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So for 55 we have Zane and for 65 we have Nick going to the Pan Am qualifiers. Is that correct? All other weights are qualified for FS. Is that correct? mspart

So what you are saying is those two saw the truth where 422 of the others did not. And you have a really good bridge to sell me. Got it. mspart

The Constitution is for the self governed. It is not a compact that the government will give you things. It is a compact that the government will allow you to live your life with liberty in your pursuit of happiness. Those were ideals listed in the Declaration of Independence and then after the War and Articles of Confederacy, were guaranteed in the Constitution as the Bill of Rights for starters. There were states that would not sign unless such amendments were added. When all agreed the original Constitution was ratified. Then the Bill of Rights came. In fact, there were 17 original amendments that were whittled down to 12 amendments, only 10 of them made it to ratification. John Adams famously said - “Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” There's your lesson for today. mspart

Whether they are meeting or not meeting is not the appearance of morning joy, but it is in the words of the philosopher, an understanding of the root causes of who can get it done. Once we get to the root causes, then progress can be made on the root causes so that the root causes will be addressed to address those root causes that we were addressing. And I think about it in that way, too. mspart

The good ole days. mspart

I think BobDole is finally really dead. Has not made an appearance here when summoned. Usually he swoops right in. RIP BobDole. mspart

Rulon leaves his shoes in Paris again. mspart

#2 in Bellator. Doing good there. You might be right Steamboat. I just disagree that he would have been a 4 timer. mspart

Current sources says Kamala. Now there's a real non qualified candidate. Talk about not being able to put coherent sentences together. Kamala - Culture is - it is a reflection of our moment and our time. Right? And present culture is the way we express how we're feeling about the moment, and we should always find times to express how we feel about the moment. That is a reflection of joy. Because, you know, it comes in the morning.' Kamala - We have to find ways to also express the way we feel about the moment in terms of just having language and a connection to how people are experiencing life. And I think about it in that way, too.' She the one next in line. Heaven help us all. mspart

Well, we have a famous lawyer here on these boards that declared this is just too complicated. Since the numbers have come out about entries into TX before the wire and after the wire have come out, no one is talking about it being too complicated anymore. Right on ionel. mspart

Ouch!! mspart

That actually was worth watching. Thank you for posting offthemat. mspart

By the way - Welcome to the show RV. It has been quite a long time since I've seen you post on a forum I was on. They all shut down and I'm glad you found this one. I'm sure we will butt heads like in the glorious times past, but good to see you here. mspart

I love it when a know nothing goes for the full Monty like this. It shows both lack of class, knowledge, temperance, and civility. I'm surprised teen bullying and personal pronouns did not make the list. JRoss responded in a fair minded way that makes this look amateurish. Good job Uncle. You lost the argument by going unhinged. mspart

I notice you are not calling it genocide anymore. That's progress. mspart

Except that they put themselves in that position by their own knowing choices. That is not slavery, that is consequence. mspart

HR 2. This passed the House. Let it pass the Senate. Why is that such a bad thing? We can play that game too. Hey Ds, if you are serious you'll vote for HR2. Come on and show us how serious you are about this issue. Senate Ds say no. We want to have our own bill. Well, the Rs should be making this point very loudly. Put it in the Ds faces. Rs have already taken action. Now it is for the Ds to take action. mspart

Has Haley been dead for decades? mspart

No it is not. What is your point? Is it really a good thing to allow murderers to not be incarcerated? Sex offenders? Robbers? Those that assault with a deadly weapon? I expect you to say close all the prisons. We are not quite there but we do see rising crime rates around the country due to the hamstringing of cops, and prosecutors not prosecuting and judges not following sentencing guidelines and bail guidelines. mspart

So braves121, you are for what exactly? You are for no punishment of offenders whatsoever because they might be required to work? And you call that legitimate slavery? It's not like these people were caught and sold into slavery for the rest of their lives. These are people that know the rules, know what is expected, and decided on their own to not live by those rules and subject themselves to possible incarceration and hard labor. So it was a choice on their part. Whereas a slave does not have a choice. You are trying to equalize a square and a circle. That they have area is true, but that is the end of their similarity. Incarceration is a choice. Pure and simple. mspart

No, you have that wrong. Biden could have not had this situation if he had left the Trump policies in place. It was not too difficult or complicated to leave those in place. It is not too difficult or complicate to put them back in place. He made the conscious decision to remove those policies and we now have the result of his dereliction of duty. And now he wants the Rs to help him fix it? Yeah right. That is cynical politics at the highest level. He does not want it fixed. He wants to put the Rs face in it. Pure and simple. He doesn't care about the border or too many people coming. He only cares that it now is affecting blue states and they are complaining and sounding like Rs. mspart

I still believe you have that wrong. It bans it except for if you are incarcerated and subjected to hard labor. You are talking about slavery like the black slaves of the south but trying to conflate that with prisoners who are required to labor. Two totally different things. You can compare them and make your case, but it will be lacking because there is no comparison. mspart

You might want to read the 13th amendment. It discusses this very thing. mspart

Lipdrag's response is right on. What is this compromise? I have asked how this bill helps curtail illegal immigration. No response. Again, please provide the good things that are in this bill that should turn a NO vote to a YES vote. Why is this better than HR 2? mspart

If only. But I have heard that it is just too complicated to do without a new law. Somehow I think that is overstating the situation to give Biden cover to continue to be derelict in his duty. mspart