Take it back – The Rise of Neofederalism (Part 1) [Dave in Fla]

You say you want a revolution

-- The Beatles

To my knowledge, the United States is unique in that each state operates almost as its own country. The federal model establishes a number of roles filled by the federal government, but outside of those roles all other responsibilities of governance are left to the states. Of course, we have seen the erosion of this model over the last decades, but in principle it is still unique. Every other country in the world operates using a national model, where policy implementations and police enforcement tend to be dictated from the top. It is fair to say that individual states have more autonomy for establishing laws and conditions than any peer state or province in other countries. This was particularly shown during the COVID plandemic, where the responses were wildly different between different states, resulting in significant differences in economic outcomes.

Leveraging the power of states to chart their own course is a tactic that the left has used for half a century to push their agenda. Now that they have succeeded in taking the reins of the federal behemoth, they are focusing on using the administrative state to impose their will on the rest of the country. A country that does not want their vision of America, as I discussed in my post on demographics.

But their shift toward a federal focus leaves an opportunity, a place where they have now abandoned the field. They only have so many troops for this fight, and they can’t fight on every front. Individual states are where the opportunities for victory lie, ironically due to the success of leftist initiatives in the past. Let’s take a look at some examples that show how state initiatives ended up driving national policy.

The Clean Air Act

In 1975 the Clean Air Act established a national standard for the levels of emissions that are permissible for automobiles. However, when the Act was established, an exemption was issued for California. The EPA legally must issue this exemption to the state for them to establish rules that are stricter than the rest of the country. The current exemption was issued in 2013.

The reason that California was granted this exemption is that they got to the issue first. They had already put emission laws into effect prior to 1975, therefor to keep from overruling the existing state laws, the exemption clause was added to the Act. The practical result of this exemption is that California dictates to the rest of the country what kinds of automobiles they can drive. The automakers aren’t going to bother building two types of cars for sale in the United States, so cars that are able to meet the more stringent California requirements are what are sold to everyone. This exemption to the Clean Air Act has become the only operable feature of the Act itself, and California has threatened to sue if the exemption is ever rescinded. This example shows that a single state does have the power to regulate itself, even if it imposes a burden on businesses that operate nationwide. The courts don’t care about inconvenience to businesses.

Marijuana Laws

In the last few years there has been a rush to legalize the use of recreational marijuana. First was the push for medical marijuana, but that soon morphed into open marijuana use within many states. These laws are in direct conflict with federal law, where marijuana use is still a crime.

The basis for this disconnect is two memos issued by the Obama Administration’s DOJ. These memos outline conditions where the DOJ would look the other way and not prosecute federal laws, if states passed laws in compliance. What is interesting is that these memos are specific for marijuana, yet Oregon just passed its new law that legalizes all drugs, going far beyond the context of the DOJ memos.

The practical effect of the situation is that state laws have usurped federal law, in the case of Oregon without any underlying precedent. While none of this has been tested in court, there is nothing that stops the DOJ from rescinding those memos and prosecuting recreational drug users for federal crimes. However, if they did the likelihood is that the state laws would be ruled as taking precedence.

There are many other examples where state laws have driven national policy. The Right to Repair law in Massachusetts forced automobile makers to enter into an MOU in 2014 to guarantee access to car telemetry by 3rd party repair shops. The automakers did this rather than fight another 49 lawsuits.

Neofederalist Strategy

So how do we use these precedents to push our agenda, rolling back the leftist cancer that is destroying our country? First, keep in mind my first two essays. Our political philosophy represents a majority position in the country as a whole, and in the majority of states. Also voting laws are being strengthened to allow our votes to count. I have read your comments, and I can’t argue with you. The 2020 election and many others in the past make us question whether voting matters. But for the survival of our philosophy and ideals, it must be made to matter. In the end, our victory depends on the voters in places like Pennsylvania forcing their political will to be acknowledged. It means putting the right people into the legislature, getting a governor that respects the will of the electorate, and removing judges who won’t uphold the law. And while fixing states like Pennsylvania is crucial, using the political power that we already have in states like Florida and Texas is the lynchpin for taking our country back.

The examples above show the strategy that allows states to establish their own laws to govern on a range of fiscal and social issues. If a state can establish laws before any law is set by Congress, then they have a dominant position to demand that their law not be affected by federal legislation. Even if the legislation does exist, if the law or administrative rule is not identified as an enumerated power within the Constitution, the state law has a very good chance of prevailing in the courts. The winning strategy is to use our demographic advantage in the Red states to establish laws enshrining our principles and demonstrate the success of our model of governance.

Ace talks often about a National Divorce. We wonder what that would look like. I contend that it is major states like Texas and Florida enacting laws and policies that act as a magnet. Other states will follow suit. Liberals that don’t like the conditions will leave for states that better suit their tastes, while those with conservative leanings migrate to the Red states. By taking control of the educational process, within a generation the leftist cancer will be rolled back in these states, and their economic success will ensure they continue to dominate the national discourse. Eventually, they also retake Congress from the Uniparty by controlling the majority of legislative districts and states.

Since this post is reaching movie review length, I’m going to provide numerous examples of how this strategy is already playing out throughout the country in Part 2. Stay tuned!

Posted by: Open Blogger at 04:23 PM

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1 Yea! Keep up the good work DinFla.

Posted by: tbodie at June 18, 2021 03:25 PM (VzbI8)

2 I agree. If DeathSantis isn't President in January 2025, I'm moving to Florida and leaving the People's Republic of Virginia behind.

Posted by: Mad Max in VA at June 18, 2021 03:25 PM (cBHgD)

3 Yeah, Dave!

Posted by: Darth Randall at June 18, 2021 03:29 PM (3TihK)

4 Good read. Gives me hope.

Posted by: lizabth at June 18, 2021 03:30 PM (L3Rsz)

5 Corgis notified.

Posted by: tbodie at June 18, 2021 03:30 PM (VzbI8)

6 I agree. If DeathSantis isn't President in January 2025, I'm moving to Florida and leaving the People's Republic of Virginia behind.
Posted by: Mad Max in VA at June 18, 2021 03:25 PM (cBHgD)

Florida is too hot and humid for me, plus, you know... methgators. But once my lease is up in November, if the job lets us go to full-time telework, I'm looking at Tennessee.

Posted by: Blackrock at June 18, 2021 03:30 PM (jOcSX)

7 To be continued!?!?!

Posted by: 496 at June 18, 2021 03:30 PM (U1eOr)

8 not first

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a dangerous profession with a Hawksian woman at my side at June 18, 2021 03:30 PM (LvTSG)

9 Maybe we should look at a Confederation of Staes...

Posted by: kraken at June 18, 2021 03:32 PM (6Je/Q)

10
Florida is too hot and humid for me, plus, you know... methgators. But once my lease is up in November, if the job lets us go to full-time telework, I'm looking at Tennessee.

We were too.. It seems a lot of people are... Will it turn into the next Arizona?

Posted by: It's me donna at June 18, 2021 03:33 PM (Zmnko)

11

White states are racist. Only Black states should have rights.

Posted by: H. Rap Black at June 18, 2021 03:33 PM (vzKmu)

12 Dave, thanks for describing a potentially effective strategy. It gives us something to work toward.

Posted by: Emmie at June 18, 2021 03:33 PM (+OXem)

13 Great post

Posted by: LASue at June 18, 2021 03:35 PM (Ed8Zd)

14 Did you guys get your VAXX FAX today! Get down with the FAX!
Roadhouse!

Posted by: Jimco Industries at June 18, 2021 03:35 PM (buTO7)

15 I was hoping that legalizing pot here in California would remove the cash incentives from growing weed on national forest lands. On our national forest lands.

Understand that I was menaced by mexi-narco pot growing gangsters on the Little North Fork - western slope of the Plumas National Forest. A pretty remote location where we sometimes pan or sluice for gold. They might have done more than menace me if I hadn't been armed with a AR-15 and a holstered .380 subcompact. This is why I voted to legalize weed.

