TexAgs politics board gems thread

[mocat]

i don't get why the adam stuff is supposed to be funny either.  like some people tried to id a 1/6 participant and got the wrong person. 

and that's like, the whole story, right, there's nothing more?

I thought it was funny that some guy was thought of as likely to have participated in 1/6 purely because he was wearing an aTm hat.
And then his response was funny.
And then patty arquette sort of hit on him!?

[sys]

I thought it was funny that some guy was thought of as likely to have participated in 1/6 purely because he was wearing an aTm hat.

oh, yeah.  within the context of this thread, that's funny.

[passranch]

HE SHOWED HER THE RECEIPTS!!!

For some reason he went to the effort to acknowledge some lame-ass attempt to out him as a 1/6 participant, when he should have just ignored her completely.  Just screams thirst for attention, and really, that's the funny part IMO.

[star seed 7]

What will happen when?
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WestMarylandAg10:25a
As the title says, what will happen to all of Biden's laws and judges when DeSantis or Trump's next term starts and they publish the fraud through all governmental channels?

Can judges be removed if they were appointed by a knowingly fraudulent President? Are they committing treason by knowingly serving through a fraudulent nomination for a fraudulent legal system? In before libs reply that couldn't happen, SCOTUS has already stated "Fraud vitiates every thing" in UNITED STATES v. THROCKMORTON and Thomas and Alito have recently been body slamming this administration at any chance they can.


Imagine the democrat tears when DeSantis personally fires every single Biden judge and then perp walks them to a military trial. IT WILL BE LEGENDARY!
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[star seed 7]

TheEternalPessimist1:35p
If DeSantis or Trump wins in 2024, it almost assuredly means that the GOP will have between 55-60 seats in the Senate as well, given that this is supposed to be a TOUGH year for the GOP, but they are likely to win in almost every battleground state given the abysmal polling (hopefully the cheating doesn't derail this time).

So assuming GOP control on Jan 20, 2025:

A unified Congress and Executive branch must, at that point, carefully consider that the Democrats attempted to blow up the filibuster so that they could A) Take federal control of local/state elections and redistricting B) Add DC and Puerto Rico as states to throw the balance of the Senate C) Pack the courts so that A and B would be protected by a left wing activist SCOTUS and Federal court system. We know that this is what they WILL do if they ever don't have Manchin and Sinema blocking them in the future. So the GOP lead Senate and House must carefully consider this. That means going to the negotiating table with the minority Dems and basically telling them that they can support the insertion of key amendments to the Constitution which do the following:

1. Amendment to sunset all federal laws after a period of time (7 years is a good number) from which they MUST be re-approved by the Congress and Executive OR they become invalid.
2. Amendment that requires federal agencies underneath cabinet level departments must be renewed every 11 years by act of Congress or they cease to exist.
3. Amendment(s) that results in FBI, CIA, NSA, and FISA courts having their powers and authority SEVERELY restrained by amendments OR they must fall under direct state oversight -- perhaps 10 regions in which there is a rotating chair that would be State Attorney generals.... who all have the right to oversight over each other's regions instead of it all going up to the Attorney General. All would still be required to report to the President status and accountability to carry our federal law.
4. Balanced Budget Amendment
5. Amendment that protects the filibuster in the Senate and restores it to 66 votes.
6. Amendment that allows any decision by the SCOTUS to be overturned by a simple majority of State Legislatures within 900 days of a decision.
7. Amendment that restrains the abuse of imminent domain by federal, state, and local government.
8. Amendment that ends Federal oversight of public education except in Federal territories and removes the Department of Education as a cabinet level department.
9. Amendment that requires 2/3 of states to approve a territory becoming a state.
10. Amendment that retrocedes the residential areas of DC back to Maryland.
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The Democrats would be wise to agree to these, as it frees them up locally and at state level to carry out their socialist utopian agenda. If they refuse, the then GOP should then blow up the filibuster preemptively and expand the courts to impose through the courts the Conservative/Populist agenda the way the left planned to.

If the left will not allow a return to local and state rule under the intent of Federalism, then they will suffer the consequences of their actions. Make it clear to them that is their choice. If the GOP gets 55 Senators in by 2025..... then must press the issue in order to save the Republic.


"The Kingdom is for HE that can TAKE IT!" - Alexander
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[Spracne]

TheEternalPessimist1:35p
If DeSantis or Trump wins in 2024, it almost assuredly means that the GOP will have between 55-60 seats in the Senate as well, given that this is supposed to be a TOUGH year for the GOP, but they are likely to win in almost every battleground state given the abysmal polling (hopefully the cheating doesn't derail this time).

