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Missouri

walkingman

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1. This reminds me of Texas. They have been actively banning ordinances by local governments. Austin's

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Jun 2, 2019, 07:22 PM

Jun 2019

ban of plastic bags, several cities banning fracking, mandatory sick-leave laws, protesting pipelines. In Texas almost every city votes Democratic but most of rural Texas and all state-wide elected officials are Republican. The GOP is afraid to let the majority decide what they want - nanny government at its best.

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Parson signs protections for large livestock operations into law [View all] TexasTowelie Jun 2019 OP

This reminds me of Texas. They have been actively banning ordinances by local governments. Austin's walkingman Jun 2019 #1

This is all about protecting mega Feed Lot operators Wellstone ruled Jun 2019 #2