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[RobGMN Premium Member]

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It's a Democrat's fault that the army pays $800 for a hammer, the farmers are given welfare, and truckers make $100k a year?

Why?

 

[Old_Slapper]

It's a Democrat's fault that the army pays $800 for a hammer, the farmers are given welfare, and truckers make $100k a year?

Why?

Thanks dude! You made me shoot soda out of my nose when I read this.

1. Nobody blamed the libs for how much money the military spends. However, take a look at who is investing money in military contracting companies.
2. Farmers on welfare are mostly due to the Bills that were put in place by the government. Basically, if the famers grow the crops the government askes them to, they will qualify for these subsidies. That's pretty much the short story of this.
3. Up until 2020, I worked in the warehousing business. I didn't know a single trucker that made $100k per year. Very few ever made $70k. The only ones I knew that did, still had overhead costs, and that would put them in the $80k range.

 

[Old_Slapper]

""It is illegal to import certain refrigerants into the United States because of their documented and significantly greater contribution to climate change," said Assistant Attorney General Todd Kim, of the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division..."

San Diego man is first in U.S. to be charged with smuggling greenhouse gases

A man in San Diego is facing more than a dozen charges for illegally smuggling hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, into the U.S. from Mexico and selling them for profit.

www.cbsnews.com

Yup! It has been illegal for quite some time. The thing that really put the spot light on this was the chemicals that were being used for. Some of these chemicals consisted of natural gas or propane. In the HVAC field, they call that Boom gas. It gets its name for obvious reasons.

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

I was in a meeting today and a person, who is obviously a democrat, was triggered by the supreme court to not allow Trump being removed from any ballots. She complained about how non bi-partisan the supreme court is. I had to remind her that they court voted 9-0. She replied "yeah, but how many of those were appointed by him?" We all started laughing and another employee responded "not all of them, meaning even the democrat appointed ones voted in Trumps favor." She got mad and left the meeting.

I'm pretty sure if we eliminated Trump appointees, it's still a 6-0 win.

 

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[RobGMN Premium Member]

I'm pretty sure if we eliminated Trump appointees, it's still a 6-0 win.

I'd have to re-read it, but I thought it was said the dissenters went with the majority simply so it would be an across-the-board vote.

 

[spokey9 5,000+ posts]

I'd have to re-read it, but I thought it was said the dissenters went with the majority simply so it would be an across-the-board vote.

So they didn't stand on law but bent to peer pressure of appearances...

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

I'd have to re-read it, but I thought it was said the dissenters went with the majority simply so it would be an across-the-board vote.

Could be, but they wouldn't make that public, since in essence that would be the same as dissenting.

 

[spokey9 5,000+ posts]

Could be, but they wouldn't make that public, since in essence that would be the same as dissenting.

Not too mention...ruling for that reason shows something lacking from any judge that did...

 

[Old_Slapper]

I'd have to re-read it, but I thought it was said the dissenters went with the majority simply so it would be an across-the-board vote.

There are a total of 9 justices on the supreme court. 6 were put in by republicans and 3 were put in by democrats. The democrat appointed ones have shown they have no problem voting against the other side.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Fatalities Reported, Crew Abandons Ship After Houthi Missile Attack; US & Allies Sending Warships | ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

Putin makes direct threat to NUKE the West as he accuses NATO and the US of 'preparing to strike' Russia in his annual address to the nation

Putin makes direct threat to NUKE the West

The Russian president said: 'They, NATO and America, are active in other parts of the world, of course, and they continue to lie there, to deceive. They are preparing to strike our territory.'

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

There are a total of 9 justices on the supreme court. 6 were put in by republicans and 3 were put in by democrats. The democrat appointed ones have shown they have no problem voting against the other side.

So they didn't stand on law but bent to peer pressure of appearances...

Seems like it was more of a concern of Republicans having another freak out if they didn't get their way, like Jan 6th:
"'The majority’s choice of a different path leaves the remaining Justices with a choice of how to respond. In my judgment, this is not the time to amplify disagreement with stridency,' Barrett wrote in her one-page opinion."

 

[spokey9 5,000+ posts]

Seems like it was more of a concern of Republicans having another freak out if they didn't get their way, like Jan 6th:
"'The majority’s choice of a different path leaves the remaining Justices with a choice of how to respond. In my judgment, this is not the time to amplify disagreement with stridency,' Barrett wrote in her one-page opinion."

So some judges didn't vote based on how they interpret the law? If that's the the case they need to go

 

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