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hornmpa96

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  1. I have no concerns with private sector unions. With a private business, management and the union have the ability to negotiate and enter into an agreement which should be acceptable for both sides. Most of the complaints I see regarding private sector union contracts relate to management making poor decisions. From my perspective, caveat emptor. If you get taken advantage of, don't come running for support. Public sector unions are something else entirely. The politicians who are supposedly negotiating on behalf of the public are receiving campaign contributions at the same time from the union who sits across the other side of the table. That is a ridiculous conflict of interest. In my mind, public sector unions should be required to give up its ability to engage in political activity to keep its right to collectively bargain. Under the current rules, the unions essentially are paying the other side of the negotiating table.
  2. Todos Santos is a cool place. I'm 10 minutes from the western edge of their fence. Since I started hunting in South Texas last year, I've moved to the high shoulder shot location. Executed properly, the deer drop where they stand. It only takes one time tracking a deer through the thick brush that you decide to change shot locations. I like shoulder roasts, but I prefer not sticking my body with a thousand thorns more.
  3. There it is - He went full Otter. I’m not going to allow people to denigrate the USA.
  4. This is a shitshow. They need to cancel the next 2 debates. This is worthless.
  5. Let’s get some runs here and make it 17 straight for the Twins
  6. It’s really a small world - isn’t it?
  7. I’m in Eastern Zavala county close to the Frio county line south of the Leona River between Batesville and Dilley off of 117.
  8. I wish hog numbers were down on my place. I’m seeing 2 times as many as last year on my game cameras. Thanks for the response.
  9. Great weather for the survey. Just curious, about what percentage of deer do you see doing the survey now as compared to later in the year? i schedule my survey for December so there is not as much foliage but it leaves me starting the season guessing on harvest numbers.
  10. Totally agree with you on the politics of this. Biden's focus should be that the report shows Trump doesn't pay any taxes and its because he's a horrible business person. He turns millions into bankruptcy.
  11. Except Trump likely didn't pay what he legally owes - Everyone is focused on the consulting payment to Ivanka and the 70k for hairstyling, but those weren't the interesting things in the NY Times piece to this CPA. His claimed abandonment loss on his casino business which resulted in his NOL carryback and $70 MM tax refund appears highly questionable. To take that loss, he had to really abandon his interests, but in the bankruptcy, he ended up receiving shares in the restructured business after he abandoned his interest. That's a problem and why the Joint Committee on Taxation hasn't officially approved his refund. That amount could come due at any time plus interest. Another item which raised an eyebrow was treating their NY estate as an investment property when the family basically describes it as a second home in publicly available interviews. By doing this, he creates another set of questionable deductions. Additionally, I'm guessing the conservation easement on the property is complete bullshit as those deductions are ripe for abuse. Trump has never seen a line he wouldn't cross and has zero morals or ethics. His income taxes are no different than the rest of his miserable piece of shit life.
  12. I expect Joe to use the My Cousin Vinny rebuttal to every Trump answer - "Everything that guy said is bullshit"
  13. Exactly - A narrow Democratic majority puts Joe Manchin, Jon Tester and Krysten Sinema in a significant position of power. I really wish I could add Doug Jones to that list as he seems an incredibly decent human being, but Bama is going to be Bama.
  14. Where’s the other picture with that Axis in the back of your truck?
  15. I’m terrible at interneting so no link. However, the Louisville Courier Journal has posted the entire statement from the Kentucky AG provided today in which discusses the results of both ballistics reports (FBI and Kentucky).
  16. Earlier in the thread, it was mentioned that the AG reported in the announcement that ballistics demonstrated that the two officers who entered the apartment were the only ones to actually hit Breonna. The other officer who decided to spray bullets through the patio door which was in front of closed blinds didn't actually hit her and therefore couldn't be charged with homicide. I like your idea of preventing grand juries from considering defenses such as self-defense and justification. That should be a question for an actual jury to decide. Also, while no-knock warrants were eliminated, I also think consideration should be given to the laws regarding the execution of a warrant such as this. This warrant was executed in the most dangerous manner (e.g., late at night, without body cameras on, ambulance sent home, etc.).
  17. Was he wearing an Adrian Petersen OU Jersey? That would provide an authentic fair experience.
  18. Has Cornyn figured out if children can get the Corona Virus yet?
  19. I tried one yesterday at the Pearsall location. It only took 15 minutes in the drive through. Without being at the fair, it just wasn’t the same.
  20. I don’t understand the need to focus on the innocence or guilt of the victim. This raid demonstrates significant issues with how our police operate. They executed a search warrant in the middle of the night which resulted in somebody’s death. Whether it was a no knock warrant or the cops knocked, put yourself in the shoes of the people in that apartment. Would you clearly understand that the police are at your door as you’re half asleep? They took a tremendous risk for a minimal benefit which I assume was gathering evidence in addition to the drug house that was being raided at the same time and potentially arresting someone connected to the actual target of the investigation. On top of that, one of the officers upon hearing shots fired decided to blindly discharge his weapon multiple times into an apartment building putting everyone in and surrounding the apartment at risk. How has he not been arrested and charged by this point? On top of these mistakes, they attempted to coerce the boyfriend into agreeing with their version of the events by charging him with attempted murder. Her guilt or innocence is irrelevant in reviewing the various mistakes made and potentially how to eliminate these issues going forward.
  21. Excellent gun - That was my first gun. My parents gave that to me for Christmas when I was 10. We had a massive freeze that year and I emptied the magazine at least 10 times into the iced over creek at the ranch.
  22. and their rules of engagement are less specific
  23. The one lesson I've learned during this pandemic is that tasers seem worthless. I still don't understand why 3 trained police officers can't bring down one man before he gets to his car. Are they not allowed to carry batons? It's obvious to me that the big disconnect in our society is when police should utilize lethal force. In this case I'm not certain they tried all non-lethal avenues before going to their guns.
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