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Taxpayer Bill of Rights laws have hosed over so many states. I wish it was possible to get them declared illegal by the supreme court.
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Samurai Sanders posted:Come to think of it, how are all these rear end in a top hat store owners going to even know a customer is gay before serving them? It was so much easier when they were black... The current round of legislation is directed towards people providing services to gay wedding ceremonies, so not that hard really? I'm sure there are some people who would prefer to deny any service to gay customers but I don't think doing that would meet the standards of the law most of these states are proposing. Not that it would matter in states where there isn't a law banning discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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ComradeCosmobot posted:This was apparently discussed in the drug legalization thread when the topic first came up in February, but it's come up again today and it seems worth bringing up in this thread... What's stopping them from writing a budget that says 'we expect X amount but are budgeting for Y which is bigger than X' so they can just keep the money?
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Raskolnikov38 posted:What's stopping them from writing a budget that says 'we expect X amount but are budgeting for Y which is bigger than X' so they can just keep the money? Because the expectations are explicitly set by statute when taxes are passed. Wikipedia posted:Under TABOR, state and local governments cannot raise tax rates without voter approval and cannot spend revenues collected under existing tax rates without voter approval if revenues grow faster than the rate of inflation and population growth. Revenue in excess of the TABOR limit, commonly referred to as the "TABOR surplus", must be refunded to taxpayers, unless voters approve a revenue change as an offset in a referendum.
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Samurai Sanders posted:Come to think of it, how are all these rear end in a top hat store owners going to even know a customer is gay before serving them? It was so much easier when they were black... Here's my credit card, order form, and driver's license. Oh, and on the back is a notarized hologram of me banging my wife. youtubeoflastlinefromcluehere Roumba fucked around with this message at 06:22 on Apr 2, 2015 |
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Nintendo Kid posted:Taxpayer Bill of Rights laws have hosed over so many states. I wish it was possible to get them declared illegal by the supreme court. This would be nice because education in Colorado is currently being squeezed to death thanks to TABOR.
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ComradeCosmobot posted:This was apparently discussed in the drug legalization thread when the topic first came up in February, but it's come up again today and it seems worth bringing up in this thread... That article posted:“We’re still struggling to survive while losing the economic battle,” he said. “It’s just too high.” The journalist had a fun time writing this one.
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As a Dutch person, I'd like to both laugh at you guys and offer you a sincere apology. Our most (in)famous politician, Geert Wilders, is going to visit your fair country to (presumably) throw some oil on several fires.  What brings Wilders to the States, you ask? Well, he was invited! By whom, you ask? By Louie Gohmert and Steve King, of course! From Geert's own little blog, I bolded the most hilarious/unbelievable part. quote:Geert Wilders MP, leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV), will hold two speeches in Washington DC in late April for members of the US Congress.
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richardfun posted:As a Dutch person, I'd like to both laugh at you guys and offer you a sincere apology. Our most (in)famous politician, Geert Wilders, is going to visit your fair country to (presumably) throw some oil on several fires. Isn't this guy super racist? Is there some smoking gun of blatant racism that Americans might not know about that could be spread around to shame Gohmert and King?
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PostNouveau posted:Isn't this guy super racist? Is there some smoking gun of blatant racism that Americans might not know about that could be spread around to shame Gohmert and King? He is not a racist, muslims are not a race. 
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Rincewinds posted:He is not a racist, muslims are not a race. Deporting all Muslims is an assault on religious freedom, we just have to point that out to Republicans and they'll reconsider
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PostNouveau posted:Isn't this guy super racist? Is there some smoking gun of blatant racism that Americans might not know about that could be spread around to shame Gohmert and King? Just right off the bat, I don't think Gohmert and King know the meaning of the word shame. As for Wilders, he is good friends with Pamela Gellar and Ayaan Hirshi Ali. And he is honored about being invited by Gohmert and King. What's that saying about 'the company you keep'? Wilders always claims his crusade (heh) is against Islam, not any particular race. However, after an election last year, he did accidentally let his inside voice take over for a second. He asked his xenophobic supporters if they wanted 'more or fewer Moroccans in the country'. Being the bigoted pricks they are, they started chanting 'fewer, fewer, fewer' at the top of their lungs. He replied by saying "then we're going to make that happen" (even though he can't, but what do the rubes know...?).
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VitalSigns posted:Deporting all Muslims is an assault on religious freedom, we just have to point that out to Republicans and they'll reconsider "The only correct religion is my religion"
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Quote of the morning, "What's going on right now between us and Israel used to be accompanied by a kiss on the cheek and thirty pieces of silver. We're truly looking at a Pontius Pilate President." ~ Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA). (Don't think about his analogy too long. It makes no sense.)
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Joementum posted:Quote of the morning, "What's going on right now between us and Israel used to be accompanied by a kiss on the cheek and thirty pieces of silver. We're truly looking at a Pontius Pilate President." ~ Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA). Barack Obama has betrayed America into the power of... Barack Obama!!
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Like, OK, if Obama is Pilate, then who is Judas? John Kerry? And the Iranians are the priests of the Temple? The person being betrayed in the story is Jesus, who is guess is represented by Israel here, which  .
