I’m sure Erica Douglass Is a perfectly fine human being. The fact that she’s a religious bigot doesn’t take away from that … unless you get on the subject of evolution. So don’t. And when you’re around her know that she likes life that’s laid-back and that she made a million dollars at age 26 selling her internet business. Now, having real money, she realizes that taxes and fees take it away from people like her; people who Barack Obama classify as millionaire and billionaires who own jets.
So this twenty-something millionaire has discovered the wonders of Libertarianism. She may not realize that the only Libertarian with national recognition is Ron Paul… who’s trying to run as a Republican. That’s because Paul (who Douglass thinks is a religious nut) realizes that Libertarians are not a viable party.
So Douglass is going to move to Austin, Texas, complete with her religious prejudices and her Liberal policies (with the exception of the taxes) and with her cohorts who move there with her will transform Texas into the hellhole that California has become.
Do you know why this will take place? Liberalism doesn’t start off as a power grab for your wallet. It starts off with the desire to help the downtrodden, help the environment, spend money to improve schools, build city parks and bike paths, help X, Y and Z. And if this doesn’t do it the problem is obviously that we’re not spending enough money on it. And each one of these wonderful initiatives will take only a few cents more per year; which is how California became the tax sucking hellhole that she’s trying to escape.
All this is unexceptional, and any politician who advocates for more of the same will get her vote, except … except if that politician is a Christian. That’s when he crosses the line and because he “doesn’t believe in evolution” he’s obviously not qualified to be on city council, much less be President, because if he takes office he’s going to … he’s where my imagination fails because I’m not sure what the consequences of a Christian who believes in God creating the heavens and the earth becoming President will do. But whatever the result, it’s obviously a character flaw that is much greater than sitting in Jeremiah Wright’s pews and making nice with home grown bombers like Bill Ayers. Obama’s problem was fiscal, not ideological.
Please stay in California. Infections should be isolated, not spread.
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I never heard of Douglass till now. I looked at the "letter". It echoes the thoughts of thousands of former and soon-to-be-former Californians. (There's a reporter who covers businesses leaving California. He's been doing it for several years.)
As for her views, she's obviously a youngster who spent all her time running a business, and no time learning about life, government, and economics. As they say, college students are Democrats until they get their first paycheck and look at all those tax deductions, then they turn Republican.
I figure she's spent a whole hour thinking about evolution. Anybody who figures that people with different views are "obviously unbrilliant", and that legalizing marijuana just might have unintended consequences.
I don't think the California's exodus will hurt Texas. The people who move there are people who are fed up with California's insanity.
And we're certainly safe from Libertarians taking over. Most of the Libertarians I know take the stand that says "don't vote - it only encourages them". The party itself is a bit of a joke. Sometimes they get as much as 8% of the vote.
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