So assuming GOP control on Jan 20, 2025:

A unified Congress and Executive branch must, at that point, carefully consider that the Democrats attempted to blow up the filibuster so that they could A) Take federal control of local/state elections and redistricting B) Add DC and Puerto Rico as states to throw the balance of the Senate C) Pack the courts so that A and B would be protected by a left wing activist SCOTUS and Federal court system. We know that this is what they WILL do if they ever don't have Manchin and Sinema blocking them in the future. So the GOP lead Senate and House must carefully consider this. That means going to the negotiating table with the minority Dems and basically telling them that they can support the insertion of key amendments to the Constitution which do the following:

1. Amendment to sunset all federal laws after a period of time (7 years is a good number) from which they MUST be re-approved by the Congress and Executive OR they become invalid.
2. Amendment that requires federal agencies underneath cabinet level departments must be renewed every 11 years by act of Congress or they cease to exist.
3. Amendment(s) that results in FBI, CIA, NSA, and FISA courts having their powers and authority SEVERELY restrained by amendments OR they must fall under direct state oversight -- perhaps 10 regions in which there is a rotating chair that would be State Attorney generals.... who all have the right to oversight over each other's regions instead of it all going up to the Attorney General. All would still be required to report to the President status and accountability to carry our federal law.
4. Balanced Budget Amendment
5. Amendment that protects the filibuster in the Senate and restores it to 66 votes.
6. Amendment that allows any decision by the SCOTUS to be overturned by a simple majority of State Legislatures within 900 days of a decision.
7. Amendment that restrains the abuse of imminent domain by federal, state, and local government.
8. Amendment that ends Federal oversight of public education except in Federal territories and removes the Department of Education as a cabinet level department.
9. Amendment that requires 2/3 of states to approve a territory becoming a state.
10. Amendment that retrocedes the residential areas of DC back to Maryland.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Democrats would be wise to agree to these, as it frees them up locally and at state level to carry out their socialist utopian agenda. If they refuse, the then GOP should then blow up the filibuster preemptively and expand the courts to impose through the courts the Conservative/Populist agenda the way the left planned to.

If the left will not allow a return to local and state rule under the intent of Federalism, then they will suffer the consequences of their actions. Make it clear to them that is their choice. If the GOP gets 55 Senators in by 2025..... then must press the issue in order to save the Republic.


"The Kingdom is for HE that can TAKE IT!" - Alexander
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It's almost as though those who squawk the most about the Constitution have never read it.

[star seed 7]

A Chance Encounter with the Left
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12th Man8:32a
So I'm walking out of the facilities at a rest stop along I-24 yesterday after sending an underwater message to the White House. Across the way, parked behind my truck, was a gray Prius that had pulled in while I was inside.

As I approached, the Prius door opened and out stepped a 40-something, shorn, makeup-less, vinegary-looking woman with round glasses. She started walking towards the building I'd just left, and as we neared each other, she clearly spied my "FJB" hoodie (a gift from Santa).

She stopped, pointed at my sweatshirt/me and sneered, "That's how we know you're in a cult!"

Now, there were probably a thousand+ things I could've said, or I could've just smiled and kept walking, but I couldn't help myself.

I stopped, looked her up and down, pointed at her Prius and said, "That's how we know you use a solar-powered vibrator,".

She walked on in a snit, and I got in my truck and proceeded with my day. End of encounter. Until this happened, I more less thought my sweatshirt was akin to a "Coexist" sticker: if you disagree, roll your eyes and drive on. Guess not.

[BIG APPLE CAT]

A Chance Encounter with the Left
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12th Man8:32a
So I'm walking out of the facilities at a rest stop along I-24 yesterday after sending an underwater message to the White House. Across the way, parked behind my truck, was a gray Prius that had pulled in while I was inside.

As I approached, the Prius door opened and out stepped a 40-something, shorn, makeup-less, vinegary-looking woman with round glasses. She started walking towards the building I'd just left, and as we neared each other, she clearly spied my "FJB" hoodie (a gift from Santa).

She stopped, pointed at my sweatshirt/me and sneered, "That's how we know you're in a cult!"

Now, there were probably a thousand+ things I could've said, or I could've just smiled and kept walking, but I couldn't help myself.

I stopped, looked her up and down, pointed at her Prius and said, "That's how we know you use a solar-powered vibrator,".

She walked on in a snit, and I got in my truck and proceeded with my day. End of encounter. Until this happened, I more less thought my sweatshirt was akin to a "Coexist" sticker: if you disagree, roll your eyes and drive on. Guess not.

I believe the part about pooping at a rest stop along I-24. The rest is pure fan-fic.

[Sandstone Outcropping]

A Chance Encounter with the Left
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12th Man8:32a
So I'm walking out of the facilities at a rest stop along I-24 yesterday after sending an underwater message to the White House. Across the way, parked behind my truck, was a gray Prius that had pulled in while I was inside.

As I approached, the Prius door opened and out stepped a 40-something, shorn, makeup-less, vinegary-looking woman with round glasses. She started walking towards the building I'd just left, and as we neared each other, she clearly spied my "FJB" hoodie (a gift from Santa).

She stopped, pointed at my sweatshirt/me and sneered, "That's how we know you're in a cult!"

Now, there were probably a thousand+ things I could've said, or I could've just smiled and kept walking, but I couldn't help myself.

I stopped, looked her up and down, pointed at her Prius and said, "That's how we know you use a solar-powered vibrator,".

She walked on in a snit, and I got in my truck and proceeded with my day. End of encounter. Until this happened, I more less thought my sweatshirt was akin to a "Coexist" sticker: if you disagree, roll your eyes and drive on. Guess not.

