Rants, Raves and Opinions AKA "The Octagon"

[D Nut]

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Subpoena personal phone data, for congressional political investigation, not even through warrants? To witch-hunt individuals for political persecution? THAT is infringements of rights. We're supposed to be free. Jan 6 was much ado about nothing. It is made into a big deal just for political purposes to get Trump.

First of all, my example are NOT ALL ENCOMPASSING, but simply a few examples that contradict the notion that the GOP is all about personal freedoms. The GOP is about white Christian evangelicalism, gun access, and xenophobia. The KKK, neo-Nazis, and run of the mill Trumpters all identify with the GOP. As Roger succinctly put it, they're only about their freedoms, not anyone else's. They're about their freedom to persecute others than don't believe, or act, (or look) as they do.

Secondly your question asking why Congress is using a supeona instead of a warrant is because the difference between a subpoena and a warrant is that a subpoena is usually directed to a nonparty witness, while a warrant is usually directed to someone in law enforcement to do something. A warrant is an order or writ issued by a court, a grand jury, or an authorized investigative body that gives a law enforcement agent a specific type of authorization. A supeona is issued to a witness or someone with evidence.

So before you start asking these questions, make sure they are the correct questions. Otherwise, you can look pretty foolish.

[YoTooBig]

What the republicans mean when they say "freedom," is freedom for whatever bullshit they like, but not for anyone else. The lack of self-awareness would be comical if it didn't fuck with other people trying to get by.

The GOP fights for every ones rights. This includes the rights of child and the father of that child. Unlike the Socialist Democrats that think that a woman has the right to murder a baby. Women have the right not to have sex, use protection, have their tubes tide or adoption. Plan Parenthood is America's gas chambers. There is a reason why the Socialist Democrats have them in low income, minority / black & brown neighborhoods. The majority of babies murdered are black or brown. Just part of LBJ master plan. One day we will all meet our maker and when he or she ask did you support killing my children or did you oppose it, and what will you say. You will not be able to blow any smoke because it's a simple yes or no question.

[INeedAnother]

Which part of the Texas "heartbeat bill" is, "for individual rights and freedoms, not suppression"? The Texas Medical Association, the largest state medical association in the country released an open letter (https://www.texmed.org/Template.aspx?id=57687) that says, "If permitted to proceed, this law will be precedent-setting and could normalize vigilante interference in the patient-physician relationship in other complex, controversial medical or ethical situations.". That sounds like suppression, not promoting individual rights and freedoms.

Also, were the GOP promoting individual rights and freedoms when they fought tooth and nail to keep same sex marriage from being made legal? I don't see how.

What about all those GOP transphobic bathroom bills? Weren't those designed to keep trans people from simply using the bathroom?

BTW-- why is Kevin McCarthy threatening telecommunication companies from obeying subpoena? Not only is it against the law to try to interfere with congressional investigations by trying to intimidate potential witnesses, but that's also interfering with a business' freedom to comply with the law.

You're talking the talk, but clearly the GOP isn't walking the walk.

So abortion and trans bathrooms are your big issues that mean more to you than taxation, massive growth of government and spending and destruction of manufacturing and loss of jobs and loss of real middle class?

Abortion, it's not really an issue of mine. I understand it, but it's practical if nothing else. I don't see it going away and think the Texas law is too restrictive, personally. I'm actually sorry it passed because it will motivate a demotivated dem base.

So make family bathrooms, no big deal. Please try to understand men not wanting to send their young daughters into bathrooms with trans men.

Subpoena personal phone data, for congressional political investigation, not even through warrants? To witch-hunt individuals for political persecution? THAT is infringements of rights. We're supposed to be free. Jan 6 was much ado about nothing. It is made into a big deal just for political purposes to get Trump.

[JimJaimes]

The simple minded fools always mention the fact that they're the party of Lincoln, democrats were racist, blah blah blah. The fact is that's all behind them. Lincoln wouldn't have breakfast with these rightard clowns today. For that matter, none of the founding fathers would.

