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So who will be the next speaker? R or D? I don't think there is an R they will rally around and all D's will rally around their leader. This will be a waste of time for the next week or so. mspart

All democrats voted to remove McCarthy. This after he got them to agree not to shut down the government. The D's were mostly for that bill over the weekend which was done by McCarthy. They obviously did not like that he reached across the aisle and got something that they desperately wanted done done. Or maybe they voted him down because he essentially forced them to vote to keep the government running ruining their ability to blame Rs for shutting it down. Because they were all ready to blame the R's for shutting down the government. And oops, he presented a bill that they had to vote for because it kept the government open. mspart

It seems the US attorney is basically saying there is not enough resources to prosecute. So why has it increased? Because a crime lab lost accreditation 2 years ago? This is a democrat run city - if the D's are soooooo interested in prosecuting criminals, they would have that lab up and going by now. Why isn't it? "The community should be assured that we continue to prosecute violent felonies as aggressively as ever, and we will continue to do so," the statement to News4 said. "The increase in declinations is being primarily driven by challenges unique to misdemeanors and some of the unique factors related to non-violent drug offenses and weapons offenses.” So please feel assured, they are prosecuting violent felonies, just not the misdemeanors. How about non violent felonies, are they prosecuting those? I hear all these liberals on this board saying our fantasy driven complaints of criminals not being prosecuted is pure bunk. But here it is explained. It is because Ds don't fund the criminal justice system. Period. If they had the labs to do it they would prosecute, is what the US attorney is saying. So why do they not have the labs? Funding. Why do they not have 360- degree body cameras? Funding. Who controls the funding? Democrats. The math here is not difficult to figure out. mspart

How do you know he killed many of them? mspart

You are called Dead. You can therefore use whatever bathroom heaven has for you, but I'm guessing that is a pleasure you don't have access to anymore being eternal and all. No need to get rid of bodily waste anymore. Now answer my question Bob which you didn't do yet excoriated me for. Must be tough to feel so entitled, but I guess dead people lose their sense of common sense. Quote: So you are for castrating minor juvenile males so they can pretend to be females and hacking off the breasts of minor juvenile females so they can pretend to be males? Unquote: I'll be happily surprised if you answer this with a straight answer. mspart

You did not read my post obviously. People with XXY or XYY chromosomes is not the topic of debate here. The transgender issue is about XX and XY people saying they are not the gender of their DNA and wanting chemicals and surgical procedures to realize their fantasy. XXY and XYY are medical anomalies and are treated as such. So you are for castrating minor juvenile males so they can pretend to be females and hacking off the breasts of minor juvenile females so they can pretend to be males? mspart

To add to this thread, Hard Rock Cafe is closing their store near Pike Place Market, which is the criminal epicenter of Seattle. But they must be closing this particular store to concentrate on their web sales. Yeah, in someone's fantasy world. https://seattlerefined.com/eat-drink/hard-rock-cafe-seattle-closing-pike-street-expansion-casinos-cafes-hotels-washington-state-king-county-december-1st-business-restaurant-2010-global-statement-food-seminole-tribe-acquisition-pacific-northwest-region mspart

Exhibit A: Hunter Biden and that sweetheart plea deal he had. Too bad that the plan not to prosecute him for those crimes was thwarted. Let's see who was it that didn't want to prosecute his crimes? Oh yeah, DOJ!! Yeah, only in my fantasy world. Looks like your fantasy world too, because you're dead and not part of the real world. How about this? 5 member gang accused of robbing asians in their houses in Seattle. One of them a 16 year old asked the judge why he wasn't getting house arrest instead of being held in jail. All the other folks who shoot people get house arrest. Judge said no. It's about time. The question is why would the kid think he was owed house arrest? Think about that one for a bit. It might answer your statement above. https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4186625/posts?page=23

Good for her, good for her family, and good for the community to get this jerk out of circulation. mspart

