# Stupid Republican idea of the day **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 26, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897 "2009-03-26T18:48:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 22922
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/22922 "2015-07-13T17:43:21Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > More importantly, how do we go about securing the border with Texas? I mean, there will be _some_ people who actually want to stay in Texas, but can we handle the inevitable influx of refugees? Is suffocating stupidity a justification for refugee status? I’m going to repeat my usual plea when the Texas-bashing starts: Please remember that there are a _lot_ of us trying to rein in the stupidity here. Over 3.3 million Texans voted for Obama in 2012–more people than _live_ in Iowa, or in 20 other states. We’re still badly outnumbered, but we’re fighting the good fight. Broad-brush bashing, or encouraging liberal-minded people to move out of the state, doesn’t help us as much as you might think. Would I like to live in a more liberal place? Sure. It would be easier. But if I leave, Texas will be that one tiny little bit redder. One vote farther away from sanity. Does one vote matter that much? Of course not–but it’s not just my vote, it’s the votes of all the people like me. We stay. We vote. We argue. Sometimes we persuade someone–usually someone young. Hopefully, the little victories will add up enough to change things here in my lifetime. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897)._