AAAAAAAaaaaaaamen Brother!

[RogerOver]

Which part of the Texas "heartbeat bill" is, "for individual rights and freedoms, not suppression"? The Texas Medical Association, the largest state medical association in the country released an open letter (https://www.texmed.org/Template.aspx?id=57687) that says, "If permitted to proceed, this law will be precedent-setting and could normalize vigilante interference in the patient-physician relationship in other complex, controversial medical or ethical situations.". That sounds like suppression, not promoting individual rights and freedoms.

Also, were the GOP promoting individual rights and freedoms when they fought tooth and nail to keep same sex marriage from being made legal? I don't see how.

What about all those GOP transphobic bathroom bills? Weren't those designed to keep trans people from simply using the bathroom?

BTW-- why is Kevin McCarthy threatening telecommunication companies from obeying subpoena? Not only is it against the law to try to interfere with congressional investigations by trying to intimidate potential witnesses, but that's also interfering with a business' freedom to comply with the law.

You're talking the talk, but clearly the GOP isn't walking the walk.

What the republicans mean when they say "freedom," is freedom for whatever bullshit they like, but not for anyone else. The lack of self-awareness would be comical if it didn't fuck with other people trying to get by.

[D Nut]

Sorry, bud, that's just stupid. The KKK is irrelevant. Republicans are for individual rights and freedoms, not suppression. If you believe that vote integrity has anything to do with suppression, you're an idiot, plain and simple. The democrats are cheaters, always have been, always will be.

For democrats to believe that a person should vote a certain way because of the color of their skin, regardless are upbringing, belief in form of government, religion, economic status, etc, is inherently racist. But that's all democrats have because their policies suck.

Inflation, taxation, economic oppression, destruction of jobs and middle class, and now, essentially, outright socialism / communism, is what the democrats are. Everything the democrats have said for the past 6 years has been bullshit, because that's all they have. Their policies are basically shit. Give me freedom.

Which part of the Texas "heartbeat bill" is, "for individual rights and freedoms, not suppression"? The Texas Medical Association, the largest state medical association in the country released an open letter (https://www.texmed.org/Template.aspx?id=57687) that says, "If permitted to proceed, this law will be precedent-setting and could normalize vigilante interference in the patient-physician relationship in other complex, controversial medical or ethical situations.". That sounds like suppression, not promoting individual rights and freedoms.

Also, were the GOP promoting individual rights and freedoms when they fought tooth and nail to keep same sex marriage from being made legal? I don't see how.

What about all those GOP transphobic bathroom bills? Weren't those designed to keep trans people from simply using the bathroom?

BTW-- why is Kevin McCarthy threatening telecommunication companies from obeying subpoena? Not only is it against the law to try to interfere with congressional investigations by trying to intimidate potential witnesses, but that's also interfering with a business' freedom to comply with the law.

You're talking the talk, but clearly the GOP isn't walking the walk.

[Twisted69]

It's not going to matter if we don't get our shit together. Right now we are on a path of dependency through all the various entitlements that have been increased over the last 40 years or so. At the break over point is when we as country lose our freedom of democracy. The subject has been written about for over 200 years and we are not paying enough attention. BTW last time I checked we were not too far from 50% being on some type of aid. Voters on the "draw" almost always vote for the candidates that will benefit them more in the future. So while we are being fractured into different arguments some of which are magnified by outside influence like Russia and China, we are losing.

[Twisted69]

100,000 people without masks standing shoulder to shoulder for hours together at the Big House watching Michigan play football. Many more college games with thousands of fans packed into each stadium across the country. Were all these sports fans fully vaxx'd? Did they have to show their medical passport, or a negative C test from last 72 hours to get in the game? Any TV news stories calling this a Super Spreader weekend threating the health of all American's across the country because of these football fanatics? Asking for a friend. BTW Michigan Sucks!

The curve for knowing if it was will be in about 3 weeks.

