Slide on down here when ya getta chance Mr B & I'll see if I can slip you in at the front of the express lane Duane was talkin about ... anything for a friend yakno :>P

Yeah we Texans are real simpletons alright, problee why we're home to American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Dell Computers, Shell Oil, and hundreds of other corporate enterprises, and build fighter planes at Lockheed Martin, among other things of note.

Here's a nifty little fact : Go anywhere on the planet and draw the outline of Texas and nearly everyone will know what you drew instantly.

Try that same trick with any other state in the US or nearly any country on the planet and see if they recognize it ? :>

BTW, the death penalty absolutely insures the recipient will never again harm another innocent human, nor incur pain and suffering upon the victims family or loved ones ... yeah I really see the barbarism in that concept.

Tellya what John, if you'll agree to foot the astronomical costs of lifelong incarceration for all the death row inmates instead (a measely $100,000 to $400,000 per inmate anually), I'll personally lobby to end this huge burden to the taxpayers here, or ... would you prefer we just ship 'em over to where you live and you cats can sort it out, either way works for me.