Posted by: 13times at June 18, 2021 03:35 PM (K3B2k)

16 Ace talks often about a National Divorce. We wonder what that would look like. I contend that it is major states like Texas and Florida enacting laws and policies that act as a magnet. Other states will follow suit.

The South shall rise again. Including Oklahoma, Kansas, both Dakotas. Nebraska and Iowa if they want in. Fuck Minnesota.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 18, 2021 03:35 PM (OCTRt)

17 Liberals that don't like the conditions will leave for states that better suit their tastes,while those with conservative leanings migrate to the Red states.

Sadly, this is a flaw in your thinking. They ALWAYS go where the money is, and ALWAYS bring their problems with them. Locusts gotta locust.

Posted by: Brother Tim sez: No Blood for Congress! at June 18, 2021 03:37 PM (OUMaO)

18 We are leaving Colorado for Arkansas. I am hoping that Arkansas follows Florida's lead. The current squishy Governor is out soon and Sarah H-Sanders is running for the seat. I hope she has a true spine.

Posted by: Emmie at June 18, 2021 03:37 PM (+OXem)

19 The 2020 election and many others in the past make us question whether voting matters. But for the survival of our philosophy and ideals, it must be made to matter. In the end, our victory depends on the voters in places like Pennsylvania forcing their political will to be acknowledged. It means putting the right people into the legislature, getting a governor that respects the will of the electorate, and removing judges who won't uphold the law.

Forgive me Dave in Fla, but this seems like a Catch-22. How can we put the right people into the legislature and governor's office if they are manipulating the votes? Serious question.

Posted by: Jordan61, I am the 30% at June 18, 2021 03:37 PM (Ez6QX)

20 I was reading some biographies about American historical figures and read that a person traveling from Virginia to New York actually had to change money, as they had different currencies. This was before the Bank of the United States, which was a Hamilton idea, and one that others (like Jackson) hated.
States used to be very powerful.

Posted by: the cat at June 18, 2021 03:38 PM (aAP3z)

21 18 We are leaving Colorado for Arkansas. I am hoping that Arkansas follows Florida's lead. The current squishy Governor is out soon and Sarah H-Sanders is running for the seat. I hope she has a true spine.
Posted by: Emmie at June 18, 2021 03:37 PM (+OXem)

Smart move. The mid south is great...

Posted by: kraken at June 18, 2021 03:38 PM (6Je/Q)

22 Holy Shit! A 1500sqft house ON the highway 2 miles from my country cottage home away from home (in the woods on a creek not on highway) just sold for 485k a few months ago. It sold for 100k in late 2017.

Posted by: Widespread Pepe at June 18, 2021 03:38 PM (Jz+Gi)

23 The South shall rise again. Including Oklahoma, Kansas, both Dakotas. Nebraska and Iowa if they want in. Fuck Minnesota.

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Don't forget about us!

Posted by: Missouri at June 18, 2021 03:39 PM (prSvo)

24 Nice work Dave.

Posted by: DanMan at June 18, 2021 03:39 PM (RusNE)

25 Forget it Jake, it's China-country.

Posted by: InCali at June 18, 2021 03:39 PM (0fArO)

26 A national divorce with barbed wire, guarded crossings between red and blue areas and I might get on board. No way should leftists be able to travel freely through red areas unescorted. At this point I'm ok with a North Korea/South Korea model. We know who's who in that scenario.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 18, 2021 03:39 PM (3H9h1)

27 Things getting sporty - Iranian shrink who said she wanted to cap white people now saying there are no good apples in the white tree and we are all psychopaths. They really are pushing one solution aren't they?

Posted by: Too Bad Costa Rica Sucks at June 18, 2021 03:39 PM (oWBc3)

28 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Ashli Babbitt at June 18, 2021 03:40 PM (Zz0t1)

29 Texas buys school books for the entire state* in a mass purchase, which means that textbook publishers have to make a version at least of every textbook that is not unacceptable to the State Board of Education. The SBOE tends to run very conservative. So the Texas version, if it's not the only version, at least ensures that there is a reasonable version of every textbook out there.

*OT, but remember a certain Mr. Oswald worked at the Texas School Book Depository. Texas has been in this business for a long time.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at June 18, 2021 03:40 PM (9WCKw)

30 Thanks for the glimmer of hope Dave.

Posted by: Guzalot at June 18, 2021 03:40 PM (prSvo)

31 Missouri is an example of what a good governor and legislature can do... too bad about the St Louis carbuncle on Missouri's ass...

Posted by: kraken at June 18, 2021 03:40 PM (6Je/Q)

32 Surprise!

Emails show Democrats have a special "partner portal" with Twitter that gives them bat phone access to Twitter's tweet removal team.

What first amendment?

https://bit.ly/3wHczEq

Posted by: bonhomme at June 18, 2021 03:40 PM (YYlyE)

33 Federalism, shmederalism, where's my free money?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at June 18, 2021 03:41 PM (d9FiS)

34 ---Smart move. The mid south is great...
Posted by: kraken at June 18, 2021 03:38 PM (6Je/Q

I wish we could bring our climate with us. And a mountain or two. But AR is lovely and green.

Posted by: Emmie at June 18, 2021 03:41 PM (+OXem)

35 Oh yeah, and Newsome will never give up his emergency powers until he's dead. Just stating and obvious fact.

Posted by: InCali at June 18, 2021 03:41 PM (0fArO)

36 Things getting sporty - Iranian shrink who said she wanted to cap white people now saying there are no good apples in the white tree and we are all psychopaths. They really are pushing one solution aren't they?
Posted by: Too Bad Costa Rica Sucks at June 18, 2021 03:39 PM (oWBc3)

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I'm guessing math isn't her strong suit.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 18, 2021 03:41 PM (kTF2Z)

37 Surprise!

Emails show Democrats have a special "partner portal" with Twitter that gives them bat phone access to Twitter's tweet removal team.

In a just society the FEC would be telling Twitter to bite the pillow, because they're going in dry...

Posted by: Blackrock at June 18, 2021 03:42 PM (jOcSX)

38 Missouri is an example of what a good governor and legislature can do... too bad about the St Louis carbuncle on Missouri's ass...
Posted by: kraken
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In the upcoming divorce we can let Illinois have St. Louis.

Posted by: Guzalot at June 18, 2021 03:42 PM (prSvo)

39 Want proof that the federal government is useless and stupid?
Juneteenth.

Posted by: wth at June 18, 2021 03:42 PM (v0R5T)

40 Good job, Dave!

Posted by: redridinghood at June 18, 2021 03:42 PM (NpAcC)

41 34 ---Smart move. The mid south is great...
Posted by: kraken at June 18, 2021 03:38 PM (6Je/Q

I wish we could bring our climate with us. And a mountain or two. But AR is lovely and green.
Posted by: Emmie at June 18, 2021 03:41 PM (+OXem)

Colorado makes my skin flake off in sheets... too damned dry...

Posted by: kraken at June 18, 2021 03:42 PM (6Je/Q)

42 Posted by: Mad Max in VA at June 18, 2021 03:25 PM (cBHgD)

Why wait? It is either the right thing to do or it is not. Usually the people who act first on an idea do better in the end. I think the key here is it pretty much doesn't matter who is elected president. At least that is what happens with Republicans. President Trump was ignored by liberal states throughout his presidency.

I think it is clear it is the Hard Left that focuses on the local, not us. Sure in Red States, conservatives do ok outside of pretty much every city. But the left long ago realized all politics is local. In fact, Virginia started turning not based on presidencies or even Senators. VA went Blue when the grass roots changed from conservative to leftist.

Posted by: Quint at June 18, 2021 03:43 PM (gJfTA)

43 I think the upcoming VA gov race is going to be your real clue. Virginia
tends to elect Repub governors when a Dem is in power, that is the
modern history. But the state rarely elects R Senators. The governors
can only do so much. VA was lost when the House of Delegates was lost.
That is what caused local cities and counties to go wild with their
extremism.

Posted by: Quint at June 18, 2021 03:43 PM (gJfTA)

44 The South shall rise again. Including Oklahoma, Kansas, both Dakotas. Nebraska and Iowa if they want in. Fuck Minnesota.

