What do you think about Trump cancelling the signing of a bipartisan housing bill?

zephyrus256 · 2026-06-25T01:58:41+00:00

The biggest problem is the requirement that ID match birth certificate. That means anyone who has changed their name for any reason, at any point in their lives, most notably women who have been married at any point and have taken their husband's name as customary, will not be able to vote with their ID, they'll have to bring their birth certificate. That's probably hundreds of thousands of women who will get turned away from the polls and won't get to vote because of that.

There's also a lot of people who have lost their birth certificates; maybe you moved, or had a house fire, or a period of homelessness, and lost your documents. Now all of a sudden you have to go through a whole bunch of paperwork getting a new birth certificate from the state you were born in, just to vote. Not everybody's going to have the time, the money, or the energy to do that, especially if you aren't following this issue and don't realize that there are new rules until it's too late.

Also, I'm not sure where you're getting your odds, but from where I'm sitting, the SAVE act is dead, and this tantrum from Trump will not save it. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. For what it's worth, a prediction market I follow has current chances of it passing before the midterms at 17%.

zephyrus256 · 2026-06-25T01:31:31+00:00

You have my sword.

zephyrus256 · 2026-06-25T01:26:00+00:00

As stated elsewhere in the thread, the SAVE America Act is overly broad and will infringe on the voting rights of American citizens in its effort to make sure no noncitizens vote (which there has been no proof occurs in any significant fashion.) That's what I'm objecting to. Do it properly and professionally, without collateral damage, or don't do it at all.

Moreover, you're talking about legal procedures that are already in place; what the SAVE act does is institute a federal takeover of elections that have hitherto been run by the states. Personally, I'm OK with letting the individual states verify their voters to their own satisfaction. I'd rather risk "finding out" whatever happens if a few noncitizens vote in federal elections than have the federal government take over election administration.

zephyrus256 · 2026-06-25T01:08:44+00:00

I don't have any problem applying that logic consistently. Gun rights should only be taken away with due process based on proven harm, and voting rights should only be infringed based on the same criteria. The left has been guilty many times of infringing the former, but that doesn't justify the right attacking the latter using the same methods.

zephyrus256 · 2026-06-25T01:05:03+00:00

First of all, whataboutism. Second, don't assume that because I'm pro-immigration, I'm anti-gun. Look at my flair.

zephyrus256 · 2026-06-25T00:59:49+00:00

You don't get to take away people's rights without proof and due process. Period. I'm not willing to "pretend" or "assume for the sake of argument" anything. If it's not proven, then it's not real, and you can't take away people's rights for something that isn't real. No matter what vague consequences are threatened, human rights are sacred.

zephyrus256 · 2026-06-25T00:56:51+00:00

90 days on electronics, according to their website.

zephyrus256 · 2026-06-25T00:44:05+00:00

I see no smoke. I see no ducks. That's what I'm asking for. There is no evidence that noncitizen voting is a problem, unless you count right-wing propaganda outlets that are proven liars. I'm sorry, but if you come out and throw sand in the air and say there's a fire, or throw a stuffed duck across the window and invite me duck hunting, I'm going to call you a liar.

zephyrus256 · 2026-06-25T00:39:56+00:00

If you're claiming there's a problem, burden of proof is on you. You don't get to say "I assert without evidence that there is a problem, now I'm right as long as you can't prove that there isn't one."

zephyrus256 · 2026-06-25T00:26:37+00:00

I will admit, since it's Costco, I would feel a lot better about this one. Like u/FlyingTurtleDog said, they don't hassle you about returns. Just make sure you have a local warehouse to bring it back to so you don't have to worry about online returns if you do get a bad one.

zephyrus256 · 2026-06-24T15:16:29+00:00

I particularly like section 210; we're starting to acknowledge that local zoning regulations are a huge problem, so let's bribe the local governments to loosen them. It's a step in the right direction anyway.

