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4cubbies
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re: Boy Scouts of America announces rebranding; will become 'Scouting America'
Posted by 4cubbies on 5/7/24 at 1:34 pm
Not sure how they haven’t put together that all this rebranding is what’s hurting them. ...
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re: Why doesn’t the Left view abortion though the prism of oppressor/oppressed?
Posted by 4cubbies on 5/6/24 at 4:42 pm
They do! But to abortion proponents, women are being oppressed by being denied the agency to terminate their pregnancies. I’m not arguing that this is the logical way to view it, just sharing their viewpoints. ...
re: Thoughts on rushed constitutional convention in La? Looks like voters don’t really want it
Posted by 4cubbies on 5/6/24 at 1:26 pm
[quote]I’m all in for doing it immediatel[/quote] I don’t have a problem with addressing the need for a new constitution immediately. It’s this part that concerns me:
[quote]No way the gaggle of idiots that serve in the legislature can accomplish anything at all in two weeks unless, as I said pre...
re: Thoughts on rushed constitutional convention in La? Looks like voters don’t really want it
Posted by 4cubbies on 5/6/24 at 1:07 pm
[quote]Is there some legal reason that it even needs to be done during session? Why not a separate constitutional convention?[/quote]
Valid questions.I don’t see the need for the urgency. I can’t imagine there’s a legal reason for the rush since we hadn’t really heard about this until very rece...
re: Thoughts on rushed constitutional convention in La? Looks like voters don’t really want it
Posted by 4cubbies on 5/6/24 at 1:03 pm
[quote]He did also pick the BR mayor and the head of the Dem party.[/quote]
Yes. They were elected to the positions that qualified them to be selected though, unlike the donors (who bought them).
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re: Thoughts on rushed constitutional convention in La? Looks like voters don’t really want it
Posted by 4cubbies on 5/6/24 at 12:53 pm
[quote]I've often wondered about how someone qualifies to go to a constitutional convention. [/quote]
Well, I found something absolutely shocking:
[quote]Boysie Bollinger and Lane Grigsby, [b]two major donors to Landry’s campaign[/b] and other Republican candidates and causes, are also among...
re: Why is the discourse here so hateful?
Posted by 4cubbies on 5/6/24 at 12:47 pm
[quote]If you didn’t care you wouldn’t have commented on that thread in the first place. [/quote]
I care about the fallacy that any politician is concerned about anything other than enriching him/herself.
[quote]Right after you blamed Trump and Republicans.
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Biden and democrats ...
re: Thoughts on rushed constitutional convention in La? Looks like voters don’t really want it
Posted by 4cubbies on 5/6/24 at 9:33 am
[quote]You do this on purpose.[/quote]
Do what?
ETA: wait, are you saying I should only start controversial threads? I kind of thought this was controversial.
But it’s an election year and all anyone wants to discuss is Trump and Biden. :snoozer:...
re: Why is the discourse here so hateful?
Posted by 4cubbies on 5/6/24 at 9:11 am
[quote]You claimed there is a “bipartisan border security bill”,[/quote]
Yes I did.
[quote]which is nothing but a democrat talking point. [/quote]
If you say so. I really don’t care and it doesn’t matter because it failed because no one actually gaf about the border.
[quote]You then we...
re: Thoughts on rushed constitutional convention in La? Looks like voters don’t really want it
Posted by 4cubbies on 5/6/24 at 9:08 am
[quote]Have you ever started a thread on here that had more upvotes than down? I suspect that's on purpose.[/quote]
Are anonymous arrows important to you? I don’t put any stock in them. I don’t post here to get the approval of strangers. ...
re: Thoughts on rushed constitutional convention in La? Looks like voters don’t really want it
Posted by 4cubbies on 5/6/24 at 8:52 am
[quote]Having a constitutional convention to remove the logjam of constitutional protections for various money has been talked about for over a decade,[/quote]
A true constitutional convention maybe. It looks like Landry wants the state legislature to comprise the convention delegates and not all...
re: Thoughts on rushed constitutional convention in La? Looks like voters don’t really want it
Posted by 4cubbies on 5/6/24 at 8:51 am
[quote]One of the biggest issues is that the present constitution limits budget cuts to the education system and public safety. Everything else - in other words, the good ol' boys network and their pet projects - are protected.[/quote]
Landry [b]is[/b] a good ole boy though. ...
re: Thoughts on rushed constitutional convention in La? Looks like voters don’t really want it
Posted by 4cubbies on 5/6/24 at 8:50 am
[quote]Louisiana will frick this up too. It'll be riddled with corruption.[/quote]
Yep. ...
re: Thoughts on rushed constitutional convention in La? Looks like voters don’t really want it
Posted by 4cubbies on 5/6/24 at 7:07 am
I wonder if that’s one of the stated objectives. ...
re: Worst modern President
Posted by 4cubbies on 5/6/24 at 7:04 am
Nixon for introducing HMOs
Reagan for… everything
W for… everything
Obama for letting lobbyists dictate American healthcare. ...
re: Thoughts on rushed constitutional convention in La? Looks like voters don’t really want it
Posted by 4cubbies on 5/6/24 at 7:01 am
[quote]If there is ever to be one iota of hope of any reform in this state, the present constitution needs to be thrown into a fire.[/quote]
What changes are you hoping for?...
re: Thoughts on rushed constitutional convention in La? Looks like voters don’t really want it
Posted by 4cubbies on 5/6/24 at 7:01 am
[quote]50 years too late is not rushed.[/quote]
You think two weeks is an appropriate time frame to draft and debate a new state constitution?...
Thoughts on rushed constitutional convention in La? Looks like voters don’t really want it
Posted by 4cubbies on 5/6/24 at 6:49 am
https://www.nola.com/news/politics/louisiana-voters-dont-want-a-constitution-rewrite-poll-finds/article_dce2f2a0-080e-11ef-962f-a7acfb128c06.html
[quote]Only 1% of voters said getting a new constitution ought to be one of the governor’s top goals, the poll showed. Seven other issues were ranked m...
re: Why is the discourse here so hateful?
Posted by 4cubbies on 5/6/24 at 6:41 am
Yes. I went into the other thread and said [b]neither side [/b]cares about the border. I don’t follow political parties or national politics so I didn’t know a dem talking point was that neither side cares about the border.
I “ran away” to handle things in my actual life. I don’t typically have ...
re: California high speed rail amazing success. The bridge to nowhere
Posted by 4cubbies on 5/6/24 at 6:39 am
No link?...
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