However, given that it is part way done and that Trump will be REALLY, REALLY busy the first 100 days, it may simply be too far down his RADAR screen to be an issue.
There is a limit to the bandwidth of any human being, Trump has NAFTA, ACA, and a thousand other things to worry about before the AT&T deal...
So I'd say California would have a hell of a strong position to negotiate from. There's really no benefit to the rest of the US in being arseholes about it - what's the point in hogging 12 instead of 11 carriers if it means you can only then afford to sustain 8 carriers?
What happens when those 12 carriers are blockading California and not allowing any airplanes or ships in or out?
I think you missed the whole point, the USA could dictate terms at the end of a gun, they have the military forces to do it.
I'm merely pointing out that if it did happen it would follow standard international norms on the situation which would result in the outcome I pointed out.
I have trouble seeing anything like that happening, since it is illegal for states to leave the USA. We had a Civil War 160 years ago when a few tried, it probably would take that again to try it again.
During to the run up for independence there would of course be some negotiating - i.e. California and the rest of the USA may decide that California only gets 10% of military assets instead of 12%, but takes reduced debt instead
To negotiate, you must have a position to negotiate from...
Those are the principles by which it would work, so no it's not simply a case of the rest of the USA saying "Those all belong to us, you get nothing".
And if the USA said exactly that, what would California do, hold a protest rally? Issue a strong statement?
And why the "media" was so stunned Tuesday night. I watched CNN because I knew when they "called it" for Trump, it was real. The irony is they DIDN'T call it until Trump was in the middle of his victory speech!!!
CNN was THAT unable to accept reality, talk about an echo chamber.
John King got it that night early and kept trying to tell Wolf Blitzer that it was going Trump's way and Wolf didn't want to hear it. Over and over, all night, John could clearly see what was happening, and Wolf just wouldn't listen.
America went to the fridge, read the expiration date on the spoiled milk, smelled the spoiled milk, and said "eh, best way to know if it is spoiled is to chug the whole thing down."
My only hope is that Trump opponents realize how fragile our country is, and don't put any additional stress on it while it collapses. This will both hold them blameless as republicanism is exposed as a fraudulent ideology, and increase the changes enough pieces survive so that after this disaster there is still enough left to glue back together.
*YOU* are why Trump won, and you don't even get it...
The arrogance with which you state that any ideology other than your own is "fraudulent" is EXACTLY why Trump will be the next President. Lots of us "Deplorables" are sick and tired of people like you thinking you're so superior to us.
I don't consider Democrats to be "fraudulent", they are people and have points of view, but as soon as you dismiss ours, then frankly, you're the one who needs to lose for awhile and eat some humble pie. Enjoy Trump for awhile...
Science doesn't respect people, of any nationality.
Science respects facts.
Yes, but you missed the point, which is why Trump is now going to be President...
Most people understand the concept of carbon dioxide and trapping heat, that isn't rocket science... the problem comes in the "ok, so what?" department.
The liberal left says "here is a problem, now do our solution and you don't get a say".
Yea, well, go jump in a river:) Maybe we'd rather accept global warming an adapt to it, have you considered that?
Correct. Tech and science are not the same as policy and values. For example...
The scientific fact that carbon emissions raise global temperatures does not mean that the only possible policy is for government to restrict carbon emissions.
The scientific fact that there are racial and gender disparities does not mean that the only possible policy is for government to intervene in freedom of association.
Science and tech (i.e., people in those areas) are jumping from observations and scientific results to policy based on their own preferences and interests. Usually, it goes something like "we discovered this problem, and now give us a lot of power to try and fix it". Well, as you are discovering, voters are rejecting that.
You should get 1 billion Internet points for that post, so spot on the money!!!
Having studied Trump as a businessman, I strongly suspect he doesn't know which policies he'll propose
You found the correct answer, I'm sure that as of right now, Trump doesn't *have* a policy towards any of this, he'll find experts on the area and go with their advice, filtered through his lens of "what the people want" to some extent.
All things considered, is that *really* such a bad plan? Is it any worse than what we have now, which is a government that mostly listens to big corporations?
Why is everyone surprised by that? I'm shocked it isn't higher for blacks... (Number of resumes to get a call)
What percentage of people doing the hiring are white? What percentage are black?
There you go, people generally like being around people who are like them. Call it racism if you want, but people are allowed to pick their friends and coworkers as they please.
Public health is something you need to get familiar with. This debate was settled, at least in the US, back in the early 1900s. You do NOT have an unfettered right to decide what goes into your body and what you do with it. You CAN be compelled to take medications and be vaccinated. Have you ever heard of quarantine, or Typhoid Mary?
Oh look, another moron who took one bit of history and ran off into left field...
Quarantine is for active cases, buy a clue as to the difference between that and someone who hasn't received a vaccine.