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Don't forget about us! Posted by: Missouri at June 18, 2021 03:39 PM (prSvo)

I actually think a reasonable version of a national divorce would be for the United States to kick out California and a few other states, then admit New California (northern, eastern, and San Diego County) when those counties secede from California (like West Virginia).

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at June 18, 2021 03:44 PM (9WCKw)

45 The southeast becomes it's own country.

Immigration is difficult.

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Ashli Babbitt at June 18, 2021 03:44 PM (Zz0t1)

46 The South shall rise again. Including Oklahoma, Kansas, both Dakotas. Nebraska and Iowa if they want in. Fuck Minnesota.

Don't forget about us! Posted by: Missouri

Missouri was in the original South. Already included.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 18, 2021 03:45 PM (OCTRt)

47 45 The southeast becomes it's own country.

Immigration is difficult.
Posted by: Sponge - Saying Ashli Babbitt at June 18, 2021 03:44 PM (Zz0t1)

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Well, nevermind then.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a dangerous profession with a Hawksian woman at my side at June 18, 2021 03:45 PM (LvTSG)

48 Add Montana to the free states list. Gianforte gets things done.

Posted by: free tibet at June 18, 2021 03:45 PM (1vynn)

49 If a state can establish laws before any law is set by Congress, then they have a dominant position to demand that their law not be affected by federal legislation.

That's a reasonable position.
I think we are at a point in time where states should nullify federal law if it harms the state.

Posted by: Braenyard, orthodox conservative at June 18, 2021 03:45 PM (nhBb/)

50 I don't know if it's possible, but it could sure make a difference. Could states like TX, AZ, FL etc. enact some sort of law where ~~new residents from other states~~ people from CA couldn't vote in any local election for "X" amount of time? I don't think a federal election could be off limits, but it would certainly make a difference locally, and during that amount of time some folks might even come around to realizing why the place they found more desirable than San Jose is that way?

Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at June 18, 2021 03:45 PM (wAnMi)

51 it would be interesting if someone made a list of the ten least left wing cities. And by cities, there would have to be a minimum size to count. Are there any or is it just going to be a tie among hundreds? I can think of a few off hand as a guess, but as for major cities, I think they are all lefty.

Posted by: Quint at June 18, 2021 03:46 PM (gJfTA)

52 Missouri was in the original South. Already included. Posted by: rickb223 at June 18, 2021 03:45 PM (OCTRt

You don't say.

Posted by: Josey Wales at June 18, 2021 03:46 PM (9WCKw)

53 Colorado makes my skin flake off in sheets... too damned dry...

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I was a criminal attorney (both sides of the fence) for 30 years. In all that time I had two latent prints cases. It's so dry, fingerprints rarely take. On the other hand, swamp coolers work pretty well.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at June 18, 2021 03:47 PM (d9FiS)

54 VA went Blue when the grass roots changed from conservative to leftist.
VA is kind of a special case. It's turned blue as the government became engorged. The combo of NoVa libs and SE VA blacks is enough to overwhelm the state.

Posted by: pep at June 18, 2021 03:47 PM (v16oJ)

55
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Well, nevermind then.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a dangerous profession with a Hawksian woman at my side at June 18, 2021 03:45 PM (LvTSG)

Y'all got a problem with that?

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Ashli Babbitt at June 18, 2021 03:47 PM (Zz0t1)

56 One of these days the West will suck the last drop of water from their aquifers, and the states will be fighting for the drying up rive water, like a pack of wild dogs over a deer carcass.... then, the hordes will move East...

Posted by: kraken at June 18, 2021 03:47 PM (6Je/Q)

57 > Colorado makes my skin flake off in sheets... too damned dry...

I went from never having a nosebleed in my life to at least one a week when I was in Utah.

Posted by: bonhomme at June 18, 2021 03:48 PM (YYlyE)

58 Look forward to Part 2, but agree with Jordan above, if they control the means of election its pretty hard to elect the people you want.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 18, 2021 03:48 PM (r+sAi)

59 Missouri was in the original South. Already included. Posted by: rickb223 at June 18, 2021 03:45 PM (OCTRt

You don't say.

Posted by: Josey Wales

Yeah.

Posted by: William Quantrill at June 18, 2021 03:48 PM (OCTRt)

60 Thank you, Dave in Fla for all your commentary.
(I was also very worried about the fraud factor prior to the 2020 election.)

One example, however minor, of success in a blue state just happened here in Springfield, IL. An ordinance was just passed allowing for the impoundment of a vehicle from which the police witness fly dumping. (You can drive almost any street in this town and see garbage in or on the side of the road).

Posted by: President Orange Man Bad (Rheees Be Upon Him) at June 18, 2021 03:48 PM (jV+aN)

61 I wish we could bring our climate with us. And a mountain or two. But AR is lovely and green.
Posted by: Emmie

Yep, sure is. I was in eastern TN, western VA/NC this week. Wow - just a beautiful area. The Mrs is now fully motivated to cleaning out this house.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 18, 2021 03:49 PM (Rvt88)

62 people from CA couldn't vote in any local election for "X" amount of time

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Say 25,000 years.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at June 18, 2021 03:49 PM (d9FiS)

63 The Dems are up to something and I can't quite put my finger on what it is, but I believe it has to do with Manchin. Stacy Abrams and Sen. Warnock are both saying they never opposed voter id laws, when we all know they did. Why is that? They also have warmed to Manchin and this new proposal he's putting forward. This is all very sneaky and it's about getting their true agenda of vote by mail etc. and statehood for DC and PR. It's all very weird and troubling.

Posted by: redridinghood at June 18, 2021 03:52 PM (NpAcC)

64 31 Missouri is an example of what a good governor and legislature can do...
too bad about the St Louis carbuncle on Missouri's ass...
Posted by: kraken at June 18, 2021 03:40 PM
Right. It's not perfect but ok. I live in Greene County, just outside the city limits of Springfield and there is a bar around the corner I could go to when everything else was locked down/masked up. It was like a different world in there. No masks and you can still do indoor smoking if that's your thing.

Posted by: realkirk at June 18, 2021 03:52 PM (cKQxb)

65 State have enormous ability to chart their own path. A huge blow to the Feds ability to force states to knuckle under was struck in 2012 when the Supreme Court struck down 'pre-clearence' ability to the DOJ on grounds of mere assertions, yet unproven, that state election laws violated the 1965 Voters Rights Act.

Before then, the DOJ could 'toll' or halt any state election law action under pre-clearance if they deemed the law as a potential violation of the Voters Rights Act and then tie up the law in litigation in perpetuity, never presenting a real case, but effectively stopping these state laws from going into effect by stonewalling. With that tool gone, the DOJ has no intimidation power, which is what they used before the ruling to get what they wanted from state legislatures.

Posted by: Boswell at June 18, 2021 03:52 PM (5iUNf)

66 Ian Miles Cheong
@stillgray
The U.S. Naval War College is now giving lectures on Critical Race Theory.

Here, an instructor explains that White privilege is White people receiving "free WiFi" while people of color are forced to pay double for it.

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Where my free wifi? Do I gotta take a DNA test or something?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at June 18, 2021 03:53 PM (d9FiS)

67
I wish we could bring our climate with us. And a mountain or two. But AR is lovely and green.
Posted by: Emmie at June 18, 2021 03:41 PM (+OXem)
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Early settlers, lush America, cross the Mississippi and a few hundred miles miles later ... Wut?

