# Texas again proves it is the asshole of the US

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**Created:** [June 30, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-again-proves-it-is-the-asshole-of-the-us/790239 "2017-06-30T22:49:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 13, 2017, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-again-proves-it-is-the-asshole-of-the-us/790239/205 "2017-07-13T04:11:17Z")

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[This thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=11433912#post11433912) was brought back to life and Miller brought up this post by \*\*Clothy. \*\*

> [@Why are conservatives such dicks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-conservatives-such-dicks/505657/208):
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> Since my original post, I’ve been doing some reading. And I retract what I said; the government is implementing a “final solution” of sorts.
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> • Page 425: More bureaucracy: Advance Care Planning Consult: Senior Citizens, assisted suicide, euthanasia?  
> • Page 425: Government will instruct and consult regarding living wills, durable powers of attorney, etc. Mandatory. Appears to lock in estate taxes ahead of time.  
> • Page 425: Goverment provides approved list of end-of-life resources, guiding you in death.  
> • Page 427: Government mandates program that orders end-of-life treatment; government dictates how your life ends.  
> • Page 429: Advance Care Planning Consult will be used to dictate treatment as patient’s health deteriorates. This can include an ORDER for end-of-life plans. An ORDER from the GOVERNMENT.  
> • Page 430: Government will decide what level of treatments you may have at end-of-life.
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> People, if for no other reason than these pages alone, we should all rise up in arms and demand of our elected officials that this bill be killed, a stake be driven through its heart and garlic shoved in its mouth, so that it will never return.

So it looks like Bubble Boy was wrong. But he’ll never admit it.  
Or see this.

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