I believe the part about pooping at a rest stop along I-24. The rest is pure fan-fic.

Weird that he thinks telling someone they use a solar-powered vibrator is an insult.

[Institutional Control]

Maybe should go in the "shame yourself" thread but I have never heard the word "shorn" before.  I had to look it up to make sure it was a real word.

[michigancat]

there is so much there!

"underwater message to the White House"
"shorn"
"vinegary-looking woman"
"(a gift from Santa)"
being triggered by a coexist sticker

[cfbandyman]

A Chance Encounter with the Left
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12th Man8:32a
So I'm walking out of the facilities at a rest stop along I-24 yesterday after sending an underwater message to the White House. Across the way, parked behind my truck, was a gray Prius that had pulled in while I was inside.

As I approached, the Prius door opened and out stepped a 40-something, shorn, makeup-less, vinegary-looking woman with round glasses. She started walking towards the building I'd just left, and as we neared each other, she clearly spied my "FJB" hoodie (a gift from Santa).

She stopped, pointed at my sweatshirt/me and sneered, "That's how we know you're in a cult!"

Now, there were probably a thousand+ things I could've said, or I could've just smiled and kept walking, but I couldn't help myself.

I stopped, looked her up and down, pointed at her Prius and said, "That's how we know you use a solar-powered vibrator,".

She walked on in a snit, and I got in my truck and proceeded with my day. End of encounter. Until this happened, I more less thought my sweatshirt was akin to a "Coexist" sticker: if you disagree, roll your eyes and drive on. Guess not.

I believe the part about pooping at a rest stop along I-24. The rest is pure fan-fic.

Weird that he thinks telling someone they use a solar-powered vibrator is an insult.

Like for reals, which is probably why the fanfic comments holds up IMO. Depending on his actual quip that woman would've hit him back with something else I'm sure.

My other favorite part was that apparently this guy is so insular that it takes a rest stop interaction with someone to meet a person "from the left"

[Dugout DickStone]

I have never even thought about taking a crap at an interstate truckstop and I now have some deep sympathy for maga.  That has to be a horrid life

[Katpappy]

Most truck stop restrooms are cleaner and smell better than the typical commercial store or convenience store.

[Dugout DickStone]

Most truck stop restrooms are cleaner and smell better than the typical commercial store or convenience store.

Wouldn’t crap there either

[Katpappy]

Most truck stop restrooms are cleaner and smell better than the typical commercial store or convenience store.

Wouldn’t crap there either

That sounds like a rough time on a long trip.

[Dugout DickStone]

Most truck stop restrooms are cleaner and smell better than the typical commercial store or convenience store.

Wouldn’t crap there either

That sounds like a rough time on a long trip.

that is why jesus invented airplanes

[LickNeckey]

truck stop bathrooms are generally far cleaner than the airports/airplanes i have experienced

[Dugout DickStone]

you people disgust me

[Spracne]

truck stop bathrooms are generally far cleaner than the airports/airplanes i have experienced

I don't know why we're conflating two different things. The Cult Aggie guy clearly said rest stop along the highway. That doesn't mean a Buc-ee's or even a Flying J. That means an abomination most foul.

[Katpappy]

truck stop bathrooms are generally far cleaner than the airports/airplanes i have experienced

I don't know why we're conflating two different things. The Cult Aggie guy clearly said rest stop along the highway. That doesn't mean a Buc-ee's or even a Flying J. That means an abomination most foul.

Yes, good point.

[star seed 7]

@Spracne

Governments - Hospital mask mandate question
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beerad12man10:06a
Do state or local governments have the authority to mandate masks, and more specifically enforce masks at hospitals?

Disregarding efficacy, and I know it's stupid to do, but I'm arguing with someone now who says governments have the authority to regulate what happens hospitals and do so all the time, and masking would be no different.

I do not think so under law, but I truly don't know if there's some law/loophole I miss that allows them to do this in medical establishments. I believe in Texas, Abbott has made it illegal to enforce, but I don't know about others states. I know they have been mandated in many places, but I guess what I am getting at, is do they have the authority to actually enforce this at hospitals?

Just don't want to dig myself a further hole here.
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[Institutional Control]

https://twitter.com/Talkmaster/status/1513898871591776257?s=20&t=VKSepJOpwef46vSKynGqeQ

[Spracne]

@Spracne

Governments - Hospital mask mandate question
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beerad12man10:06a
Do state or local governments have the authority to mandate masks, and more specifically enforce masks at hospitals?

Disregarding efficacy, and I know it's stupid to do, but I'm arguing with someone now who says governments have the authority to regulate what happens hospitals and do so all the time, and masking would be no different.

I do not think so under law, but I truly don't know if there's some law/loophole I miss that allows them to do this in medical establishments. I believe in Texas, Abbott has made it illegal to enforce, but I don't know about others states. I know they have been mandated in many places, but I guess what I am getting at, is do they have the authority to actually enforce this at hospitals?

Just don't want to dig myself a further hole here.
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?? Are you asking for my response to this?

[Institutional Control]

https://twitter.com/aggietakes/status/1515378672517238787?s=21&t=99DIA4jKmnWwy58eeHcsRw


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