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Posts posted by Brisketexan
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18 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:
Guess you missed the last sentence of my post. Some actual conservatives are fans of federalism. I agree that most "states rights" people, or "local control" people, woudn't know federalism from a hole in the ground. And a lot of those people have lost any claim to the real label "conservative." As Pete says, they just want to go backward in time, rather than constrain rampant progressivism with prudent doctrine, like federalism.
On a legal basis, you are correct -- the origin/foundation of state power vs. the Federal government is very different than the origin/foundation of the power of home-rule cities and the like vs. state government.
On a philosophical and policy basis, however, your distinction is largely irrelevant. Conservatives have crowed about the need for "local control" for decades (and yes, the "states' rights" yelling in the south is part of that). Their policy argument has been that 1) local communities know what's best for them, and 2) big daddy from the outside shouldn't tell local folks what to do. And they believe STRONGLY in those principles.....except when they don't.
A consistent principle would be to take the position that there should be basic and core protections that apply to all gov't entities (e.g., they can't take property without just compensation, can't deprive you of live, liberty or property without due process, etc.). Such protections have been used in the past to limit the actions of states, and smaller local gov't entities.
The path the GOP is on right now is good old fashioned statist paternalism. How dare local governments enact any policies that the ruling party disagrees with! That must be stopped, and stopped right now. Paternalism. Pure and simple.
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13 minutes ago, retread said:
What Mojo and wildcat said. Given the endless stall tactics, impeachment seems to be the only way to be on the offensive. There's going to be a fight. Will the Ds engage?
I'm afraid the Ds are Cougar....
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2 minutes ago, retread said:
Like GoLL said on the last page, it will be a shame if the Ds demoralize their base through inaction and give Cheeto another term.
They will. I've never deviated from that expectation.
The dems will absolutely fuck this up, through their unique blend of fuckuppery. They'll exhibit no courage whatsoever in Congress. And in their White House run, if the nominee is Bernie, he won't attract enough "gettable" voters from the middle third of the spectrum to win. If they nominate anyone OTHER than Bernie, the Bernie bros will, in material numbers, defect to Trump as an "I told you so, so now you have to pay for your transgressions" to those who dared to not support him, or vote for some third party twit like Jill Stein (or stay home altogether). So, Trump wins.
It's the obvious outcome, and it has been for quite some time.
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Just now, WhatTheBuck said:
How certain are you that everyone using the hashtag is actually a Republican? Are they all explicitly expressing their regret for voting for Trump and their desire to see him removed from office? If those people are out there, none of them post here.
You know what they say about, "If it sounds too good to be true."
This. I suspect it's about as real as #blexit and other bullshit hashtags like that.
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Her job sounds like . . . a real grind.
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1 hour ago, phdhorn said:
Does not compute...
Dinner about 6 or so. Sun sets about 8 p.m. 2 hours between.
(Not that it's anywhere near as exact... basically shit leaves after dinner... some time...)Doesn't your shit ALWAYS leave after dinner?
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37 minutes ago, futureman said:
not challenging, honestly curious. if the judge put this in your hands today would y’all have him killed or leave him in prison for life?
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I'd sentence him to life in prison without parole.
As much as I PERSONALLY want some fuckers to die, it's about the process and machinery, because if it exists as to one, it exists as to all. And it seems irrefutable that we can't expect our process and machinery to be fail-proof. Thus, I do not support an irrevocable punishment of the ultimate gravity -- killing a person.
That necessarily includes some bad people -- that's the nature of capital crimes. The people who are actually guilty did some REALLY bad shit.
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We are headed for a constitutional crisis.
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It's awesome that a bunch of churches getting blown up is turning into a "well the Nazi's were Christian" exchange. Onward cloaky soldiers.
Yeah. Heaven forbid we should have an intelligent conversation about the fact that sectarian/nationalist zealotry is a common thread and a common poison, and has been throughout history. It’s much better to have the conversation that lots of folks want to have: the planet’s problem today is mooslems, and they oughta be destroyed.
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The whole German soldiers weren't Christian thing is bizarre.
The overwhelming need to whitewash Christianity is amazing.-
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Well, shit, dude.
I'm sorry.
Dogs are the best. Saying goodbye to them is the worst. Sounds like you and Roosevelt were lucky to have each other, and in this life, that counts for a hell of a lot.
Good boy, Roosevelt.
Shit. I just remembered what my mother put on the marker for my childhood dog: "He raised his boy. And then he rested." I hope that Roosevelt is at peace, especially after helping you get through a rough time.
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42 minutes ago, Angry Gorilla said:
What are the tweaks?
Cinnamon. Beans. You know, the usual.
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2 hours ago, smuggs said:
That's one way to roll into the Tavern.
"You'll be hit by a car, at 12th and Lamar."
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Just now, longhornmatt said:
I’m starting to think deciding the President can obstruct justice with impunity might lead to undesirable consequences.
