holy crap, that is lame.

next up, executions at New Lifer churches...

Hooray for thick skulled rednecks!

Perrys signature of that bill is merely ceremonial; proposed constitutional amendments are sent directly to voters by the legislature and do not require the governors involvement.

Dubya's only political experience prior to being President was as Governor of Texas.

It shows.

Perrys signature of that bill is merely ceremonial; proposed constitutional amendments are sent directly to voters by the legislature and do not require the governors involvement.

So, he is putting on a dog and pony show? If I was a member of that church I would be mad that the asshat is using my church as a stage prop.

Style over substance wins. Common sense shrugs shoulders, leaves Texas.

Wow, I picked a great time to move to Texas.

The critics are generally those who object to people of faith participating in government or in the electoral process, Walt said.

And another way to put is that is that the non conservative Christian people of this country don't like having fundamentalist crap forced down our throats. Since the conservative Christians have decided to rename their selves 'people of faith', does that mean one can only be a Christian if one is a Bush worshipper?

Charlie Prior, Calvarys business administrator, said the churchs tax status would not be affected because the event is being held at the church school, not inside the sanctuary.

Well I have to say that the moral clarity crowd sure knows how to indulge in situational ethics when it suits their purpose. What a bunch of phony bolognas.

There are so many things wrong with this it's sad.

'People of Faith' is a ridiculous title. Every person alive on Earth has faith of some kind.

This is just Governor Perry pandering to religous folks.
His poll numbers are pretty bad and the elections are coming up.

mutilato: Can a little lower taxes actually trump anything in some people's minds?

For some people (and even here on Fark I've seen this) they don't give a shiat about anything other than how much of their money the government is taking.

The whole farking country could go to hell as far as they are concerned, as long as they have what they earned.

So, yeah, some people are that selfish.

Sucks to actually care about humanity these days when so many people are hell bent on destroying it.

mutilato:

Why are there so many people who call themselves libertarian and support this current administration?

i think the entrance requirement for being a type 14b Libertarian is twofold:

1) agree with everything the bush administration has ever done, no matter how un-libertarian it is.
2) smoke pot.

Just another day in Texas.

/vomits

ZAZ:

If liberals can keep their noses out of Texas' business, the country can survive a meaningless ceremony.

What if you're a liberal in Texas? What if you're not so dismissive as to label it 'meaningless'?

vendaz: Just another day in Texas.

/vomits


Yeah...Kansas is a real bastion of liberalism.

I am so glad that I got out of there.

Completely embarrassed that Rick Perry graduated from my beloved Texas A&M.

Texas has officially become an easily misled, third world country.

I hate to think of myself as a single-issue voter, lumping myself in with the abortion-nuts or the save-the-whale-voters, but taxes really are the single-most important thing to me when I go to the polls, and yes, I'll even admit it on Fark.

After income taxes, sales taxes, property taxes, capital gains taxes, taxes on interest and dividends, taxes on individual items like gasoline, car registration which is a form of tax, what do I have left over from MY money? Probably less than 50%.

People seem to easily get used to taxes, especially when they don't see them being levied. I say we make people actually WRITE A CHECK for that 25% or so of their income they are forced to hand over every year, rather than sneakily "witholding" it bit by bit every paycheck. Only when they're done writing all those digits into their checkbook will they fully appreciate the reaming they are getting by their government.

I also think we should all get a tax statement at the end of the year which lists in excruciating detail every item of income, property, and sales tax we paid that year, with a grand total in big red numbers at the bottom. This might motivate more people to pay attention to taxes.

Until then, I'll count myself among those who cringe at the evil, dishonest, dangerous, and antisocial things the Republicans do, but vote for them (or preferably Libertarians) over Democrats every election.

Dems: If you want my vote, take less of my money each year. I'm with you on almost every other issue, and I'm sure there are many more like me.

If churches are going to be involved in government, it's time to start taxing them.

stiletto_the_wise:

Until then, I'll count myself among those who cringe at the evil, dishonest, dangerous, and antisocial things the Republicans do, but vote for them (or preferably Libertarians) over Democrats every election.

