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The WA is not exactly known for its adherence to federalism
Alterrum, Issues Test Bed, and The ales
Exactly! For the prisons to make a profit, the prisoners must be forced to do lots of work. Forced labor without pay is the definition of slavery.
Trecdom2, Issues Test Bed, Rockyoulikeahurricane, Sedran colonial guard, and 1 otherThe ales
**** New WA Resolution Notification *****
There is currently a new General Assembly Resolution at vote. When expressing your opinion, please note which Resolution it is for. And remember Texans, your individual vote does count!
The new Resolution is called:
"Prohibit Private Prisons
A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.
Category: Social Justice Strength: Mild Proposed by: Christian Democrats
The General Assembly,
Persuaded that prisons should aim to reduce recidivism rates"...
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Commentary: The World Assembly wants to regulate the prison system of every member nation in the world. They want to require you to own and operate your own prison system despite the cost and give you no option to outsource it, possibly saving your nation a great expense. No, we do not want to let the General Assembly dictate the price of prisons in our nation. Just say no. NewTexas will go on record as AGAINST on this Resolution. This is only the opinion of NewTexas. We look forward to other Texans' opinions and comments on this Resolution. If good arguments to the contrary are made, we will reconsider our position.
If you would like to take part in shaping the world you live in, please vote. Voting is a right and a privilege, please consider using it. And, if you are not a member of the World Assembly, we strongly encourage you to join.
All Texas WA Member nations please vote. Please make your Texan opinions known in Texas by 11:00 PM Saturday and in the World Assembly voting booth by 11:00 PM Texas Time on Sunday the 21st. Current voting in The World is running - Votes FOR: 6137 Votes AGAINST: 5347
Big Tex
PS: Remember, be sure to vote at the World Assembly too!
Indian Empire and The ales
So is Ford, but no one is accusing them of slavery.
But let us turn this around. Are prisoners working for the state on a road gang considered slaves? I don't see how you can have this both ways.
Prisons are going to try to find things to keep the prisoners busy. Whether that is laundry, cooking, farming, or prison industries. Prisoners sitting around with nothing to do is a riot waiting to happen. The vast majority of prisons do not force inmates to work. However, most prisoners happily take prison jobs so they can have money on their commissary account. They do so because a stay in prison is mind numbingly boring. Most prisoners covet the road gang jobs and other projects that take them outside the walls for only a few hours.
Many prison jobs also teach skills. Several states train and use prisoners to fight wildfires. In LaGrange, KY, prisoners staff the prison ambulance service. From operation of commercial laundry equipment to auto mechanics and agriculture, these prison jobs provide more for prisoners to learn than just how to be a better criminal.
When people commit crimes, we have to do something about it. The US Constitution prohibits lobbing off a hand, whipping, or caning. Can't even lock miscreants in town square pillories for rotten vegetable target practice anymore. (Pity that. I'll bet petty crimes rates would drop dramatically if we brought the pillory back.) Executing shoplifters is out of the question. So prison it is.
Why does it matter if someone is making a profit off of it?
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Indian Empire, Issues Test Bed, Edge calibur, Rockyoulikeahurricane, and 7 othersFort verden, United vinceland, Kyletana, Talitha macer, Queen falcona stark, The ales, and Guaratar
Big Tex, my Dad just started eating proper food again yesterday after being fed nutrient solutions through a nasogastric feeding tube for a long time. He's still having trouble keeping his food down. So on his behalf I'll accept a Potato & Egg Taco. Thank you. He still needs more rest and spends most of the time asleep. :(
Vincent
NewTexas, Trecdom2, Indian Empire, Edge calibur, and 7 othersRockyoulikeahurricane, Fort verden, Kyletana, Talitha macer, Queen falcona stark, The ales, and Guaratar
New poll is up.
I hope I've done a good enough job as a TRC member to be re-elected. :D
NewTexas, Issues Test Bed, Edge calibur, Rockyoulikeahurricane, and 5 othersFort verden, Kyletana, Queen falcona stark, The ales, and Guaratar
Picard is back and he brought some old friends along.
https://youtu.be/KbXy0f0aCN0
NewTexas, Indian Empire, Edge calibur, Rockyoulikeahurricane, and 5 othersFort verden, Kyletana, Queen falcona stark, The ales, and Guaratar
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NewTexas, Issues Test Bed, Edge calibur, Kuriko, and 5 othersRockyoulikeahurricane, Fort verden, Kyletana, The ales, and Guaratar
I guess I count as cross dominant. I write left handed and throw right handed.
