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A Bag of Milk posted:Great OP as always. To start off the new month, Alabama is closing 31 driver's licence offices throughout the state leaving 29 counties without one. Ugh. I'm glad to hear that guy say a lawsuit is certain, this is outrageous and clearly the final intent of a lot of the voter ID laws. Unbelievably bold and stupid.
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Dead Reckoning posted:That argument falls apart when you start looking at the rest of the world. Brazil has strict licensing and ownership, and bans carry outside the home, so they must have a mature gun culture... Oh wait, they have one of the highest homicide rates on the planet. Also, I object to the idea that a government which demands its citizens provide a good reason why they should be allowed to do things is "mature." So I feel like I haven't seen you explain why all these other countries with tougher gun control laws still have such a big problem with homicide rates and illegal gun availability. Especially south american and southeast asian countries compared to european ones, since those are your favorite goto comparisons. It's been explained to you about why maybe cold war politics and lax US gun laws are a huge loving reason but I feel like you sidestep it every time. So please explain why you feel these countries have huge gun problems?
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Oct 2, 2015 11:50
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Harik posted:That's nothing. Wake me when one of her senior staff dies of a treatable illness because she canceled his health insurance. She refused to give a dead guy's widow his $30k last paycheck for years, is that enough?
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Oct 6, 2015 12:03
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Volkerball posted:Probably just grass is greener chat. I've been a civilian for like 5 years now, and there's definitely gently caress ups. The thing is, they can get fired at a whim. In the military, they gain rank just for being in, and there's a very, very low floor for how lovely they can be at life. They reenlist because they don't know anything else, and the next thing you know, they're a first sergeant. Then they retire after twenty years and join private security or your local police force.
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Oct 7, 2015 12:57
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WhiskeyJuvenile posted:Good news: the TPP might eliminate the tariff that has kept them out Sure, but will the small diesel that makes them so desirable meet US emissions standards?
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Oct 8, 2015 14:14
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Cleveland has a new report out blaming Tamir Rice for getting shot again. AP has been tweeting about it all morning.
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Oct 11, 2015 17:37
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Good news!quote:TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's parliament has voted in favor of a nuclear deal struck with world powers.
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Oct 13, 2015 08:07
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:It's interesting how debate reaction polls had Bernie as the clear winner, but the news headlines this morning all are "Clinton wins." Debates never mean anything if there isn't a major gently caress up. Both sides are entrenched enough by now it was really just a showcasing of candidates. I'd be surprised if it really affects the actual polls, except maybe to give one of the also rans a small bump.
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Oct 14, 2015 13:17
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zen death robot posted:Biden will probably drop off because he isn't running and wasn't at the debate. Probably, but any poll including biden was a farce on par with 'Liz Warren running soon' all summer
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Oct 14, 2015 13:23
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Oh, I think there's a good chance Bernie will get a significant bump just from increased visibility. O'Malley might pick up a few percentage points too for the same reason, though I'm not sure where he'd get the points *from*. Webb and Chaffee hosed up though -- "my first day" and "I killed a dude" -- but yeah they can't go negative so it won't matter. That's where I disagree, increased visibility might help the other guys, but Bernie has had decent coverage as far as the dem primary coverage goes. People know who he is and have a rough idea of what he stands for and they weren't getting much new out of the debate that Clinton and Sanders haven't been airing out in the news anyways.
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Oct 14, 2015 13:33
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QuoProQuid posted:President Obama is halting the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Aside from being way too long, and ignoring conservative pundits, does the American public really have a problem with Afghanistan going on? Like the moderates and people who ignore politics.
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Oct 15, 2015 12:17
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quote:SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A federal judge has chosen for now not to force Texas health officials to change their stance in denying birth certificates to immigrant families with U.S- born children, saying that the families raised "grave concerns" but more evidence is needed, according to a ruling issued Friday. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/994316a1f3c84dc284a3e92c50067652/injunction-get-birth-certificates-us-born-kids-denied The article reads weirdly since he never really states what evidence he feels is missing other than the state agency's intent. I can't figure out if he's punting to another court, or trying to appear sympathetic while blocking these kids from obtaining a legal birth certificate.
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Oct 17, 2015 10:00
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euphronius posted:Emergency injunctions have different standards. That makes sense, thank you. So the judge was saying he felt he didn't have enough evidence that this rule was causing imminent danger to those affected?
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Oct 17, 2015 12:23
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computer parts posted:Only Nixon can go to China. I wanted to make an only Obama can go to Cuba joke, but apparently only Carter can (back in 2011).
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Oct 17, 2015 13:41
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Tatum Girlparts posted:Yea but there's a literal 'office of the first lady' that's a part of white house functions that's actually moderately important, so he'd have to alter that somehow regardless since you can't have 'office of the president' and 'office of the president'. He's called President Clinton but 'first lady' is an actual title with implications, so he's also...first gentleman I assume? Why not first spouse so it's future proof?
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Oct 17, 2015 15:31
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Has anyone burst in to post that the US is merely a republic yet? Cause I'm going to; the US isn't a democracy, thanks for playing.
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Oct 28, 2015 09:37
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CortezFantastic posted:I understand the entire case and I agree (also apparently some weirdness with the results), but Nick Diaz is still a moron who can't stop smoking weed for a week. Uhhh, it takes a month and how does it enhance his performance anyways?
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QuoProQuid posted:
I feel the fact that he's been blasting his domestic policy all over the place might have a part in this. It feels like he just sat back and let the others fight over who had the worst plan while he's proven he can say what the base wants in that category.
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