Everything posted by DanRydell
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~95K noncitizens registered to vote, ~58k voted in the last Texas election
English motherfucker, do you speak it? Driver’s license /= voter registration
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86th Texas Legislative Session 01/08/19 - 05/27/19 thread of fail
Right, the issue is that the lege is not longer in session when the veto occurs. It’s never been texted but some even argue the veto can only be overridden in the same session in which it originated, meaning the lege couldn’t override even when they come back. The only real solution that would be at all workable would be a sort of peremptory veto override, whereby bills passed by 2/3 or both the House and Senate go into law without the Governor’s signature.
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86th Texas Legislative Session 01/08/19 - 05/27/19 thread of fail
I don’t really know what the fix is but it’s absurd that the Governor can veto a bill after the session has ended and the legislature is then barred from overriding that veto for two years.
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~95K noncitizens registered to vote, ~58k voted in the last Texas election
Roughly 50k Texas residents become naturalized citizens each year. Since 1996, that'd be over one million people. So that would be fewer than 10% of those who got an ID or driver's license prior to naturalizing and who then registered to vote and/or voted after becoming a citizen.
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2019 Oscar Talk
The acting and the chemistry between Mortensen and Ali is enough to make it watchable but the story is just formulaic “white person actually gets to know a black person and learns racism is bad” schlock.
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Top Chef: Kentucky
That sucks. She seemed like a great woman with a promising life and career ahead.
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2019 Oscar Talk
I would vote for it over every nominee other than A Star is Born.
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2019 Oscar Talk
Same. It was a complete slog to get through.
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86th Texas Legislative Session 01/08/19 - 05/27/19 thread of fail
I’m not sure if it’s a good idea or not but I think the idea is incentives for improving scores, not for high scores. So a teacher in Eanes isn’t likely to get incentives because the students are coming in with good scores.
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If you have nothing to hide, you have no reason to be afraid of a search
And the other 5% got struck. That we even allow the state to use peremptory strikes in jury selection is perverse.
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South Lake Tahoe/Heavenly
There’s a burger place/bar by the gondola that was good when we tried it last year. California Burger or something like that.
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Saying Yessir and Yes Mam
What have today's elders done exactly that merits respect?
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John Wetteland arrested for child sex abuse
Not for sexual assault (or manslaughter/murder)
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South Lake Tahoe/Heavenly
Heavenly is super convenient but Kirkwood is the best skiing in the area
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Judge dismisses case against Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and his sons
It would be nice to see the hundreds of thousands of people of color who have been equally victimized by prosecutors similarly benefit. Unfortunately they'll just get told by judges that the error was harmless and to kindly go fuck themselves.
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2018-2019 MLB Offseason Thread
They’d still have to add him to the 40-man roster though right?
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Free Solo - Alex Honnold documentary
Opening in IMAX tomorrow
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2018-2019 MLB Offseason Thread
Unfortunately that new normal is why we’re going to have a work stoppage in two years.
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86th Texas Legislative Session 01/08/19 - 05/27/19 thread of fail
No real surprise but Bonnen has been officially named speaker.
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The Knights of Columbus are racist, homophobic bigots, etc
Nope. Nor is it unfair to question a judicial nominee about his ability to do so.
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The Knights of Columbus are racist, homophobic bigots, etc
The only accusation of racism was in Parliament’s fever dream.
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Surly lawyer question- deposition question
At which point you would be fined and/or jailed.
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The Knights of Columbus are racist, homophobic bigots, etc
And you think it’s unreasonable to ask a nominee who belongs to a group that discriminates on the bases of sex and religion whether he believes membership in that group violates that canon?
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Top Chef: Kentucky
I’m not sure how many chefs would want to do back to back seasons. Long time away from home and family and business. And prevents them from pouncing on any immediate opportunities that arise from having been on Top Chef.
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The Knights of Columbus are racist, homophobic bigots, etc
https://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/code-conduct-united-states-judges