[YoTooBig]

Sorry, bud, that's just stupid. The KKK is irrelevant. Republicans are for individual rights and freedoms, not suppression. If you believe that vote integrity has anything to do with suppression, you're an idiot, plain and simple. The democrats are cheaters, always have been, always will be.

For democrats to believe that a person should vote a certain way because of the color of their skin, regardless are upbringing, belief in form of government, religion, economic status, etc, is inherently racist. But that's all democrats have because their policies suck.

Inflation, taxation, economic oppression, destruction of jobs and middle class, and now, essentially, outright socialism / communism, is what the democrats are. Everything the democrats have said for the past 6 years has been bullshit, because that's all they have. Their policies are basically shit. Give me freedom.

I couldn't say it any better myself. Socialist Democrats KKK lie and deny. They blame anyone for anything that goes wrong and call them a racist then take credit for anything that the polls say is good.

[INeedAnother]

Actually, I already mentioned that a few posts down. The KKK may have been started by Democrats, but there was a reversal in the 1920 through the 1930's and now the GOP is the political standard bearer of the Klan.

Currently and as of the past 90 years, the GOP is pretty much in agreement with the Klan's wish list. Suppression of minorities, xenophobia, destruction of all other religions other than White Christian Evangelicalism, anti-LGBTQ+, anti-Srmitism, etc. If the Klan is against it, so are is GOP.

Sorry, bud, that's just stupid. The KKK is irrelevant. Republicans are for individual rights and freedoms, not suppression. If you believe that vote integrity has anything to do with suppression, you're an idiot, plain and simple. The democrats are cheaters, always have been, always will be.

For democrats to believe that a person should vote a certain way because of the color of their skin, regardless are upbringing, belief in form of government, religion, economic status, etc, is inherently racist. But that's all democrats have because their policies suck.

Inflation, taxation, economic oppression, destruction of jobs and middle class, and now, essentially, outright socialism / communism, is what the democrats are. Everything the democrats have said for the past 6 years has been bullshit, because that's all they have. Their policies are basically shit. Give me freedom.

[Vinnie Kramer]

Highly doubtful given vax rate of 53% nationally. Probably not. Yes.

Michigan sucks.

100,000 people without masks standing shoulder to shoulder for hours together at the Big House watching Michigan play football. Many more college games with thousands of fans packed into each stadium across the country. Were all these sports fans fully vaxx'd? Did they have to show their medical passport, or a negative C test from last 72 hours to get in the game? Any TV news stories calling this a Super Spreader weekend threating the health of all American's across the country because of these football fanatics? Asking for a friend.

[WanderingAbout]

100,000 people without masks standing shoulder to shoulder for hours together at the Big House watching Michigan play football. Many more college games with thousands of fans packed into each stadium across the country. Were all these sports fans fully vaxx'd? Did they have to show their medical passport, or a negative C test from last 72 hours to get in the game? Any TV news stories calling this a Super Spreader weekend threating the health of all American's across the country because of these football fanatics? Asking for a friend. BTW Michigan Sucks!

[LakersFan29]

Damnit, I forgot to include the link!

https://escortalligator.com.listcraw...nnati/66629780

Of course I'm hoping and praying this is totally fake because you have to be a FUCKIN' idiot to post your number online for Mary Jane pricing / advertising. LOL.

[Dillsborodave]

I know things in the world have gone up. But from $1 to $1. 5 hhr is just got me priced out. If the quality was better, I may not mind. Maybe just go to AM again? EB got me thinking with the dudes advertising there. Maybe I should just start selling myself out? Women only though. Wonder if there is a market? I am a decent looking guy, 40's, well hung, college educated. Maybe some neglected women out there who want something discreet?

The problem with that is a woman never really has trouble finding someone to fuck them. It doesn't matter how fat or ugly they are there is some dude that will do it.

[NotYourAverage]

Damnit, I forgot to include the link!

https://escortalligator.com.listcraw...nnati/66629780