Posted by: Braenyard, orthodox conservative at June 18, 2021 03:53 PM (nhBb/)

68 Oh that your last paragraphs could be so, DaveinFL. Watching the blue states bleed population would be a glorious sight to behold -- even if that means packing up and decamping out of Ohio, or maybe every county south and/or east of Columbus could petition to join West-by-God-Virginia.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy at June 18, 2021 03:54 PM (Agr8U)

69 63 The Dems are up to something and I can't quite put my finger on what it is, but I believe it has to do with Manchin. Stacy Abrams and Sen. Warnock are both saying they never opposed voter id laws, when we all know they did. Why is that? They also have warmed to Manchin and this new proposal he's putting forward. This is all very sneaky and it's about getting their true agenda of vote by mail etc. and statehood for DC and PR. It's all very weird and troubling.
Posted by: redridinghood at June 18, 2021 03:52 PM (NpAcC)

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Mitch has laughed it off, and it won't pass without 60 votes unless they undo the filibuster. Undoing the filibuster is not going to happen, by the way. It becomes less likely with every passing day.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a dangerous profession with a Hawksian woman at my side at June 18, 2021 03:54 PM (LvTSG)

70
Mike Cocksucker Traitor Pussy Cuck Pence had the nerve to attend some "Faith and Freedom" conference, (probably mostly cucks, there), and he gets called a "traitor."

Posted by: Soothsayer's Untrue But Accurate Tales at June 18, 2021 03:54 PM (2PSuu)

71 White people receiving "free WiFi"

McDonalds/starbucks

Posted by: free tibet at June 18, 2021 03:54 PM (9Fwwf)

72 Things getting sporty - Iranian shrink who said she wanted to cap white people now saying there are no good apples in the white tree and we are all psychopaths. They really are pushing one solution aren't they?

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I'm guessing because she didn't immediately lose her job, wherever this scumbag works, that she's upping her genocide game? Why not? No repercussions, apparently.

Posted by: Lady in Black at June 18, 2021 03:55 PM (O+I8R)

73 Nice post, Dave. Thank
You.

Posted by: nurse ratched at June 18, 2021 03:55 PM (W2Pud)

74 South shall rise again. Including Oklahoma, Kansas, both Dakotas. Nebraska and Iowa if they want in. Fuck Minnesota.

Seems like Oklahoma should start feeling a surge of fleeing Californians as trxas property prices continue to skyrocket.

Posted by: LASue at June 18, 2021 03:55 PM (Ed8Zd)

75
Things getting sporty - Iranian shrink who said she wanted to cap white
people now saying there are no good apples in the white tree and we are
all psychopaths. They really are pushing one solution aren't they?

Posted by: Too Bad Costa Rica Sucks at June 18, 2021 03:39 PM (oWBc3)

Uh sweet cheeks, Persians are Caucasian

Posted by: Archer at June 18, 2021 03:55 PM (gmo/4)

76 Nice post, Dave. Thank
You.
Posted by: nurse ratched at June 18, 2021 03:55 PM (W2Pud)

That's hot.

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Ashli Babbitt at June 18, 2021 03:56 PM (Zz0t1)

77 ---51 it would be interesting if someone made a list of the ten least left wing cities. And by cities, there would have to be a minimum size to count. Are there any or is it just going to be a tie among hundreds? I can think of a few off hand as a guess, but as for major cities, I think they are all lefty.
Posted by: Quint at June 18, 2021 03:46 PM (gJfTA)

I have a theory. Living in a densely populated area gives a person more opportunities to be annoyed by other people. This increases the desire that something be done to prevent other people from being annoying. And presto -- you get big, intrusive government.

Posted by: Emmie at June 18, 2021 03:56 PM (2yLRY)

78 A national divorce with barbed wire, guarded crossings between red and blue areas and I might get on board. No way should leftists be able to travel freely through red areas unescorted. At this point I'm ok with a North Korea/South Korea model. We know who's who in that scenario.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 18, 2021 03:39 PM (3H9h1)

For some reason, I envisioned a border with a bunch of orange extension cords running from AZ to CA.

Maybe from personal experience - when I was in college a bunch of us rented a house in San Jose on 7th street. Since I was the only one with a car, I was the only one who used the large, empty detached garage.

One day when we were admiring a friend's motorcycle, one of us noticed an extension cord running from the outlet in the garage to the house next door, it was pretty well covered with leaves and dirt and who knows how long it had been there. We unhooked it, and apparently the neighbor went so far as to check the fuse box (old glass), the fucking balls! 3-4 Hispanic families lived there. Sadly, several died a few years later when the extension cords running under their carpet caught fire and burned the house down.

Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at June 18, 2021 03:56 PM (wAnMi)

79 When a Red State does something different than the modern left agrees with, they are attacked by corporations, the media, sports, the interwebs, schools, and word of mouth breathers. It is not a fair fight really. It was easy for a lefty state to oppose the Feds when Trump was in charge. When it goes the other way, the conservatives have at least six or seven branches on their ass.

Posted by: Quint at June 18, 2021 03:56 PM (gJfTA)

80 Uh sweet cheeks, Persians are Caucasian
Posted by: Archer

She meant non goat fuckers.

Posted by: William Quantrill at June 18, 2021 03:56 PM (OCTRt)

81
That's hot.
Posted by: Sponge - Saying Ashli Babbitt

Goddammit, sponge.
That's NOT what I meant.

Posted by: nurse ratched at June 18, 2021 03:57 PM (W2Pud)

82 Worst week in the market since January. Read, since Trump.

Posted by: Marcus T at June 18, 2021 03:57 PM (LcEaB)

83 Stacy Abrams and Sen. Warnock are both saying they never opposed voter id laws, when we all know they did.

-
Didja see Wacky Warnock Warnock sent out a fundraising email opposing voter ID hours after he forgot that he opposed it?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at June 18, 2021 03:57 PM (d9FiS)

84
Mike Pence is a neofederalist, no?

That's why I mentioned him.

/shifty eyes

Posted by: Soothsayer's Untrue But Accurate Tales at June 18, 2021 03:57 PM (2PSuu)

85 70 Mike Cocksucker Traitor Pussy Cuck Pence [..]
Posted by: Soothsayer's Untrue But Accurate Tales at June 18, 2021 03:54 PM (2PSuu)

----------------------Ha. Makes a note

Posted by: realkirk at June 18, 2021 03:58 PM (cKQxb)

86 I'm guessing because she didn't immediately lose her job, wherever this scumbag works, that she's upping her genocide game? Why not? No repercussions, apparently.
Posted by: Lady in Black at June 18, 2021 03:55 PM (O+I8R)

Sounds like a resume enhancer to the NYT. But I'd assume colleges would be fighting over this one.

Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at June 18, 2021 03:58 PM (wAnMi)

87 Off Bloody Bill Anderson sock.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 18, 2021 03:59 PM (OCTRt)

88 58 Look forward to Part 2, but agree with Jordan above, if they control the means of election its pretty hard to elect the people you want.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 18, 2021 03:48 PM (r+sAi)
---------------

If you live in a blue state you'll have to fight like hell.
Talk to FenelonSpoke.

Posted by: Braenyard, orthodox conservative at June 18, 2021 03:59 PM (nhBb/)

89
Goddammit, sponge.
That's NOT what I meant.
Posted by: nurse ratched at June 18, 2021 03:57 PM (W2Pud)

LMMFAO.

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Ashli Babbitt at June 18, 2021 03:59 PM (Zz0t1)

90 Posted by: nurse ratched at June 18, 2021 03:57 PM (W2Pud)

Never got an answer from Mark.

How was the PNW MoMe?

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Ashli Babbitt at June 18, 2021 04:00 PM (Zz0t1)

91 82 Worst week in the market since January. Read, since Trump.
Posted by: Marcus T at June 18, 2021 03:57 PM (LcEaB)

=========

The fed is finally going to stop the inflation of the stock market that's been going on since 2008, huh?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a dangerous profession with a Hawksian woman at my side at June 18, 2021 04:01 PM (LvTSG)

92 Worst week in the market since January. Read, since Trump.
Posted by: Marcus T at June 18, 2021 03:57 PM (LcEaB)

You're right, it's obviously Trump's fault. Biden's economic plan to print more money is beyond reproach, and will bring us back from the brink when we tell you it's brought us back from the brink and not one second sooner.

Posted by: Paul Krugman at June 18, 2021 04:01 PM (wAnMi)

93
Why do people keep saying persians are caucoids?

They're way more "arab" than "white."

