I'd mod you up if I had points. So instead, I'll mention that I was not an Obama supporter (nor did I vote for Trump), but I can point to more than a dozen things that both of them did that I liked. If you can't, you're part of the problem, and too partisan to be rational.
You nailed it, but I'd add that our Metro system also sucks balls. They're finally expanding it to areas that should have been completed forty years ago.
Sorry, life's too short for me to pay attention to arbitrarily choses rules. I speed every day, and the time I save doing so is well worth whatever tickets I've received over the ~45 years of driving.
Now, if you'd like to debate the safety aspect, I'd be happy to. I only speed up to what I consider safe for conditions (weather, traffic, the vehicle's capabilities, etc.). I don't endanger others by tailgating, or weaving. I use my signals. And I'm experienced at high speed driving, including track and autobahn.
I'm too lazy to look it up, but here in VA, red light cameras were shutdown. There was no standard for setting the duration of yellow lights, and I've seen the same in many other states. I'm not a fan of autonomous enforcement, but we do need to do something about the frequency of folks running them. However, to be fair, standardization should be required.
I'd be happy if our traffic "engineers" would get off of their asses and sync any of our lights. We've got some of the worst traffic (DC suburbs) in the nation, and it's rare to make it through consecutive lights anywhere around here.
While the Constitution only expressly addresses the crimes of Treason, Piracy and Counterfeiting, Findlaw expressed the following...
There are federal laws against murder and robbery of course, and these laws have been justified under the Necessary and Proper Clause of the Constitution, as well as the Commerce Clause.
Since murder has been addressed, I can understand anti-abortion proponents claiming it's covered.
Not that I have an expectation for the outcome, but I anticipate that there will be a first amendment challenge. Just playing devil's advocate, if anonymous online statements are covered through free speech, why wouldn't bot messages?
Yes, I had "Boys Home Economics" around 8th grade in junior high...some 45 years ago. It was an elective, that taught cooking, laundry and sewing. Nothing about balancing a checkbook, or understanding credit. My daughter didn't get anything like it when she graduated in '09, and that was from what is known to be the best public school system in VA, so she learned from us. But from what I'm reading, the rate of functional illiteracy in the US is ~20%. While that's bad, it doesn't explain why ~80% of people are living paycheck to paycheck.
"If you actually have one job that lets you live at a level that doesn't require you to ponder how to scrape together the money for some food when the 20th rolls around this month, congrats, you're middle class."
There is your other opinion. It's not related in any way to what Pew said.
No, we don't teach our kids to live on their own. Most schools don't teach much of any of the basic skills it takes to do your own finances. "Consumer Math"? Maybe in your school district, but it's not common.
Most people don't want a "McMansion". I grew up poor and desired one until I was able to get it. Once I did, I realized what a pain in the ass it is to own, and that I didn't really need all that space. I'll be downsizing by about half when I retire next year.
I'm well aware of the cost of education, having put my own kid through for ~$140k out of state several years ago. That's a whole different topic, and yes it's fucked up, and we'll probably disagree on what needs to be done to fix it. My kid had a 3.5 HS GPA, and couldn't get into a couple of the in state schools she wanted, even with the necessary SAT scores, and being a minority...that was back in '09.
As for the working class getting screwed, we're all getting screwed to some degree. There's just more pressure at the lower end. But again, that's not what we were discussing above.
What "apologetics"? I think it was pretty damn obvious by my post that the term needs clarification if you want to swing it around. All that said, the vast majority of American households are doing relatively well compared to just a few years ago. We still need to make some big fixes though...tuition & healthcare costs would be near the top of my list, along with infrastructure improvements. Now that we've got median household income to record highs and extremely low unemployment with still very low inflation, and new trade deals with Mexico and Canada, there's not much to dislike about the US economy. A rising tide lifts all boats.
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You got me...standing down.
What makes you think advanced notice would be required. Clue: It's not.
Maybe we should start calling it Trumprise. Then they'd all just hide under the covers.
Did they sue? Equivalence and all, right?
So having an emergency system during 9/11 or some other major incident is useless? Got it.
I recall this being set up during the Obama Administration
What part of "being set up during" didn't you understand? He didn't say it was tested then.
The message will be "Covfefe". Your response should be to duck and cover.
