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Discussion in 'The Red Room' started by T.R, Apr 25, 2022.

  1. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    :facepalm:

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    And replace them with....???
    Costumed superheroes?
    Uncle Albert's gun rack?
    A Carebear stare made out of bootstrap pulling?
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  2. Steal Your Face

    Steal Your Face Anti-Federalist

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    Replace them with nothing. Let the states handle these things.
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  3. We Are Borg

    We Are Borg Republican Democrat

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    :wtf:

    So no federal government?

    Why not just have 50 countries?
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  4. Steal Your Face

    Steal Your Face Anti-Federalist

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    A minimized federal government like what we had in the antebellum period.
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  5. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    Then one Hitler-y governor decides he doesn't like how little his state is, and notices how pacifist and hippie-dippy his neighbors are, and things start to get a bit mayhem-y.
    No, I like a central government that can roll in the tanks on the segregationists, and make them think twice about the "the south will rise again" shit.
  6. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    :rotfl:
    No. :brood:
  7. Fisherman's Worf

    Fisherman's Worf I am the Seaman, I am the Walrus, Qu-Qu-Qapla'!

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  8. tafkats

    tafkats scream not working because space make deaf Moderator

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    So that states can be completely unhindered when trampling on the rights of their citizens?
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  9. Steal Your Face

    Steal Your Face Anti-Federalist

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    States already do this. Oregon just passed one of the most strictest gun regulations in the country.
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  10. Ancalagon

    Ancalagon Scalawag Administrator Formerly Important

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    Fuck son. Tafkats talks about literal ownership of another human being and you are whining about having rules on your hobby.

    :jayzus:
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  11. shootER

    shootER Insubordinate...and churlish Administrator

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    He doesn't even own a gun. :jayzus:
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  12. Steal Your Face

    Steal Your Face Anti-Federalist

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    Where did he mention slavery? Everyone has a right to bear arms, not just me and my “hobby”.
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  13. Steal Your Face

    Steal Your Face Anti-Federalist

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    This is true, but I still defend the right. I don’t understand how people can’t grasp this basic concept. I don’t like certain people’s speech, but I defend their right to say it.
  14. Fisherman's Worf

    Fisherman's Worf I am the Seaman, I am the Walrus, Qu-Qu-Qapla'!

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    You did. You said we should bring back a hybrid of slavery.
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  15. Fisherman's Worf

    Fisherman's Worf I am the Seaman, I am the Walrus, Qu-Qu-Qapla'!

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    Like you said it right there @Bill Carson. What the fuck is a hybrid of slavery? Slaves get the weekends off?
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  16. MikeH92467

    MikeH92467 RadioNinja

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    Maybe he's talking about indentured servitude... :chris:
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  17. Order2Chaos

    Order2Chaos Ultimate... Immortal Administrator

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    This is a laundry list of policies literally every one of which requires no systemic overhaul. Hybrid of WHAT?
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  18. Bickendan

    Bickendan Custom Title Administrator Faceless Mook Writer

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    You're welcome.
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  19. Nova

    Nova livin on the edge of the ledge Writer

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    Prediction: we won't make it to spring before lake announces her run for Senima's seat.

    These people never go away.
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  20. Bailey

    Bailey It's always Christmas Eve Super Moderator

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    Why won't people stop being unreasonable and just institute FFs long list of ideas that are clearly Very practical and sustainable as seen in the examples of [functioning list of societies not found].
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  21. Steal Your Face

    Steal Your Face Anti-Federalist

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    I already answered this. I don’t know yet.
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  22. Tuckerfan

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    Shitty candidate picker and Trump-style grifter.
    (bolding mine)
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  23. Spaceturkey

    Spaceturkey i can see my house

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  24. We Are Borg

    We Are Borg Republican Democrat

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    And there you go.

    Strong federal government when it comes to second amendment rights.

    Abortion rights and other human rights?

    Not so much.

    Fucking hypocrite.
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  25. TheLonelySquire

    TheLonelySquire Fresh Meat

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    Not great. If you have children it's them that I feel most badly for.
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  26. Ten Lubak

    Ten Lubak Salty Dog

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    Apart from the spending, and I’d be interested to see the numbers vs previous administrations, literally none of that has anything to do with Biden and the Dems

    What you’re actually doing here is complaining about capitalism
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  27. The Original Faceman

    The Original Faceman Lasagna Artist

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    Sometimes I want to own a person, sometimes I don't. But when I do, it has to be a person of color.
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  28. We Are Borg

    We Are Borg Republican Democrat

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    In fact, a lot of the blame for everything the kid mentions likely falls on the Trump administration. If the United States had competent leadership during the pandemic, both the country and the entire world may have gotten through it with slightly little less of a bloody nose. Instead, we're stuck with the current situation.
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  29. Steal Your Face

    Steal Your Face Anti-Federalist

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    I don't recall saying anything one way or the other regarding other rights. I chose this Oregon law because it was fresh in my mind and the second amendment is specifically mentioned in the constitution.

    Bolding mine.

    This law is a clear infringement and likely will be challenged in court.

    Other human rights, which is a vague statement, are protected by the constitution. One such right is being violated by the various spy agencies in the precious, beloved federal government on a daily basis, yet Congress has failed to act on this.

    There is no right to an abortion in the constitution, that's what the tenth amendment is for.

    That's where rights that are not enumerated belong. If the people of a specific state wants to legalize abortion, they are free to vote on that. If they want universal healthcare, they are free to vote for that too. This country doesn't have to be a homogeneous country, we all have different interests and different priorities. In southern states you have a lot of conservative people who don't think abortion should be prioritized or they don't believe it should be legal or they think it should be legal, but with restrictions. In liberal states, they're going to have a different mindset. There's nothing wrong with that.

    The fact is that Democrats had ample opportunity to codify abortion rights into law and they failed on that. We as a country can't seem to agree on the limits of abortion or if there should be limits so it's better, IMO, to leave these decisions up to the people of the individual states until Congress can get their heads out of their asses. Maybe at some point the Democrats can amend the constitution to include a right to abortion.
  30. Ancalagon

    Ancalagon Scalawag Administrator Formerly Important

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    Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons.
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