I know, I know, "iran" is practically "aryan." So what?
Look at them. No One is confusing an Austrian with Iranian, true?

Posted by: Soothsayer's Untrue But Accurate Tales at June 18, 2021 04:01 PM (2PSuu)

94 I have a theory. Living in a densely populated area
gives a person more opportunities to be annoyed by other people. This
increases the desire that something be done to prevent other people from
being annoying. And presto -- you get big, intrusive government.

Posted by: Emmie at June 18, 2021 03:56 PM (2yLRY)

In small towns, people had lived there for generations. They were known, their parents were known, their grand parents were known. You didn't act like a fool very often without realizing it would shame many and that action would be remembered for decades. In most cities, people are relatively anonymous, their actions are not as decisive because they will be forgotten once the next bad thing happens. This isn't just an American thing, it goes way back.

Posted by: Quint at June 18, 2021 04:01 PM (gJfTA)

95 > Here, an instructor explains that White privilege is White people receiving "free WiFi" while people of color are forced to pay double for it.

OK, you say "white privilege" is like free WiFi for whites and double cost for blacks. My question is why do you have to give this stupid analogy if "white privilege" is a thing?

Every time some Marxian asshole talks about concrete examples of "white privilege", it's either something completely stupid like "white skin color BandAids" or it's something that can be explained by rotten culture like single parent households.

Posted by: bonhomme at June 18, 2021 04:02 PM (YYlyE)

96 I read the title as The Rise of Nosferatuism

Posted by: Herr Frau Doktor vmom at June 18, 2021 04:02 PM (oEn12)

97 79 When a Red State does something different than the modern left agrees with, they are attacked by corporations, the media, sports, the interwebs, schools, and word of mouth breathers. It is not a fair fight really. ...
Posted by: Quint at June 18, 2021 03:56 PM (gJfTA)
-------------

Fifteen coal state governors have put big bank on notice.
Do not marginalize us or our businesses or our people.
If you do we will take our business elsewhere.

Posted by: Braenyard, orthodox conservative at June 18, 2021 04:02 PM (nhBb/)

98 I've already moved to a new country that's inside my head. I provide for my own shelter and law enforcement . Like NATO I provide just a little of my GDP for a National defense agreement with the USA.

Posted by: Just a side note at June 18, 2021 04:02 PM (2DOZq)

99 Here, an instructor explains that White privilege is White people receiving "free WiFi" while people of color are forced to pay double for it.

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Where my free wifi? Do I gotta take a DNA test or something?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

I want my free wifi. And a $140/month rebate for the last nine fucking years.
$140x12x9 = $15,120 SOMEONE owes me.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 18, 2021 04:03 PM (OCTRt)

100 The most overlooked thing in America... Small Towns... everywhere, but invisible to Urbanites.

Posted by: kraken at June 18, 2021 04:03 PM (6Je/Q)

101 10
Florida is too hot and humid for me, plus, you know... methgators. But once my lease is up in November, if the job lets us go to full-time telework, I'm looking at Tennessee.

We were too.. It seems a lot of people are... Will it turn into the next Arizona?
Posted by: It's me donna at June 18, 2021 03:33 PM (Zmnko)
Hell could freeze over and about that time Tennessee may turn Blue.
But doubtful.

Spent most my allotted 29 years in DC and NYC.......
Tennessee is truly like a slice of heaven.
No State income tax and damn few other taxes for that matter. Just avoid the blue shitholes of inner Memphis and Nashville(several suburban cities near both are conservative) and you will do well in TN.

Posted by: Voter theater. at June 18, 2021 04:03 PM (xXx5y)

102 How does the wifi company know somebody is black?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 18, 2021 04:04 PM (r+sAi)

103 Fifteen coal state governors have put big bank on notice.
Do not marginalize us or our businesses or our people.
If you do we will take our business elsewhere.
Posted by: Braenyard

Those states could make banking in their states extremely hard and costly for those banks.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 18, 2021 04:04 PM (OCTRt)

104 I say the whole federal government is obsolete.

The States can do everything and then some without the need for the federal government.

It ain't 1787 anymore.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at June 18, 2021 04:04 PM (R/m4+)

105 Had lunch with a couple of work friends today. First time I'd seen either of them since last March.

It was nice, though we seem to be part of an ever shrinking team. Oh well.

One of them, about my age and a guy who surfs every morning, got COVID last March in Key West. He was out of it for a single day before going back to work.

Because COVID is the Nu Black Death.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a dangerous profession with a Hawksian woman at my side at June 18, 2021 04:05 PM (LvTSG)

106 How does the wifi company know somebody is black?
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 18, 2021 04:04 PM (r+sAi)

Heh, good question. And our last name is Spanish, does that mean we are paying double?

Posted by: Jordan61, I am the 30% at June 18, 2021 04:05 PM (Ez6QX)

107 =========

The fed is finally going to stop the inflation of the stock market that's been going on since 2008, huh?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, in a dangerous profession with a Hawksian woman at my side at June 18, 2021 04:01 PM (LvTSG)
--------------------

They are creating uncertainty.
I think they want to own it.

Posted by: Braenyard, orthodox conservative at June 18, 2021 04:05 PM (nhBb/)

108 How does the wifi company know somebody is black?

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Secret white handshake?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at June 18, 2021 04:05 PM (d9FiS)

109 Fifteen coal state governors have put big bank on notice.

Do not marginalize us or our businesses or our people.

If you do we will take our business elsewhere.

Posted by: Braenyard, orthodox conservative at June 18, 2021 04:02 PM (nhBb/)

good. never back down. People always back down and it never ends well.

Posted by: Quint at June 18, 2021 04:06 PM (gJfTA)

110 I want my free wifi. And a $140/month rebate for the last nine fucking years.
$140x12x9 = $15,120 SOMEONE owes me.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 18, 2021 04:03 PM (OCTRt)

Sorry, that looks a lot like math.

Posted by: Comcast at June 18, 2021 04:06 PM (v0R5T)

111 Say 25,000 years.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at June 18, 2021 03:49 PM

Dig it!

Posted by: Pu-239 at June 18, 2021 04:06 PM (DMUuz)

112 The problem with this approach is the Court system.

The Courts treat Conservative and Liberal ideas differently... so its OK to legalize Pot, even with a Federal Law outlawing it... but you sure can't make Gay Marriage illegal, because the Courts will eventually dictate the outcome.

Posted by: Romeo13 at June 18, 2021 04:06 PM (oHd/0)

113 Never got an answer from Mark.

How was the PNW MoMe?
Posted by: Sponge - Saying Ashli Babbitt

Super fun! We have a really great core group of morons out here. We have plans for next year already stewing.

Posted by: nurse ratched at June 18, 2021 04:06 PM (W2Pud)

114 How does the wifi company know somebody is black?
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

If the router is located in the bafroom. . . .

Posted by: Tonypete at June 18, 2021 04:07 PM (Rvt88)

115 Blue-check 'debunker' makes A*S of himself trying to debunk video of Black parent DESTROYING CRT (Candace Owens' brother ... REALLY dude?!)

https://tinyurl.com/yhqelycy

Posted by: Tami at June 18, 2021 04:07 PM (cF8AT)

116 I buy into the concept of neofederalism, but I also believe because the left is like a psycho ex-wife, the post separation issues will be huge. I do think "we" outnumber them, across all races and inclinations, but in a war of attrition does that advantage hold up? Or do pockets get Waco'd until the larger whole submits? I really wonder if we have a Stalingrad in us.

Posted by: Too Bad Costa Rica Sucks at June 18, 2021 04:07 PM (oWBc3)

117 Quint, how very true. I live in a small town that had about 7 families that started this town. Being connected to them opened a lot of doors but there is an added civic and personal responsibility to not screw up.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 18, 2021 04:07 PM (Cnq7D)

118 93
Why do people keep saying persians are caucoids?

They're way more "arab" than "white."

