The 2020 Presidential Election Primary Thread

[creekster]

I imagine that starts with building a coalition to pass a constitutional amendment. I'd be in favor of it.

I'm not. The last thing I think we should encourage right now is the notion that we should start amending the constitution for our particular pet projects.

That said, I am not in favor of the death penalty and would be pleased if each state chose to eliminate it.

[Northwestcoug]

How does that last one reform anything?

For my part, there needs to be a global change in the perception of deadly force. Police have been given too much leeway when suspects are killed, and extremely few who are guilty of misconduct are prosecuted for it.

I found this podcast very informative:

https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/shots-fired-part-1

[UVACoug]

The 2020 Presidential Election Primary Thread

I imagine that starts with building a coalition to pass a constitutional amendment. I'd be in favor of it.

It wouldn’t take a constitutional amendment if Congress is on board. Congress could withhold federal funding from states that authorize the death penalty, or condition it on repeal of existing death penalty laws.

It worked with the drinking age ... no reason to expect it wouldn’t work with the death penalty.

[Uncle Ted]

Buttigieg: 'Life Begins When A Person Registers As A Democrat'

Mayor Pete Buttigieg has come under fire after claiming that life only begins when you register as a Democrat.

"Many conservative 'Christians' have bought into this lie that life begins at conception," Buttigieg said during a radio interview. "This flies in the face of basic biology, which teaches us that life begins when you register as a Democrat."

Buttigieg went on to say that women can kill their children all the way up until the point when they choose to register as a Democrat since they are not humans up until that "miraculous moment."

"There’s a lot of parts of the Bible that talk about how life begins with that first vote you cast," he went on. "Even that is something that we can interpret differently from those dumb, backward Christians who insist on a literal, biological definition of life. But most sensible Americans can get on board with the idea of, 'I might draw the line at voting for a far-left candidate, you might draw the line at the point when that first registration card is sent in.'"

"The important thing is that we arbitrarily declare when a person becomes a person," he added.

Buttigieg also made the claim that a person still continues to be a living, breathing person and a valued member of the Democratic party long after they die.

https://babylonbee.com/news/buttigeig-life-begins-when-you-register-as-a-democrat

I am sure glad that Major Pete cleared up his previous comments on this subject.

[imanihonjin]

It wouldn’t take a constitutional amendment if Congress is on board. Congress could withhold federal funding from states that authorize the death penalty, or condition it on repeal of existing death penalty laws.

It worked with the drinking age ... no reason to expect it wouldn’t work with the death penalty.

Withhold federal funding of what? Generally, the Supreme Court has presented the idea that grant conditions must be related to the project or program for which the conditions apply. I don't believe states receive much if any funding related to prisons, so I think it would be difficult to promote grant conditions related to the death penalty that would pass constitutional muster.

[myboynoah]

There are 29 death penalty states. Just another ingenious tactic by the Dems to hand the election to The Dump.

[Uncle Ted]

"They done studies, you know... Three industries (including "industry") are responsible for 70%!"

Elizabeth Warren Issues Misleading Claim That Three Industries Are Responsible for 70 Percent of Carbon Pollution

One of those industries is just…“industry.”

Elizabeth Warren claims three industries are responsible for 70 percent of carbon pollution. One of those industries is…"industry."

Any time a politician makes an argument using a single, simple statistic, it is worth investigating its origins. That is especially true when that politician is Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.).

Take, for example, her claim at last week's CNN town hall on climate change that 70 percent of airborne carbon pollution comes from three industries. Warren made this argument in response to a question about whether the government should tell people which lightbulbs they have to use.

"This is exactly what the fossil fuel industry hopes we're all talking about," she said. "They want to be able to stir up a lot of controversy around your lightbulbs, straws, and cheeseburgers when 70% of the pollution of the carbon that we're throwing into the air comes from three industries." Because this is 2019, Warren also posted the claim on Instagram.

So, which three industries are to blame? The helpful fact-checkers at Politifact looked into this question and found the source of Warren's statistic.

It does not show that three industries are to blame.

Instead, Warren's claim comes from an Environmental Protection Agency's document stating that more than 70 percent of greenhouse gas emissions can be traced to three sources. The first is "transportation," which accounts for about 29 percent of emissions. The second is "electricity production," which accounts for about 27 percent.

You may have noticed that these are both activities, not industries.
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https://reason.com/2019/09/11/elizabeth-warren-issues-misleading-claim-that-three-industries-are-responsible-for-70-percent-of-carbon-pollution/

[Uncle Ted]

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Why stop at AR-15's?!? All guns are scary. Time to post this video again:

[Uncle Ted]

Where do I sign up, Yangster?

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Wait... https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/u...-payments.html

[Uncle Ted]

Important debate safety tip... make sure you polygrip the teeth!

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[falafel]

These Dem debate quotes are great. I feel bad for Booker though. The artist clearly has it out for him.


#releasemadoff

Super advanced Asian House with floating capabilities.


AKs are already illegal.

[Uncle Ted]

Those lefties are so mean!

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Those heartless basturds.

[Uncle Ted]

These Dem debate quotes are great. I feel bad for Booker though. The artist clearly has it out for him.


#releasemadoff

LOL... Did Biden just say Paul Manafort should be released? I am sure that would go over well with the Dems.

[PaloAltoCougar]

LOL... Did Biden just say Paul Manafort should be released? I am sure that would go over well with the Dems.

Welcome home, Bernie Madoff!

[Uncle Ted]

But, but, but Beto said just last year that we could keep our AR-15's...

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