Fort verden, Kyletana, The ales, and Guaratar
bunch a traitors yall are. You left off us lefties don't make me get Ned Flanders in here
Kyletana and The ales
"Southpaw" is a term for left handed, Gig 'Em. (I had to look it up myself to know that too, :P)
Upper allemeine, Kyletana, and The ales
Have you ever wondered who killed the evil terrorist Osama Bin Laden? I have and I've found the answer:
The Man Who Killed Osama Bin Laden- Part One
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6YpWSfZ150
The Man Who Killed Osama Bin Laden- Part Two
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UTijlIKa7U
-=Blazingstar=-
Issues Test Bed, Fort verden, United vinceland, Nix pardusia, and 4 othersKyletana, Talitha macer, The ales, and Guaratar
In other Sci-Fi news, the Orville is leaving Fox and heading to Hulu.
Kyletana, The ales, and Guaratar
Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen of Texas,
I am alright but still recovering. Currently, I have not yet been discharged from the ICU and I have been bedridden since I was hospitalized. I would like to thank everyone from the bottom of my still recovering heart for your greatly appreciated prayers and support. Queen falcona stark, thank you very much for your Get Well Hugs which my beloved wife and all three of my sons gave me from you.
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Big Tex my Buddy, thank you for this message of support as well as the Texas Shout Outs for me to get well. Greatly appreciated.
The Trouble With Tribbles.
The Skillet Strategy?! Oh God Buddy! NO!
NO my love. WORST.IDEA.EVER.
Leia my love, I love you with every beat of my heart and my heart and life belongs to you. If you love me as much as I love you, you will NOT thump me on the head with a cast iron skillet for any reason. There's no need for you to do that. From now on, I will NOT argue with you about the proper medical treatments I need/should receive. Furthermore, I will immediately agree to go to hospital if you inform me that I need to be hospitalized.
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Welcome to Texas:
Everyone who has moved to or returned to Texas during my absence.
Your Buddy,
Verner Von Richthofen
The Eternal Emperor
NewTexas, Trecdom2, Indian Empire, Issues Test Bed, and 10 othersThe weeping maudlin platypus, Quetzalleia, United vinceland, Nix pardusia, Gileadavia, Kyletana, Talitha macer, Queen falcona stark, The ales, and Guaratar
Best wishes Verner! Hope everything goes as smoothly as possible from here on out. To you, and everyone else in the region, greetings from Spiritus! How has Texas been?
NewTexas, Trecdom2, Indian Empire, Fort verden, and 9 othersQuetzalleia, United vinceland, Nix pardusia, Gileadavia, Kyletana, Talitha macer, Queen falcona stark, The ales, and Guaratar
Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen of Texas,
Thank you very much. I am hoping and praying for that as well. :)
Greetings from Texas in return. Since I have been gone for nearly three weeks, I am not the best person to answer that question. But based on the posts which were posted during my absence, it looks like we are doing well. :)
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Welcome to Texas
The weeping maudlin platypus
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Have an absolutely fantastic day everyone. :)
Your Buddy,
Verner Von Richthofen
The Eternal Emperor
Indian Empire, Quetzalleia, United vinceland, Gileadavia, and 3 othersKyletana, Talitha macer, and The ales
Hi! I'm not in the WA but my civil rights are messed up too. :(
I love you more than you love me and I’ll hold you to your word my lord. Should you forget not to argue when you need to go to hospital for proper medical treatments, I’ll wave one of my skillets in the air as a reminder. :)
Leia
NewTexas, Darth Kermit, Issues Test Bed, Edge calibur, and 9 othersFort verden, United vinceland, Nix pardusia, Gileadavia, Kyletana, Talitha macer, Queen falcona stark, The ales, and Guaratar
Most definitely, we need to make our position more known. Maybe we should write a resolution ourselves?
Good to hear it. Keep up the recovering part. We all pitched in to get Leia a black belt in the wifely art of skillet. You will need that recovery part to keep up.
Why not? All wive's have a [insert deity of choice here] given right to wield the skillet in order to make sure they are clearly understood. (In lieu of a skillet, a rolling pin may used as well.)
Gonna have to disagree with you there. (See quote and response below.)
As it has been since man first learned to fry something in a skillet, the cast iron skillet remains a remarkably effective tool in the wife's arsenal of dominance over the home. I rest my case.
Excellent plan.
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