I sure wish I got to say whatever dumb fucking shit I wanted and still got paid more than the average person who actually contributes to society.
Be a republican. Also, start rich.
Also you can work your way up by sucking someone's dick higher up the food chain. You could take that metaphorically, or you could go full Boebert.
They've already said be rich but weren't explicit in saying you could also benefit from nepotism.
Nepotism is so rampant in our government people literally feel entitled to it.
These fucktards are carrying Putin’s water. They’re actively working against America. It’s out in the open, it’s not subtle. And people actually vote for them. Bizarre.
These same fuckers glassed half of Central America, and used us as proxies in the 80s to keep Russia out of this side of the globe. Now those same politicians are sucking Putin's dick and inviting Russia right in.
Before the enemy was communists who were trying to overthrow the rich. But Putin is one of them. Of course they welcome him.
"I hate them commies, that's why I'm glad that former KGB guy is in charge of Russia!"
I'd bet good money that Putin plays the same game Epstein played, just on another level.
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I like that the article lays out the development of federalism pre-civil war. I think the most concise description of their argument I've heard is that it's just the "Air Bud argument".
"There's no ~~rule~~ section of the constitution that says a ~~dog~~ state can't ~~play basketball~~ secede."
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South Carolinians are just nostalgic for secession because it's the last time they were first at anything.
I mean, Haley is right about one thing: all government decisions here are theoretically up to the people. If there is enough of a legit consensus that a state needs to secede, then they will try to make it happen.
However, it is also true that the Constitution doesn't currently have a mechanism for that. So in order for a state to secede, all the other states need to agree on a framework for it and amend the Constitution to make that happen, or we need to rip the whole thing up and start over from scratch. So while Haley is technically correct in what she said, she left out the hardest bits.
For what it's worth, I think tearing up the whole thing is the Conservative's endgame in all this. They fetishize the founders so much that they would do anything to be the "new" Founders, and bind future Originalists to their views for hundreds of years. They've been trying to call for a new Constitutional Convention under Article V to make amendments, but that convention could also start over from scratch if enough states sign on. While there are some progressives who have embraced the Article V cause, thinking it is the best way to overturn Citizens United, most people on the Left think it is a bad, bad idea. Here is a good link describing the movement (from a liberal group that doesn't like it at all....)
Saturday Night Live refresher?
They had her on. The opening act had someone asking her a question, "what was the cause of the civil war again, and does it start with an s and end with lavery?". I think she said yes, and things would have gone a lot better if she answered it that way the first time.
She's skating on thin ice, if she admits to any more conservative failings she'll be a RINO for good.
Someone that fucking stupid should never be allowed anywhere near a top public office.
Her competition is even dumber
Yet another reason never to vote for the worthless republican traitors.
If that's what you think flailing is. Looked like she did pretty well at not giving her own thoughts and opinions, avoiding the question, and claiming texas can't secede because of the constitution. Didn't look much like she failed at all.
Political headlines read like Pokemon battles.
At least they seem to moving on from "slammed".
Interviewer used You Didn't Answer The Question. It's super effective!
Feeling frustrated? Now you can give up* on the Constitution! (*can't actually give up on the Constitution)
Fucking let them secede.
I really don't want to see the harm that will cause millions of people. Not everyone in Texas is the same.
As a trapped Texan, thank you for remembering the good people. It's hard even for myself to shake the "fuck em, let them find out" attitude. Honestly the morbid part of me really wants to see the day-one collapse, much as it would hurt.
But then again we all know for a fact that the Cons will find/fabricate a new bogeyman to blame for their very own actions.
Hypothetical, obviously, but how would you feel if we let Texas secede but offered relocation assistance for folks that want to flee the state?
I didn’t mean just Texas either.
And they are causing harm to entire states that didn’t vote Republican or vote for anyone who appointed these Supreme Court justices. Their reps are blocking bills in the legislature. Fuck them.
Texas has more people who voted against Republicans than all but 3 states: California, Florida, New York. So all those people you are telling to go starve?
Cut Texas out and inflation again goes up. Beef, Grain, Corn... More people will blame the president for it, and then we will get more Republican voters. Issue continues but the people in Texas no longer have social security, Medicare, Medicaid and the U.S. Navy/Army stepped in to secure the oil fields. Exports/imports likely stopped as punishment and the oil companies will sell to 49 states instead of 1. So the people struggle to get gas. Struggle to get to work.. and without food imported from the rest of the states, they will have food shortages outside of beef flour and corn. Electricity will fail once the people can't get to work, so the Internet is no longer useful.. The United Nations will condemn the actions of the U.S. and strain will be put further on our ties, likely further impacting our imports/exports and causing higher inflation. Texas will need help and where would they get it? They won't accept help from China, but guess who has oil and would want to help them? Russia. The U.S. would be Texas's enemy at that point... So Russia doesn't look half bad to keep the lights on and be able to get to work and pay the bills. Then the U.S. would have to pressure Russia into not helping them... Aka U.S. eventually having to go to war against Texas and forcing them into statehood to ensure no other country has access to the land within the U.S. where missiles can reach everywhere without needing to cross a massive ocean.
Not just starve, remember that when secession started in Texas they started murdering people who were against secession. They'll absolutely do it again.
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