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1. Correct. No statewide fire code and a law that prohibits localities from adopting one.

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Original post)

Thu Aug 31, 2017, 12:37 PM

Aug 2017

I agree that when inevitable damage occurs that would NOT have had (or would be lessened) they had common sense regulations, the federal government (meaning all of us) should not pay.

Like conditioning highway funds on having a certain speed limit because that reduces accidents.

Maddow did a great piece on this last night - after the West plant explosion, the only change the state made to its laws was to make the company's chemical list to the state private (prior to that the list was public).

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It is my understanding in Texas you CANT be forced to have sprinklers in a building [View all] Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 OP

Correct. No statewide fire code and a law that prohibits localities from adopting one. Justice Aug 2017 #1

The problem is when it is time to vote again, lower middle class voters will be Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #3

Yes it's true. AJT Aug 2017 #2

Situation seems to be a bit more complicated than Rachel made it out to be VMA131Marine Aug 2017 #4

A law that prohibits localities from adopting a fire code. . . annabanana Aug 2017 #5

In all likelihood many buildings have them anyway for insurance reasons, but my position is Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author trc Aug 2017 #7

Is this what rethugs want for the entire nation? ecstatic Aug 2017 #8