Lesh
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Pure nonsense.No, I just prioritize gun rights above the lobbyism issue. If we lose our gun rights, then you can forget about all other rights.
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Pure nonsense.No, I just prioritize gun rights above the lobbyism issue. If we lose our gun rights, then you can forget about all other rights.
All you have to do is look at how Canadians and Australians don't have rights. They have privileges. Want to protest in Canada? You better hope the government is ok with your cause. Otherwise, they'll get your bank to withhold your money or they might even go after your kids or pets. Want to not be vaxxed in Australia? Well, you gotta stay locked up in your house or potentially go to a camp (back during COVID).Pure nonsense.
Passing an amendment in this political climate is impossible. Besides, Repubs like the corruption brought about by dark money contributions. Campaign finance reform was part of HR-1 that House Dems passed years ago. Naturally, passage in the Senate was blocked by Repubs, specifically McTurtle.I think the right approach is to pass an Amendment. The only other way is to overturn Citizens United, but I don't think that will happen, even if the Court becomes left leaning.
Enhanced gun control legislation does not translate to "losing gun rights." It translates to greater public safety.No, I just prioritize gun rights above the lobbyism issue. If we lose our gun rights, then you can forget about all other rights.
By reinstalled you mean re-elected. If that were to happen Americans would have saved themselves from 4 years of chaotic, incompetent, autocratic, anti-constitutional rule from the Orange Rapist.The real concern is what would disasters befall America if Potato were to get re-installed as our President.
By reinstalled you mean re-elected.
If that were to happen Americans would have saved themselves from 4 years of chaotic, incompetent, autocratic, anti-constitutional rule from the Orange Rapist.
Actually corporatism is the technical name for the economic system. Indeed many countries have corporatist systems, to a greater or lesser degree. However it's not simply government and business working hand in hand. What happens is that labor and capital are organized into entities called corporations (these have nothing to do with what we would think of as corporations). Essentially all workers are unionized so these unions and the capitalists come to agreements about wages, labor conditions, etc. The government only steps in to adjudicate disputes when labor and capital can't come to an agreement. It's essentially a privatization of the regulatory state.I'm referring to the collusion between industry and government. As defined by Mussolini, the government and industry work hand in hand in a fascism. Some refer to this colloquially as corporatism.
It is true that fascism generally has a nationalistic component, but much of the world in general really does fit the economic side of fascism. Maybe you could say we aren't socially fascist, however.
Writing your Congresscritter is useless. If you really want to effect political change you have to buy your Congresscritter.Don't like the power lobbyists have? Write your congressman. It would be a better use of your time rather than splashing pablum about fascism all over the board.
Bullshit.President Trump abused the powers of his high office through the following means:
(1) Directing the White House to defy a lawful subpoena by withholding the production of documents sought therein by the Committees.
(2) Directing other Executive Branch agencies and offices to defy lawful subpoenas and withhold the production of documents and records from the Committees—in response to which the Department of State, Office of Management and Budget, Department of Energy, and Department of Defense refused to produce a single document or record.
To be honest, Trump violated so many laws and norms during his reign of terror I had forgotten how he stonewalled Congress in its efforts to get documentary and testimonial information regarding impeachment #1. So when Don's supporters shrug off warnings of him being a threat to democracy we need only to remind them he already was one.
I've seen a few posts from MAGAists complaining the Biden admin is withholding some documents requested by House Repubs in their corruption witch hunt. How would you folks feel if Joe just uniformly refused to hand over anything?
If the Party is active at all as a negotiator, facilitator, or bully to adjudicate issues between business and labor, then that is fascism. It is not a privatization but a politicalization of the regulatory state.Actually corporatism is the technical name for the economic system. Indeed many countries have corporatist systems, to a greater or lesser degree. However it's not simply government and business working hand in hand. What happens is that labor and capital are organized into entities called corporations (these have nothing to do with what we would think of as corporations). Essentially all workers are unionized so these unions and the capitalists come to agreements about wages, labor conditions, etc. The government only steps in to adjudicate disputes when labor and capital can't come to an agreement. It's essentially a privatization of the regulatory state.
Like trump has done on numerous occasions. Biden wouldn't stoop that low.President Trump abused the powers of his high office.... To be honest, Trump violated so many laws and norms during his reign of terror I had forgotten how he stonewalled Congress in its efforts to get documentary and testimonial information regarding impeachment #1.How would you folks feel if Joe just uniformly refused to hand over anything?
By that logic every court system is fascist.If the Party is active at all as a negotiator, facilitator, or bully to adjudicate issues between business and labor, then that is fascism. It is not a privatization but a politicalization of the regulatory state.
Trump supporters also refuse to understand the fact that democracy is far more than just voting.To be honest, Trump violated so many laws and norms during his reign of terror I had forgotten how he stonewalled Congress in its efforts to get documentary and testimonial information regarding impeachment #1. So when Don's supporters shrug off warnings of him being a threat to democracy we need only to remind them he already was one.
Red herring fallacy, failed attempt to deflect.Do you also consider Biden to be a threat to democracy for acting in the same manner as Trump or is it somehow different when Biden does it?
Enhanced gun control legislation does not translate to "losing gun rights." It translates to greater public safety.
You mean like ignoring literally every request made from Congress to get records from NARA, the White House, the DOJ, the FBI, Homeland Security and the IRS concerning Joe Bidens corruption scheme?Please post a link to the story reporting Biden informing all agencies of government to refuse to cooperate with congressional investigations. It should be easy.
A more honest assessment is that plenty of Dems also like dark money. You can see the financial connections in things like insider trading as well, which Unusual Whales has done a lot of good work on.Passing an amendment in this political climate is impossible. Besides, Repubs like the corruption brought about by dark money contributions. Campaign finance reform was part of HR-1 that House Dems passed years ago. Naturally, passage in the Senate was blocked by Repubs, specifically McTurtle.
Except it doesn't. There is no correlation between stricter gun laws and greater safety in the US. Chicago and DC have very strict gun laws but have plenty of homicides by gun, for example.Enhanced gun control legislation does not translate to "losing gun rights." It translates to greater public safety.