God, people are so fucking stupid, no wonder we have Trump and Clinton as our President choices, bunch of idiots...
This only makes sense if what you are or aren't putting in your body has no impact on other people. But whether or not you vaccinate DOES have an impact on the people around you.
Wrong... again you're wrong, what the fuck is wrong with you that you can't see that?
Is your brain not working? Were you dropped on your head as a child? Were you just born stupid?
Seriously, I mean it, you are just wrong. What is sad is that you probably won't even stop to consider that.
Fuck you, you worthless pile of shit for thinking you have the right to tell me what to put into my body. You deserve to die for that.
If you had the magical ability to not spread viruses, I would accept your statement, but you do not. When you have measles, it is exactly the same as walking around town with a handful of hypodermic needles, injecting random passers-by with viruses. You violate everyone else's "right to decide what they put in their bodies."
No, it isn't, you're delusional...
Seriously, stop... you are... wake up and smell the roses...
Amazes me that after eradication of smallpox, victories against polio, typhus, measles, mumps, fucks knows what else, there are always people trying to drag us back to the stone age.
You're amazed because you can't see past your own nose...
I don't doubt the effectiveness of vaccines... I just expect the choice of what to put into my body and frankly I don't trust any government to be honest about these things...
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For the good of everyone, I hope he blocks it...
However, given that it is part way done and that Trump will be REALLY, REALLY busy the first 100 days, it may simply be too far down his RADAR screen to be an issue.
There is a limit to the bandwidth of any human being, Trump has NAFTA, ACA, and a thousand other things to worry about before the AT&T deal...
So I'd say California would have a hell of a strong position to negotiate from. There's really no benefit to the rest of the US in being arseholes about it - what's the point in hogging 12 instead of 11 carriers if it means you can only then afford to sustain 8 carriers?
What happens when those 12 carriers are blockading California and not allowing any airplanes or ships in or out?
I think you missed the whole point, the USA could dictate terms at the end of a gun, they have the military forces to do it.
I'm merely pointing out that if it did happen it would follow standard international norms on the situation which would result in the outcome I pointed out.
I have trouble seeing anything like that happening, since it is illegal for states to leave the USA. We had a Civil War 160 years ago when a few tried, it probably would take that again to try it again.
During to the run up for independence there would of course be some negotiating - i.e. California and the rest of the USA may decide that California only gets 10% of military assets instead of 12%, but takes reduced debt instead
To negotiate, you must have a position to negotiate from...
Those are the principles by which it would work, so no it's not simply a case of the rest of the USA saying "Those all belong to us, you get nothing".
And if the USA said exactly that, what would California do, hold a protest rally? Issue a strong statement?
We went through this whole discussion and legal quagmire with the possibility of Scottish independence.
The difference is there is a legal option for Scottish Independence to happen...
That doesn't exist in the US, the SCOTUS has even ruled on this, there is no means by which a state may leave...
Of course they could go to war over it, but honestly, how well do you think THAT would work out?
We will strongly resist any attempts to kidnap and enslave our citizens.
California would do about as well as Texas would in a military fight with the USA...
In short, poorly... and I live in Texas and even I know how well THAT battle would end...
California has no more right to leave the US than Texas does, this is just a temper tantrum from the left.
They have NO self awareness, NONE.
And that is why they lost...
And why the "media" was so stunned Tuesday night. I watched CNN because I knew when they "called it" for Trump, it was real. The irony is they DIDN'T call it until Trump was in the middle of his victory speech!!!
CNN was THAT unable to accept reality, talk about an echo chamber.
John King got it that night early and kept trying to tell Wolf Blitzer that it was going Trump's way and Wolf didn't want to hear it. Over and over, all night, John could clearly see what was happening, and Wolf just wouldn't listen.
America went to the fridge, read the expiration date on the spoiled milk, smelled the
spoiled milk, and said "eh, best way to know if it is spoiled is to chug the whole thing down."
My only hope is that Trump opponents realize how fragile our country is, and don't put any
additional stress on it while it collapses. This will both hold them blameless as republicanism
is exposed as a fraudulent ideology, and increase the changes enough pieces survive so
that after this disaster there is still enough left to glue back together.
*YOU* are why Trump won, and you don't even get it...
The arrogance with which you state that any ideology other than your own is "fraudulent" is EXACTLY why Trump will be the next President. Lots of us "Deplorables" are sick and tired of people like you thinking you're so superior to us.
I don't consider Democrats to be "fraudulent", they are people and have points of view, but as soon as you dismiss ours, then frankly, you're the one who needs to lose for awhile and eat some humble pie. Enjoy Trump for awhile...
Science doesn't respect people, of any nationality.
Science respects facts.
Yes, but you missed the point, which is why Trump is now going to be President...
Most people understand the concept of carbon dioxide and trapping heat, that isn't rocket science... the problem comes in the "ok, so what?" department.
