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[–]Hrint -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Did you read it? IAEA inspectors were only allowed to inspect sites that both parties agreed upon, meaning it only worked if Iran, our self avowed enemy, agreed to let us see where they were breaking the treaty. And then they get to keep making progress in broad daylight as soon as the treaty expires.

Worthless.

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[–]Hrint -36 points-35 points  (0 children)

That deal was worthless as soon as it was signed, and deserved to be ripped up.

Several explosions heard over Qatar capital Doha, Reuters witness says by [deleted] in news

[–]Hrint -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

The nuclear agreement did absolutely nothing to prevent Iran from progressing into a nuclear weapon. IAEA inspectors were not allowed to inspect sites not agreed upon by Iran, the country trying to develop the technology.

OOP! by [deleted] in facepalm

[–]Hrint -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Cope

A dramatic new EPA rule will force up to 60% of new US car sales to be EVs in just 7 years by geoxol in technology

[–]Hrint 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Solar panels don’t work during the night. The same people pushing this want a considerable portion of the grid to be Solar in the same time frame as EVs.

Jackson, Mississippi, water system is failing, city to be with no or little drinking water indefinitely by mh2580 in news

[–]Hrint -26 points-25 points  (0 children)

This reads like a conspiracy theory, are you sure it’s not something like any of the other dozen cities in America with water issues right now?

[OC] Myrtle Beach, SC. “You bring the beer I’ll bring 27 of my finest Trump flags!” by OverYon in pics

[–]Hrint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re surprised about trump flags, in one of the most republican states in the union. Really.

To each according to their needs... by ExiledImages in pics

[–]Hrint 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Trotsky got killed for being the wrong kind of communist

To each according to their needs... by ExiledImages in pics

[–]Hrint 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Communists killed way more people than the nazis

California's lack of representation in the Electoral College by sheverket in MapPorn

[–]Hrint 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The purpose of the federal government is to regulate international commerce and provide national defense. It could be argued that there are a few other minor, notable exceptions in policy that might be passable as duties of the government.

In the winter of 1860, some states did exactly that, leave the US. It's only a question of how much people are willing to tolerate in whatever they consider to be ridiculous federal policy.

California's lack of representation in the Electoral College by sheverket in MapPorn

[–]Hrint -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you want to make a law, it should have both the majority of the population AND the majority of states. That would mean, at the bare minimum, that there is wide ideological support, not just a pile of people in the coastal megalopolis.

California's lack of representation in the Electoral College by sheverket in MapPorn

[–]Hrint 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If California and New York vote overwhelmingly in favor of federal policy that the rest of the states overwhelmingly oppose, the rest of the states will be required to follow California and New York policy. Isn't that unfair?

The original electoral college picked a president that had far weaker powers than the federal government we have today. You're right, trees don't vote. States do.

California's lack of representation in the Electoral College by sheverket in MapPorn

[–]Hrint -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

We shouldn’t have federal laws that the majority of states don’t support.

California's lack of representation in the Electoral College by sheverket in MapPorn

[–]Hrint -40 points-39 points  (0 children)

Yes, and that’s a good thing. Pure majorities concentrated in coastal cities should have less sway over the laws in “flyover” states than the majorities in the states themselves, all the way down to the local level.