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Joementum posted:Quote of the morning, "What's going on right now between us and Israel used to be accompanied by a kiss on the cheek and thirty pieces of silver. We're truly looking at a Pontius Pilate President." ~ Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA). Obviously, Israel is the King of the Jews, and the only way we can complete their purpose on this earth is to crucify Israel so that all our sins can be forgiven. I mean, Mr. Kelly does realize that the crucifixion and Judas' betrayal was necessary, right? Does he even understand his own religion? CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 13:07 on Apr 2, 2015 |
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CommieGIR posted:Does he even understand his own religion? This is a rhetorical question, yeah?
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CroatianAlzheimers posted:This is a rhetorical question, yeah? Yes.
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ReindeerF posted:Sounds like Big Gay has international reach there. Yeah there's no getting around it. Joementum posted:Quote of the morning, "What's going on right now between us and Israel used to be accompanied by a kiss on the cheek and thirty pieces of silver. We're truly looking at a Pontius Pilate President." ~ Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA). Also this makes the US sound like a prostitute.
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Gravel Gravy posted:Also this makes the US sound like a prostitute. And we all know what Jesus thought of them 
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Fried Chicken posted:Memories Pizza has been receiving death, arson, and bomb threats all day and is presently saying they may never open again, thus reminding us all that the real ideology of internet activists is "it's ok when I do it" *Cue Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka* "No. Stop. Don't."
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With the death of Misao Okawa, the world's oldest person is a Democrat who lives in Arkansas and voted for Obama twice. She would like him to attend her 117th birthday party, which is held on the 4th of July because she doesn't have an official birth record (much like someone else!!!).
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Joementum posted:Quote of the morning, "What's going on right now between us and Israel used to be accompanied by a kiss on the cheek and thirty pieces of silver. We're truly looking at a Pontius Pilate President." ~ Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA). It makes sense. Gosh. Netanyahu is Jesus and Obama is washing his hands of him leaving his fate to the evil 9 year olds playing on the beech in Gaza.
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Joementum posted:With the death of Misao Okawa, the world's oldest person is a Democrat who lives in Arkansas and voted for Obama twice. She would like him to attend her 117th birthday party, which is held on the 4th of July because she doesn't have an official birth record (much like someone else!!!). I hope the president goes.
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So is there some sort of Republican Frank Luntz type of mandate that I'm not aware of? Because this quote is awfully familiar."Boehner posted:
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Shageletic posted:So is there some sort of Republican Frank Luntz type of mandate that I'm not aware of? Because this quote is awfully familiar. He's just quoting his fav Smashmouth song.
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quote:Appearing yesterday on CNN, Senator Tom Cotton (R) urged critics of Indiana’s “religious freedom” law to get “perspective,” suggesting the treatment of LGBT people in Indiana compared favorably to countries where gay people are executed. gently caress you Tom Cotton. gently caress you and the letter you wrote to Iran, and the letter you wrote to the UN saying that Obama cannot negotiate Climate treaties.
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God I love that response. "Those fags should be happy that we don't just straight up execute them like SOME PEOPLE (awkwardly points to Iranian flag)"
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Not true, Achmadenajad says there are no gay people in Iran. Your argument is a fallacy, Cotton.
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FlamingLiberal posted:God I love that response. "At least we are not killing the gays like Iran...... ....yet" - Tom Cotton I'm waiting for his next media quote "At least we painlessly execute gays, compared to ISIS that throws them off buildings" - Tom Cotton
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In which Obama does a (bad) Frank Underwood impression. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG1Nmy4gZIk&t=239s
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CommieGIR posted:gently caress you Tom Cotton. gently caress you and the letter you wrote to Iran, and the letter you wrote to the UN saying that Obama cannot negotiate Climate treaties. Wouldn't be surprised if he and a lot of his base would sincerely like to hang gays.
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Jerry Manderbilt posted:Wouldn't be surprised if he and a lot of his base would sincerely like to hang gays. On that note, after Duke announced their opposition to Indiana's RFRA, a noose popped up on campus. http://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/2015/04/01/noose-reported-bryan-center-plaza#.VR1hsfnF-30 Probably has more to do with racism, but either way, the fact that nooses are showing up says a lot about some of the people Tom Cotton and others represents.
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Jerry Manderbilt posted:Wouldn't be surprised if he and a lot of his base would sincerely like to hang gays. Do you read the freep thread? They definitely do.
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Jerry Manderbilt posted:Wouldn't be surprised if he and a lot of his base would sincerely like to hang gays. The point is: Tom Cotton is very concerned with whether gay men are hung.
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You feel discriminated against as a Christian and want a law to ensure your religious freedom? Well, let me tell you what they do to Christians in <insert bad country>. Maybe you just need to harden up?
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Joementum posted:In which Obama does a (bad) Frank Underwood impression. He is so loving likeable.
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PhilippAchtel posted:You feel discriminated against as a Christian and want a law to ensure your religious freedom? Well, let me tell you what they do to Christians in <insert bad country>. Maybe you just need to harden up? There is no discrimination against Christians in America. Comparing real discrimination to imaginary discrimination is not the same as comparing real discrimination to real-but-not-as-bad discrimination.
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