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DhhD

(4,695 posts) Mon Jun 2, 2014, 11:22 AM Jun 2014

Texas GOP Candidate Dan Patrick To Supplant The Bible As Law Instead Of The Constitution With

Bill Of Rights Granted By The Government/Voting Americans.

Trouble for Texas-Dan Patrick.

http://www.wfaa.com/news/texas-news/dewhurst-on-runoff-260856021.html
Video included.

AUSTIN (AP) — State Sen. Dan Patrick has defeated three-term incumbent David Dewhurst for the Republican nomination for Texas lieutenant governor.

Speaking to supporters Tuesday night, Patrick said the people of Texas had given him a "mandate," and he offered special thanks to his tea party supporters.

"Welcome to the grass roots of the Republican Party!" he said. "Tea party folks love America; and they love the Constitution; and they love free markets; and they love the Second Amendment; and they love Texas; and they love the liberty that was granted to them by God, and not government."

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Texas GOP Candidate Dan Patrick To Supplant The Bible As Law Instead Of The Constitution With (Original Post) DhhD Jun 2014 OP

Matthew 22:15-22: "Stop complaining and pay your taxes." DetlefK Jun 2014 #1

You can own slaves now in Texas! Ikonoklast Jun 2014 #15

Dan Patrick is a nut case Gothmog Jun 2014 #2

If ever GOTV was important, it is here. riqster Jun 2014 #3

Dan Patrick is a genuinely dangerous man. Paladin Jun 2014 #4

Arguably Lt. Governor in Texas is More Powerful than Governor Stallion Jun 2014 #8

Not much argument about it. Lt. Gov. has significant power in TX. (nt) Paladin Jun 2014 #17

Would that be Canon Law? Downwinder Jun 2014 #5

WHAT is in the Texas water???? benld74 Jun 2014 #6

Conservative exploitation, the opposite of voting for democracy and human rights. DhhD Jun 2014 #7

in the texas water? almost 100% of the warm water has that flesh eating bacteria. Sunlei Jun 2014 #10

The Republican Tea party 'Leaders' will 'promise' _anything_ to get a vote Sunlei Jun 2014 #9

My wife and I are looking at a house in Ohio. marble falls Jun 2014 #11

I wish I could move back awoke_in_2003 Jun 2014 #12

Mine, too. Cleveland and Akron, but the housewe think we want is in Tiffin. marble falls Jun 2014 #13

born in Steubenville awoke_in_2003 Jun 2014 #14

Mine was born in Bal'more but grew up in Corpus, I like those Ohio river towns. Stuebenville .... marble falls Jun 2014 #16

Yikes blkmusclmachine Jun 2014 #18

Idiot. n/t Judi Lynn Jun 2014 #19

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)

1. Matthew 22:15-22: "Stop complaining and pay your taxes."

Reply to DhhD (Original post)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 11:33 AM

Jun 2014

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+22:15-22

And concerning that "liberty granted by God": Which liberties do I have according to the Bible? Does it mention basic human rights, or legal/political equality?

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)

15. You can own slaves now in Texas!

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 09:12 PM

Jun 2014

It not only says so in the Bible, it condones owning slaves and even gives you a code of conduct to follow.

Gothmog

(145,195 posts)

2. Dan Patrick is a nut case

Reply to DhhD (Original post)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 11:38 AM

Jun 2014

This is a key race to win. Leticia should be able to beat this idiot

riqster

(13,986 posts)

3. If ever GOTV was important, it is here.

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 11:57 AM

Jun 2014

Paladin

(28,256 posts)

4. Dan Patrick is a genuinely dangerous man.

Reply to DhhD (Original post)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 12:10 PM

Jun 2014

He ran an AM right-wing hate radio station in Houston for many years, and the daily content of that station was mind-numbing in its perverse toxicity. I heard Patrick say on-air that he would like to see the U.S. run as a theocracy rather than a democracy. I hope that Texas Democrats---without the help of the national party, as usual---can keep Patrick from rising any higher in the state hierarchy; the damage he is capable of inflicting is a frightening thing to contemplate.

Stallion

(6,474 posts)

8. Arguably Lt. Governor in Texas is More Powerful than Governor

Reply to Paladin (Reply #4)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 06:53 PM

Jun 2014

he controls the purse strings and directs the mandate

Paladin

(28,256 posts)

17. Not much argument about it. Lt. Gov. has significant power in TX. (nt)

Reply to Stallion (Reply #8)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 09:23 PM

Jun 2014

Downwinder

(12,869 posts)

5. Would that be Canon Law?

Reply to DhhD (Original post)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 01:19 PM

Jun 2014

benld74

(9,904 posts)

6. WHAT is in the Texas water????

Reply to DhhD (Original post)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 01:31 PM

Jun 2014

DhhD

(4,695 posts)

7. Conservative exploitation, the opposite of voting for democracy and human rights.

Reply to benld74 (Reply #6)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 04:56 PM

Jun 2014

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

10. in the texas water? almost 100% of the warm water has that flesh eating bacteria.

Reply to benld74 (Reply #6)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 07:35 PM

Jun 2014

do not get any water in your nose or you'll turn into a tea-party-republican!!

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

9. The Republican Tea party 'Leaders' will 'promise' _anything_ to get a vote

Reply to DhhD (Original post)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 07:31 PM

Jun 2014

I'm in Texas and I don't "mandate" any of this Republican crazy stuff.

marble falls

(57,081 posts)

11. My wife and I are looking at a house in Ohio.

Reply to DhhD (Original post)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 08:03 PM

Jun 2014

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

12. I wish I could move back

Reply to marble falls (Reply #11)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 08:14 PM

Jun 2014

Ohio is my home state.

marble falls

(57,081 posts)

13. Mine, too. Cleveland and Akron, but the housewe think we want is in Tiffin.

Reply to awoke_in_2003 (Reply #12)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 08:26 PM

Jun 2014

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

14. born in Steubenville

Reply to marble falls (Reply #13)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 09:04 PM

Jun 2014

but lived in Cleveland from age 13 to 24. We have a center in Columbus, but my wife can't handle the cold. She was born here (Texas). I, personally love the cold. I'm the guy going to convenience store in a t shirt and shorts when it's 30.