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The construction workers are generally immigrants from Latin America. For Abbott and his confederates, they are not considered human beings. For those who are already here, this is one way to frustrate them.

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I assume you typed "confederates" and were foiled by autocorrect. Abbott probably did that too, knowing how low they can go.

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Correct! Error fixed!

But is there a difference between his coffee mates and his confederates?

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My Dear God! How dare these pampered,low life scum!!.? If they were on any job of mine up here in the breezy cool North east,where it’s so much more easy to make a living working construction I’d throw them off the friggen roof,so they could catch a nice breeze on the way down!!Hope they land in a pile of their own Bullsht it’s a shame that these hypocrites are elected time and time again,when are we going to wake up and see them for what they are elitist ,scum,that never gave a damn about the American workers and the proud traditions they the people,not the corrupt politicians and corporations have created in the USA!?

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These $%^Y&U entitled and clueless legislators and the governor of Texas deserve a tactic from 'The Monkey Wrench Gang, though I'm pretty sure security protects them in their air-conditioned offices. I'd be pleased if somehow the air conditioning in their offices just 'failed to work' and took a long time to fix. It'd serve them right to get really uncomfortable.

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AMEN!

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Amen, Brother!

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For several decades, I've advocated removing all HVAC infrastructure from Federal Legislative facilities, to include all offices and occupants from the Capitol until . No reason why we couldn't extend that to the Judiciary and most of the Executive branch. My reasoning is that the Feds (especially Congress) would be so miserable they'd leave town for and go home. Less time in office, less stupidity to inflict on Americans. No doubt, this would work in Texas. For those who think this is childish and immature, I assure you I'm dead serious. It is one of the eight or nine items that I personally think will resolve the global embarrassment WDC has become.

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Perhaps it's because Gen. Sheridan and I share the same first name and the same height, but after thirty years in Houston as a runaway from my native Pennsylvania, I have to admit I empathize with the Union officer. It doesn't seem that long after my wife and I crawled across the northern Texas border, on our knees, pursued endlessly by buzzards, on our way back to Pennsylvania, that Greg Abbott became governor of the Sweltering State. Buddha forgive my non-PC nature, but I have ever since referred to Abbott as "The Weasel in a Wheelchair." Deny construction workers (WHATEVER their ethnicity) a simple drink of water??? Perhaps the Weasel should bone up on any decent history of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 and read when, after the third day's final battle of the campaign ("Pickett's Charge"), medical corpsmen from BOTH sides risked their lives during the evening and night by providing water to any severely dehydrated wounded soldier of either side lying helpless on the battlefield. Could this lesson penetrate the Weasel's shriveled cortex? If not, I say hand him over to the buzzards--he will then have provided at least one positive service to "residents" of his state.

By the way, everlasting goodwill between my part of PA and whatever parts of Texas are the outposts of you Jim, and your staff.

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I had the "pleasure" of visiting The Republic of TexAZZ for Basic Training and Tech School. There are TWO states that I would NOT go back to ........ TexAZZ and/or FloriDUHHHH!!! Spent many years overseas and LOVED it!!! Thank you U. S. Air Force!!!

:-)

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