Vurbal Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 Les Leopoldo: "Republicans now control 32 state legislatures and 33 governorships. They have majorities in both state legislative chambers as well as the governorships in 25 states. The Democrats have total control in only six states and legislative control in two more. "If Republicans achieve veto-proof control in 38 states, they can do something that has never been done before—hold a constitutional convention, and then ratify new amendments that are put forth. To date, all amendments have been initiated from Congress where two-thirds of both houses are required. In either case, 38 states would be needed to ratify the amendments. The Republicans are well on their way." https://zcomm.org/znetarticle/why-we-could-be-on-the-verge-of-a-constitutional-apocalypse/ Meanwhile, the Arizona Senate has just passed a bill that would allow the police to seize your assets if you are part of a protest that turns violent. So, if you show up at a town hall meeting and an agent provocateur throws a brick, you could lose the car you drove there in. If you helped organize the protest you could lose your house. Expect similar legislation to sweep through Republican-held legislatures across the country. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-arizona-legislation-idUSKBN1622LB I'm actually thrilled about this, strangely enough. It's about time we had a serious spotlight pointed at the blatantly unconstitutional mess which is asset forfeiture.This honestly isn't all that different from the government seizing property from supposed drug dealers as a way to boost budgets, get free toys, and pretend to be tough on crime - without a single charge being filed, let alone proven in court. pinecone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clonus Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/201611017312-0-1/s-l1000.jpg A police force actually put this decal on all their cars. Sure it's cool in a "We're the minions of evil" kind of way... But it sends a clear message "Our lives matter. Your lives don't." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 Got a source on that one? Seems like it'd have to be a very small department or something to get away with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDarkness Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 The only source I can find in the first few pages of google searches is RT. Which isn't one I'm about to trust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grailknight Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 Google searching the image give a line of apparel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netzilla Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 Small town in Kentucky, according to this article. http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/article134722264.html Pattern Ghost 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 I had far more of an issue with the Punisher style logo than the 'Blue Lives Matter'. Just like 'Black Lives Matter' doesn't suggest to me that ONLY their lives matter. Blue LIves Matter sounds perfectly acceptable to me, but a police force should definitely not associate itself with a murdering vigilante. Twilight, Hermit, Burrito Boy and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netzilla Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 It does seem that those police went for as large and intimidating looking version as possible. Kind of amazing they thought a skull logo was the right way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 It's crap like that that steals the glory from proper pirates arrrr! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 Small town in Kentucky, according to this article. http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/article134722264.html Thanks. Figured it'd be some small town with like 10 cops. An idea that stupid usually can't spread much further than a small group of like-minded dummies. Larger departments are more likely to have at least one or two people with a modicum of common sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clonus Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 I had far more of an issue with the Punisher style logo than the 'Blue Lives Matter'. Just like 'Black Lives Matter' doesn't suggest to me that ONLY their lives matter. Blue LIves Matter sounds perfectly acceptable to me, but a police force should definitely not associate itself with a murdering vigilante. It's the combination that strikes me that way. It's the right logo for a death squad and not that much else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Shadow Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 Most cops have probably never even heard of the Punisher. They aren't geeks like us. Nine times out of ten they're the jocks and bullies that used to kick the snot out of us. The logo means nothing to them but kicking the snot out of whoever the frak they want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 Actually, it's also the logo from a reasonably famous action movie character. ...and I was a jock in high school...lettered in football and baseball. Burrito Boy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clonus Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 Most cops have probably never even heard of the Punisher. They aren't geeks like us. Nine times out of ten they're the jocks and bullies that used to kick the snot out of us. The logo means nothing to them but kicking the snot out of whoever the frak they want. Even if you've never heard of the Punisher...it's still a skull. If your headquarters is shaped like a skull,if you wear skull masks, if there are skulls insignia on your uniform, if you have skulls on your vehicles... TheDarkness, Netzilla, Joe Walsh and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Spicer leak probe immediately leaked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Next Headline..."Leak leak leaks!"...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Or "Trump Administration Takes A Leak On Constitution." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 All politics aside, I can't remember ever seeing so many publicly unpleasant, disagreeable people in positions of authority in the White House during any administration. And I can vividly remember the Nixon administration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aylwin13 Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Trump has certainly accomplished one thing: immortality. He and his administration (even after only one month) shall never be forgotten - for better, or for worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 (sigh) Ah, for the good ol' days of the George W. Bush administration.... Words I never thought I would say, and mean them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 (sigh) Ah, for the good ol' days of the George W. Bush administration.... Words I never thought I would say, and mean them. Just what I was thinking while watching a recent clip of George W. Bush on the Today Show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 This administration has more leaks than a filmed prostitute party in a Moscow hotel room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 It was weird that in my dreams tonight I saw a newspaper headline on a "Constitutional Crisis", which oddly enough is what we seem to be experiencing. I wonder if there's a possibility that the administration (not neccesarily Trump himself) gets fed up with the criticism and attempts to surpress the Democrats as much as they can. It's also sad that it's making me wonder how the military feels about all this. The officers of the current military are for the most part apolitical professionals who will follow legal orders but don't express personal loyalty to the President -- respect for the office, but not the sort of personal loyalty a true dictator attempts to command. Soldiers in America take an oath of loyalty to the country, not to an individual. And this President has already made a habit of sticking his nose into areas about which he knows nothing -- I would think the professionals resented him rushing the Yemen raid. Obama was smart enough to let the professionals do their jobs in the successful bin Laden raid, only stepping in by giving them permission to keep going when things started to go south. He didn't interfere with the planning, and didn't panic. And as a result Osama bin Laden is still dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 It was weird that in my dreams tonight I saw a newspaper headline on a "Constitutional Crisis", which oddly enough is what we seem to be experiencing. I wonder if there's a possibility that the administration (not neccesarily Trump himself) gets fed up with the criticism and attempts to surpress the Democrats as much as they can. It's also sad that it's making me wonder how the military feels about all this. The officers of the current military are for the most part apolitical professionals who will follow legal orders but don't express personal loyalty to the President -- respect for the office, but not the sort of personal loyalty a true dictator attempts to command. Soldiers in America take an oath of loyalty to the country, not to an individual. And this President has already made a habit of sticking his nose into areas about which he knows nothing -- I would think the professionals resented him rushing the Yemen raid. Obama was smart enough to let the professionals do their jobs in the successful bin Laden raid, only stepping in by giving them permission to keep going when things started to go south. He didn't interfere with the planning, and didn't panic. And as a result Osama bin Laden is still dead. It has been said, that it was Obama that insisted on the second helicopter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDarkness Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/27/us/kansas-olathe-bar-shooting-indian-court/ This is literally not far from my home. And I'm not surprised in the least by it. This man shot three people, two Indian and one American who tried to intervene when this idiot was asking to see the two Indian men's visas(they were tech workers at Garmin, jobs above the province of idiot, or, at least, that idiot), because, you know, idiots now apparently think that is in their rights. He was thrown out, came back, and shot them. Then, in his brilliance, he was later caught because he went to Clinton, MO(not sure if he was from there, we're not talking about places that are close to each other), and was asking people at an APPLEBEES where he could hide out after shooting two IRANIANS. So, man who clearly does not have the qualifications to be a tech worker shoots two foreign tech workers and a good samaritan, kills one of the three, then decides Applebees is the go to place when you're on the run. So far, it seems like legal immigrants are the main focus of the administration and nuts, despite months of claims otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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