« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2019, 01:44:07 pm »
That's great, @The Ghost
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Re: Don’t mess with Texas (from Wisconsin)
« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2019, 01:47:41 pm »
Quote from: Sanguine on May 22, 2019, 01:44:07 pm
That's great, @The Ghost

I just love this line.  It is so true.

"The disdain of a small minority should never, absent legitimate grievance, take precedence over the majority."
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