What a PREPOSTEROUS notion.
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Yeah. Heaven forbid Rio Grande City should have ANY local concerns that are different in any way from, say, Dalhart, or Texarkana. They're all the same.
Heaven forbid that Van Horn should have different water conservation requirements in its building code than Angleton does.
Local communities, with the constitutionally-granted authority to pass ordinances that reflect local concerns and desires, are a feature of a functioning system.
Of course, from a policy standpoint, nevermind the fact that these EVIL local communities, who MUST be reigned in...and they're talking about places like Dallas, Austin, Houston, and San Antonio...have become the economic engine of the state. Houston and Austin (for example) are not killing business with their regulatory climate; their economies are booming.
If you wanted to create a recipe for killing small towns, on the other hand, the slate of bills that's up would be a solid way to do it. The GOP is so hell-bent on attacking everyone they perceive as an enemy -- even to the extent of creating "enemies" where none exist -- that they're going to eat their own.
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Seems that the bulk of folks -- from a somewhat broad swath of the spectrum -- think that:
1 - no, you don't get to vote while incarcerated for a felony. You lose the most essential freedom -- your actual liberty -- as part of your sentence. It seems fair that you lose this additional freedom/right while you are incarcerated.
2 - yes, you should be able to vote after you have served your time. You get your liberty back, you should get your right to vote back. Our goal should be full re-integration into society.
3 - and we can help reduce the problem altogether by real criminal justice reform so that the system doesn't churn out a huge class of "felons" for bullshit drug offenses and the like. Fewer felons means this issue is much less significant (and of course, brings a whole host of additional benefits).
The extreme right (see chicken sammich) says "no vote, no way, never." The hard left (see bt) says "all voting, all the time."
The 60-70% (my guess) in the middle has this one right. It would be a big change, but motivated by a broad social change in opinion. That's the main kind of legal change that ultimately ends up being successful.
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2 hours ago, hayden_horn said:
i really used to think more highly of john cornyn. don't agree with him a lot, but i thought that he was better than this.
but he's so obviously not. he stands there for photo ops for trump's fucking wall, when he knows damn well it's not a good thing for texas or texans. he toes the trump company line on virtually 100% of things.
the republican party is broken. all the integrity that i used to think i saw in them is gone. they are 100% cynical vote-counters, and will employ any rhetoric to stir the base.
it's almost like they feel their control leaving their grasp. texas will be in play soon, if it isn't already.
This.
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2 hours ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:
My mistake, should have said stacking not packing.
2 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:Same thing.
I would MUCH prefer to go out with a gal who is stacked than a gal who is packing. Just sayin'....
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Dinner last night.
I call this installation "Leftover brisket wrap with refrieds/cheese/cut-up tamales/salsa for dipping." It was a limited-run show.
I'm not much at naming art. I mostly just eat it.
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These guys are gonna be shocked when they look up “Hindu violence against Muslims.”
Or look up the Rohingya crisis.
Sectarian/nationalist fervor breeds violence. All of it does. Arguing in its favor because “Muslims are bad” is as clueless as it gets. Counting just one breed of violence misses the point entirely. -
Meanwhile, my daughter has had her attempted registration rejected twice because they can’t seem to figure out how to handle her last name. This doesn’t happen to a Smith or Johnson.
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Both are outstanding.
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A couple things that will be immediately obvious from his tax returns:
1. He gives jack shit to charity (probably figured out a way to have negative charitable giving).
2. His net worth is much lower than he boasts, and he is leveraged out the ass.
3. And with enough bodies doing the leg work, I would suspect that you find plenty of shady financial shit and tax evasion, that the IRS may not be resourced to pick up.
2 and NPD is the primary reason he won't release them.
But Dems are bad too, so what are ya gonna do? They obviously can’t be part of the solution.-
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I can live with this as long as it involves the complete destruction of the GOP and replacement with a party that actually believes in some fiscal accountability and has a strong disposition towards civil liberties. I don't see any way that the GOP can survive as anything but a minor opposition party for the foreseeable with its current strategy. I think that they will get their ass handed to them in 2020, 2022, and 2024 and need to do a reboot around someone like Amash. At least, that is a direction I would like to see. OTOH, never underestimate the odds that the Democrats decide to leave the GOP an out, coupled with the complete depravity of our electorate at large.
Nah. The GOP base, coupled with “thoughtful both-siders,” will do all they can to undermine the Dems as any sort of effective opposition, ensuring continued GOP wins. Thus, not only will their efforts NOT result in the disintegration of the GOP, but they’ll actually ensure that the GOP continues to be rewarded for its insanity with the White House and senate. And thus the SCOTUS too.
But the both-siders will be real thinkers, who have maintained their detached, objective, academic perspective, so it’s all good. That’s what’s really important.
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Nine horses, a cow, a goat, and some dogs
in Daily Texan
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Huh. And here I was, thinking this was the beginning of a damned interesting recipe....