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Post by jelloshots4all on Apr 9, 2019 9:43:26 GMT -5
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Post by swamp on Apr 9, 2019 9:47:44 GMT -5
well, he did promise to shrink the size of government.
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Post by billisonboard on Apr 9, 2019 10:05:30 GMT -5
I think it would be great if Democratic primary voters would select a candidate campaigning on a pledge to work with Congress to reestablish a more even balance of power between the Executive and Legislative Branch. Turn the 2020 election into a referendum on Executive power and let the American people decide if we will continue on a path of ever greater consolidation of power in the Presidency or have an effective legislative check on that power.
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Post by travelingdeb on Apr 9, 2019 10:53:51 GMT -5
I work for the government, and it is kind of scary. Thankfully, I work for an agency that flys under the radar....
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Post by kadee79 on Apr 9, 2019 11:35:03 GMT -5
I think it would be great if Democratic primary voters would select a candidate campaigning on a pledge to work with Congress to reestablish a more even balance of power between the Executive and Legislative Branch. Turn the 2020 election into a referendum on Executive power and let the American people decide if we will continue on a path of ever greater consolidation of power in the Presidency or have an effective legislative check on that power. Good thoughts Bills....only problem is that most of DT's supporters wouldn't understand the whole thing....and a lot of others wouldn't either or they wouldn't both to find out what it all meant.
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Post by happyhoix on Apr 9, 2019 13:08:39 GMT -5
My Trumpette SIL believes the best government is one that is completely shut down, so I'm sure she would applaud all the power in DC resting with the president and no where else.
Until that president is a democrat, anyway.
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Post by swamp on Apr 9, 2019 13:10:17 GMT -5
My Trumpette SIL believes the best government is one that is completely shut down, so I'm sure she would applaud all the power in DC resting with the president and no where else.
Until that president is a democrat, anyway. so she likes spoiled meat, contaminated water, drugs that haven't been tested, and driving on dirt paths?
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Post by OldCoyote on Apr 9, 2019 13:21:38 GMT -5
If we removed half of the Government, tomorrow,,, no one would know the difference. Like 26,000 Energy Dept employees,, Like what do the do??
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Post by hurley1980 on Apr 9, 2019 13:33:08 GMT -5
My Trumpette SIL believes the best government is one that is completely shut down, so I'm sure she would applaud all the power in DC resting with the president and no where else.
Until that president is a democrat, anyway. so she likes spoiled meat, contaminated water, drugs that haven't been tested, and driving on dirt paths? Seriously? Do these kind of people not realized that having no government oversight will turn us into a 3rd world country?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2019 13:40:34 GMT -5
If we removed half of the Government, tomorrow,,, no one would know the difference. Like 26,000 Energy Dept employees,, Like what do the do??
Wait till the next Democrat president get into office, and they hire 1,500 more employees, to check to make sure the energy employees, are doing their jobs.
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Post by swamp on Apr 9, 2019 13:40:54 GMT -5
so she likes spoiled meat, contaminated water, drugs that haven't been tested, and driving on dirt paths? Seriously? Do these kind of people not realized that having no government oversight will turn us into a 3rd world country? No. The free market fixes all!!!!
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Post by billisonboard on Apr 9, 2019 13:44:25 GMT -5
I think it would be great if Democratic primary voters would select a candidate campaigning on a pledge to work with Congress to reestablish a more even balance of power between the Executive and Legislative Branch. Turn the 2020 election into a referendum on Executive power and let the American people decide if we will continue on a path of ever greater consolidation of power in the Presidency or have an effective legislative check on that power. Good thoughts Bills....only problem is that most of DT's supporters wouldn't understand the whole thing....and a lot of others wouldn't either or they wouldn't both to find out what it all meant. And that is the challenge of giving every American citizen the right to select a President. But it has been decided that the members of the Electoral College will be selected by the popular vote of eligible American citizens within each state and that said members will not be free to exercise independent judgement. So unless we change those factors, we are stuck with doing the best we can with what we got.
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Post by happyhoix on Apr 9, 2019 13:54:43 GMT -5
My Trumpette SIL believes the best government is one that is completely shut down, so I'm sure she would applaud all the power in DC resting with the president and no where else.
Until that president is a democrat, anyway. so she likes spoiled meat, contaminated water, drugs that haven't been tested, and driving on dirt paths? Please don't ask me to explain my SIL's thinking.
We had a discussion once about prayer in school - I asked her since she wanted kids to pray in school, would she be okay if kids prayed Jewish prayers, or Hindu prayers?
She looked blank. I don't think it occurred to her that other people would want their kids to pray in their own way - she just assumed the schools would all use Methodist prayers, because Methodists are the only ones with God's ear.
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Post by azucena on Apr 9, 2019 14:01:35 GMT -5
Seriously? Do these kind of people not realized that having no government oversight will turn us into a 3rd world country? No. The free market fixes all!!!! I hunts my own critters. I has a well. I don't need no perscriptions. My pickup handles mud good.
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Post by swamp on Apr 9, 2019 14:14:26 GMT -5
so she likes spoiled meat, contaminated water, drugs that haven't been tested, and driving on dirt paths? Please don't ask me to explain my SIL's thinking.
We had a discussion once about prayer in school - I asked her since she wanted kids to pray in school, would she be okay if kids prayed Jewish prayers, or Hindu prayers?
She looked blank. I don't think it occurred to her that other people would want their kids to pray in their own way - she just assumed the schools would all use Methodist prayers, because Methodists are the only ones with God's ear.
