Wake up call: Texas gov. Back resolution affirming sovereignty

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KB5252 said:
Sadly at one time I was a part of the problem. We were labeled a gang by the local media after a large group from our part of the town came together, mostly because of a long standing gang that hung in an area adjacent to Antioch. After a few people were jumped or shot at we all kind of came together. Before long there were fights and a couple of shootings between the two. This was when Nashville first got the wake up call that gangs were becoming a problem (even though as a teenager I could have named at least four major gangs in South Nashville with nation wide membership).

Many of us who were the original band of the group that came together saw the writing on the wall. We were harassed by the police (rightfully so) and things were starting to escalate. The final blow for me was when one of the younger brothers of a guy who was a member stole a car led police on a high speed chase, flipped the car and almost killed himself. I saw then that this kid who looked up to us had been drawn in, I couldn't help but feel the guilt for that, it was then that I decided to leave and more than a few of the others did as well over the next few months. Of those that didn't there are only a couple of them who aren't dead or in jail, most being in prison.

I know first hand that gangs are a problem in Nashville. I can only imagine what it is like now.
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Clearly, you were still a "human" that found yourself running in the wrong crowd. That happens, and you just hope the people find their way out. Others just cease to exist as people. The things I've seen on that show (Gangland) literally had me sitting there slack-jawed. It just doesn't seem possible this is actually going on.

Glad to hear you made it out.
 
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hndog609 said:
Clearly, you were still a "human" that found yourself running in the wrong crowd. That happens, and you just hope the people find their way out. Others just cease to exist as people. The things I've seen on that show (Gangland) literally had me sitting there slack-jawed. It just doesn't seem possible this is actually going on.

Glad to hear you made it out.
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It is the Mexican gangs that are affiliated with MS-13, the Asian gangs (AP), Guess Who, Vice Lords and Gangster Disciples in Nashville that have the strongest foothold. Most of these gangs, with the exception of the Latin gangs, have some affiliation with the Bloods or Crypts.
 
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KB5252 said:
It is the Mexican gangs that are affiliated with MS-13, the Asian gangs (AP), Guess Who, Vice Lords and Gangster Disciples in Nashville that have the strongest foothold. Most of these gangs, with the exception of the Latin gangs, have some affiliation with the Bloods or Crypts.
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I heard these gangs are affiliated with the NBA.
 
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His title is misleading. Looks like they have received assistance the most number of times, I could not see where he showed they received the most amount of money. Which to me, is what the title is saying.
 
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Think Progress and Mother Jones aren't the first places I'd go to find an objective article on the governor of a state that's reaffirming it's rights under the 10th Amendment.

edit: although I will give credit to one of the commenters at TP. How many Katrina "victims" are still in Texas leaching taxpayer dollars?
 
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MG1968 said:
Think Progress and Mother Jones aren't the first places I'd go to find an objective article on the governor of a state that's reaffirming it's rights under the 10th Amendment.

edit: although I will give credit to one of the commenters at TP. How many Katrina "victims" are still in Texas leaching taxpayer dollars?
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Apologies then. Just fitting in with other sources being thrown around and referred to as fact. :)

Maybe he'll contact a more credible source than FEMA's Public Affairs office next time.
 
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What Texas has received pales in comparison to the money wasted in Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Katrina
 
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HawaiiVol said:
Apologies then. Just fitting in with other sources being thrown around and referred to as fact. :)

Maybe he'll contact a more credible source than FEMA's Public Affairs office next time.
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Or maybe next time he could also say how much money the citizens of Texas pay to the federal government. Instead of just pretending that they are begging for money while not giving anything.
 
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MG1968 said:
What Texas has received pales in comparison to the money wasted in Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Katrina
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Katrina did ~$100 billion in damages in total and wiped out New Orleans for the most part, so yeah, it's not hard to make that conclusion. Texas received money as well for Katrina, dunno how much though but obviously way less than Lousiana.

Ike did ~$32 billion in total. $2 billion of which has gone to Texas, so far, which wasn't included in the initial total. Louisiana probably received money as well, but way less than Texas. FEMA: Texas Receives More Than $2 Billion In Disaster Assistance Since Hurricane Ike

I just found it interesting that for someone so adamant against gov't has no problem asking for gov't cash.

I don't care how much they pay in taxes, they have more people. It's not like they get taxed at a different rate than the rest of the country.
 
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Katrina didn't wipe out New Orleans, levees, damaged by years of neglect exacerbated by political cronyism and funds diversion, failed and flooded substantial portions of the city.

The democrat mayor and democrat governor failed in their jobs to first protect the citizens of NO and Louisiana. Many of the deaths can, and should, be laid at their feet.

Katrina, the storm, did more damage to Mississippi and southwest Alabama, yet the majority of the coverage dealt with New Orleans.
 
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Semantics.

Katrina was the straw (damn big straw) that caused the levees to fail. Would they have just up and broke open on a sunny day?

Regardless, you brought up the Lousiana monetary outlay for Katrina and how it justifies Perry asking for money from the government he wants to distance himself from.
 
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considering how much taxpayers' money Texas throws at the federal government by way of oil revenues, what's wrong with asking for some of it back?

but, we're veering away from the point Perry is trying to make, and that is the 10th Amendment. The Federal Government has expanded itself in such unconstitutional ways, that the states should reassert their powers under the 10th Amendment.
 
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MG1968 said:
considering how much taxpayers' money Texas throws at the federal government by way of oil revenues, what's wrong with asking for some of it back?

but, we're veering away from the point Perry is trying to make, and that is the 10th Amendment. The Federal Government has expanded itself in such unconstitutional ways, that the states should reassert their powers under the 10th Amendment.
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It reeks of political grandstanding for the sake of getting headlines (doesn't he want to run for Pres?) and then crawling back on hands and knees when things go bad.

I haven't been able to find it, but has the Governator declared a Disaster for Cali over Swine Flu?
 
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HawaiiVol said:
It reeks of political grandstanding for the sake of getting headlines (doesn't he want to run for Pres?) and then crawling back on hands and knees when things go bad.
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No it doesn't. It's a governor avoiding the bribemoney and asking for different funds so he's not beholden to our new Premier.
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