I think another major party is pretty wishful thinking... unless Trump decides to do it. He's the only one that could get the following and siphon off enough money to make it happen. But starting a political party is a lot of work, and he's lazy. He just wants the money and the credit. God, could you imagine the unqualified gang of fuck-ups that would be the Make America Great Party? But there is support for the idea... https://news.gallup.com/poll/329639/support-third-political-party-high-point.aspx
We only got Ann Richards because Clayton Williams was dumb enough (by 1990s standards) to say the quiet part out loud, and Texas had a quantum of shame. Today he would have been elected in a landslide.
How would a new user such as yourself know if he used to be a "reasoned person"? Oh, because you're a grown man that has been repeatedly asked to leave, but keeps coming back with a new username. Talk about "reeking of despair".
Gabby Giffords was attacked and nothing changed, they just increased their personal security. Maybe it's because she's "a liberal" so they don't care, but I doubt it. These people are completely subject to the whim of gun nuts. They refuse to do anything that might lose their support. They bow to them and we pay the price.
The key is always balance. You have to strike the right balance of thoughts and prayers. Too much thinking and you're going to realize arming the teachers and hardening schools is at best, a deflection, and at worst, dangerous. Too many prayers and God may actually inspire you. You may realize all these guns aren't really part of his plan. Best just to say "thoughts and prayers" and not really mean it.
Great. Now some teacher is going to get in trouble for not stopping and properly questioning one of these random "intruders". One more reason for them to bitch about teachers while not actually solving anything. You want to know why teachers are leaving? Here it is... the people that are supposed to make teaching easier (not easy... easier) seem dead-set on making it impossible. Whether by withholding the proper funding, fomenting anger toward teachers (by labeling teachers as groomers), or these performative mandates, Texas had made it clear they do not value teachers. Fuck this state.
One of only a few tools allowing a user to kill multiple children in only a few moments. In fact, I'll just stay calling a firearms "children killing tools". Is that better, you worthless troll?