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named Trek Thunder Kelly, who says that while we kill many foreigners every year without justification, we do not use capital punishment often enough in our country against those who deserve it.
Conservative writer Ann Coulter has suggested with tongue in cheek that, perhaps, we should try to give California back to the Mexicans. Others have proposed that California be broken up in three or more separate states to make governance closer to the people.
Under the long rule of Harry Byrd Sr., Virginia was the most fiscally frugal state in America. Byrd hated the idea of borrowing of any kind and resisted all efforts calling for bond issues to improve vital areas such as roads and education.
After the death of the senior Byrd and the collapse of his political machine, the state did start borrowing for a number of capital outlay projects but did so very prudently and has managed to maintain a high bond rating. California, by contrast,
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