Thank you, Ted Cruz
I laud Senator Cruz for his pushback on the proposed numbnutz legislation from blue states and have written to him in thanks.
On this gun-friendly site (and others) there has been a lot made of Texas not wanting individuals trying to relocate from blue states --- some kidding, some not.
Some are stuck in their situations. They chafe under the burden of hypocritical laws and oppressive taxes, but are held by the ties that bind. I'd suggest my fellow Texans give them a break. Support them in their efforts to turn things around. And don't think it can't happen to us.
This is still a country allowing folks to vote with their feet. I hope folks that choose to relocate to Texas, Florida, Arizona, Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Wyoming, .... (might be easier to just say relocating from New York, California, ...) are willing to spend time learning about their new homes. Just speaking for myself, I'd expressly welcome anyone who works, wants to build a future, and minds their own business.
For folks considering the move, here is a litmus test: collective responsibility vs personal responsibility?.
“Political tags — such as royalist, communist, Democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth — are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire. The former are idealists acting from highest motives for the greatest good of the greatest number. The latter are surly curmudgeons, suspicious and lacking in altruism. But they are more comfortable neighbors than the other sort.” Robert Heinlein