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Some members of the Democrat party have put forward the BREATHE ACT.
This is a summary of its proposals.
Section 1: Divesting from police
- Divesting from agencies like the DEA and ICE as well as moving federal resources away from incarceration and policing
- Eliminate ankle monitors
- End civil asset forfeiture, which even some conservatives say is readily open to police abuse
- End life sentences and mandatory minimum sentences
- Develop a "time-bound plan to close all federal prisons and immigration detention centers"
- Decriminalize and retroactively expunge both state and federal drug offenses
Section 2: Community safety
- Offer a 50 percent federal match for projected savings when states and/or local jurisdictions close detention facilities, including jails
- End cooperation with immigration authorities
- Ban "pretextual" police stops and searches, even where police obtain consent. It's not clear how the lawmakers would define a "pretextual" police stop
- Abolish police gang databases, as well as armed cops and metal detectors in school
- Forgive all outstanding court debt
- Tie state grants to intervention programs that involve specialists other than police responding to some 911 calls
Section 3: Allocating new money
- Create a plan to close youth detention centers
- Pilot programs for universal basic income
- Develop curricula that examine the political, economic, and social impacts of colonialism, native genocide, and slavery
- Create tools to promote environmental justice, including by subsidizing "community" energy solutions
- Provide lifetime education for illegal immigrants and the currently incarcerated
- Ensure all communities have safe access to water
- Eliminate state laws that bar formerly incarcerated people from serving as guardian for their own children or others in their community,
Section 4: Holding officials accountable
- Pass the Commission to Study Reparation Proposal for African-Americans Act and establish commissions to "design reparations" for mass incarceration to include those caught up in the War on Drugs, border and police violence and the "systemic violation of the U.S. Government’s treaty obligations to Tribal nations"
- Enfranchise all incarcerated individuals
- Guarantee private right of action for recovering damages when a federal official has committed a constitutional violation
- Allowing local and state resident voting for illegal immigrants
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I think, that unless Trump changes tack soon, he will lose the election.
Relying on Joe Biden fucking up is a dangerous strategy.
The election is all about independents in swing states.Incessantly playing to the base is not the way to win.
Going on about statues, China's and WHO's role in Covid' and Biden's dementia are not winning strategies.He is now the incumbent and has to lay out a 2nd term agenda.
He hasn't done that.He needs a national address in prime-time to rise above the tit for tat blame game and deliver a properly unifying speech. A story of America kind of thing where he gives hopes and stops playing partisan games. Show some, dare I say it, humility. Admit to mistakes , admit to frustration. Right now, he is coming across as a caustic individual and I think independents are sick of it.
Can he show a human side?
Very tough for him.
He is from the ultra macho Roy Cohn school of attack, attack ,attack.
That's not what people want right now.I used to find him entertaining. Now I don't.
I want to see him re-elected, not because of him, but because of the danger of the radical left getting a foothold in the Biden government. I am absolutely sure Biden has made some deals behind the scenes with these crazies as a condition for their support.
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@Frank said in US Politics:
I used to find him entertaining. Now I don't.
Trump still gets big crowds for his rallies. And why. Because Trump offers a much better option than the dreadful democrats. Trumps biggest advantage is the democrats have been exposed. A leader (Biden) who is losing the plot. And a party who are full of left wing crazies. For example 5 democrats governors sending Covid patients into nursing homes.
My prediction. Unless the democrats rig the election (mail in voting for eg) Trump will win easily. Even those that don't like Trump will fear the alternative.
That's not what people want right now.
People prefer strong leaders. If ones on offer.
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There will be less breath if Breathe goes ahead.
Theoretical, ivory tower insanity.
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@Winger said in US Politics:
@Frank said in US Politics:
I used to find him entertaining. Now I don't.
Trump still gets big crowds for his rallies. And why. Because Trump offers a much better option than the dreadful democrats. Trumps biggest advantage is the democrats have been exposed. A leader (Biden) who is losing the plot. And a party who are full of left wing crazies. For example 5 democrats governors sending Covid patients into nursing homes.
My prediction. Unless the democrats rig the election (mail in voting for eg) Trump will win easily. Even those that don't like Trump will fear the alternative.
That's not what people want right now.
People prefer strong leaders. If ones on offer.
Please explain the theory around DMs rigging voting from mail ins.
AFAIK the theory works the other way. Mail ins tend to favour Dems simply through demographics and ability to attend polling booths (in the rather weird systems they have). Reps are trying hard to discredit mail in voting because, if successful, it will help their cause.
