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Reports of protests are overblown. A few incidents around the country, but nothing major.

5 (45.5%)

A few major incidents in capitals, but nothing much in DC.

5 (45.5%)

A major incident in DC, but nothing much around the country.

0 (0%)

More than 10 capitals have major upheavals, but nothing much in DC.

0 (0%)

A major incident in DC plus more than 10 capitals with significant upheavals.

1 (9.1%)

More than half the capitals around the country have problems with protesters, but DC is quiet.

0 (0%)

DC has major problems, while more than half the capitals around the country also have considerable trouble with protesters.

0 (0%)

Huge disruption to the day.

0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 9

Voting closed: January 19, 2021, 10:49:21 PM

[josh]

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/449948-popular-knitting-website-bans-shows-of-support-for-trump

I think the political middle of the country is making itself heard in unusual ways. "Not Trump" is more important than the specifics of Biden or Warren, in the long run. We'll see what the short run brings. I don't think Biden is going to be the nominee. But okay...

I'm prepared to put $$ on the line for this bet, Piggy. Are you? Donation to the candidate of the other party's choice by the loser. You in? How much?

What party do you think I'm in, Joshie?

I don't care.

My offer was a  donation to the candidate of your choice if you win or yours to mine. I did not restrict it to presidential politics. But if you aren't confident in your position that Biden is the one, that's understandable.

So, you want to change the discussion by creating something sillier.

Sad.

No thanks.

Biden did nothing other than graze the hypersensitive skin of the illiberal left, of which you are a charter member.

Go to your safe zone, now.

As always, Piggy, you are all hat and no cowboy.

I changed nothing. You merely don't read very well.

As for your attempt to deflect, I told you what I thought the impact of his words and attitude would be on the Democratic Party's members. You tried to tell me that I don't understand what "the people" want, because I'm out of touch. "Ivory tower."

But you aren't prepared to put your money where your mouth is. No surprise there.

[facilitatorn]

Trump announces he’s ready to beg Putin for more election interference.

http://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/23/trump-putin-election-interference-1376853

[josh]

https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/inside-a-texas-building-where-the-government-is-holding-immigrant-children

This is hard to read.

I am glad the courts have begun involvement. I am disgusted with our goverrnment. (I was not thrilled with the one before, with regard to children, but this one blows right by them.)

I don't have confidence that if the courts order this stopped that it will be stopped, rather than the gov't attorneys trying to weasel their way around it.

[Hairy Lime]

Good news! My application to trademark "Shut the Fuck up Forum Nazi" looks like it might go through now!

[FlyingVProd]

The Seminole Native American Indian Tribe owns the Hard Rock hotels and restaurants, etc, and they are building a beautiful new guitar shaped casino in Hollywood, Florida.

I love to see the Indians succeed, I wish them continued success.

And the Indians make great business partners, you can take your ideas to the tribal business councils. I sent a few ideas to the San Manuel Native American Indian Tribal Business Council, of San Bernardino.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSOZk10ZnNQ

I love a lot of things about the Native American Indians. I love how they respect their elders, and I love how they have a tribe and they all help each other, they are never alone as they are part of their tribe. The Indians are great, I wish them continued success.

Salute,

Tony V.

[josh]

[josh]

https://www.yoppvoice.com/single-post/2019/06/22/What-You-Can-Do-to-Close-the-Camps

[LarryBnDC]

The GOP? Discriminatory motive?

Ya think?

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/disturbing-picture-judge-says-census-question-might-have-discriminatory-motive-n1021136

[FlyingVProd]

ACLU

Hi Tony –

Last week President Trump tweeted plans to unleash a wave of ICE raids across the country to conduct mass arrests and deportations. Whether or not the raids occur, he's playing games with millions of people's lives and stoking fear and uncertainty in our communities.

ICE has already been out of control under his administration, and one reason why is because of controversial 287(g) agreements that give local law enforcement the authority to racially profile, detain, and deport members of their communities. Your state or local police could be doing ICE's dirty work as we speak.

287(g) agreements expire on June 30 and have to be affirmatively renewed. That means we have a chance to squash them before the month's end. Tell Congress to eliminate 287(g) agreements in one fell swoop by passing the PROTECT Immigration Act right now.

Under 287(g) agreements, police get federal ICE authority that can lead them to racially profile people who look or sound "like immigrants" and interrogate them about their immigration status. They also use ICE's database to deport people who come into contact with local police for minor non-immigration offenses. And they can hold people for up to 48 hours on ICE detainers, even if all charges have been dropped.

To date, local police have helped deport over 12,000 immigrants in the Trump years alone – but we can fight back. If passed, the PROTECT Immigration Act would eliminate 287(g) agreements altogether.

Sign the petition demanding that Congress pass the PROTECT Immigration Act and restore trust and inclusivity in our communities.

It's not easy going up against Trump's deportation machine. But if enough of us speak out, then we can put an end to this administration's anti-immigrant agenda, one abusive policy at a time.

Thanks for fighting back,

Lorella Praeli
ACLU Deputy National Political Director

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We need for our Statue of Liberty to stand for what we are all about, not a wall.

And we need to make our immigrants legal, like President Reagan did, so that our immigrants can legally work, and join labor unions, and so that they can call the police in the case of an emergency, etc, etc, etc.

We need to make our immigrants legal, and we need to have a GOOD NEIGHBOR policy for our good Christian neighbors here in the Western Hemisphere, so that they can legally live, work, and go to school in the USA, and we need to have an easy path to citizenship for them.

Salute,

Tony V.

[facilitatorn]

Right on Tony. Also I’m staying at the Hard Rock when I head out to Vegas in July.

We need to do away with Brownshirts and concentration camps.

[LarryBnDC]

Evil is being done in our name. We are watching a master class in how to make a terrorist...

[josh]

[REDSTATEWARD]

So Justice Kavanaugh was going to tilt SCOTUS to the right?
LOL

In Flowers v. Mississippi, Kavanaugh wrote a 7-2 majority opinion overturning a sixth conviction of a cold-blooded murderer who was convicted of killing four people 23 years ago. Although he was convicted with evidence beyond a shadow of a doubt, in Kavanagh’s view the jury pool was racist. Overturning state due process: This is yet another example of the growing trend of the federal courts taking over state criminal law procedures and according the worst criminals a degree of process that would confound our Founders. And it’s most often because of racial politics.

Justice Thomas in dissent from Kavanaugh’s majority opinion.

[barton]

  Kav made the right call on racially biased jury selection.  Which selection violated the Constitution.  SCt did its job, ensuring that the accused will get a fair trial.   You have no real evidence or logical argument to show otherwise.  Your unattributed quote is polemical garbage.   

[facilitatorn]

  Kav made the right call on racially biased jury selection.  Which selection violated the Constitution.  SCt did its job, ensuring that the accused will get a fair trial.   You have no real evidence or logical argument to show otherwise.  Your unattributed quote is polemical garbage.

He’s attributing the polemical garbage to Clarence Thomas, confirming that it was intended as received, polemical garbage. That is after all what Red eats.