Considering everyone who's answered the poll so far has voted "Yes - 5 Alarms" what can we realistically do to prevent him from being elected beyond the normal things?
"Normal things" (feel free to add)
Organize and try to knock down cynicism
Make calls
Send letters
March?
If anyone wants to...
Have you watched Larry Lessig's TED talk on this subject? It's very very good and only 18 min long.
https://www.ted.com/talks/lawrence_lessig_we_the_people_and_the_republic_we_must_reclaim
His whole presidential campaign (brief as it was in 2016) was premised on the idea of getting congress...
I'm aware GOP candidates haven't won the popular vote for prez since 2004.
Trump WANTED to run against Hillary. With her questionably illegal activities and the sexism that still exists in our country she's the only one he stood a chance against. And DWS et al ensured Hillary would be that...
Some suggested G W Bush's presidency would be terrible enough to energize the Dem party into not letting another Repub take the presidency for decades...
The Republican party as we knew it has already ceased to exist and has been replaced by the Cult of Trump.
Soo, are you in a swing state where your vote actually matters and you're projecting? I used to live in an area where my vote for Prez mattered so I did that and everything I possibly could to get Obama elected.
I do donate and vote dem down ballot, where at least there's a diminishing chance.
I vote in every election. I live in a part of a deep red state where I knew a dem vote wouldn't matter anyway so I "donated" my vote to the Green party.
DWS screwed the candidate who Trump was afraid of debating:
https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-36401179
As I and a Republican friend...
Fully agree on your second point.
As far as conservatives not respecting Federalism, I don't think they should be called 'conservative' anymore. Conservatives are supposed to be against big government. Can't have actual conversations with people calling them Nazis or Fascists. So for now...
You mean thanks Dem establishment for using every trick they could get away with to get Hillary as their candidate?
Debbie Wasserman Schultz if you want a single person to point the finger at.
Getting back to the original case I found this little chunk, and I'm thinking it might actually be reasonable (just this part).
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3508799-five-things-to-know-about-the-texas-social-media-law/
"The appellate court [who SCOTUS forced the case back to] also...
Supreme Court blocks Texas social media law from taking effect
On a 5-4 decision SCOTUS saves large social media companies from handing over censorship responsibility to the US Government.
"With the court's three most conservative justices filing a written dissent that would have allowed the...
From article:
"She also blasted conservative politicians who she claimed wasn’t stepping up to fight back as Black Lives Matter protests rage across the country, and statues and monuments are toppled. "
Laura adds:
“Someday, law and order will really be restored. And someday, American heroes...
I have a brother in Omaha so I took a special interest in this confrontation that ended in death.
As has been mentioned many times by people defending shot black men (I'm saying that's justified here) having a "past" doesn't come into a current killing. You have to look at the evidence and...
The OP already responded to me in the thread. I think his response was reasonable, but I think rehashing the Trayvon Martin case is beating a dead horse, and is a distraction from the fact this is a separate case that should be weighed on its own merits.
I don't think I need to go over the...
The title should be a more comparative one. As you said you believe that is the important part of this discussion. I think this one baits both sides of a previous thread, so they come into this one with that bias.
I do tend to speak and write in a very literal manner because I find it to be...
So the title of the thread is a straw man? (I know you're insinuating my argument is but the title is literally "Trayvon Martin all over again." That title isn't really one of a comparison.) How about "Arbery slaying - another Trayvon Martin?"
IMHO the dead man in this case's name should be in...
Zimmerman was fat. As you stated Martin was taller than he was. It was dark and Martin was wearing loose clothing, wouldn't look small.
If a policeman was on scene after the information Z gave on the phone, yeah I think there's a decent chance Martin would still be dead. If a policeman...
Both cases are simalarly sad in that a man (the pic of a younger Martin which was the only one shared widely was also misleading) died after unnecessary confrontations. I don't know how the conservative media will cover this (don't watch FNews or seek out right-wing websites) but I know the...
I understand your comment was on this case. I quoted you because the arguments you're referring to are being influenced in the way I stated.
I said it is misleading in that it will affect people's arguments before they even read the thread, and reading the thread doesn't nullify the bias that...
I agree with Jaskalas with the info we have so far.
Very different cases and the title thread is misleading people to instigate arguments from their prior bias of Trayvon's case.
Agree generally. I've had 2 girlfriends who've had abortions. Both after having slept with men that they then realized would make terrible fathers and they didn't want to have a lasting tie to.
The first later regretted the abortion to the point that she got a tattoo marking the death of a...
For those keeping track of #s of troops just heard on CBSN (& backed by WSJ) the WH is floating the idea of ~200 troops in Syria to keep the oil fields secured and a few along the boarder with Israel.
Keep oil fields in Kurdish hands I hope, rather than just out of Russian hands which is...
The point is (and the laughter accompanying it) that Trump is taking credit for a "deal" that in his words everyone, including the Kurds, is happy with. And that he has done a great thing not only for them, but for all of CIVILIZATION.
Romney just spoke on Senate floor. Claims we are removing "1,500 troops" from Syria. And putting 2,000 troops into Saudi Arabia. So we're not getting out of the Middle East.
Re: #12
"An appeal to nature is an argument or rhetorical tactic in which it is proposed that "a thing is good because it is 'natural', or bad because it is 'unnatural'". ... In philosophical frameworks where natural and good are clearly defined in a specific context, the appeal to nature might...
The latest 9.2.1 update contains a more-important-than-usual security update. Patches vulnerability that's been known about an exceptionally long time, is my understanding.
Jail-breaking your device is probably the only way to get it to stop prompting you to update.
It's in stock again, for anyone who wants to try. Just picked up 2 of them ... so much cheaper than standard MP3 players, let alone devices running full Android.
I'm guessing Best Buy will handle it like they did their iPad sale last year.. periodically restock some throughout the day.
More censorship in the name of being... what are they nominating to replace "politically correct?"
Perhaps "Inclusive Excellence" in honor of their group? :rolleyes:
Inclusive Excellence
nounan overwrought exhibit of (or failure to exhibit) political correctness.
"The teacher's union...
The consistent feedback Lessig got, including from people here, was that he needed to drop the "resign after reforms are passed" strategy.
"Going back on your word" would mean the original plan is still possible. I don't see anyone saying it is.
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