Politics Multiple sources confirm AOC owns a Tesla, parked it illegally in front of the Whole Foods

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  1. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Ah, seeming men of God who preach to us that we must be moral and upstraight, when they are not. Living contradictions. Oh, the hypocrisy. But, hey we are all sinners right.
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    So you're a quarter American redneck
     
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    I'm just waiting until I get old enough to have women throwing themselves at me like these guys. I hope it's not a generational thing...
     
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    How much of that is liquid wealth? Just because he owns a bunch of Amazon stock doesn't mean he has $188 billion. People seem to have a weak understanding of the stock market. You can't tax stock value unless he cashes it out.
     
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    Yes, we've seen your stonk transactions in the other thread.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Just because I understand it doesn't mean I'm good at it :grin:
     
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    I do not like the all or nothing approach. Term limits make sense and should be implemented, but they should be done in such a way that people have enough time to get good at their job.

    So, 2-3 terms for the senate for example and 5 terms for congress or a combined term of 20-25 years for both is a good place to start if you ask me. It allows the good people to get good at their job - but it also allows more fresh blood and good ideas to come through. Same idea, btw, should be applied to judges.
     
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    We need term limits otherwise you get guys like McConnell in the Senate for 50 years. There at Senators who have been in office since before I was born whose ways are outdated.

    The senate and congress need to be intermittently refreshed with new blood
     
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    Fuck term limits. If you want someone gone then run a better candidate against them.

    If people want to be represented by a dipshit then let them.

    Term limits, jerrymandering, and voter restrictions only helps those who want to limit the rights of Americans.

    Why not fix jerrymandering and voter restrictions first, then we'll see if term limits is necessary.
     
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    It should be harder to run for office than to get a drivers license....we need to vet government officials better. To me people should have some basic knowledge before they run for office...dipshit's running is an ongoing problem...fuck the dipshit vote....get qualified representatives who understand the constitution etc.....we've seen what happens when braindead people are given that much power. It never ends well.
     
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    Given the costs of campaigns this idea is dead in the water. Until you fix that - you are going to be limited to a very select group of candidates and the established players get an unfair advantage.

    If there are term limits for the presidency - there should be for congress and the judicial arm.
     
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    I believe Mitch and Lindsey were outspent this last election.

    Again, there are other problems that need fixing first. Fix those first.
     
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    So what you are saying is that even spending more is not enough against the sitting candidates - because their unfair advantage is so large.

    This is exactly the argument for term limits...
     
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    Yes.... because wouldn't you just love 20 more years of Kate Brown?
     
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    I'm saying if those states want dipshits like Mitch and Lindsey that's on them.

    But more importantly, lets make voting registration and voting easier. Making voting more accessible but be the easiest way to get rid of dipshits.
     
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    We have limits for governor.

    But she first reached office because of Kitz and his wife. She is not a popular governor. She won because Knute sucked.
     
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    All the GOP candidates suck. We're never going to have another GOP governor in my lifetime.

    Why should governor be any different than congress or senate?
     
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    All for easier votes, but concentration of power is a real problem. Frankly, term limits are a cheap solution for that problem.
     
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    Don't know, don't really care.

    I just know that we have vote by mail and do a very good job of running it.

    Look at the history of ballot measures in this state. The outcomes show that we're not as liberal as many think we are. Ballot measures do a great job of getting people to think outside of their political party leanings. It also shows that a quality republican candidate can win.

    If the dems run a former or current Portland mayor or head of Metro for governor I'm not sure they would win. And early polls looks like that is exactly what the dems are going to do.
     
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