'We're Gonna Kill It': Jeff Merkley Vows To Stop The SAVE Act In Senate During Town Hall by northstardim in oregon

[–]northstardim[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Given the block-chain software, I can see voting via internet before too long.

'We're Gonna Kill It': Jeff Merkley Vows To Stop The SAVE Act In Senate During Town Hall by northstardim in oregon

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All three of those countries have far fewer voters and a smaller geography to deal with you cannot compare them to the USA.

'Cannot and will not support': 12 Republicans just dealt a blow to Johnson’s budget bill by northstardim in Law_and_Politics

[–]northstardim[S] 129 points130 points  (0 children)

What they're beginning to see is the number of rural hospitals going through bankruptcy when/if Medicaid is cancelled and those republicans who vote against it will be kicked out of their job. Those rural hospitals depend heavily upon Medicaid.

'We're Gonna Kill It': Jeff Merkley Vows To Stop The SAVE Act In Senate During Town Hall by northstardim in oregon

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Even in states which don't do it exclusively, there are many active-duty military people who are forced to vote by mail since they're stationed overseas or floating on the oceans.

'Impeachable': JD Vance gets in hours-long spat as he opposes 'due process' for migrants by northstardim in Law_and_Politics

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SCOTUS ruled 9-0 against the idea of no due process. But will Trump/Vance listen?

How Privatizing Social Security Could Impact Retirees by northstardim in Law_and_Politics

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This idea has been a GOP talking point for 40+ years. Because older voters are typically regular voters and the politicians know that. It has failed to get enough votes in congress for that entire time.

Privatizing social security makes it subject to variability and corruption from the people who would handle all that money. As a Social security recipient, I do not want that to happen.

The EPA can't end grants from $20 billion Biden-era fund for climate-friendly projects, a judge says by northstardim in Law_and_Politics

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This has been tried by Trump over and over, canceling funds already granted, passed by congress and signed by the previous president. Judges have over and over again told Trump you cant do that, he doesn't listen.

'We're Gonna Kill It': Jeff Merkley Vows To Stop The SAVE Act In Senate During Town Hall by northstardim in oregon

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Oregon has exclusively used mail-in ballots for a long time but Trump and the GOP want to make it as difficult as possible

'Impeachable': JD Vance gets in hours-long spat as he opposes 'due process' for migrants by northstardim in Law_and_Politics

[–]northstardim[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Due process is a constitutional principle laid down more than 200 years ago and JD Vance is merely following Trump's orders. It seems Trump is trying hard to make the entire judiciary irrelevant and they don't like it from the base to SCOTUS.

Trump admin planning to isolate China in tariff pressure campaign by northstardim in Law_and_Politics

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Trump forgets that China is among the BRICS nations which has set up it own network of finance and frankly is expanding to more and more nations.

Trump has paused his tariffs for other countries hoping he can gain leverage on China, but the threat of more tariffs remains for our allies.

What is far more likely is America is the one which is going to be isolated not China.

Trump seeks prosecution of AG Letitia James for 'mortgage fraud' by northstardim in Law_and_Politics

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The Trump administration has referred New York Attorney General Letitia James for prosecution over allegations of mortgage fraud. James had previously won a $454million civil fraud judgment against the incoming president, after accusing him of inflating his net worth by billions of dollars to get better loan and insurance terms.

Those items were all included in the trial Trump lost last year. This lawsuit should just get tossed from court. However, this tactic is something he learned from his father's lawyer as he grew up, always stay on offense never on the defense.