US used to be the poster child for such government, you'll have to go to Switzerland now, though.
US used to be the poster child for such government, you'll have to go to Switzerland now, though.
Yes, a Nanny State without a border and with little regard to restricting immigration in any fashion. What a grand idea.
This isn't a Republican idea. This is, quite literally, the Libertarian platform. It's worked well in places like Kansas and Djibouti, as both of these thriving states flush with great laws and disposable income are high on the list of places people want to live.
All kidding aside, the issue at hand is balance. States can - and in many cases do - override federal law. And they should, especially when it's particularly detrimental to the state.
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Blueshirts Brotherhood. We do what we must because we can - for the good of all Rangerkind
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Blueshirts Brotherhood. We do what we must because we can - for the good of all Rangerkind
President Sam Harris sounds good to me.
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"Everyone says you should be a good loser. If you’re a good loser, you’re a loser."
- John Tortorella
"I've always said, I'd rather tame a tiger than paint stripes on a kitty cat."
- Dean Lombardi
"Don't take refuge in the false security of consensus, and the feeling that whatever
you think you'e bound to be okay, because you're in the safely moral majority."
- Christopher Hitchens
I don't even know who that is.
I google him and its Atheist, blogger and podcast crap. Phils wet dream.
fuck that.
If we are going with wackos, I'm nominating James Franco (barring outcome of recent ... shit) and Michael Richter. Previously mentioned politics... but might be a little too "goalie" to get enough public support
Try neuroscientist, public intellectual, philosopher, author. I'm also half joking. If ever there was a perfect candidate of high intelligence meets unwavering national pride, it was Christopher Hitchens (though he'd have been disqualified having not been born here).
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"Everyone says you should be a good loser. If you’re a good loser, you’re a loser."
- John Tortorella
"I've always said, I'd rather tame a tiger than paint stripes on a kitty cat."
- Dean Lombardi
"Don't take refuge in the false security of consensus, and the feeling that whatever
you think you'e bound to be okay, because you're in the safely moral majority."
- Christopher Hitchens
I mean, I would. For sure.
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"Everyone says you should be a good loser. If you’re a good loser, you’re a loser."
- John Tortorella
"I've always said, I'd rather tame a tiger than paint stripes on a kitty cat."
- Dean Lombardi
"Don't take refuge in the false security of consensus, and the feeling that whatever
you think you'e bound to be okay, because you're in the safely moral majority."
- Christopher Hitchens
fuck it, I'm voting Oprah
You get a car (you can't afford)!
You get a car (you can't afford)!
EVERYONE gets a car (they can't afford)!
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"Everyone says you should be a good loser. If you’re a good loser, you’re a loser."
- John Tortorella
"I've always said, I'd rather tame a tiger than paint stripes on a kitty cat."
- Dean Lombardi
"Don't take refuge in the false security of consensus, and the feeling that whatever
you think you'e bound to be okay, because you're in the safely moral majority."
- Christopher Hitchens
personal acquisition <1m exemption.
business expense usage.
donation. (old car)
I'm not sure what it's like in whatever Providence you live in, but we have as much, if not more, corruption at the state and local levels. While it's impact might be less than corruption at the Federal level, collectively I'm sure it is much worse. The old saying is true, "power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely".
Our government system has outlived it's usefulness. I'm more and more convinced that the only role of representatives in "democracy" should be as an HR department. We put a "Congress" in place to staff out the heads of the necessities of Federal government and the CEO of America for final authority on any imminent matters. We put state assemblies together for the same role and then again at the local level. Each position has a job description, each person hired must fill those requirements. And most importantly, EVERYTHING IS COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT outside of military/law enforcement (Congress along with the CEO and department heads have to make the determinations as to what should be classified). So Joe Smith is the head of the EPA. We can see his resume, the resume of those whom he beat out for the job, video of his and their interviews, details of every decision he makes, heck, there's 3 different live feed cameras in his office 24/7 that anyone can "tune into" at any time.
Anyone at any level of government caught abusing their "office" is guilty of treason. Treason is punishable by a minimum of 20 years in prison, the maximum penalty is death. So Joe Smith decides he's going to work with the oil company for a kickback to lower emissions standards lower than scientiests employed under him recommend? 20 years. Minimum. And maybe death, depending on the jury.
I'm sure there are more details that would need to be hammered out, but this is the basic jist of things.
“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” ― Neil Gaiman,
Her speech at the golden globes was great and all but can we stop with this? She shouldn't be the democratic nominee.
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She would likely win. Women get to vote, remember. Generally speaking, of course, they vote on nothing but emotion.
Plus the black vote. Generally speaking, of course, they vote on nothing but color.