A clampdown cometh

WND ^ | October 3, 2005 | Vox Day

[Bear_Slayer]

I am not saying they don't exist but they are not common in Texas.

I understand. They are not common where I live now, except for the ocassionaly license checkpoint between my house and the nearest town. They are very common in other places, as I noted, and unfortunately, except for a few inviduals, they are largely tolerated as a necessary incovenience in the interests of security and safety

[A Texan]

Wow, license checkpoints, that's almost unbelievable!!! With no offense to you, California is alot different then Texas. If the local & state government tried something like this hell to pay. If on the other hand the federal government tried something like this, there would be at least 2 US senators voting against it, or they would be setting up permanent residence in other states.

I do not see the people of Texas tolerating such a thing, but I could be wrong.

[Bear_Slayer]

I am content with Montana, but if I ever had reason to move Texas would be my first choice.

[A Texan]

If I didn't live in Texas, I would live in Montana. I believe that Montanian's (not sure of the plural) are the closest, in terms of thinking, to Texans. Okies, think they are but they are just wanna be's Texans, what a bunch of wussies.

[elkfersupper]

I think we could see internal border controls in the aftermath of an outbreak of major terror attacks.

Or a "disease" outbreak - real or fictional.

[Travis McGee]

Yep. For sure.

[NeoCaveman]

Actually I don't think the American people would tolerate such national checkpoints.

We already have them during Saturday nights in the summer, they are called DUI checkpoints.

[Bear_Slayer]

I believe that Montanian's (not sure of the plural) are the closest, in terms of thinking, to Texans

It is usually a bad idea to generalize, so keep that in mind when I say this:

Throughout the state the people are mostly 3rd & 4th generation Montanans whose lives are simple and pretty much as their father's were -- the culture has not changed much.

They are ranchers, farmers, horse owners, hunters, gun owners and conservative.

In isolated areas, mainly the more touristy areas, like the Flathead Valley, many have come from other cultures.

They are big money, fun oriented - turn a city into a theme parking thinking liberals. Unfortunately in their quest for the last best place, they have raised property values and the locals, realizing that they can become instantly rich, are selling off the ranch so that they can buy the dream house, RV, and boat they always wanted.

Montana is a great place, but the liberals are spoiling it in various locations.