IDK if you were just directing your post to AOII Angel or the rest of us, but I completely agree with you. I wasn't mocking my state. The Bill of Rights is a wonderful thing.

I can mock Texas all I want. I mock Texas not because it doesn't make a bigot take a sign out of her yard, but because it lets its citizens shoot people on other people's property. I don't agree that "Hispanics Keep Out" is hate speech; it's not inciting anyone to violence or threatening anyone. It IS bigoted, but she has a right to be bigoted. I applaud Texas for not trampling on her First amendment rights, but I can still make fun of Texas for taking other "rights" overboard. That's awesome!

Maybe it's because I live in a tourist-y area, but here there are all kinds of rules about what you can have visible from the street if you live within city limits. A while back, there was a whole mess over a woman having a suit of armor on her front porch just because the city thought it looked "cluttered" :rolleyes: You'd think there would be some sort of city or county code that would cover this type of situation.

My town has a portion of the City Code all about signage, and there's another on public nuisances which someone would cite if this sign popped up in my town.

Of course someone in my county set a barn on fire because it had campaign support for Obama. The code actually specifies how many political sign can be within so many square feet, even for residences.

But I'll bet you don't come here and break into my neighbor's house! :D

And if those signs work, why does my little "No Solicitors" label above my doorbell not keep them away?

Maybe they don't notice it because you're in Texas, where everything is supposed to be bigger? :p

Ha! I wouldn't break into your neighbors house anyway, but it doesn't stop people from breaking into homes regardless. It's not about deterring crime anyway! I personally don't think a flat screen TV is worth someone's life...especially when someone is running away from the scene with it and not an eminent threat to anyone. :p

It's all well and good to joke about Texas laws and the thought of shooting someone just because he's there, but face reality -- that's NOT the law. There is the whole "reasonable fear for the life or safety of yourself or others" that must be proved in a court of law. Generally, both in civil court AND criminal court.

Texans tend to be two conservative for my taste, and go over board with a lot of the laws. I do agree with the stance on crime they have however. As one of my profs joked "You kill somebody, we kill you."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPuM_XAo2BE
I'm specifically referencing this case which had nothing to do with
"reasonable fear for the life or safety of yourself or others" but still resulted in the neighbor getting off for killing two intruders stealing from his neighbor who was not home at the time. These kind of cases are hard for the other 49 states (even equally conservative ones like Louisiana, where I was living at the time of this case) to stomach.

. . . to which Texas replies "Eh." ;)

lmao! So true :D

I'm going to go put up my 'Caucasians Keep Out' sign now.

Which is why we laugh at Texas! Cuz you guys don't care...

Still gonna mock you, though!

God Bless Texas.