WrestlingRasta

So your answer is the purpose of the government, and the constitution, is to avoid civil discourse? Or are you saying that people/communities cannot possibly be American if they choose to celebrate and commemorate other things beside just being American? As to avoiding controversy, I’ve never heard of any larger controversy involving the lighting of bridges in Florida between Memorial Day and Labor Day than there is now with this mandate, and I’m around a whole lot of Florida bridges. I’m also very interested in the varying degrees of when “big government” is okay, and when it is not. It seems for many the answer to that is solely dependent upon whether or not the current topic of conversation squares with individual beliefs.

That's kind of the key, some are and some aren't, but the mandate goes for all.

Changing out lights on bridges to celebrate one thing or another happens all the time. The communities do it on their own. This mandate doesn't stop decorating bridges, it stops communities from decorating how they decide to. So the cost isn't really an issue. Spending money to commemorate and celebrate things is not isolated to bridge lights.

Honest question: Do American soldiers die so that people and their communities, can choose what commemorations to celebrate and how, or do soldiers die so the government can tell those communities what can be celebrated and how?

Just one example, but the one getting the most attention, is the Skyway, which is not maintained and operated by the local municipality. It is the state.

The huge skyway bridge to St Pete is usually decked out as such during the month...

I don't disagree with any of this. But forcing 'pride' is a completely different conversation. Forcing is the opposite of freedom...

Honestly I don't know if every bridge in Florida is state owned and operated or not. I do know in years past decisions on bridge lighting, whether it be for celebration or just because, have been left to the local authorities where the bridges are located.

So is it your guys' position that anyone who disagrees with your perspective on something, they are blindly trusting the government and not doing any looking around? Since we are looking around there are all kinds of comparisons to 1930-40's comparisons we could make, coming from both sides of the aisle.

In line with his "freedom summer", DeSantis and his Transportation Secretary have mandated that all Florida bridges must be illuminated only with red, white, and blue lights this summer. No other colors and no other commemoration of any other celebrations. Curious to see everyone's thoughts on this. Personally I love the idea of all of the states bridges (and there are a shiiiiiiiitload of bridges here in Florida) decked out in red white and blue. But I'm not sure I love the idea of the government setting this kind of mandate. Kinda seems anti-'freedom'. I like a lot (not all by any means) of what DeSantis does but this seems a bit overreach.

We actually agree on something.

I did say. Again, the whole reading comprehension thing. I realize it's your summer break, but maybe a half hour a day...

It’s amazing to me how many people’s emotions are attached to the comings and going’s of DJT. Human behavior is an extremely interesting study.

I wonder if such instructions and language are common in felony warrants executed by the FBI.....or if it was just a one time thing because the current President ordered the assassination of the former President . These MAGA snowflakes in Washington are really reaching!

They probably said the same thing the first time non-greeks competed in the olympiad. The times they do a change...

My man

Wow, that is a whole lot.

I'm not saying there are not a lot of headlines saying Cohen was a Trump win, what I am saying is there are also a whole lot of outlets that say Cohen was a Trump disaster, and also a whole lot that are saying Costello was an even bigger Trump disaster. So again, public opinion on what is going on in the trial is much more based on who they choose to read, than it is truly knowing what is going on in the trial.

I knew that was coming at some point, from somewhere, right after I posted it.

Much like in the other thread, and other case, the only thing we know about what is going on in those courtrooms is from what we read/watch.....which we all know can be trusted about as far as an alligator can be trusted to chase a sprinter... Again, the perfect reason why these need to be televised. This is a nominee for President, voters shouldn't have to rely on 'media' to get (a variety of different angles of) what's going on in there.

"How the trial is going" seems to solely depend on who you're reading/watching. As you alluded to at the beginning some are saying one thing and some are saying the complete opposite. Kinda hard to gauge without actually being in the courtroom. This is a perfect reason why these cases should be televised, so people at least have the option to see for themselves and not have to rely on slanted, agenda driven reporting, and we wouldn't have to worry about 'which side' the report was coming from...

Each time I try says too big

Fortunately for me, South Florida has some beautiful kayak waterways. What are your favorite entanglements with nature? And what happened to the ability to add pictures? Every picture is too large file size all the sudden….

That’s awesome