I know, I know, "iran" is practically "aryan." So what?
Look at them. No One is confusing an Austrian with Iranian, true?
Posted by: Soothsayer's Untrue But Accurate Tales at June 18, 2021 04:01 PM (2PSuu)

Protip. Arabs are also caucasoids.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is Already Dead at June 18, 2021 04:07 PM (z5Vrg)

119 Posted by: Voter theater. at June 18, 2021 04:03 PM (xXx5y)

Thanks for the Info

Posted by: It's me donna at June 18, 2021 04:07 PM (Zmnko)

120 Super fun! We have a really great core group of morons out here. We have plans for next year already stewing.
Posted by: nurse ratched at June 18, 2021 04:06 PM (W2Pud)

*makes note to stock up on Off*

Posted by: Jordan61, I am the 30% at June 18, 2021 04:07 PM (Ez6QX)

121 I want my free wifi. And a $140/month rebate for the last nine fucking years.
$140x12x9 = $15,120 SOMEONE owes me.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 18, 2021 04:03 PM (OCTRt)

Sorry, that looks a lot like math.
Posted by: Comcast

Just send me a check for $25,000 and I'll call it even.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 18, 2021 04:08 PM (OCTRt)

122 How does the wifi company know somebody is black?
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 18, 2021 04:04 PM (r+sAi)
.........

Alexa can hear the gunshots.

Posted by: wth at June 18, 2021 04:08 PM (v0R5T)

123 Those states could make banking in their states extremely hard and costly for those banks.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 18, 2021 04:04 PM (OCTRt)

And yet banks are still following the Precedent set by the Obama admin, where they are closing accounts of those they don't like, and don't even have to give a reason.

Posted by: Romeo13 at June 18, 2021 04:08 PM (oHd/0)

124
Super fun! We have a really great core group of morons out here. We have plans for next year already stewing.
Posted by: nurse ratched at June 18, 2021 04:06 PM (W2Pud)

If I ever travel again, I'll have to see about making that one. I've been up that way a couple times and it can be beautiful.

Hangin' with Morons doing wilderness stuff would be awesome.

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Ashli Babbitt at June 18, 2021 04:09 PM (Zz0t1)

125 How does the wifi company know somebody is black?
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

If the router is located in the bafroom. . . .
Posted by: Tonypete

Hillary is black?

Posted by: rickb223 at June 18, 2021 04:09 PM (OCTRt)

126 123 Those states could make banking in their states extremely hard and costly for those banks.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 18, 2021 04:04 PM (OCTRt)

And yet banks are still following the Precedent set by the Obama admin, where they are closing accounts of those they don't like, and don't even have to give a reason.
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 18, 2021 04:08 PM (oHd/0)

Local banks or at most regional banks are the way to go now.

Posted by: kraken at June 18, 2021 04:09 PM (6Je/Q)

127 Daughter graduates HS in 24.

Then it's bye WA. Hello FL

3 years.

Posted by: Just Saying at June 18, 2021 04:09 PM (rRAU8)

128 No shortage of countries with federal or decentralist systems, among them Canada, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Germany, Switzerland, India, Malaysia. Some are more effectively decentralized than others.

Posted by: Art Deco at June 18, 2021 04:10 PM (1BrBu)

129 125 How does the wifi company know somebody is black?
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

If the router is located in the bafroom. . . .
Posted by: Tonypete

Hillary is black?
Posted by: rickb223

Of course! She carries hot sauce in her puss.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 18, 2021 04:10 PM (Rvt88)

130 Unfortunately, we are no longer a nation of laws -- and even law-abiding citizens like myself have zero faith or trust in those making, interpreting/judging, and enforcing arbitrary laws.

Proper law and respect for it can only flow from a moral people and society (this is where the battlefront needs to be). New and additional laws imposed upon an immoral society and/or one with no respect for said laws and institutions is what I've been saying is our state since The Steal: rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic as it sits at the bottom of the ocean.

Posted by: ShainS at June 18, 2021 04:10 PM (6YQQw)

131 Local banks or at most regional banks are the way to go now.
Posted by: kraken

Navy Federal Credit Union (if you meet the membership requirements)

Posted by: Tonypete at June 18, 2021 04:10 PM (Rvt88)

132 One a these days.... Florida is gonna sink in the swamp from all the migration there....

Posted by: kraken at June 18, 2021 04:11 PM (6Je/Q)

133 Here is a thought - if Daszak or Fauci wanders into your red state...arrest them for every covid death in the state.

PUSH THE ISSUE.

Posted by: 18-1 at June 18, 2021 04:11 PM (DpkTQ)

134 102 How does the wifi company know somebody is black?

All black people had chips implanted in them by the CIA in the 1960s. They self replicate in semen so are passed on. When they hit critical mass they will trigger a race war, allowing the Greek homo white alien overlords to finally assume control!

Posted by: Calypso Louie at June 18, 2021 04:11 PM (DdLVL)

135
I have a theory. Living in a densely populated area gives a person more opportunities to be annoyed by other people.

_________

Inhabited by the same people who think industrial animal husbandry is cruel.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 18, 2021 04:12 PM (mht8P)

136 Free WiFi? For years all I've heard is how there's a WiFi desert out there. For fuck's sake, you live in an urban setting and I'll bet there are 20 or 30 open WiFi portals to use from your bathroom.

Some poor black farmer out in Arkansas 50 miles from nowhere might be an issue. But he's not what they're talking about.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 18, 2021 04:12 PM (3H9h1)

137 Local banks or at most regional banks are the way to go now.
Posted by: kraken at June 18, 2021 04:09 PM (6Je/Q)

I've got money spread across two banks currently, and about to open an account in a third.

Why? I don't do credit cards. I work off of my debit cards and on a number of occasions, my primary bank locked my account due to concerns about fraud.... WHILE I WAS TRAVELING.

So now, I not only carry a grand or so in cash, but multiple debit cards.

Posted by: Romeo13 at June 18, 2021 04:13 PM (oHd/0)

138 Navy Federal Credit Union (if you meet the membership requirements)
Posted by: Tonypete at June 18, 2021 04:10 PM (Rvt8

Ugh they have a pride flag on their website today. Or maybe it's been there and I haven't noticed.

Posted by: Jordan61, I am the 30% at June 18, 2021 04:13 PM (Ez6QX)

139 > Heh, good question. And our last name is Spanish, does that mean we are paying double?

I knew a guy at BYU who had a Hawaiian last name and he was from Hawaii. Dude was as white as Anderson Cooper. On his application form, he chose not to identify his race.

Somebody in the admissions office must have decided he was Hawaiian though, because he was on a full ride scholarship with a shitty 3.0 HS GPA.

Posted by: bonhomme at June 18, 2021 04:13 PM (YYlyE)

140
Any telecommunications advance will come to Schloss Hadrian last.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 18, 2021 04:13 PM (mht8P)

141 137

I've got money spread across two banks currently, and about to open an account in a third.

Why? I don't do credit cards. I work off of my debit cards and on a number of occasions, my primary bank locked my account due to concerns about fraud.... WHILE I WAS TRAVELING.

So now, I not only carry a grand or so in cash, but multiple debit cards.
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 18, 2021 04:13 PM (oHd/0)

Smart move... cash on hand Never a bad idea..

Posted by: kraken at June 18, 2021 04:14 PM (6Je/Q)

142 *makes $5 bet with Hadrian*

Posted by: Ben Had at June 18, 2021 04:15 PM (Cnq7D)

143 White privilege is when the CRT instructor is so racist to assume that blacks pay double for wifi because they are dumb.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 18, 2021 04:16 PM (r+sAi)

144 I have a theory. Living in a densely populated area gives a person more opportunities to be annoyed by other people.

---

I observed something interesting this week - The condo I rented overlooked a downtown coffee shop in a good sized city. The shop was almost always full but, it appeared that all the patrons sat alone and did not engage with any other patron at any time in any manner. They were all on an electronic device of some type totally immersed within themselves. It was as if they went to the shop to be around other people being alone - as they were.

Weird.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 18, 2021 04:16 PM (Rvt88)

145 have a theory. Living in a densely populated area gives a person more opportunities to be annoyed by other people.

