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Old 07-11-2022, 05:26 PM   #5501
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My guess is the House & Senate swings back into solid GOP majority in November, and all the talk about Texas leaving the union strangely dies off.
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Old 07-11-2022, 05:40 PM   #5502
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My guess is the House & Senate swings back into solid GOP majority in November, and all the talk about Texas leaving the union strangely dies off.
And the talk of the independent republic of New California kicks up!
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Old 07-11-2022, 06:45 PM   #5503
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My guess is the House & Senate swings back into solid GOP majority in November, and all the talk about Texas leaving the union strangely dies off.
There are 35 senate seats up this year.

21 are current Republican seats so they can't gain anything there.

Of the 14 Democrat seats - you've got 8 that are virtually certain to not change: Hawaii, Maryland, Vermont, New York, California, Illinois, Connecticut, Oregon

You've got another 2 that would doubtful: Washington and Colorado

So they have to beat an incumbent in New Hampshire, Arizona, Georgia and/or Nevada.

While also defending an open seat in Pennsylvania.

They've got this nutbar running in Georgia and Dr. Oz in PA which makes it a lot tougher on them then they need it to be.
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Democrats can pick up in Wisconsin, North Carolina and even Florida, Marco Rubio!
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Texas is not leaving the union, it's illegal under the constitution.
Lol and?

The States, in our lifetime, is going to go through immense fundamental change. It’s a runaway freight train now and we should all buckle up.
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Lol and?
Civil war perhaps?
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Old 07-12-2022, 12:19 PM   #5507
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Another wild Jan 6 hearing today. Every hearing seems to be bigger and more shocking than the previous one. I'm listening on C-SPAN.
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Another wild Jan 6 hearing today. Every hearing seems to be bigger and more shocking than the previous one. I'm listening on C-SPAN.
Still won't matter, there is zero chance that Trump actually has to answer for his crimes. Garland or whoever will say they need to "move on to heal the nation" or some other bull####. Nobody on either side of the aisle with real power wants to set a precedent of high level politicians actually being held accountable
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Interesting start:

https://twitter.com/user/status/1546901667240505345
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I mean we all knew this already, but still kinda startling to admit it in public, though not surprising to hear the pride in his voice.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1546960541758922752
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I mean we all knew this already, but still kinda startling to admit it in public, though not surprising to hear the pride in his voice.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1546960541758922752
Pretty disgusting to be so excited and proud of it considering the innocent deaths that result from it.
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Interesting but this can't fly. Can I sue car manufacturers if I'm a victim of car violence? What about tables saws or exploding kitchen appliances?
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Old 07-12-2022, 09:27 PM   #5513
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Interesting but this can't fly. Can I sue car manufacturers if I'm a victim of car violence? What about tables saws or exploding kitchen appliances?

One thing is not like the others…
One thing just isn’t the same.
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I mean we all knew this already, but still kinda startling to admit it in public, though not surprising to hear the pride in his voice.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1546960541758922752
Jake Tapper not taking a detour and asking a follow up to that is completely ridiculous. What coup did you plan?
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One thing is not like the others…
One thing just isn’t the same.
How is it different than guys who ram their cars into crowds? Strictly by the letter of the law?
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Old 07-12-2022, 09:50 PM   #5516
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How is it different than guys who ram their cars into crowds? Strictly by the letter of the law?
Were the cars available in “extra body damage” options? Extendable cattle cages to hit the most amount of people possible? Steering wheel available in fingerprint free leather?

If so, yeah they should be sued.
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Maybe it’s because cars have a primary function other than causing death to other people.

Well, except dodge rams. Based on the drunk driving statistics, they’re basically a gun on wheels.
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Interesting but this can't fly. Can I sue car manufacturers if I'm a victim of car violence? What about tables saws or exploding kitchen appliances?

Car manufacturers don’t design their vehicles to specifically kill as many people as possible as quickly as possible. Maybe if we’re talking about some crazy James Bond Aston Martin with people-killing gizmos that came factory installed, there would be a good case to sue the manufacturer for it. If your table saw or your kitchen appliances injure you through no fault of your own, you do have cause to sue.
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Support for Trump continues to drop. The goal of the Jan 6 committee seems to be working.

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Support for Trump continues to drop. The goal of the Jan 6 committee seems to be working
Really? Trump might be the only nominee the Dems can beat now.
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