SmashMouth

Go back to sleep. The adults are talking.

Until the Supreme Court decides whether nationwide injunctions are lawful, they will continue to be used by BOTH sides as a remedy to attain each party's goals. Which is exactly my point. I love Senator John Kennedy to death, but the part he is leaving out is that both sides have used them (national/universal injunctions) and will continue to use them until a decision is made on the Supreme Court level. Which plays into what I said before... "But you can appeal to the higher courts and overturn the lower courts decision. Trump is throwing out whatever he wants to see if it will stick. If it doesn't work, then he knows he has a shot at fast-tracking to the conservative Supreme Court." Next...

But you can appeal to the higher courts and overturn the lower courts decision. Trump is throwing out whatever he wants to see if it will stick. If it doesn't work, then he knows he has a shot at fast-tracking to the conservative Supreme Court. Smart... He knows many of his actions won't pass muster on the first go-round with liberal lower courts which forces the hand of the Supreme Court to hear and rule on these cases. With a majority of conservatives on the court, he has a good chance of getting what he wants - at least in many instances...

At first glance, I thought you were referring to BLM, the Alphabet people, #MeToo & Covid vaccinations... Lol.

Interesting Statistic Professions with the highest suicide rates (2023-2024 numbers): 1. Medical Doctors 2. Dentists 3. Police Officers 4. Veterinarians

The reason I would disagree is that this administration needs to set themselves apart from previous ones. Show that potentially dangerous missteps have equally serious consequences. Sometimes examples have to be made and a "sacrifice" may have to be made for the greater good.

Straightforward answer: Whoever made the careless mistake should be demoted or let go. Straightforward comment: Your reference to calls for Hillary to be held accountable vs. this current debacle is night & day.

Ma'am, with all due respect, you really should excuse yourself when a reference to "dimwits" seems appropriate to you. Wouldn't want to get caught up in your own crossfire...

So you ARE a conservative then? Lol.

I think what @thetragichippy and @LumRaiderFan are simply pointing out is that when the left says/does something that turns out to be untrue or unrealistic or even a downright lie, you and your ilk seem to forget how to speak; however, when a conservative (especially Trump) says anything that didn't go exactly as planned, y'all are quick to start heating up the tar and plucking the chickens... They are pointing out your and others blatant hypocrisy. Now sure, it goes both ways. The right does the same thing to the left. The difference in this instance is that whether it be a week, a month or even a year to arrive at peace, it will save tens or even hundreds of thousands of lives. Our beloved previous administration was not capable of anything other than pouring billions into the conflict instead of trying to settle the conflict. Not sure if you like Kool-Aid much, but you sure seem to drink the $h1t out of it. Do yourself a favor and open your blinded eyes that no matter what side of the aisle you lean towards, peace and prosperity are worth celebrating. Quit bitching about Trump just for the sake of hateful bitching. Embrace the lives that will be saved.

Another thing they could do with the monies used to secure the border and borne by the Texas taxpayer that is being reimbursed is to give the money back to the Texas taxpayer. Smh...

Well, I was talking factually, and you are stating an opinion.

It’s a fair question.

The way schools are funded are as follows (2022/2023 numbers): About 95% of the money comes from 3 pots: $29B - Local property tax revenue, which is determined the value of properties in a district and a tax rate set by each school board. $23.1B - State funds that come from numerous state taxes, including Texas’ sales tax. $14.13B - Federal taxpayer funds, which largely help cover the costs of providing meals to kids and giving support to low-income children and students with disabilities. There's another $4B (roughly the other 5% that comes from miscellaneous local resources - not sure what that really is) Here's what I'm concerned about. If a local ISD loses too much funding due to voucher kids going to private schools, the government (pick which level) is going to come in and bail that school district out. Where does that money come from? You guessed it! US, the taxpayer! The net effect is that private "for profit" schools make more money, higher earners who already pay for private tuition get a large break in tuition and my tax liability gets increased to fund it. Meanwhile, the poor bastards that couldn't afford private tuition in the first place STILL can't afford it, and the saga continues. Make it make sense...

Definitely a mistake in its current form...

In my opinion, it's more of a ploy to show the ineffectiveness of Biden which led to horrible policies and the decline of the country. It's merely smear PR, which is what most of politics is these days. I don't blame Trump for pointing it out, but I really don't think it will have any material affect other than to keep poking the left about what a puppet Biden was and to keep the Trump base telling him what a good job he is doing.

Yep. Totally agree. My point was that since it doesn't seem illegal, and Biden will cover for whomever has been making the decisions for the last 4 years, it seems a moot point.

No, it shouldn't. Using an auto pen has actually been used throughout history. In 2005, George W. Bush asked for and received a favorable opinion from the Department of Justice regarding the constitutionality of using the autopen (he still did not use it), although its constitutionality has not been tested in court yet. It's possibly a dangerous tool, but it's not illegal...not yet. See an interesting excerpt from an article from Shapell.org I found: "Presidential Use of the Autopen Signature Since Jefferson, various US presidents have made use of the autopen; some were guarded about it while others were more open about its use. Whereas once the official White House position was to deny the existence or usage of the autopen, today its existence is more of an open secret. Harry Truman was rumored to make use of the device; Gerald Ford was open about his utilization of the autopen, but it was Lyndon B. Johnson who blew the doors off the entire affair by allowing the device to be photographed in the White House, appearing on the cover of The National Enquirer with the article “The Robot That Sits in for the President.” John F. Kennedy was so dependent on the autopen, that he became the subject of a book entitled The Robot That Helped to Make a President. In 1965, at the time of its writing, the author claimed that Kennedy’s reliance on the autopen rendered his authentic signature the rarest of all presidential autographs. Though this claim has not held up over time, and Kennedy actually used the autopen less as president, it would seem that Kennedy’s extensive reliance on the device ushered in a new era of technology in the White House, resulting in his successor sharing this open secret with the public. Autopen vs Real Signature The ramifications of the growing acceptance of an autopen signature have ripple effects that impact not only the collecting world, but also has been the subject of controversy regarding the very constitutionality of the use of the autopen in signing a bill into law. In 2005, George W. Bush was the first president to enquire with the Department of Justice if it was constitutional for the president to sign a bill using the autopen. Though he received the dispensation, he didn’t actually use the autopen, nor did he have the bill flown to him by courier, preferring instead, in one notable case, to rush from Texas to Washington to sign the controversial Terri Schiavo bill. The Palm Sunday Compromise, as it was colloquially known, allowed the federal court to intervene in the case of Terri Schiavo, on life support, who was caught in a tug of war between her husband, who wished to remove the feeding tube, and her parents who contested the decision. Likely, because of the life-and-death nature of the bill, Bush opted to forgo the dispensation."

Sorry, it brought me to AAW’s post to reply. Weird.

No, it was a question. Among many options, it is a viable one. I’m not 100% against school vouchers…just its current form.

Send them to a quality open campus public school?

Yep. You’re right. I was just referring to the crazy length these nutty parents will go to. All the dad coaches like I used to be. We’ll do whatever it takes to win the game. Including fake id’s. Lol.

I don't think anyone was defending her. She's a nutcase. I'd take her over Nancy Pelosi or any of the Squad members though.

Bet.

The whole process of censuring a member of Congress is really freaking stupid. What does it really accomplish?