Miscellaneous And Off Topic Subjects

[froot loops]

Well yeah, you're not a Cherokee I take it.

[iam416]

Depends on if I use the Warren Standard or not.

[iam416]

Whitley:

Correct. Only the Feds could deal with Indians or make laws affecting Indian land. The ruling didn't prevent the Feds from seizing their land, but did prevent states from doing it.

[froot loops]

It is safe to say if there ever was a deal to avert the Civil War(there wasn't), Andrew Jackson was not the man to make the deal.

Why can't this dullard identify with TR? Andrew Jackson, who wants to talk about him?

[Whitley]

House GOP says they will have a vote on Health Care and they have enough of votes to pass repeal and replace.

Ugh.

[Whitley]

Whitley:

Correct. Only the Feds could deal with Indians or make laws affecting Indian land. The ruling didn't prevent the Feds from seizing their land, but did prevent states from doing it.

That would make the federal responsibility to stop people from taking Cherokee land before the federal government acquired it correct?

[iam416]

I would assume basic property rules governed re personal individuals. The State of Georgia or any other state couldn't do it after the Worcester decision. However, in terms of enforcement, I think you need, at a minimum, a Court order concerning your particular parcel of property before any enforcement obligations arise. The government isn't going to enforce shit on someone's say so.

[hack]

We'll see what happens with the health care vote. If you take even half the sob tweets this morning literally, regular people are going to die by the thousands so rich people can get a tax cut. At a societal level, that's surely got to be the equivalent of hitting bottom. If things can get worse from there, it's a bit scary to think about where exactly Americans are willing to draw the line and stand up for themselves.

[froot loops]

They'll own it and the deaths.

[iam416]

Our dear neighbors to the north canceled an art exhibit in Toronto. The paintings were of Native Americans. The reason for the cancellation? The artist committed cultural genocide. http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...nocide-toronto

[iam416]

The Ds continue to figure out how they were reduced to rubble: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/poli...147475484.html

It seems like they're leaning more toward persuasion (they lost b/c of defections) than mobilization (get out the base!).

It's interesting because Pelosi was just talking about how she thinks the Ds lost b/c of social issues: http://www.weeklystandard.com/print/...rticle/2007890. The voting data suggests she's more likely than not correct, as HRC suffered significant defections amongst Evangelicals in Michigan, Wisconsin and Florida that cost her dearly : http://www.nationalreview.com/corner...on-white-house

Hopefully the activists stay in the limelight for the Ds and lead them forward.

[froot loops]

As much as the activists and elections interest you, it's far off, like who gives a shit, this riduculous bill is today.

[iam416]

Oh, my bad. I'll let you and hack get back to one-upping each other on the awfulness of DJT. Didn't mean to disrupt the prog zeitgeist.

Wait, one more....the root of the prog rage: https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2017...gressive-rage/

[THE_WIZARD_]

Silly Talent...it was the russians dammit!

[Wild Hoss]

We'll see what happens with the health care vote. If you take even half the sob tweets this morning literally, regular people are going to die by the thousands so rich people can get a tax cut. At a societal level, that's surely got to be the equivalent of hitting bottom. If things can get worse from there, it's a bit scary to think about where exactly Americans are willing to draw the line and stand up for themselves.

There is no line. Most people would willingly walk into a lagoon full of alligators if their political beliefs dictated that they should do so.