Yeah, this is why I don't agree with capital punishment. Sure, many victim's families will want the perp to die. That doesn't mean we as a society have to be a place where we grant the wishes of blood lust. It doesn't make the world a better place, just a bloodier place.
When he's being actively undermined by Republicans the whole way, just cleaning up Trump's mess can be an accomplishment. The Inflation Reduction Act went against heavily entrenched interests to restart the US federal government's response to climate change. It took real finesse to get that through Congress.
He just was doing drag, no indication of any particular sexual behavior. Not that that is the district's business, of course. Or that they would care if a wedge issue weren't involved.
This feels like the Briggs Initiative all over again. While I think legislation and official actions like this will join the Briggs Initiative in the hell they came from, it can't come soon enough. Gen Z, we're counting on you to turn the scales!
Nah, that's a bit reductive. There's internal dissent within the conservative movement. Not everyone's willing to go full fasc with Trump. A good chunk of the judges that were ruling against him in the 2020 election were Federalist Society members.
I can't help but think that's why Putin invaded Ukraine. He needed something to keep the masses distracted. He's afraid that he'll get assassinated if he ever leaves power, whether voluntarily or by violent overthrow.
America has always had racism, but America has never been a racist country
I'm really quite stunned by this claim. She seems to be parsing words to dodge reality. The US wrote slavery into its Constitution, engaged in a series of racist genocides of the indigenous people, and excluded immigrants of various ethnicities throughout its history. We've certainly improved, but to say we've never been governed by racism is either ignorant, revisionist, or pandering to some of the worst people.
It's paid off sometimes in the Senate, like with the bipartisan infrastructure bill. That was passed in the Democrat-controlled House and then negotiated in the Senate. The problem is the current Republican-controlled House, where extreme right wingers hold much greater sway.
Eeeeehhhhh, maybe. I think it could well have the opposite effect, that the conservative persecution complex drives people to the polls. Even some never Trumpers aren't comfortable with kicking him off the ballot.
Well, there is that. Bastards. But honestly, I'm just as concerned about your run of the mill middle income person who's been convinced that poking holes in the social safety net is a great idea. Or apply it to other things. Some people have an intense hatred for anything that isn't their precious cars. Just set up special interest groups like the ones that are used to censor books with LGBTQ themes, but instead have a list of government programs to defund.
Can you imagine if we, as US taxpayers, could designate what programs/services our taxes support?
Double edged sword. Would you give a budgetary veto to billionaires? They would have the means to find veto spots to maximize their control over the government. Or just people of more modest income. That "welfare queen" myth would have plenty of people starving welfare programs when the power is in their hands.