The Trump Presidency 2.0
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I don't qualify my own political leanings because of stuff like this. I just found it odd that "daughter is lesbian == i lean left".. Am I supposed to be left leaning because I have two dads? but I think the point is made and don't want to drag on
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This was a discussion between you and @AWP, but it's a forum so I chimed in because @AWP mentioned that he leaned left on a single issue. I lean left on social safety nets, but I am very conservative on more issues than not. It doesn't mean one leans left in his politics if he doesn't agree with his party on everything, and certain issues are partisan.
To whit; a lot of times those issues on which you break from party lines usually involve a personal connection or intense personal exposure to.
One positive benefit- democrats have no idea what either of these flags look like so I won’t have to deal with seeing them in their bios.
The President of Peace.
The President of Peace.
I was actually talking about more lawsuits from religious families who argue that certain classroom topics/practices conflict with their religious beliefs. I.E. a Young Earth Creationist wants to remove their child from lessons regarding evolution, or a a Muslim family saying their child cannot be taught by a woman not wearing a headcover.
Moot point, because the opinion wasn't a final decision. I missed that when I first posted.
Trump/Rubio right now:
A poll (from CNN of all places!) shows the Democratic party at it lowest popularity/favorability level ever. According to the NY Times, the DNC is in "chaos and desperate for cash."
They've drifted so far to the left that most reasonable Americans--I suspect even many moderate liberals--can no longer identify with that party. They've attracted violent, militant, anti-American fringe groups. They're burning American flags in the street. Their anti-Trump rhetoric has gone beyond Trump. Now it's downright anarchistic, full of hate for the country they live in. They're out there calling for revolution. This "Trump is trying to be King" BS is not only nuts, it's just inflaming all these marginally intelligent street clowns.
If all this is coming back to bite them in the ass, I'm good with that.
They've drifted so far to the left that most reasonable Americans--I suspect even many moderate liberals--can no longer identify with that party. They've attracted violent, militant, anti-American fringe groups. They're burning American flags in the street. Their anti-Trump rhetoric has gone beyond Trump. Now it's downright anarchistic, full of hate for the country they live in. They're out there calling for revolution. This "Trump is trying to be King" BS is not only nuts, it's just inflaming all these marginally intelligent street clowns.
If all this is coming back to bite them in the ass, I'm good with that.
It's absolutely going to bite gun owners in the near future. The nationwide injunctions against the ATF regarding pistol braces and bump stocks were both put in place by District Judges...
Which will force lawsuits, and then force these cases to the SC, which has been a long time coming.
Lower court judges do not tell the executive what to do. I really don’t care who it harms- left or right- it’s unconstitutional and needed corrected, and it did.
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I agree with you 100%. I've always been against judges legislating from the bench. I was just pointing out that it is going to affect both sides in the short term with some unanticipated consequences. Second and third order effects are a bitch...
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And yet - if there was an election tomorrow - the overwhelming amount of democratic voters would zealously cast their votes for...
...another democrat
I understand that, I'm willing to have those rulings truncated ( I am in the 5th Circuit AO, so am safe for now) in order to preserve the Constitution.
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I don't follow that aspect enough to really have an opinion, just questions. I know it and Medicare are hot items though and any cuts will instantly trigger an emotional response among some. People can also have that emotional response, "make up their minds" (for lack of a better description) and when faced with a vote that lingering emotional response will shape their answer. Humans doing human stuff, you know?
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Medicaid is funded indirectly and generally used by lower income folks of any age. A lot of these people vote D or don't vote at all. I don't think it'll shake up the elections all that much, but if you start messing with retirees who are likely to vote Republican and have paid into Medicare all their lives, I think you'd see some swing.
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Children are the largest enrollee in Medicaid by a large margin, I don’t think they vote. The elderly are the second largest enrollee and the largest cost to Medicaid. Cutting Medicaid will significantly curtail medical benefits to the very old and very young.
https://www.cbpp.org/research/healt... spending,being uninsured during the pandemic.
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Anecdotal take:
I did a lot of work in rural hospitals over the last 5 years in NC. Some of which are almost entirely Medicaid patients. I think who those patients vote for would surprise you based on the amount of red hats I saw, and I can see what insurance every patient has.
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