Speaking as a transplant* (if a duck-and-cover smilie was available, I might put it here), I have no desire to return up north, and I too worry about Texas eventually slouching into an uber-hedonist, fruits-and-nuts, high-tax orbit. I am concerned about the influx of illegal immigrants and transplants who do not share enough of the culture and values of native Texans and are not interested in assimilating to any degree. I would not suspect that California-scale decay is only two elections away, though the state I grew up in has always beenSRVA wrote:I first moved to California when Ronald Reagan was Governer of the State. Having witnessed the slide into the current situation all I can say is that, based on what I saw, Texas is two elections away from slipping into the same place. I appreciate that California is an easy target today, but it hasn't always been that way. Also, it didn't happen over night. It happened slowly because good people became disenfranchised with their government and lost the belief that they could change it. I'm glad I'm here now, I have no desire to return, and I will fight to keep the same thing from happening again.
, so I have not seen the process that you describe. I obtained my CHL and registered to vote here as soon as I could, plan to vote on both 4 March and 4 November this year, belong and donate to the NRA and TSRA, am willing to serve on a jury, and wear a wide-brimmed hard-hat at work. Is that assimilated enough? I do not think I can pull off driving a dually and wearing rodeo clothes with any semblance of authenticity.
*I understand this is the polite term for newcomers. I have not yet heard the less polite terms directed toward me within earshot.