tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10010614.post1853184465412960950..comments2023-12-25T05:28:22.946-05:00Comments on Ironicus Maximus: Texas! Motto: When Kansas Gets Too ProgressiveIronicus Maximushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220762764339626768noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10010614.post-89394815775978763592007-12-07T14:44:00.000-05:002007-12-07T14:44:00.000-05:00I had a feeling James would know best on the subje...I had a feeling James would know best on the subject of Texas.<BR/><BR/>On the subject of BS, I defer to Texas.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09229058328541626829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10010614.post-25312034664337347282007-12-07T08:27:00.000-05:002007-12-07T08:27:00.000-05:00But Texas didn't achieve statehood until 1845, so ...But Texas didn't achieve statehood until 1845, so these standards are like from BC....<BR/><BR/>Well, actually that'd be BT (Before Texas), or maybe BS (Before statehood) BS...hmmm...yes, we like that, something appropriate about it. Can't quite put our finger on it though...Ironicus Maximushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09220762764339626768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10010614.post-71831724110120642042007-12-06T18:44:00.000-05:002007-12-06T18:44:00.000-05:00In 1840, Texas was still a republic. The standards...In 1840, Texas was still a republic. The standards then were probably better than what's being proposed now.<BR/><BR/>This was after all, a republic founded with a Declaration of Independence that contains this line:<BR/><BR/>"...in which every interest is disregarded but that of the army and the priesthood, both the eternal enemies of civil liberty, the everready minions of power, and the usual instruments of tyrants."<BR/><BR/>I bet we're not supposed to teach that either, though.<BR/><BR/>--<A HREF="http://www.coyotemercury.com/blog1" REL="nofollow">James</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10010614.post-35806547256483460402007-12-06T18:09:00.000-05:002007-12-06T18:09:00.000-05:00"Actually we're just planning to recopy standards ...<EM>"Actually we're just planning to recopy standards we used before. In 1840."</EM><BR/><BR/>But Texas didn't achieve statehood until 1845, so these standards are like from BC....Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09229058328541626829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10010614.post-4883217498972255412007-12-06T14:40:00.000-05:002007-12-06T14:40:00.000-05:00We're all so proud down here.We're all so proud down here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com