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I'm guessing if FEMA survives, they won't pass over those with Trump signs anymore. There are too many reports of this kind of activity with Helene in various part of the eastern seaboard, with this person admitting to doing it as part of FEMA and stating that it was standard procedure to avoid hostile situations. They determined homes with Trump signs to be hostile before talking to the victims of the storm there. mspart

It got better when I killed the browser and came back in. Like a microsoft operating system. Turn it off and it will clear itself. What a stupid way to operate. mspart

Right, so they are under federal law and the law grants them citizenship. I don't see how they go after Navajos. Have any Navajos or other Indians been deported or kept in jail? I just read a CNN report where they have apprehended but have not held Indian peoples. mspart

So what I am hearing is that the government did everything possible to prevent this fire but it happened anyway. Therefore all this complaining about the government is completely 100% unfounded. I just have to say I'm not buying that. I don't think they could have prevented the fire but I think they could have mitigated the effects with good maintenance management. They know it will come. Prepare. I get how water pressure goes down with demand. But if the situation had been better prepared for, there wouldn't have been the need to have all the hydrants going at the same time. Granted, I am an armchair quarter back here. I think the disconnect here is that this was a neighborhood. Not some forest land with thousands of acres to burn between like between Redding and Dunsmuir. This went through a neighborhood boasting very rich and famous people. It seems like the fire could have been addressed before it got completely out of control. Maybe that wasn't possible. We'll learn that as time goes on whether that was the case or not. mspart

This was famously tried in Oregon where the people voted in a law to in effect decriminalize hard drugs. This same law set up centers where people could get clean. The net result was more homeless fentynyl addicts and the fentanyl were wasted property , no one went. They just recently got rid of that law because it was not working. I remember a story of a chinese emperor who had to fight drug use among his people because it was making them unproductive. Back then he could use draconian measures and eradicate it and the people. Can't do that these days. But the end effect is the same. Drugs are to be shunned because it makes people unproductive and addicts them to the drug. It is almost impossible to get rid of that addiction. The same is true in Seattle where drugs are not prosecuted. We have a burgeoning homeless population that grows every year and most are addicts. And they are a big problem. They are very much like the illegals have been where the laws that apply to most all of us do not apply to them. Allowing drug use is not the answer. But one thing is true that I think we can all agree on, the appetite of the american consumer for drugs keeps on growing, hence the cartels keep growing and the amount of drugs entering the country grows. That is our fault for sure. The cartels are just exploiting the situation. mspart

Reservations don't have to abide by state law I think. But do they have to abide by federal law? If so, then they are within the jurisdiction and 14th amendment would apply. I would think. mspart

That's if you trust they won't remove the passport and destroy it and all records for it and ship you out anyway. That seems to be where you are coming down on this. If they are detaining navajos, that is wrong. mspart

And in some cases this was illegal activity. mspart

In addition, keeping these events alive in history is the way we will not repeat that history. At least that is the goal. That doesn't mean guilt must be displayed. But learning about these things is the best antidote to having them happen again. mspart

Because abdicating the war on drugs has been such a panacea for us right? mspart

The point is the total picture. 1. Have enough water - empty reservoirs during santa ana wind fire season is not something that a responsible outfit would allow. 2. Cut and maintain the brush low so there is no fuel to cause a raging fire. 3. Development and maintenance of fire breaks surrounding these neighborhoods. 4. You are correct, once such a firestorm begins, it is very difficult to stop. The firefighters probably did what they could humanely do. But if the above three things are not done, it is tough to fight such a fire. The above 3 things are preventative things that should have been done to make the fire less malevolent. Whose responsibility is it to take care of the above? That's right, the state government. And they did not and we have what we have. mspart

So why wasn't this happening a year ago? Why is this only happening now? Shipping out felons that are here illegally, why have we been protecting them for years? Get them out is the right answer. mspart

Not listening to him now but Jake Shimabukuru plays an mean ukulele. mspart

$0.0001 per listen, $0.001 per download. mspart

Yes, as I said earlier, those that destroyed property or assaulted cops or others should not be pardoned. But the majority of folks did not participate in that. mspart

I'm learning some new songs on my guitar. Back in Black and Working for MCA. Both great songs. Also trying to concoct a lead for my friend's song Riverside blues. We were in a band together in college. I really love this song. Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus Top Pro Marshall Origin 20 head (set on lowest volume which is plenty loud in the house) 2X12 speaker cabinet with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers. I bought the speakers and installed them. The cab is homemade and I bought it on offer up. $80. Screaming deal. Even makes my Marshall Code 50 sound better. I am not that good, just noodle around. mspart

It is great that we are sending people to these. I agree about Nashon. He may be getting to that point. mspart

Wow, that is interesting. mspart

You commit a crime entering the country illegally. You commit a crime seeking asylum under false pretenses. Hopping the border does not make you a criminal? Ask most countries in the world and see what you get in response. Every heard of the visa program. Most countries eventually require that of foreigners if they plan to stay. Failure to do so is an offense against the criminal code of that country. This really isn't that hard to understand. mspart

What is the prison term for unlawfully trespassing? I'll help you out, it is one year. Most of these had more than that as the DOJ wanted to make examples of everyone. But by your own admission, they did not do anything worth more than a year, yet they had sentences that went beyond that. And can you call it trespassing when the doors are open, police are escorting and holding doors open for them? The videos are conclusive of what of the doors being opened and held open and police escorting. They even escorted the shaman around so what to make of that. That's why there was such resistance to letting those videos out. The shaman is clearly a threat has he walks the halls with police in tow. The fact of the matter is the majority of those convicted or who plead guilty were over sentenced. mspart

I think if they come back it will be univited and if ICE under Trump finds them they will probably go to the pokie. mspart

I heard this on the radio and looked it up and found original thoughts of the framers of the 14th amendment: https://americanmind.org/features/the-case-against-birthright-citizenship/the-citizenship-clause-of-the-fourteenth-amendment-the-congressional-debate/ Howard’s remarks introducing the new language in the Senate have attracted much attention—and much controversy. “I do not propose to say anything on that subject,” Howard said, “except that the question of citizenship has been so fully discussed in this body as not to need any further elucidation, in my opinion. This amendment which I have offered is simply declaratory of what I regard as the law of the land already, that every person born within the limits of the of the United States, and subject to their jurisdiction, is by virtue of natural law and national law a citizen of the United States. This will not, of course, include persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of ambassadors or foreign ministers accredited to the Government of the United States, but will include every other class of persons. It settles the great question of citizenship and removes all doubt as to what persons are or are not citizens of the United States. This has long been a great desideratum in the jurisprudence and legislation of this country.”[3] This linked article discusses the original thoughts regarding the citizenship section of amendment 14 and it is interesting to read. Now, it appears SCOTUS said something different in their case per the citation that WKN has provided. So there appears to be an originalist argument that runs counter to the SCOTUS decision. Like I said, the linked article is interesting. mspart

Yes, we had Chaz/Chop here on Capitol Hill in Seattle. They would not allow city resourced in and the city obeyed. If someone got shot or otherwise needed to get to the hospital, the had to get out of the zone so they could be picked up. It was a wonderful summer of love as the Seattle mayor described it. And that went on for weeks until it imploded. mspart

And in Seattle. Thousands dead from decriminalization. mspart

Vischy slime! mspart