Not to start a flame war, but how many spending bills has Bush vetoed? Republicans aren't raising your taxes yet, to be sure, but they spend like Democrats, and that's going to cost you in the long run. Look where I live in Minnesota. T-Paw has found that his no-new-taxes pledge hasn't really worked out so well, and to make up for lack of income, he is trying every zany scheme he can possibly come up with, including trying to come up with what he calls "user fees". The rest of us realise that the fees are really taxes.

Kazan: morons who don't understand complex economics interactions what?

Psssst in Farkistan it's spelled Morans.

The rest of your post was spot on.

It not at a church, it's at a church school. Not exactly the same thing. It's still a bad idea.

I have an idea. Everyone that doesn't want to pay taxes can move to a tiny island and support themselves without any roads or mail service or police or fire fighters or military to protect them from the crazy ass-hat the next island over.

And also, to remain threadically topical, the governor signing bills at a church is idiotic.

Thank you.

people of faith

I have yards and yards of faith. Don't think it's in the right thing, though, because I'm Pagan.

So I get the sneaking feeling that I am not invited to the "faith" party by these here Texans.

and the countdown to infinity begins....

They learned it from Clinton stumping the "black" churches

As a Houstonian, I would like to recommend that the rest of the country bomb the living piss out of the rest of Texas. Spare only whatever counties voted Kerry.

yep, the governor farked up. all he had to do was switch from a church to a mosque and he would be labeled a hero.

It's Machiavellian politics at it's finest. As Dubya has demonstrated, you only need 51% of the vote to ram your agenda down the the throat of the other 49%.

In Texas, you get that 51% by pretending to love Jesus.

It's not good and it's not smart, but that's the way it is.

stiletto_the_wise
That's fine, man. But I don't want to hear you moaning about poorly funded schools or crappy roadways, okay? A disproportionate amount of the tax money is probably lining the bank accounts of our politicians, but at least some of it DOES go towards making sure our public services and streets are up to snuff.

i've said it before. fark needs this tag:

RE: The South Will Rise Again

Well, the South is running your country right now.

yep, the governor farked up. all he had to do was switch from a church to a mosque and he would be labeled a hero.

Uh, no. That would get him assassinated. See, the seperation of church and state people? We're farking SERIOUS. We're not okay with ANY religious influence on the government. And you guys would hate him for it as well.

StretchCannon:

I wish *some* people would wake up and realize the south really isn't going to rise again. So sorry. Thank you for playing. I mean, they'll dangle the hope of the south rising again in front of you to get your vote, but it really isn't going to happen.


Let's just give them Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky and South Carolina. All the fundies can move there and the rest of the country can simply go about our lives.

Motor_Head

So, he is putting on a dog and pony show? If I was a member of that church I would be mad that the asshat is using my church as a stage prop.


Here in California our governor uses the whole state for a stage. Then he goes to other states for campaign money while calling the teachers, nurses, firefighters, and cops "Special Interests".. Basically, anybody that doesnt agree with him (or doesnt give him buttloads of cash) is a "special interest"

Perry spokeswoman Kathy Walt said: "There are a number of critics who would object to this bill-signing whether it were in a private school, a public school or a Wal-Mart parking lot, because they are opposed to pro-life and pro-family legislative issues."

Deflect attention from the real issue much?

I can't wait for the Dems to jump on the bandwagon and start running fundamentalists too, seeing how it's the only way to electoral success in America.

The south isn't running my country right now. Stupidity isn't limited to the south, although it does seem to originate there.

It's Machiavellian politics at it's finest. As Dubya has demonstrated, you only need 51% of the vote to ram your agenda down the the throat of the other 49%.

heck it worked for the democrats in 1990's when they demonstrated you only need 43% of the vote to ram your agenda down the throat of the other 57%.

wydok:

It not at a church, it's at a church school. Not exactly the same thing. It's still a bad idea.


You're right, the church school is ALL the way across the parking lot...