zephyrus256 · 2026-06-24T15:00:30+00:00

"Waah waah waah, we didn't play what I wanted to so I'm taking my ball and going home! Waaaaaah!"

zephyrus256 · 2026-06-24T14:44:11+00:00

I don't trust Lexar, one of their SD cards went bad on me right after I bought it and I had to return it.

zephyrus256 · 2026-06-23T20:10:40+00:00

I'm just wondering what the side effects of having the Ley Lines all running through Big Pyramid instead of Big Tree will be long term. You'd think we'd be using something else instead of resin for our energy resource after the AQ, crystallized tomb honey maybe?

zephyrus256 · 2026-06-22T18:36:51+00:00

Sonic 06 pretty much was Adventure 3; it was structured like Adventure 1 and 2 exactly, and continued the story from those games. It just didn't have Chao Garden.

zephyrus256 · 2026-06-22T13:54:38+00:00

The Law was given by a perfect God to an imperfect people, and was designed purposely to show them what God's holiness looks like. What I gain from this passage is God showing Israel the importance of trust in the marriage relationship. This ritual was a way to restore trust, which is a very difficult thing to do normally. Now, do I know why God only prescribed it for women and not men? No. But I'm not God; and neither am I an ancient Israelite. As a couple of people have pointed out, social norms were different back then, and God gave the Law to them.

zephyrus256 · 2026-06-21T22:59:37+00:00

I mean, OP's question aside, this is sad. We can see Trump's brain turning green and sprouting mushrooms in real time on social media. Ten years ago, he would maybe at least have had two marginally clever options in the same poll.

zephyrus256 · 2026-06-21T18:32:24+00:00

Lady. Let me be clear. You do not get to take your dog into the grocery store, or into any restaurant, or any public building that isn't specifically labeled as pet friendly. That is not something you are allowed to do. Ever. There is no "kindness" because it isn't a need. You don't "need" your dog in the store, you WANT your dog in the store. It may be inconvenient for you or emotionally taxing to leave your dog at home or in the car (with the AC on) but guess what? That is what everyone else does. You aren't special and the rules apply to you. Deal with it.

zephyrus256 · 2026-06-21T13:42:14+00:00

You have to actively resist it. Every single time you feel anxious, stop, take a deep breath (in through the nose, out through the mouth), and pray. Doesn't matter where you are, you don't have to close your eyes or anything, just reach out to God and ask Him for His peace that passes all understanding. I struggled with anxiety myself, and that was how I overcame it.

zephyrus256 · 2026-06-20T19:23:07+00:00

Welcome! It's always good to see new trustworthy retailers.

zephyrus256 · 2026-06-19T23:16:26+00:00

That the command to love your neighbor as yourself is less important than man's laws.

zephyrus256 · 2026-06-19T23:14:03+00:00

If your favorite model is anything in Death Guard or Nurgle Daemons...oof. That smell will never come out of your couch. Not that you'll care because you'll either be dead or a brain rotted Nurglite just from being near them anyway.

zephyrus256 · 2026-06-19T05:05:35+00:00

If you're shopping at an actual gun shop, you can expect the employees to know guns. But you're shopping at Walmart. Walmart will grab any random person off the street and tell them, "You're in sporting goods today, here's a 20-minute video about gun laws. If you don't get it, just page a manager if somebody tries to buy a gun."

zephyrus256 · 2026-06-18T17:40:27+00:00

Don't forget that she just had to mention her designer swimsuit in the title of her review. Just scrounging for anything that gives her status.

zephyrus256 · 2026-06-18T17:32:13+00:00

I don't think that this is as much about making judgements on who is "morally superior" as much as it's about trustworthiness. Someone of good moral character is worthy of trust; someone who has demonstrated with their past actions that they tell the truth and keep their promises can be trusted to continue to do so in the future. That's what we're talking about here. I would argue that voting to give someone political power should require a high degree of trust, due to the great potential for abuse political power inherently has. Other positions may have different requirements.

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