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@Crucial said in US Politics:
@Winger said in US Politics:
@Frank said in US Politics:
I used to find him entertaining. Now I don't.
Trump still gets big crowds for his rallies. And why. Because Trump offers a much better option than the dreadful democrats. Trumps biggest advantage is the democrats have been exposed. A leader (Biden) who is losing the plot. And a party who are full of left wing crazies. For example 5 democrats governors sending Covid patients into nursing homes.
My prediction. Unless the democrats rig the election (mail in voting for eg) Trump will win easily. Even those that don't like Trump will fear the alternative.
That's not what people want right now.
People prefer strong leaders. If ones on offer.
Please explain the theory around DMs rigging voting from mail ins.
AFAIK the theory works the other way. Mail ins tend to favour Dems simply through demographics and ability to attend polling booths (in the rather weird systems they have). Reps are trying hard to discredit mail in voting because, if successful, it will help their cause.
Good luck trying to get a coherent response from him buddy. I’ll summarise it for you though: Only votes for Trump are legitimate and the rest should be ignored, or even better classified as treasonous acts.
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@JC said in US Politics:
@Crucial said in US Politics:
@Winger said in US Politics:
@Frank said in US Politics:
I used to find him entertaining. Now I don't.
Trump still gets big crowds for his rallies. And why. Because Trump offers a much better option than the dreadful democrats. Trumps biggest advantage is the democrats have been exposed. A leader (Biden) who is losing the plot. And a party who are full of left wing crazies. For example 5 democrats governors sending Covid patients into nursing homes.
My prediction. Unless the democrats rig the election (mail in voting for eg) Trump will win easily. Even those that don't like Trump will fear the alternative.
That's not what people want right now.
People prefer strong leaders. If ones on offer.
Please explain the theory around DMs rigging voting from mail ins.
AFAIK the theory works the other way. Mail ins tend to favour Dems simply through demographics and ability to attend polling booths (in the rather weird systems they have). Reps are trying hard to discredit mail in voting because, if successful, it will help their cause.
Good luck trying to get a coherent response from him buddy. I’ll summarise it for you though: Only votes for Trump are legitimate and the rest should be ignored, or even better classified as treasonous acts.
Google helps with looking at the pro's and con's of mail in voting.
But obviously mail-in voting is not as safe (or verifiable) as in person voting. Especially after all the Russia Russia Russia carry on the US should use the safer, verifiable option. Where only legal voters can vote with a robust, photo ID.
Mail in voting should almost be a non starter in such a key election. I'm suspicious why the democrats are so keen on this option.
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@Winger said in US Politics:
@JC said in US Politics:
@Crucial said in US Politics:
@Winger said in US Politics:
@Frank said in US Politics:
I used to find him entertaining. Now I don't.
Trump still gets big crowds for his rallies. And why. Because Trump offers a much better option than the dreadful democrats. Trumps biggest advantage is the democrats have been exposed. A leader (Biden) who is losing the plot. And a party who are full of left wing crazies. For example 5 democrats governors sending Covid patients into nursing homes.
My prediction. Unless the democrats rig the election (mail in voting for eg) Trump will win easily. Even those that don't like Trump will fear the alternative.
That's not what people want right now.
People prefer strong leaders. If ones on offer.
Please explain the theory around DMs rigging voting from mail ins.
AFAIK the theory works the other way. Mail ins tend to favour Dems simply through demographics and ability to attend polling booths (in the rather weird systems they have). Reps are trying hard to discredit mail in voting because, if successful, it will help their cause.
Good luck trying to get a coherent response from him buddy. I’ll summarise it for you though: Only votes for Trump are legitimate and the rest should be ignored, or even better classified as treasonous acts.
Google helps with looking at the pro's and con's of mail in voting.
But obviously mail-in voting is not as safe (or verifiable) as in person voting. Especially after all the Russia Russia Russia carry on the US should use the safer, verifiable option. Where only legal voters can vote with a robust, photo ID.
Mail in voting should almost be a non starter in such a key election. I'm suspicious why the democrats are so keen on this option.
Not sure if you keep up with current events but there is a pandemic thing happening at the moment.
Aren’t all elections “key”?
Change the voting systems depending on how worried an incumbent is about losing? OK that makes sens.
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@Winger said in US Politics:
@JC said in US Politics:
@Crucial said in US Politics:
@Winger said in US Politics:
@Frank said in US Politics:
I used to find him entertaining. Now I don't.
