SemperFidelisTX @SemperFidelisTX - Twitter Profile

@amyklobuchar Your State gas tax: about 32.6¢ per gallon. That’s a good place to start cuttimg. You can recover when the $9B Healthcare fraud is found.

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SemperFidelisTX @SemperFidelisTX

about 2 months ago

@AOC 's claim that you cannot earn that ($1BB) is equal to @BarackObama saying "You didn't build that" from a phrase during a 2012 election campaign speech

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SemperFidelisTX @SemperFidelisTX

about 2 months ago

@seattle is your @MayorofSeattle as mentally challenged in person or just fvcking stupid?

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about 2 months ago

Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark is owned by the City of Grand Prairie, Texas. It is a municipal facility, not privately owned. Management: The city contracts with American Resort Management (ARM), a third-party hospitality company specializing in waterparks and resorts, to handle day-to-day operations. ARM has managed it since pre-opening in 2017. https://t.co/GUaMDD6XJ4 +1 2014 Voter ApprovalWhen: May 2014 (specific election date around early May). What residents voted on: A dedicated ¼-cent (0.25%) sales tax increase to fund "The Epic" project — including the indoor waterpark (Epic Waters), recreation center, and related facilities in the EpicCentral development. https://t.co/YgxPkrPNjC +1 Who voted: Registered voters in the City of Grand Prairie. It passed with voter approval (exact yes/no percentages aren't prominently archived in summaries, but it was successful enough to proceed with the ~$88–90 million project, which opened in 2018). https://t.co/TMHdp03YCK This was a consumption/sales tax (paid when buying goods/services in the city), not a direct property tax increase. The revenue goes into the dedicated Epic & Epic Waters Fund for construction, operations, maintenance, etc. Ongoing annual revenue to this fund is in the ~$13–18+ million range in recent budgets. https://t.co/YgxPkrPNjC Homeowners and residents pay this indirectly through shopping, and sales tax revenue has helped offset pressure on property taxes overall.Response to the VideoThe woman in the video is right to raise concerns about a publicly funded facility being rented for what was initially promoted as a "Muslims-only" private event (with modest dress requirements, halal food, and prayer space). Epic Waters is taxpayer-supported via that 2014 voter-approved sales tax, so the public has a legitimate interest in how it's used. https://t.co/nIb9InJXkv Key facts on the event:Organized by the East Plano Islamic Center for Eid. The full facility was reserved, closing it to the general public on June 1. Initial advertising emphasized exclusivity; it was later updated to "modest dress only" and "all are welcome" after backlash. Private rentals of public venues are common (e.g., for corporate events, weddings, or other groups), and they generate revenue for the dedicated fund. However, when the rental appears to exclude people based on religion (or enforces religious dress/gender norms in a taxpayer facility), it raises serious questions about equal access, non-discrimination, and whether it aligns with the original voter intent for a community recreation asset. Public facilities like this must generally operate on a non-discriminatory basis. A private group can rent space, but advertising or enforcing "Muslims-only" in a city-owned, sales-tax-funded waterpark crosses into problematic territory for many residents — especially those whose taxes helped build and maintain it. The city should ensure rental policies are transparent, viewpoint-neutral, and don't effectively turn public infrastructure into exclusive religious events.If you're a Grand Prairie resident, contacting city council or checking the rental policy/Epic Fund details on https://t.co/YgxPkrPNjC would be the direct way to push for accountability. This isn't about opposing private religious gatherings — it's about ensuring public dollars serve the whole public equally.

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