Posts Made By: James Brown

Originally Posted by George Blahun

I watched the entire bizarre theatrical production from 10 pm on.  The GOP delegation to Congress has turned into a goddamn joke, and it's not just the full-on fascist wing of the party.  The thing that really annoyed me was Kevin spent his first few minutes as Speaker bitching out the Biden Administration and pandering to the insurrectionists instead of doing what Jeffreys did.  

Originally Posted by George Blahun

James:
     I'm a little surprised you missed or ignored the point that the moment in the spotlight was spent bitching rather than stating a positive vision for the years ahead.  If I missed the humorous or sarcastic intent of your comment, I apologize.

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Apples and Oranges:
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3806250-differences-in-the-trump-biden-classified-document-discoveries/
and
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/10/politics/biden-classified-documents-trump-garland/index.html
and 
https://www.newsweek.com/how-joe-biden-classified-documents-compare-donald-trumps-1772552

Do you think Rich and the MAGATs will comprehend the differenceS ?

Riight...

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

And thanks to the cons on the court:
"The American public no longer believes the Supreme Court is impartial"
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3807849-the-american-public-no-longer-believes-the-supreme-court-is-impartial/

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

The ACTIONS of several of the SCOTUS justices, all of them cons, are a significant contributing factor that belies the public trust in the court. Specifically, Thomas failing to recuse himself in cases that his wife has advocated on in relation to attempting to overturn the 2020 election results. (Not to mention him appearing on his wife's conservative talk show).  Alito traveling to another country to advocate for an anti abortion position and Barrett running to the McConnell center shortly after being appointed in order to decry criticism that the court is somehow partisan in front a staunchly conservative audience.  
If Roberts were to institute a code of ethics for his own court, it would go a long way to attenuate these actions and improve the public's perception of SCOTUS. Sadly, he will do nothing... 

Originally Posted by David Cotterell

This is the call for the death of the American middle class.  And I see the same thinking up here in Canada from our Conservative Party at both the provincial and federal levels.  See also, the UK, Europe, etc., wherever 'populist conservative' parties are active.  

— “We urge the repeal of federal campaign finance laws, and the immediate abolition of the despotic Federal Election Commission.
— “We favor the abolition of Medicare and Medicaid programs.
— “We oppose any compulsory insurance or tax-supported plan to provide health services, including those which finance abortion services.
— “We also favor the deregulation of the medical insurance industry.
— “We favor the repeal of the fraudulent, virtually bankrupt, and increasingly oppressive Social Security system. Pending that repeal, participation in Social Security should be made voluntary.
— “We propose the abolition of the governmental Postal Service.
— “We oppose all personal and corporate income taxation, including capital gains taxes.
— “We support the eventual repeal of all taxation.
— “As an interim measure, all criminal and civil sanctions against tax evasion should be terminated immediately.
— “We support repeal of all law which impede the ability of any person to find employment, such as minimum wage laws.
— “We advocate the complete separation of education and State. Government schools lead to the indoctrination of children and interfere with the free choice of individuals. Government ownership, operation, regulation, and subsidy of schools and colleges should be ended.
— “We condemn compulsory education laws … and we call for the immediate repeal of such laws.
— “We support the repeal of all taxes on the income or property of private schools, whether profit or non-profit.
— “We support the abolition of the Environmental Protection Agency.”
— “We support abolition of the Department of Energy.
— “We call for the dissolution of all government agencies concerned with transportation, including the Department of Transportation.
— “We demand the return of America’s railroad system to private ownership. We call for the privatization of the public roads and national highway system.
— “We specifically oppose laws requiring an individual to buy or use so-called ‘self-protection’ equipment such as safety belts, air bags, or crash helmets.
— “We advocate the abolition of the Federal Aviation Administration.
— “We advocate the abolition of the Food and Drug Administration.
— “We support an end to all subsidies for child-bearing built into our present laws, including all welfare plans and the provision of tax-supported services for children.
— “We oppose all government welfare, relief projects, and ‘aid to the poor’ programs. All these government programs are privacy-invading, paternalistic, demeaning, and inefficient. The proper source of help for such persons is the voluntary efforts of private groups and individuals.
— “We call for the privatization of the inland waterways, and of the distribution system that brings water to industry, agriculture and households.
— “We call for the repeal of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
— “We call for the abolition of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
— “We support the repeal of all state usury laws.”


This is scary beyond belief.  

Dave

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Insurrectionists want the government to fail. They want to shutdown the government. They want Democracy to fail. Those are their goals. They're essentially anarchists and THEY complain about Antifa...

Originally Posted by James Brown

The Proud Boys etc. and Antifa are all the same to rational people.  They are a tiny minority population of criminals who mask their crimes in political rhetoric.  But hey, they almost brought the United States to its knees on Jan 6, right?  That was sarcasm, in case anyone missed it.

The ability of people to overestimate the political impact of the criminal enterprises of a tiny group of criminals amazes me.

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

"The ability of people to overestimate the political impact of the criminal enterprises of a tiny group of criminals amazes me."
Except when it's part of a coup plot orchestrated by a defeated president. Your ability to underestimate that amazes me...

Originally Posted by David Cotterell

This is the call for the death of the American middle class.  And I see the same thinking up here in Canada from our Conservative Party at both the provincial and federal levels.  See also, the UK, Europe, etc., wherever 'populist conservative' parties are active.  

— “We urge the repeal of federal campaign finance laws, and the immediate abolition of the despotic Federal Election Commission.
— “We favor the abolition of Medicare and Medicaid programs.
— “We oppose any compulsory insurance or tax-supported plan to provide health services, including those which finance abortion services.
— “We also favor the deregulation of the medical insurance industry.
— “We favor the repeal of the fraudulent, virtually bankrupt, and increasingly oppressive Social Security system. Pending that repeal, participation in Social Security should be made voluntary.
— “We propose the abolition of the governmental Postal Service.
— “We oppose all personal and corporate income taxation, including capital gains taxes.
— “We support the eventual repeal of all taxation.
— “As an interim measure, all criminal and civil sanctions against tax evasion should be terminated immediately.
— “We support repeal of all law which impede the ability of any person to find employment, such as minimum wage laws.
— “We advocate the complete separation of education and State. Government schools lead to the indoctrination of children and interfere with the free choice of individuals. Government ownership, operation, regulation, and subsidy of schools and colleges should be ended.
— “We condemn compulsory education laws … and we call for the immediate repeal of such laws.
— “We support the repeal of all taxes on the income or property of private schools, whether profit or non-profit.
— “We support the abolition of the Environmental Protection Agency.”
— “We support abolition of the Department of Energy.
— “We call for the dissolution of all government agencies concerned with transportation, including the Department of Transportation.
— “We demand the return of America’s railroad system to private ownership. We call for the privatization of the public roads and national highway system.
— “We specifically oppose laws requiring an individual to buy or use so-called ‘self-protection’ equipment such as safety belts, air bags, or crash helmets.
— “We advocate the abolition of the Federal Aviation Administration.
— “We advocate the abolition of the Food and Drug Administration.
— “We support an end to all subsidies for child-bearing built into our present laws, including all welfare plans and the provision of tax-supported services for children.
— “We oppose all government welfare, relief projects, and ‘aid to the poor’ programs. All these government programs are privacy-invading, paternalistic, demeaning, and inefficient. The proper source of help for such persons is the voluntary efforts of private groups and individuals.
— “We call for the privatization of the inland waterways, and of the distribution system that brings water to industry, agriculture and households.
— “We call for the repeal of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
— “We call for the abolition of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
— “We support the repeal of all state usury laws.”


This is scary beyond belief.  

Dave