Trump still gets big crowds for his rallies. And why. Because Trump offers a much better option than the dreadful democrats. Trumps biggest advantage is the democrats have been exposed. A leader (Biden) who is losing the plot. And a party who are full of left wing crazies. For example 5 democrats governors sending Covid patients into nursing homes.
My prediction. Unless the democrats rig the election (mail in voting for eg) Trump will win easily. Even those that don't like Trump will fear the alternative.
That's not what people want right now.
People prefer strong leaders. If ones on offer.
Please explain the theory around DMs rigging voting from mail ins.
AFAIK the theory works the other way. Mail ins tend to favour Dems simply through demographics and ability to attend polling booths (in the rather weird systems they have). Reps are trying hard to discredit mail in voting because, if successful, it will help their cause.
Good luck trying to get a coherent response from him buddy. I’ll summarise it for you though: Only votes for Trump are legitimate and the rest should be ignored, or even better classified as treasonous acts.
Google helps with looking at the pro's and con's of mail in voting.
Yeah, there's no chance of encountering some random nutter's bullshit via Google.
But obviously mail-in voting is not as safe (or verifiable) as in person voting. Especially after all the Russia Russia Russia carry on the US should use the safer, verifiable option. Where only legal voters can vote with a robust, photo ID.
Mail in voting should almost be a non starter in such a key election.
Well that's an opinion alright. It's a shame that you didn't tell them that when they started the postal vote system back in the Civil War. BTW what makes this more of a "key election" than any other one that preceded it?
I'm suspicious why the democrats are so keen on this option.
Yeah, why would anybody want eligible voters to be able to actually cast a vote? Maybe, as @Crucial said, they want to ensure that just in case people are confined to their homes they are still able to vote. Fuck, it's almost as if people were planning or something. I can see why you would be suspicious of that. They should definitely "wing" it instead.
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It does amaze me though that the country the western world has upheld as the protector of democracy has such piss poor voting systems.
When you look at a system such as we have in NZ where you have to be enrolled by proving your right to vote then have a number of ways to have your vote taken you wonder why it is that difficult. -
Not to mention the whole electoral set-up. Some of the gerrymandering in local districts boggles the mind.
The solution is so simple, an independent body to set electoral boundaries and manage elections. Ensures integrity at every step of the process, and as a result there's complete confidence in results.
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@Crucial said in US Politics:
It does amaze me though that the country the western world has upheld as the protector of democracy has such piss poor voting systems.
When you look at a system such as we have in NZ where you have to be enrolled by proving your right to vote then have a number of ways to have your vote taken you wonder why it is that difficult.The only excuse they could muster is that compared to NZ they are huge. Change is difficult. But they should have fixed this a long time ago
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@canefan said in US Politics:
@Crucial said in US Politics:
It does amaze me though that the country the western world has upheld as the protector of democracy has such piss poor voting systems.
When you look at a system such as we have in NZ where you have to be enrolled by proving your right to vote then have a number of ways to have your vote taken you wonder why it is that difficult.The only excuse they could muster is that compared to NZ they are huge. Change is difficult. But they should have fixed this a long time ago
You'd think that a Federal election would require a Federal approach and standards.
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@barbarian said in US Politics:
Not to mention the whole electoral set-up. Some of the gerrymandering in local districts boggles the mind.
The solution is so simple, an independent body to set electoral boundaries and manage elections. Ensures integrity at every step of the process, and as a result there's complete confidence in results.
Of course as soon as they suggested something like that half the country's heads would explode on the assumption there was some conspiracy behind it. The default seems to be that every proposal is founded with bad intent and unfortunately the bad faith that many of the political actors bring doesn't help with that perception.
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@JC said in US Politics:
Yeah, why would anybody want eligible voters to be able to actually cast a vote? Maybe, as @Crucial said, they want to ensure that just in case people are confined to their homes they are still able to vote. Fuck, it's almost as if people were planning or something. I can see why you would be suspicious of that. They should definitely "wing" it instead.
This is bullshit. That the democrats are using when it has nil merit.
At present voting must be in-person otherwise the chance of manipulation is too high. There is nil reason why the majority can't vote in person (if they can't be bothered spending a few minutes voting in person then tough luck). An exception for those that can't is made (for example overseas) and could be for this election to include a small number of older or vulnerable people because of the flu. But it must be small % of the total. (And a clear audit trail of the reason why the person can't vote in-person. For example restricted to their home). Then if there is manipulation it will stand out
The democrats are just a little too keen to move to mail in voting. For bullshit reasons. I wonder why?