_________

Definitely. It also makes them more reliant on each other and the government Theyre generally a pretty helpless lot. No way to grow food, get water, or even get in and out of their homes in some cases if the power is out. When the bodegas are shuttered in Manhattan and the restaurants are closed, people cant eat.

Posted by: LASue at June 18, 2021 04:16 PM (Ed8Zd)

146 > So now, I not only carry a grand or so in cash, but multiple debit cards.

I'll take that.

Posted by: A Cop Invoking Civil Asset Forfeiture at June 18, 2021 04:16 PM (YYlyE)

147

Is there anyone in the country that doesn't want to go back to segregation at this point?

Posted by: Calypso Louie at June 18, 2021 04:17 PM (DdLVL)

148 >>>123 Those states could make banking in their states extremely hard and costly for those banks.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 18, 2021 04:04 PM (OCTRt)
-----------------

They could also transfer their business to state owned and operated banks and credit unions.

Posted by: Braenyard, orthodox conservative at June 18, 2021 04:17 PM (nhBb/)

149 The Dems are up to something and I can't quite put my finger on what it is, but I believe it has to do with Manchin. Stacy Abrams and Sen. Warnock are both saying they never opposed voter id laws, when we all know they did. Why is that? They also have warmed to Manchin and this new proposal he's putting forward. This is all very sneaky and it's about getting their true agenda of vote by mail etc. and statehood for DC and PR. It's all very weird and troubling.
=================================
My hope is this is like the Kabuki game GOPe plays with their base every year, where it's all try, and no win. "Yeah, we tried that, but the Dems were just too tough, too united...give us one more chance, we'll get it right. This time." But who knows? I do know Manchin's (real name: Mancini, btw) wife got a no-show fed posting not long ago. Maybe they have him all set for life, so he can fall on his sword, and spend time with the grandkids.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at June 18, 2021 04:17 PM (7Fj9P)

150 One a these days.... Florida is gonna sink in the swamp from all the migration there....

Posted by: kraken at June 18, 2021 04:11 PM (6Je/Q)

At least it won't tip over like we will eventually! Guamanians on Guam

Posted by: Archer at June 18, 2021 04:17 PM (gmo/4)

151 > When the bodegas are shuttered in Manhattan and the restaurants are closed, people cant eat.

I've heard the cities only have a few days worth of food at any given time. If the trucks stop, they screwed.

Posted by: bonhomme at June 18, 2021 04:18 PM (YYlyE)

152 Could someone consider dealing with the Proudly Moderate jack*** in the previous thread who think Mohammed marrying a nine year old and having sexual relations with here three years later is the same as "The ghost guy " having sex with the Virgin Mary?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 18, 2021 04:18 PM (k39e/)

153 Why? I don't do credit cards. I work off of my debit cards and on a number of occasions, my primary bank locked my account due to concerns about fraud.... WHILE I WAS TRAVELING.

So now, I not only carry a grand or so in cash, but multiple debit cards.
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 18, 2021 04:13 PM (oHd/0)

Just curious, how come you don't do credit cards? I use mine for everything and pay them off every month, then cash in the points when it gets to around $500.

Posted by: Jordan61, I am the 30% at June 18, 2021 04:18 PM (Ez6QX)

154
The shop was almost always full but, it appeared that all the patrons sat alone and did not engage with any other patron at any time in any manner.

_________

At my age, not engaging with other people at any time in any manner is a relief.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 18, 2021 04:18 PM (mht8P)

155 When's the big UFO report coming out? Watch for misdirection there too.

Posted by: Archer at June 18, 2021 04:18 PM (gmo/4)

156 . . . who think Mohammed marrying a nine year old and having sexual relations with here three years later is the same as "The ghost guy " having sex with the Virgin Mary?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

I'm glad I missed that.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 18, 2021 04:19 PM (Rvt88)

157 9MM +P, 124GR, ELITE BALL M17, FMJ, BOX/50; $22.95; https://bit.ly/3xurIZW

Posted by: bonhomme at June 18, 2021 04:19 PM (YYlyE)

158 No shortage of countries with federal or
decentralist systems, among them Canada, Australia, Brazil, Mexico,
Argentina, Germany, Switzerland, India, Malaysia. Some are more
effectively decentralized than others.

Posted by: Art Deco at June 18, 2021 04:10 PM (1BrBu)

Historically, Switzerland for sure. I would guess Spain as well for reasons. Italy would be another that historically has been very decentralized. I am not sure how it works today so no debate here. But Historically Spain and Italy were a bunch of regions that were a country in name only. Even the modern UK has some of those aspects. For some reason Scotland has its own parliament and representation in London.

I always thought of France as an example of a truly nationalized nation. But I am talking history, though not very old history. The E.U. certainly has an iron boot. Crap, the E.U. has superseded nationalism in many ways.

Posted by: Quint at June 18, 2021 04:20 PM (gJfTA)

159 Moderately proud jack*** is at post #348 below,

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 18, 2021 04:20 PM (k39e/)

160
Ugh they have a pride flag on their website today. Or maybe it's been there and I haven't noticed.
Posted by: Jordan61, I am the 30% at June 18, 2021 04:13 PM (Ez6QX)
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Military has gone blue

Posted by: Braenyard, orthodox conservative at June 18, 2021 04:20 PM (nhBb/)

161

Hello! Aliens! Cooeee! UFO's, I'm right here!

Posted by: Shemp Smith at June 18, 2021 04:20 PM (vzKmu)

162 Just curious, how come you don't do credit cards? I use mine for everything and pay them off every month, then cash in the points when it gets to around $500.
Posted by: Jordan61, I am the 30% at June 18, 2021 04:18 PM (Ez6QX)

Brokerage firms now offer complete services to their customers now... cards and ACH, etc. Lots and lots of options out there anymore besides the Megas ....

Posted by: kraken at June 18, 2021 04:21 PM (6Je/Q)

163 Lovely brunette lady in daisy dukes.
You're welcome.

https://is.gd/PlNoZr

Posted by: Widespread Pepe at June 18, 2021 04:21 PM (Jz+Gi)

164 > . . . who think Mohammed marrying a nine year old and having sexual relations with here three years later is the same as "The ghost guy " having sex with the Virgin Mary?

Mo married Aisha at six and consummated at nine.

Posted by: bonhomme at June 18, 2021 04:21 PM (YYlyE)

165 In honor of juneteenth I have flown my noose at half staff.

Too soon?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 18, 2021 04:22 PM (3H9h1)

166 163 Lovely brunette lady in daisy dukes.
You're welcome.

https://is.gd/PlNoZr

Are those balls?

Posted by: Shemp Smith at June 18, 2021 04:22 PM (vzKmu)

167 Lovely brunette lady in daisy dukes.
You're welcome.

https://is.gd/PlNoZr
Posted by: Widespread Pepe at June 18, 2021 04:21 PM (Jz+Gi)

That is why my brother called it a 'front butt' when my kid, at a very young age, said she itched there.

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Ashli Babbitt at June 18, 2021 04:22 PM (Zz0t1)

168 Pride month celebrates all the homosexual serial killers.

They were born that way and have no choice !!!

Posted by: Just a side note at June 18, 2021 04:23 PM (2DOZq)

169 I don't know if this is all of them but I have:

Demographics And The New Red States:
Post Election Musings - Part 1 [Dave in Fla] "Demography is Destiny - Auguste Comte"
https://acecomments.mu.nu/ ?post=394181

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Closing the Barn Door - Changes in Voting Laws [Dave in Fla]
http://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=394250

Warning: Don't post in old threads.

Posted by: banana Dream at June 18, 2021 04:23 PM (+BMD8)

170 165 In honor of juneteenth I have flown my noose at half staff.

Too soon?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 18, 2021 04:22 PM (3H9h1)

Never... LOL

Posted by: It's me donna at June 18, 2021 04:23 PM (Zmnko)

171 Lovely brunette lady in daisy dukes.
You're welcome.

https://is.gd/PlNoZr
Posted by: Widespread Pepe at June 18, 2021 04:21 PM (Jz+Gi)
........

air conditioned

Posted by: wth at June 18, 2021 04:23 PM (v0R5T)

172 At my age, not engaging with other people at any time in any manner is a relief.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

To each their own of course but I like to chat up folks.