The liberal left says "here is a problem, now do our solution and you don't get a say".
Yea, well, go jump in a river :) Maybe we'd rather accept global warming an adapt to it, have you considered that?
Correct. Tech and science are not the same as policy and values. For example...
The scientific fact that carbon emissions raise global temperatures does not mean that the only possible policy is for government to restrict carbon emissions.
The scientific fact that there are racial and gender disparities does not mean that the only possible policy is for government to intervene in freedom of association.
Science and tech (i.e., people in those areas) are jumping from observations and scientific results to policy based on their own preferences and interests. Usually, it goes something like "we discovered this problem, and now give us a lot of power to try and fix it". Well, as you are discovering, voters are rejecting that.
You should get 1 billion Internet points for that post, so spot on the money!!!
Having studied Trump as a businessman, I strongly suspect he doesn't know which policies he'll propose
You found the correct answer, I'm sure that as of right now, Trump doesn't *have* a policy towards any of this, he'll find experts on the area and go with their advice, filtered through his lens of "what the people want" to some extent.
All things considered, is that *really* such a bad plan? Is it any worse than what we have now, which is a government that mostly listens to big corporations?
No, you're still wrong... but many people enjoy being wrong and then defend their wrongness...
Black people commit crimes at a higher rate than white people. That is not correlation, it is a fact...
I'm all for solar, but the install cost is too high...
I've tried three times to put solar on my roof, it simply makes no economic sense whatsoever...
You could give me the panels for free, and it still wouldn't make sense to install them...
It isn't, you just choose to think so...
It is called playing the odds, a black person is more likely to commit a crime against you.
Why is everyone surprised by that? I'm shocked it isn't higher for blacks... (Number of resumes to get a call)
What percentage of people doing the hiring are white? What percentage are black?
There you go, people generally like being around people who are like them. Call it racism if you want, but people are allowed to pick their friends and coworkers as they please.
A law isn't going to change that.
If I have two resumes in front of me and one says "Lakisha" and the other says "Jennifer", I'm going to call Jennifer first.
No law you pass is going to change that.
Trump was sued... In the 70s, that hardly matters today...
Given that blacks make up less than 15% of Americans, it doesn't take 85% of them to make a "hood".
50% blacks is a hood in my view...
Well why the hell do you live there then?
AT&T is slowly removing data caps...
I have GigaFiber and was just notified the cap is being removed, not that they ever enforced it anyway.
And you're paying a lot, I get gigabit up and down for $80 a month, no cap, from AT&T.
Public health is something you need to get familiar with. This debate was settled, at least in the US, back in the early 1900s. You do NOT have an unfettered right to decide what goes into your body and what you do with it. You CAN be compelled to take medications and be vaccinated. Have you ever heard of quarantine, or Typhoid Mary?
Oh look, another moron who took one bit of history and ran off into left field...
Quarantine is for active cases, buy a clue as to the difference between that and someone who hasn't received a vaccine.
God, people are so fucking stupid, no wonder we have Trump and Clinton as our President choices, bunch of idiots...
This only makes sense if what you are or aren't putting in your body has no impact on other people. But whether or not you vaccinate DOES have an impact on the people around you.
Wrong... again you're wrong, what the fuck is wrong with you that you can't see that?
Is your brain not working? Were you dropped on your head as a child? Were you just born stupid?
Seriously, I mean it, you are just wrong. What is sad is that you probably won't even stop to consider that.
Fuck you, you worthless pile of shit for thinking you have the right to tell me what to put into my body. You deserve to die for that.
If you had the magical ability to not spread viruses, I would accept your statement, but you do not. When you have measles, it is exactly the same as walking around town with a handful of hypodermic needles, injecting random passers-by with viruses. You violate everyone else's "right to decide what they put in their bodies."
No, it isn't, you're delusional...
Seriously, stop... you are... wake up and smell the roses...
HOWEVER that does not mean the rest of us have to accommodate you
You are wrong, yes you do... Or do you not understand what rights fucking are?
Are you really this stupid?
But I also will insist that you remain in quarantine until it is safe to be around you.
You don't have that right, it would violate mine...
So frankly, go fuck yourself you worthless pile of dog shit. Really, you are, and probably don't even know it.
The anti-vax crowd is not spouting off reasonable viewpoints based on considered evidence.
They don't have to, it isn't for you to say they are unreasonable...
You are actually the unreasonable one for not understanding there is a third position here.
I don't think vaccines cause autism, I simply have the right to decide what I put into my body, regardless of what you think about it.
Amazes me that after eradication of smallpox, victories against polio, typhus, measles, mumps, fucks knows what else, there are always people trying to drag us back to the stone age.
You're amazed because you can't see past your own nose...
I don't doubt the effectiveness of vaccines... I just expect the choice of what to put into my body and frankly I don't trust any government to be honest about these things...