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@Crucial said in US Politics:
@canefan said in US Politics:
@Crucial said in US Politics:
It does amaze me though that the country the western world has upheld as the protector of democracy has such piss poor voting systems.
When you look at a system such as we have in NZ where you have to be enrolled by proving your right to vote then have a number of ways to have your vote taken you wonder why it is that difficult.The only excuse they could muster is that compared to NZ they are huge. Change is difficult. But they should have fixed this a long time ago
You'd think that a Federal election would require a Federal approach and standards.
Considering how long people usually have to wait to cast votes, it will be a mammoth task when you consider social distancing as well
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@canefan said in US Politics:
@Crucial said in US Politics:
@canefan said in US Politics:
@Crucial said in US Politics:
It does amaze me though that the country the western world has upheld as the protector of democracy has such piss poor voting systems.
When you look at a system such as we have in NZ where you have to be enrolled by proving your right to vote then have a number of ways to have your vote taken you wonder why it is that difficult.The only excuse they could muster is that compared to NZ they are huge. Change is difficult. But they should have fixed this a long time ago
You'd think that a Federal election would require a Federal approach and standards.
Considering how long people usually have to wait to cast votes, it will be a mammoth task when you consider social distancing as well
One of the reasons that I find it strange that @winger was concerned about Democrat mail in fraud is that mail in voting has been forced on some under the guise of coronavirus distancing with polling place numbers slashed in some southern states. eg Louisville, Kentucky now has one polling booth for 750k voters.
You can't close people out of voting physically then complain that you don't like mail voting!
Well you can I guess if you want to deliberately disenfranchise areas and voters you don't like..The whole election is going to be fraught with conflict and could get very ugly before, during and after.
Polling queues, mask wearing, distancing, allegations of fraud, recounts, signature checking.....endless avenues for all to complain and look for trouble.The voting access question has been simmering for a while now and further closures under the cover of coronovirus could be a catalyst for trouble if many can't cast their votes.
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@Winger said in US Politics:
@JC said in US Politics:
Yeah, why would anybody want eligible voters to be able to actually cast a vote? Maybe, as @Crucial said, they want to ensure that just in case people are confined to their homes they are still able to vote. Fuck, it's almost as if people were planning or something. I can see why you would be suspicious of that. They should definitely "wing" it instead.
This is bullshit. That the democrats are using when it has nil merit.
At present voting must be in-person
No. No it doesn't. Not even close:
"In the 2016 US Presidential election, approximately 33 million ballots were cast via mailed out ballots (about a quarter of all ballots cast)"
Do you honestly expect people to take what you say seriously when you spout nonsense like this?
otherwise the chance of manipulation is too high. There is nil reason why the majority can't vote in person (if they can't be bothered spending a few minutes voting in person then tough luck). An exception for those that can't is made (for example overseas) and could be for this election to include a small number of older or vulnerable people because of the flu. But it must be small % of the total. (And a clear audit trail of the reason why the person can't vote in-person. For example restricted to their home). Then if there is manipulation it will stand out
Can you not tell the difference between what you want to be and what actually is? You say this stuff as if it is unchallengeable fact rather than just your take on it. You can't just pretend that your description of your ideal state is the way things actually work now and then straw man that into the Democrats plotting to change from that to something that actually does already exist. That's fucking delusional.
The democrats are just a little too keen to move to mail in voting. For bullshit reasons. I wonder why?
No, you don't wonder why. You have already decided why, and nothing will shake you from it. You are immune to logic or counterargument. I should know better than to engage with you, it's like trying to reason with a Jersey cow.
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@Crucial said in US Politics:
One of the reasons that I find it strange that @winger was concerned about Democrat mail in fraud is that mail in voting has been forced on some under the guise of coronavirus distancing with polling place numbers slashed in some southern states. eg Louisville, Kentucky now has one polling booth for 750k voters.
If some states can't run a proper election (using the virus as an excuse) based on in person voting. Then say the military should step in and take over. Trump and the Republicans should insist on this. If need be the election should be postponed until the structure is set up for a fair and verifiable election. Where only qualified voters vote.
The loony (Marxist) left will use any excuse to rig an election and Trump and team must be very firm (using firm steps if necessary) to ensure they don't get away with it. As the left would do if the situation was reversed.
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