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We do have AOC backing away from woke 1.0, so there are some positive signs. But, the fact that she is a viable presidential candidate is concerning.

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The only reason she is shying away from woke is because she is going to run for President, and if elected she will run right back to the crazy

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Who in their right mind would entrust govt to a lunatic like that?

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A liberal

I’ve actually helped conduct an election in Afghanistan—the country’s first free election. They didn’t allow non-citizens to vote. Voting had to be done in person, and because of the threat of vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs), people couldn’t even drive to the polling stations.

Afghans risked their lives and walked through snow just to cast a ballot. That’s what protecting the integrity of an election looked like. But we can’t expect the same of American citizens

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This only identified computer error and not human error. Is it possible that non-citizens didn't check the non-citizen box when they should have and were registered to vote?

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Seems like should be an Act or something that could ensure citizenship when registering to vote, I don't know, maybe the SAVE Act :dunno:

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So he called the police and didn't knock the mother fricker out on his own?

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You don’t do that in front of a little kid

Its not that simple, I am of the opinion we should first bring down the number of Veteran suicides that occur each day prior to clamping down on folks claiming PTSD

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that's what needs to happen, sort of as a "reset", but it's a complete non-starter politically because the fallout woudl be.... well, look at this thread for a good idea of it.

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It would be politically disastrous for the VA to misdiagnose or turn away someone suffering from severe PTSD, only for that Veteran to later die by suicide. Something similar happened in the Tampa Bay area about ten years ago involving a Veteran I knew, though not closely. He was struggling badly and reportedly tried to admit himself to the VA for treatment but was turned away. He later shot himself in his vehicle in a VA parking lot.

In another instance, in December 2018, retired Marine Col. Jim Turner also died by suicide outside the Bay Pines facility. Marine Veteran Jordan Hunkin sought treatment at the VA hospital in Gainesville in 2023 and died by suicide six months later.

These are simply the Florida cases I personally knew about because the Veterans were connected to a Veterans group I was serving in. Given that history, I would rather err on the side of believing Veterans when they say they are suffering from PTSD than ridicule them for seeking treatment or compensation.

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In 2000, less than 10% of veterans were receiving disability benefits. The rate for post-9/11 veterans is about 50%. Could MHS Genesis account for the rate of veterans receiving disability benefits going up 5x?

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In 2000, how many. Vets fought in a war? With our increased technology soldiers can survive injuries that would have been deadly decades before

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It would be interesting to know the number of Viet Nam Veterans who died from Agent Orange vs the number who died as the result of battlefield injuries.

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More Vietnam Veterans have died of agent orange exposure than battlefield fatalities. Some goes for the 9-11 attacks on the WTC when it comes to emergency personnel. The same goes for burn pit exposure

So you are equate us to illegals now, awesome

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This thread is a pretty good example of why veteran disability is "untouchable." You even mention reform and suddenly you're literally murdering vets. If you don't give the veterans their maximum gibs, you hate America you fricking commie

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I don’t know a single Veteran who wouldn’t admit there is fraud. I just don’t appreciate a guy who has never dealt with what we have dealt with a day in his life questioning what we’ve dealt with