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I've thought that too DD. Either direction. However if Kamala is VP, that might temper the mood for that. By the way, welcome to the boards!! mspart

No doubt! mspart

So that makes it better? Mine started when inflation became a thing. Yours started when it was not even contemplated as being able to happen. No less real for the average Joe or Jane. My guess is that if you said to them that their wages are greater than inflation they would beg to differ. That is pointed out in what I presented. mspart

https://www.bankrate.com/banking/federal-reserve/wage-to-inflation-index/ This says different. Not saying it is right and you are wrong. There may be different interpretations. mspart

What does this mean? You are not interested in how a term is defined but then argue about accuracy? You are way out there man. WAY OUT THERE! mspart

And all these increases continually add to the cost. No mention of deflation so the food prices have not come down. So they grew by year from 2020, 3.5%, 3.9%, 11.4%, 5.0%. So they grew 3.5%, then that increased cost was increased by 3.9%, and that was increased the next year by 11.4% and that was increased in 2023 by 5%. Add all those up and they become very big in a compounding way. mspart

So I guess we'll stay with the numbers quoted. mspart

https://www.koco.com/article/nex-benedict-death-autopsy-oklahoma/46987362 Owasso police released preliminary information from a completed autopsy conducted by the Oklahoma State Medical Examiner's Office, saying it indicated that Benedict did not die as a result of trauma. On Feb. 21, the Owasso Police Department said while the investigation continues, "preliminary information from the medical examiner’s office is that a complete autopsy was performed and indicated that the decedent did not die as a result of trauma." The official autopsy report will be released at a later date. Police added that other comments on the cause of death are pending until toxicology results and other ancillary testing results come back. To answer your first question, the complete autopsy report has not been released. But the autopsy was completed and found death due to trauma did not happen. If that is incorrect, certainly the medical examiner would have corrected the issue by saying they did not come to that conclusion. They have not. The rest of your argument is moot. You being interested notwithstanding. Your accusation is not even close which you would know if you read my earlier post. Just look up there a little ways and you'll find it. You are dead wrong about my feelings on this topic. Some poor soul died and it was not from trauma from a bathroom melee. I can be sad about the death and understand that it was not due to the fight. You should be able to do so as well. mspart

TPT, you don't seem to understand that as costs rise (taxes, cost of product, cost of employment, cost of perqs, cost of maintenance, cost of capital, etc), prices rise to cover those costs. It is simple Econ 101. Thank your buddy Biden for the inflation rather than rail on those that are reacting to it. To be fair, Trump has some culpability too, but Biden poured gas on that fire with this big spending in 2021. Profit margin is a real thing. And people are used to making a certain profit margin. More comes in, profit margin stays the same, more is made. Simple math. mspart

Possibly. You tell us Mr Smart guy. mspart

What does encounter mean and what happens to those people that were encountered? It seems to me that those encountered are allowed to continue into the interior which is why NYC, Chicago, and DC are screaming. mspart

Due to inflation, costs for everything is going up. Food is included in everything. Inflation was at 7-9% last year. So prices rose at that rate and we still don't have inflation tamed and that continues the increase. mspart

That is interesting DD. I couldn't find the alternative ways of getting to a Pres and VP due to a weird paywall advertisement, but very interesting. mspart

He jumped on the bandwagon like we all do from time to time. But after the autopsy showed trauma was not the cause of death, he should acknowledge that. I don't think he has yet. He is apparently still hoping that it was a death by beatdown. mspart

The text of Section 3 of Amendment 14. Section 3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any state legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability. Interesting that it is particular in the electors of President or VP, but both of those offices are not to be found in this section. From the SCOTUS decision: For the reasons given, responsibility for enforcing Section 3 against federal officeholders and candidates rests with Congress and not the States. The judgment of the Colorado Supreme Court therefore cannot stand. So SCOTUS did not aim this decision at Presidential candidates. But it did state that a state has no responsibility for enforcing Amendment 14 section 3, it rests with Congress. But in doing so, it implies that President and VP positions are included in Section 3 because this ruling, strictly speaking, applies to the situation with Trump. So that would be new doctrine for the US. So in view of that, this is a momentous decision. mspart

This is an interesting question. Is it possible? I suppose if a third party candidate could grab some electoral votes that would put a kink in the details. But barring that, it this even possible? I'm guessing there is a Constitutional measure that has been agreed on. They probably get all the electors together and have a closed door session and get them to vote again. I don't know for sure but I'd guess this has been thought about and there is a procedure to figure it out. mspart

Bill Maher told Biden to embrace his age. Make it a central theme. The problem with Joe is that he is off and on. Sometimes he looks ok. Most times he looks way below ok. Ds need another candidate. mspart

I don't think this is stated correctly. SCOTUS did not address this to Trump, it was a general decision made necessary by a very particular issue. The decision says states don't have the prerogative to keep Presidential and other federal candidates off their ballots. That is a federal issue that Congress has the prerogative to deal with. They pretty much took this issue away from States. CO and MN have it in their faces. But we hadn't had such a decision so it is good that we have this clarification. And it was unanimous. Although there was a dissent of sorts. mspart

Something we all do from time to time. mspart

Ha ha!! mspart

Thank you mspart

OK, so the last chance is after Oly trials. I hear by just a couple of weeks. That could be tough. But the winners for those two weights will have their work cut out for them. I also understand I may be ahead with naming S Lee etc. Yes, there is a process. I have no idea who will be our Oly trials winners but I do know it will be a barn burner. mspart

Now it is a battle for our lightweights. This is not good. What are the rules for sending someone to the last chance? mspart

Well, that means Zane should have wrestled last week and S Lee this week. Looks like Lee is going to the last chance unless something drastic happens. Who goes in place of Nick Lee? This is serious now! Everyone thought this was no big deal. But a big deal it has become. mspart

Any more useless than to title a thread with words that contradict the known facts of the autopsy results? Death was not due to trauma or a beating in the bathroom. mspart