Gov Hocul and Gov Pritzker are asking for help in closing the border. Maybe they have ideas. At least they recognize that it is not closed, unlike Joe Biden, Karine Piere, and Mayorkis who all say it is closed while unprecedented numbers are crossing the border. They are lying to our faces and daring us to use our sight and common sense. https://nypost.com/2023/10/01/gov-hochul-concedes-border-is-too-open-and-that-a-limit-needed-on-who-can-cross/ https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-calls-out-biden-federal-government-for-lack-of-support-in-migrant-crisis mspart

And this is what I have been saying, this crap has to stop. But I get lambasted for it. But I'm glad you are with me GWN!! mspart

You guys are the greatest!! mspart

And we don't bargain for hostages. Yeah right. $6 Billion worth of bargaining. mspart

Yes this is true, but they were pulling out all the stops to delay the vote. mspart

Thanks Plasi. Yes we are back from a 2 week Italy trip. It was fantastic. I did keep up with the World Championships while away so that was good. mspart

Not like any of the Ds were putting out as many delaying tactics as they could so they could blame the Rs for a shutdown. Not like that could be the case at all. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/democrats-delay-vote-house-stop-gap-plan-review-bill mspart

For all who are sentient - It is known by science that there are differences in male and female anatomy, including bone structure. But in a forum with Riley Gaines and an anthropologist at the U of Pitt, the anthropologist tried to tell Ms Gaines and the audience that there is no way to tell the if 200 year old bones belong to a male or female. The audience laughed at him and he wondered why, since he was the actual expert in the room and has a PhD. I remind you that the TV show Bones was based mostly on being able to identify a male or female by bone structure, mostly facial. This is known and this supposed expert showed that he is more political than scientific, lying about the actual science of the subject that he well knows but doesn't play well among the woke. Talk about shunning science!! What an absolute moron. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/riley-gaines-crowd-laugh-anthropologist-bones-show-sex mspart

Le Duke - This is not the issue and you know it. Functional men (Trans dudes) want you to believe they are a woman and menstrate and can get pregnant. Functional women (Trans dudettes) want you to believe they are a man and can impregate a woman. That is not what your examples are. And you know it. Those are verifiable medical abnormalities. The issue at hand is as I said above, and going so far as to do hormone therapy on minors and even surgery on minors who are not able to buy a gun, drive a car, drink alcohol, but certainly have enough reasoning ability to alter their body. I don't agree with any of it for adults or minors. At least for adults, they take responsibility for their decisions. Minors do not. Adults and minors cannot change their minds later if they have been sterilized by the drugs or physically altered by surgery. It is too late for them. That is the issue. It is barbaric that people even think that this is ok in my opinion. mspart

This wouldn't have anything to do with the current unlocking of Iranian foreign accounts would it? https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/09/18/us-iran-prisoner-exchange/ mspart

Mostly peaceful protests you mean! mspart

This is a sticky problem for sure. So you have no problem with the rest of the list? mspart

Schoolboy gets schooled by Dake. mspart

If the Wire talks about curtailing prosecutions for property crime, thievery, drugs, and shoplifting, probably so. mspart

We have decriminalized drugs here in Seattle and decriminalized homeless camping for the most part. The camps is where many of the addicts live and trash the place. They are also hubs for criminal activity that isn't being prosecuted. From my perspective this decriminalization thing isn't working too well, at least not in Seattle or Portland. The homeless is a protected class that they won't prosecute. That is the issue. Drug abuse brings criminal activity. Many dead people (both overdoses and murder) in the camps and prostitution going on in the camps and other illegal activity. I don't know they can be separated. mspart

I was away on vacation so couldn't comment, but here's my two cents. Double elimination is the way to go. The way bronze was determined after double elimination was eliminated was to take the losers of the semi finals and make them go at it, winner was Bronze. A horrible way to do business. It was the worst. With the current system, at least if you lost to a finalist, that means you may be third best or second best if the the finalist from the other side is worse than you. But at least you may be third best. So the current repechage recognizes that and you can go and prove it. Much better than previous. I'm not for 2 Bronze's but what we have now is much better than what FILA imposed before they were booted. Just saying. mspart