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The gift that keeps on giving. mspart

I believe SCOTUS has answered this question: https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/why-term-limits-for-congress-face-a-challenging-constitutional-path Based on this it would take a Constitutional Amendment akin to Amendment 22. mspart

17 years, 364 days. That's the line. And since there are 18 years olds and 17 years olds and young in HS, out of an overabundance of caution, these materials are not age appropriate for High School curriculum or library. It is an easy line to draw. Not difficult. If school board members ears are offended, not age appropriate in school. Yes necessarily all minors. mspart

If you go to the school board meeting and read from one of these good books and are told to stop because of the explicit sexual nature of what you are reading, that is a sign it should not be in the school. If it is not appropriate to read out loud in a public meeting it is not age appropriate for minors. mspart

Cool. 6 bucks might be spent. mspart

Will there be rewatch capability in case we miss it because we are working supporting America and its capitalistic enterprises? mspart

Anticipatory climate change. The earth knows I tell you, the earth knows. It is a well known fact that tectonic plates shift at the mere thought of climate change. This action increases when there is real climate change. Just look at the major increase in earthquakes over the last 20 years compared to the rate before that. https://www.icr.org/article/twentieth-century-earthquakes-confronting-urban-le High CO2 concentrations push down on the earths crust which puts undue pressure on the tectonic plates. Since they float on magma, they shift under this load and cause climate change earthquakes. The sex workers in Indonesia are the most concerned about this for sure. mspart

Since Cael never lost in college, I think Cormier loses 19/19 times or 29/29 times. Or 100/100 times. Cael did lose in FS a few matches, but never in college. He was dominant on top and rode like the wind. mspart

Climate change increases the risk of earthquakes!! It the physics!! mspart

Lay off Jimmy. These are just people wanting a better life. Even if they have to go to Mexico first. I wonder why they don't just come in LA or SF? https://www.foxnews.com/politics/border-agents-apprehend-one-hundred-eighty-two-chinese-citizens-crossed-us-illegally-key-sector mspart

https://economistwritingeveryday.com/2024/01/31/why-was-federal-tax-revenue-down-in-2023/ When Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen took up this question in October 2023, she also zoomed in on the drop in individual income tax receipts, and further she claimed “The decrease in receipts for FY 2023 compared to FY 2022 can be attributed to $456 billion lower individual income tax receipts as capital gains realizations fell.” Capital gains! That could be the culprit (note: she is using fiscal years rather than calendar years as I am, so the numbers are not exactly the same). She also mentions the decrease in deposit earnings by the Fed, but in her calculation this is also much smaller than income taxes. So capital gains fell. Interesting. But the economy was doing so good? Rates didn't change, but the economy didn't do so well. We can thank Biden for that, just like you say RV. But look!!! Revenues are projected to go up and up and up from 2023 to 2028. This should make you very happy. What should make you even happier you deficit hawk you, is if Congress reigns in spending to match the revenue. Now that would be cause for celebration. mspart

Bets on Sad being able to compete as a last minute add in? Not outside the realm of possibility. mspart

Thanks for that BarSeries. First on the list. I guess we'll have to wait and see. Again, I think this is a no show or a media stunt. He can't seriously think he can take out Taylor. But maybe he does. mspart

We should explore alternatives of course. But to mandate their implementation when their costs are at their highest and reduce the implementation of reliable and cheap sources of energy is foolhardy. WA just passed a law that tells Puget Sound Energy (PSE) to stop hooking up natural gas to new construction. But not only that, it incentivizes PSE to cut off service of natural gas to whoever they care to do it to. It is a strange bill to target just one energy company in the state. So here is the result. PSE gets to raise prices to make this happen. PSE has hundreds of thousands of natural gas customers that heat their homes and water with natural gas. When they cut off nutural gas to those folks, they will be forced by state mandate to ditch their furnace and water heater and purchase electric units, which no doubt will escalate in price. Then, that can't be done because the electric service is not sufficient to run those units so PSE will necessarily have to increase their service to these houses for 30k each maybe. So for PSE this is a win win win. For the consumer this is a lose lose lose. This is what government mandates create. It is the law of unintended, or intended, consequences. FWIW - I just bought a new gas furnace a few months ago and I'm concerned it will have to be trashed soon if this doesn't get reversed. There are efforts now to get an initiative going to delete this law. It was just signed and I'm not sure of when it actually takes effect. If you doubt this you can look it up, it is known has House bill 1589. https://www.biaw.com/house-passes-hb-1589-clearing-path-for-electrification-energy-rate-hikes/ https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/legislature-could-be-closer-ending-pses-natural-gas-obligations/KGSA5UVZUJCHHPNQRFMEPYPVFY/ https://mynorthwest.com/3953865/controversial-clean-energy-bill-drops-ban-on-natural-gas-may-face-challenge/ https://mynorthwest.com/3956123/inslee-signs-natural-gas-bill-into-law-critics-say-it-comes-at-expense-of-customers/ mspart

Fauci funded that video!!! mspart

Is he already qualified? Or does he have to go to the qualifier and win. I think he's trolling and no shows at whichever. mspart

Taylor. Not Brooks. mspart

Oh, you just had to go there didn't you!!!! mspart

I am torn on how to feel about this. I just hope Snyder steps up and eliminates Taz. But I would hope that no matter what. mspart

Taylor hangs on for 2024. After that the future is unclear. - magic 8 ball. mspart

JB ain't scared. mspart

Taylor better be ready for sure. But if peaked, he shouldn't have much to worry about. mspart

https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/federal/latest-federal-income-tax-data-2024/ https://www.bankrate.com/investing/income-wealth-top-1-percent/ The key figures here are not only the average wealth per household but also the share held by each, especially at the top. For example, the top 1 percent of households hold 30.6 percent of the total wealth, according to the Federal Reserve. Ok, now that we have these details figured out, the top 1% have 30.6% of the wealth yet pay 45.8% of the income taxes collected. What about that isn't paying their fair share? I think you will find here that the top earners do pay their fair share and the bottom earners essentially pay nothing. Just like you said RV. Your wish has been granted. mspart

Well, that is interesting data. Perhaps RV typed that backwards on accident and meant we would be better off as a country if everybody followed Christian teachings rather than Buddhist teachings. mspart

The teams should know when the anthem is played and be on the floor for that. Like all the fans. That should be the expectation for all teams. The teams should be out on the field or court for the official pre game activities, which the National Anthem is part of. My experience is that they introduce the teams and then do the National Anthem. I don't think the governors idea would be legally valid for what Vak states, although I personally think that is an abuse of free speech. You are there, your scholly is partially paid for by the government both state and federal, show some appreciation and respect. It is just common courtesy. mspart