I'd mod you up if I had points. So instead, I'll mention that I was not an Obama supporter (nor did I vote for Trump), but I can point to more than a dozen things that both of them did that I liked. If you can't, you're part of the problem, and too partisan to be rational.
Ain't freedom grand?
How would we know?
Well, you Russians wouldn't.
You nailed it, but I'd add that our Metro system also sucks balls. They're finally expanding it to areas that should have been completed forty years ago.
Or you could try not speeding.
Sorry, life's too short for me to pay attention to arbitrarily choses rules. I speed every day, and the time I save doing so is well worth whatever tickets I've received over the ~45 years of driving.
Now, if you'd like to debate the safety aspect, I'd be happy to. I only speed up to what I consider safe for conditions (weather, traffic, the vehicle's capabilities, etc.). I don't endanger others by tailgating, or weaving. I use my signals. And I'm experienced at high speed driving, including track and autobahn.
I'm too lazy to look it up, but here in VA, red light cameras were shutdown. There was no standard for setting the duration of yellow lights, and I've seen the same in many other states. I'm not a fan of autonomous enforcement, but we do need to do something about the frequency of folks running them. However, to be fair, standardization should be required.
I think you'd lose that case in court. Equal protection and all.
It's like a gateway drug. If you're a speeder, you're also probably a junkie.
I'd be happy if our traffic "engineers" would get off of their asses and sync any of our lights. We've got some of the worst traffic (DC suburbs) in the nation, and it's rare to make it through consecutive lights anywhere around here.
We're surrounded by taxpayer-funded roads, so you've effectively blocked off that right.
I'd argue that it's essentially stalking. If someone were to follow you around all day in public places, would you be okay with that? I'm not.
While the Constitution only expressly addresses the crimes of Treason, Piracy and Counterfeiting, Findlaw expressed the following...
There are federal laws against murder and robbery of course, and these laws have been justified under the Necessary and Proper Clause of the Constitution, as well as the Commerce Clause.
Since murder has been addressed, I can understand anti-abortion proponents claiming it's covered.
Not that I have an expectation for the outcome, but I anticipate that there will be a first amendment challenge. Just playing devil's advocate, if anonymous online statements are covered through free speech, why wouldn't bot messages?
RLM, RLM!!! /chant
Robot Lives Matter!
Yes, I had "Boys Home Economics" around 8th grade in junior high...some 45 years ago. It was an elective, that taught cooking, laundry and sewing. Nothing about balancing a checkbook, or understanding credit. My daughter didn't get anything like it when she graduated in '09, and that was from what is known to be the best public school system in VA, so she learned from us. But from what I'm reading, the rate of functional illiteracy in the US is ~20%. While that's bad, it doesn't explain why ~80% of people are living paycheck to paycheck.
"If you actually have one job that lets you live at a level that doesn't require you to ponder how to scrape together the money for some food when the 20th rolls around this month, congrats, you're middle class."
There is your other opinion. It's not related in any way to what Pew said.
I'm doubtful that it's "increasing numbers". Can you back it up with evidence?
Okay, you're all over the map with topics.
No, we don't teach our kids to live on their own. Most schools don't teach much of any of the basic skills it takes to do your own finances. "Consumer Math"? Maybe in your school district, but it's not common.
Most people don't want a "McMansion". I grew up poor and desired one until I was able to get it. Once I did, I realized what a pain in the ass it is to own, and that I didn't really need all that space. I'll be downsizing by about half when I retire next year.
I'm well aware of the cost of education, having put my own kid through for ~$140k out of state several years ago. That's a whole different topic, and yes it's fucked up, and we'll probably disagree on what needs to be done to fix it. My kid had a 3.5 HS GPA, and couldn't get into a couple of the in state schools she wanted, even with the necessary SAT scores, and being a minority...that was back in '09.
As for the working class getting screwed, we're all getting screwed to some degree. There's just more pressure at the lower end. But again, that's not what we were discussing above.
What "apologetics"? I think it was pretty damn obvious by my post that the term needs clarification if you want to swing it around. All that said, the vast majority of American households are doing relatively well compared to just a few years ago. We still need to make some big fixes though...tuition & healthcare costs would be near the top of my list, along with infrastructure improvements. Now that we've got median household income to record highs and extremely low unemployment with still very low inflation, and new trade deals with Mexico and Canada, there's not much to dislike about the US economy. A rising tide lifts all boats.