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re: Senator Kennedy rocks.

Posted by BigJim on 7/7/26 at 5:19 pm to
He is a Senator; talk is his job.
Yeah, it's insane, but remember that only about 5-6% of the UK has air conditioning.

And only about 8-10% of the wealthy have it.

France is about 25%.

So yeah, think twice about living in Europe.

(though I suppose at least in the UK, it is usually pretty temperate).

re: Gavin wants to change inheritance rules

Posted by BigJim on 6/26/26 at 11:33 am to
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will lock in a permanent American aristocracy of inherited wealth


Unless the kids are also successful, most of that wealth gets dissipated in 3 generations.

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So what was her actual legal opinion? shite is crazy!


Wow, 5 pages in and finally someone asks about the actual issue at hand.

I didn't find the opinion, but a Politico story on it:

Politico story

Apparently the issue is that the federal law defines "food" and administrative changes by the executive branch cannot override that.

So Congress needs to change the law.

The problems is, if he used his leadership PAC, it's probably legal.

That's bullshite, but Congress writes the laws, so there we are. :banghead:


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How would the oil execs respond to a nuclear attack????? Complain that the potus didn’t prevent it??


Who started the attack?
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Uh, don't think so. How is it unconstitutional to add more justices to the court? I'm not suggesting they do that, just saying that I don't believe the constitution forbids that.


This
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He’s nothing but a big talker that never gets anything done. I like Kennedy but he loves to hear himself pretend to be tough on things but never demands or receives accountability.


Just pretty much like any member of congress, just more colorful?
Not one of you presented an argument why the Parliamentarian was wrong.


About ruling a section on requiring ID when voting was not supposed to be in a reconciliation budget bill.






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Am I the only one who noticed that he didn't single out or mention "Christians" in the posted clip? He was simply talking about believers in God.

It's a stupid point still, yes. I'm just saying.


Yeah, noticed that too.

But people on the internet want to be angry.
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1) Here? This forum? One solution is people need to stop posting random, unproven, misinformation, and disinformation from sources like X.

2) Adults? Start looking inward instead of outward for answers. Doing so will lead to spirituality, which includes practices such as self-reflection, introspection, and hopefully a bit of self-awareness and humility.

3) Kids? See #2 above.

Just my opinion. No better than anyone else’s


Have to disagree.



That's better than a lot of opinions on this board.
Not commenting on whether mail voting or ID requirements are good or bad, but that table is misleading.

The US is a collection of states, each with its own laws. Some allow mail voting (in Oregon, I think, it's the only way to vote). Louisiana requires an ID to vote. But again, there are nuances and details for each state:


LINK

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someone is over the target if their jimmies are russled



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The intel agencies are so corrupt that Trump basically has no choice but to appoint an outsider who may not be all that qualified


The mental gymnastics you cultists are capable of are worthy of a gold medal. :lol:
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3) Trump endorsed her, but i doubt it was because of anything she did. He wanted Cassidy out, as did all of us, and like i said in 2, he didn't have a clue who Fleming is.


He was Deputy Chief of Staff for goodness sake!
Yeah, not the biggest fan of Trump but this is bad move policy wise.

Politically, I get it, but you should try to minimize the impact of politics on military decisions.
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Abraham Lincoln fought a 4 year war with neither a declaration nor permission from Congress.


Misleading as hell.

If the south was not a foreign nation (as the Lincoln claimed) then the North could not declare war on them. If they did, that would have given the Confederacy's claims legitimacy as a separate sovereign entity.

Furthermore, Congress, while not declaring war for the reasons above, ratified all his actions such as passing the Conscription Acts to draft soldiers and approved his budgets that funded the war.

re: FL Reduction in Property Taxes

Posted by BigJim on 6/4/26 at 8:05 am to
This is pure idiocy.

The two fastest growing states (in population and economy) are Texas and Florida. Neither of which has an income tax and both have high property taxes.

Yes, let's shift away from a tax structure and economy that has been the envy of the country.

:banghead:
More curious to see if Graves runs for his congressional seat.