No, it's the southern baptists, duh.
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Post by Cheesy FL-Vol on Apr 9, 2019 14:59:00 GMT -5
Please don't ask me to explain my SIL's thinking.
We had a discussion once about prayer in school - I asked her since she wanted kids to pray in school, would she be okay if kids prayed Jewish prayers, or Hindu prayers?
She looked blank. I don't think it occurred to her that other people would want their kids to pray in their own way - she just assumed the schools would all use Methodist prayers, because Methodists are the only ones with God's ear.
No, it's the southern baptists, duh. You're both wrong, it is the Catholics.
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Post by kadee79 on Apr 9, 2019 15:05:49 GMT -5
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Post by swamp on Apr 9, 2019 15:12:30 GMT -5
meh, just your used Uranium in the ocean. It won't hurt anyone.
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Post by phil5185 on Apr 9, 2019 16:27:29 GMT -5
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High praise indeed.
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Post by saveinla on Apr 9, 2019 16:29:22 GMT -5
meh, just your used Uranium in the ocean. It won't hurt anyone. Or sell it to Kim and make some money. After all - he is only going to bomb the West Coast- kill 2 birds with one stone.
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Post by weltschmerz on Apr 9, 2019 16:36:57 GMT -5
meh, just your used Uranium in the ocean. It won't hurt anyone. The ocean is too far away. it in the parks, next to the playgrounds.
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Post by thyme4change on Apr 9, 2019 17:46:27 GMT -5
I think it would be great if Democratic primary voters would select a candidate campaigning on a pledge to work with Congress to reestablish a more even balance of power between the Executive and Legislative Branch. Turn the 2020 election into a referendum on Executive power and let the American people decide if we will continue on a path of ever greater consolidation of power in the Presidency or have an effective legislative check on that power. I would love that, but it only works if you get rid of Mitch McConnell and his kind. His sole purpose is to stop Democrats from doing anything. Cut, print, end of story. He has no interest in working with anyone who doesn't agree with him.
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Post by djAdvocate on Apr 9, 2019 23:10:31 GMT -5
so she likes spoiled meat, contaminated water, drugs that haven't been tested, and driving on dirt paths? Seriously? Do these kind of people not realized that having no government oversight will turn us into a 3rd world country? even in the 3rd world, the rich have it made.
they pave their streets with the bones of dead servants.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Apr 10, 2019 8:12:31 GMT -5
meh, just your used Uranium in the ocean. It won't hurt anyone. I had a geology teacher who thought we should just the toxic waste as close as possible to a subduction zone in the ocean, let earth recycle it by pulling it down into the core.
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Post by jkapp on Apr 10, 2019 8:26:49 GMT -5
My Trumpette SIL believes the best government is one that is completely shut down, so I'm sure she would applaud all the power in DC resting with the president and no where else.
Until that president is a democrat, anyway. so she likes spoiled meat, contaminated water, drugs that haven't been tested, and driving on dirt paths? Umm, we have all those things WITH government...except for roads which are paid for by STATES. Nice try, though...
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Post by jkapp on Apr 10, 2019 8:29:21 GMT -5
I think it would be great if Democratic primary voters would select a candidate campaigning on a pledge to work with Congress to reestablish a more even balance of power between the Executive and Legislative Branch. Turn the 2020 election into a referendum on Executive power and let the American people decide if we will continue on a path of ever greater consolidation of power in the Presidency or have an effective legislative check on that power. I would love that, but it only works if you get rid of Mitch McConnell and his kind. His sole purpose is to stop Democrats from doing anything. Cut, print, end of story. He has no interest in working with anyone who doesn't agree with him. You've also just described about 99% of democrats right now.
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Post by OldCoyote on Apr 10, 2019 8:37:06 GMT -5
Here is the funny thing every time we get around to discussing reducing the size of Government,,
Never is there any moderation in it ,,, It is either ALL or NONE!!! So Trump scaled back some of the EPA, regulations earlier,,
Are we all back to driving 1956 Buick Road Master cars now?? people dying in the streets cause of all the poison drinking water??
Can Not see over a 1/4 mile cause of the pollution,,
That was the forecast went Trump scaled it back! happen to remember your comments?
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Post by OldCoyote on Apr 10, 2019 8:38:15 GMT -5
I would love that, but it only works if you get rid of Mitch McConnell and his kind. His sole purpose is to stop Democrats from doing anything. Cut, print, end of story. He has no interest in working with anyone who doesn't agree with him. You've also just described about 99% of democrats right now. Don't seem to remember Obama's My way , Or Highway!!
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Post by jkapp on Apr 10, 2019 8:45:24 GMT -5
You've also just described about 99% of democrats right now. Don't seem to remember Obama's My way , Or Highway!! After tension escalated in Wednesday’s debt limit negotiations, President Obama told Republican lawmakers that he will not yield on reaching a deal that includes a long-term deficit cut.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2019 8:45:32 GMT -5
Here is the funny thing every time we get around to discussing reducing the size of Government,,
Never is there any moderation in it ,,, It is either ALL or NONE!!! So Trump scaled back some of the EPA, regulations earlier,,
Are we all back to driving 1956 Buick Road Master cars now?? people dying in the streets cause of all the poison drinking water??
Can Not see over a 1/4 mile cause of the pollution,,
That was the forecast went Trump scaled it back! happen to remember your comments?
Short memories, lol.
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