I object to Betsy DeVos purchasing a Cabinet seat and even being in position to propose such BS in the first place
I can not wait for her to be deposed
I object to Betsy DeVos purchasing a Cabinet seat and even being in position to propose such BS in the first place
I can not wait for her to be deposed
The Space Stuff would only be consequential if we get close to building a Dyson Sphere. To get there we'd have to do away with the concept of a nation state altogether. Right now humanity has not yet fully achieved Type 1 on the Kardashev Scale. We need to do that to get to Type II and effectively colonize and settle the Solar System we need to get to Type II and that needs a Dyson Sphere.
The court's argument was that we shouldn't base the standard on what areas are in need of greater scrutiny on their problems generations ago. Section 5 in 1965 was meant to be temporary.
The court's decision was that Alabama would now be treated the same way as Pennsylvania, so that contemporary information would determine if a place requires different scrutiny.
Things have changed in fifty years since Democrats controlled southern legislatures through racist policies.
Sometimes polling places are closed because they cost too much money for the people they serve, or fail to meet particular standards (especially ADA standards.)
This happens in all sorts of jurisdictions (to be fair, the majority of jurisdictions are in rural or urban areas; suburban areas have seen significant growth, which tends to mean there are less arguments about closing down polling places.)
It does stand to reason that when some jurisdictions had a harder time making changes, there would be pent-up demand after.
The constitution evolved. We call those amendments.
Many arguments about the effects of laws don't fall into constitutional arguments.
Sincerely,
Thomas Mets
Folks in states across the south (Georgia, Florida, Texas) were waiting 3+ hours to vote...that would not have happened if those polling places weren't closed
they weren't closed because of demand or ADA standards, they were closed to discourage brown and black folks from voting....trying to claim anything else is intellectually and morally dishonest
and FURTHERMORE, if the closing of those places was as you claimed, due to standards, then why were there hardly any closures here in New England or anywhere else across the country...where buildings are much older and ADA compliance is actually enforced
I live in Connecticut, and when Ive voted in person, it takes me less than 10 minutes
yet 800 were closed in southern states....
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They Voting Rights Act was reauthorization in 2006, and signed by GW Bush. it wasn't about 1965. And the result of that decision was massive Voter suppression.
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That's not good, Mets.
Because the country needs most of its judges to be incredibly conservative. Whatever could go wrong?- reshaping the federal judiciary with originalist/ textualist appointees
ISIS was on the verge of being defeated by Obama, it wasn't until Trump that they got a second wind when he pulled out just as they were boxed in.- defeating Isis.
By making even legals immigration illegal and doing war crimes on the border the Nazis would be proud of.- a decline in illegal immigration.
The government has been instrumental in throttling programs to create and distribute a vaccine since the beginning.- Fast-tracking of vaccine research as part of Operation Warp Speed
It's a broad measurement which didn't go into why they're popular.When it comes to state governments, we can also consider that even though there's a relatively even split in the number of Democratic and Republican Governors, the Republican Governors are the most popular, in red states (Wyoming, North Dakota, Arkansas) swing states (Florida, New Hampshire) and blue states (Vermont, Massachusetts, Maryland)
https://morningconsult.com/governor-rankings/
They do meet their commitments, Trump's idea was to extort NATO members like a protection racket. That's not how it's supposed to work.Originally Posted by Jack Daw
Trump's actively tried to start wars with countries like Iran and North Korea, sometimes more than once.
I do find it a bit curious how certain elements of our society have such a deep reverence for the Constitution as if it were some kind of divine scripture, when if they actually bothered to read the damned thing they'd find it's mostly a pretty boring legal document that is mainly devoted to setting up a practical framework for government. All of the really profound stuff is just in a handful of amendments, some of which came decades after the drafting of initial document and were drawn up specifically to go against the original intent of the framers. And let's not forget that the Constitution only came about in the first place because the committee tasked with amending the Articles of Confederation decided to give themselves the power to just tear it up and rewrite the whole thing. So if there ever comes a point where the limitations imposed by the Constitution conflict too much with the realities of the modern world and make practical governance impossible, we have every right to scrap it entirely and start over from scratch just like the framers did in their time.
Indiana also had closures and it's not subject to preclearance.
https://www.governing.com/topics/pol...ck-voters.html
Florida is also not covered by that section of the voting rights act, with the exception of five (of 67) counties.
There are two potential arguments for Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act being maintained.
The first argument is that these locations (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, South Carolina, Virginia, handful of counties elsewhere including the Bronx) remain fundamentally racist generations later, and should be held to a higher level of scrutiny. In this case, the argument should be made openly.
The other argument is that any restriction on the ability to make it harder to vote is a good thing, even if it's based on treating one state differently than another for reasons that are no longer pertinent, and which are contrary to the original intent of the law. This one doesn't pass constitutional muster, given all the laws about holding jurisdictions to the same standard.
There is a mechanism for that. The constitution does allow for a new constitutional convention if two-thirds of state legislatures agree.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...onvention-alec
To get major changes, you would need to get supermajorities of support from various elected officials.
Sincerely,
Thomas Mets
So one thing not mentioned is the decision in PA where the judge tossed Trump's biggest lawsuit. Its said this was pretty crippling for Trump. It also had Powell quickly retconned from the Trump Campaign legal team as they issued a statement she was not a part of the team. Days after she appeared with them. Its pretty funny.
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My vote is to get rid of it. I mean, we already have NASA, Space Force was nothing more than a bad Trump fantasy that’s about as essential as a third leg.
Not to mention typical for Trump who’s quick to fire underlings that displease him.
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The only division of reality that needs another "military" is cyber security.
Not motherfucking space.
What a douche nozzle.
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