"Hey, does the Decaf, Soy Latte With An Extra Shot And Cream taste as pretentious as it sounds?" You know, things like that.

It usually leads to quite an exchange.

Posted by: Tonypete at June 18, 2021 04:23 PM (Rvt88)

173 I don't trust Manchin as far as I could throw him. He made his choice long ago, on other votes than these. I am sure his main goal is political survival. If he proves me wrong and stays strong, fine. But that we applaud the guy shows how rare it is for a Dem to ever stand out from his crowd on anything.

Posted by: Quint at June 18, 2021 04:24 PM (gJfTA)

174 Lovely brunette lady in daisy dukes.
You're welcome.

https://is.gd/PlNoZr
Posted by: Widespread Pepe at June 18, 2021 04:21 PM (Jz+Gi)

Is that the definition of classy we were looking for?

Posted by: Just a side note at June 18, 2021 04:24 PM (2DOZq)

175 Lovely brunette lady in daisy dukes.
You're welcome.

https://is.gd/PlNoZr
Posted by: Widespread Pepe at June 18, 2021 04:21 PM (Jz+Gi)

Where is YD with that vomit emoji?!

Posted by: Jordan61, I am the 30% at June 18, 2021 04:25 PM (Ez6QX)

176 I like to chat up pretty young women.

It usually leads to quite a face slapping.

Posted by: Dirty Frank at June 18, 2021 04:25 PM (vzKmu)

177 Posted by: bonhomme at June 18, 2021 04:21 PM (YYlyE)

Thanks for the correction.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 18, 2021 04:26 PM (k39e/)

178
https://is.gd/PlNoZr

EEEEEEW

Posted by: It's me donna at June 18, 2021 04:26 PM (Zmnko)

179 Debit Cards don't offer the protection credit cards do either. And I get a text alert if the computer sees an unusual charge.

Posted by: Braenyard, orthodox conservative at June 18, 2021 04:26 PM (nhBb/)

180 Ugh they have a pride flag on their website today. Or maybe it's been there and I haven't noticed.
Posted by: Jordan61, I am the 30% at June 18, 2021 04:13 PM (Ez6QX)
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Military has gone blue
Posted by: Braenyard, orthodox conservative at June 18, 2021 04:20 PM (nhBb/)

Yeah, I used to get all riled up over Gay Sailor jokes...

I can't anymore.

/spit

Posted by: Romeo13 at June 18, 2021 04:26 PM (oHd/0)

181 Lovely brunette lady in daisy dukes.
You're welcome.

Excuse me but is the red snapper on sale today?

Posted by: Tonypete at June 18, 2021 04:27 PM (Rvt88)

182 On my way to the Unseeing Clinic.

Posted by: klaftern at June 18, 2021 04:27 PM (r4sI4)

183 You're not that guy, pal. Trust me.

Going to be on my favorites list for some time.

Posted by: Archer at June 18, 2021 04:27 PM (gmo/4)

184 Debit Cards don't offer the protection credit cards do either. And I get a text alert if the computer sees an unusual charge.
Posted by: Braenyard, orthodox conservative at June 18, 2021 04:26 PM (nhBb/)

Both of my debit cards do that as well.

Posted by: Romeo13 at June 18, 2021 04:27 PM (oHd/0)

185 Manchin made a veiled threat concerning Roy Blount the other day. I didn't catch it all but since Blount isn't running for re-election, Manchin was letting people know that if Blount didn't vote the right way on some bill his future prospects might be dim.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 18, 2021 04:27 PM (Cnq7D)

186 Nood y'all

Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 18, 2021 04:28 PM (3H9h1)

187 Debit Cards don't offer the protection credit cards do either. And I get a text alert if the computer sees an unusual charge.
Posted by: Braenyard, orthodox conservative at June 18, 2021 04:26 PM (nhBb/)

The bank that issues the debit card does. At least mine does.

Posted by: Just a side note at June 18, 2021 04:28 PM (2DOZq)

188

The Smart Military Blog smells like used fish.

Posted by: Dirty Frank at June 18, 2021 04:28 PM (vzKmu)

189 175 Lovely brunette lady in daisy dukes.
You're welcome.

https://is.gd/PlNoZr
Posted by: Widespread Pepe at June 18, 2021 04:21 PM (Jz+Gi)

Is that the definition of classy we were looking for?

More like open for business

Posted by: It's me donna at June 18, 2021 04:28 PM (Zmnko)

190 Juneteenth was a celebration in Texas, mostly East Texas for decades. People of all backgrounds celebrated it and it was a time to enjoy family and freedom. I guess I get why some people are bewildered as it became this national thing almost overnight. But the celebration is very old and it was not controversial. It was a Texas celebration, based on events in Texas.

They say it was the end of slavery, but ok, that is one way to look at it. As I recall, it was the end of slavery in parts of the nation that had not yet ended it. It is not like all slaves were freed on Juneteenth. Hey I am all for learning the history. But I don't think many care about learning history unless they is a modern axe to grind.

Posted by: Quint at June 18, 2021 04:30 PM (gJfTA)

191 Just curious, how come you don't do credit cards? I use mine for everything and pay them off every month, then cash in the points when it gets to around $500.
Posted by: Jordan61, I am the 30% at June 18, 2021 04:18 PM (Ez6QX)

Its wayyyy too much temptation to run up debt. Hell, I wrote a check for my last 3 new cars... and own my home outright.

Learned that lesson the hard way after going into a lot of personal debt trying to keep my IT Development shop running a few years ago (of course, it don't help when your business partner skips town owing you $20K either...).

Posted by: Romeo13 at June 18, 2021 04:32 PM (oHd/0)

192 176 Lovely brunette lady in daisy dukes.
You're welcome.
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https://is.gd/PlNoZr
Posted by: Widespread Pepe at June 18, 2021 04:21 PM (Jz+Gi)
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Where is YD with that vomit emoji?!
Posted by: Jordan61, I am the 30% at June 18, 2021 04:25 PM (Ez6QX)
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Things have been getting a little risque around here but that is over the line.

Posted by: Braenyard, orthodox conservative at June 18, 2021 04:33 PM (nhBb/)

193
I'm suing this blog for not having a Pride flag in the banner. Haters!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 18, 2021 04:45 PM (mht8P)

194 Part 2?

What kind of foreplay is that?

Posted by: Humphreyrobot at June 18, 2021 04:53 PM (rB4m/)

195 Gotta get states to give up those sweet federal dollars for running their programs. That's not easy.

Posted by: KT at June 18, 2021 05:05 PM (BVQ+1)

196 "Ace talks often about a National Divorce. We wonder what that would look like"

It will look a lot like when an abused wife tries to divorce her husband. The Ctrl Left are control freaks, they are not going to let us leave.

https://tinyurl.com/5tmyketc

Posted by: Hoyt's Paid Turkish Provocateur at June 18, 2021 06:05 PM (83lwH)

197 Thank you, Dave, for the nice read. I appreciate you taking the time to post at a blog that runs on hampster chow and hope, but mostly hampster chow.

I agree with everything you said, but one of the rubs is that states are not set up the same. For example, if Ron DeSantis were governor of Texas, he would not be viewed as so successful.

The Texas governorship is weak and is the 4th most powerful position in the state. Texas governors are good for negotiating with big corporations to move to Texas, but the position is largely symbolic.

Governor Abbott is not perfect, but he has less power than many believe. Bad Texas County Commissioners can and do wreak a lot of havoc.

Florida governors have real power. That works well with a Governor DeSantis but not so well with a Governor Crist. Oklahoma is strongly conservative but has built-in strength for unions. That is the biggest reason Oklahoma hasn't prospered as much as Texas.

Your way is the best way. It's still a hard slog.

Posted by: Michael the Texan at June 18, 2021 07:31 PM (QQ6wR)

198 Great essay, Dave. I look forward to subsequent installments.

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