DukeNukeEm

We cant keep living in fear of recession every time the idea of the government spending a still-ludicrous-but-just-a-little-less money is brought up. That's how this monster keeps growing "were in a recession the government needs to spend more!", "cut government spending?! what do you want to do?! cause a recession?!". I dont know when its supposed to end, when are finally supposed to contract the federal government? Seriously though, this is why I like Filibusters, hyperpartisanship, a spirit a hating the f*** out of each other... if these guys can barely agree to keep the government open eventually s*** starts dying off. Down with it goes the Apparatchik, although this is probably the least efficient way of curtailing our out of control federal government.

She called herself an affirmative action baby, bragged about all the s*** she got for being strong wise latina

Her words, not mine.

Im saying there's a whole lot of disenfranchisement going on in this country, and generally minorities aren't the victims.

I do think its funny that the affirmative action hire justice has taken even more of a particular interest in this case than Scalia. Talk about racial entitlement.

Why bother with any of this crap. How dumb do you have to be to think racially discriminatory laws are in any way better than the bevy of legal voterigging schemes?

Maxine Waters says 170 million jobs could be lost.

Is it really more voter discrimination happening or the added vehicle for lodging complaints leading to more complaints?

Because it violates states rights on a discriminatory basis. That's why its a bad law in 2013. Now you tell me why we should keep the law without using the race card.

Scalia is 100% right. The VRA doesn't breeze through Congress every time it comes up because its still a necessary law, because its not a necessary law anymore and probably does more harm than good nowadays, but instead because not devoting yourself to it is branded as racist. Even when all the arguments against keeping the VRA around have nothing to do with race, its still racist to not support it. So everyone supports it, the liberals are happy (but still ever-vigilant of the evil white man) and a dumb law we have no use for anymore continues to add more bureaucracy and more intrusion from the federal government. It is a massive racial entitlement, we cant adequately control the scope of our government because some people might get offended. Or pretend to be offended. Or satisfy the gargantuan white-guilt complex were showered with f***ing daily. I dont know, I seriously dont understand the motivations of whiny, sentimental liberals..

Fun times in Illinois! Madigan's been shot down again trying overturn the court's decision striking down the IL CCW law. So the 180 day clock is still ticking until that law is *POOF*. State legislature is also way too divided on the issue right now to get close to passing anything, so a replacement law seems unlikely without some big concessions from the anti-gunners (end to FOIDs, striking down Cook County/Chicago's AWB and registration laws). Assuming no compromise happens this summer Illinois will go to full unrestricted carry. No permits, no classes, no licensing, no fees. You could open carry or concealed carry. The type of weapon wouldn't matter (under 10 round magazine in Cook County only), you could walk around with an AK-47 slung over your back and it'd be 100% legal. Where you're carrying wouldn't matter either, the only place off limits would be airports. All you'd need is a FOID and a gun. I, for one, cant wait one way or the other. Gun laws in this state are about to get A LOT better no matter what. The liberal no gun dream and its repeated failures are finally coming to an end in this state.

300 million in this country. I could pull up just as many stories of people behaving like idiots at Walmart, being dangerous with their car... s*** like this happens. Dekoog thyself.

Grassley is OK but Harkin is the devil. He's a Feinstein in sheep's clothing.

I've gotten used to the fact that every time a white person is arrested for a gun crime in this country it will be all over the news.

If I get suspended from this so be it. I never break rules in this forum. I merely have opinions that piss Reddy off a lot and instead of actually responding to them he calls me "DISGUSTING" or "AWFUL" then begs for mods to ban me. I will say this though, you all need to toughen up. There are a lot of bad words out there and I firmly believe best way to neuter their intent is not to try and ban them (BAN CULTURE BAN BAN BAN) or search for ways to let them offend you, but let their colloquial use relegate them to innocent common speech.

Computers aren't magic. They'll need to be told how to redistrict, and you could bet your ass the parties would be all over the rules that govern those machines.

Well considering it just gets leaked out, put on Gawker and jeopardizes the safety of lawful gun owners...

In related firearms news, Emanuel... http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/01/25/ema...ing-gun-makers/

At this point we know better than to give the blatantly biased academic culture or the gun grabbing government any more ammunition in the fight against our 2A rights.

To be fair the word I used that apparently makes you all cry for TEH OPPRESSED GAYS IN R CUONTRY is often used with zero connotation to homosexuals. See the Louis CK skit if this goes over your head.

Edited for BigSqwerts sensibilities.

Nah gun owners have compromised enough. Imagine gun owners had a pie... 1934- We cut it in half for the sake of compromise and let the NFA pass 1968- We cut it in half for the sake of compromise and let the GCA pass 1986- We cut it in half for the sake of compromise and let FOPA pass 1994- After decades of compromise we got the 1994 AWB, because all we'd done before just wasn't enough. So of the original pie we have about 1/8th remain. We've had our rights looted. So I'm not compromising an inch. The NRA, SAF and GOA aren't either. No longer are we going to play nice with you whateveryouares, you want to take more of our rights get ready for war. Were sick of it.

Molon Labe. Actually you'd probably want to bring in doctors, researchers and pharmacists in who are familiar with the effects certain drugs have on the body.

But when he says "10 clip magazine" nobody knows wtf that means.

If we must have gun laws in this country they should be advocated to the public and written by people who have taken the time to learn bare-minimum terminology. Its not complicated, a clip loads a magazine which feeds rounds into the chamber. Boom. Now you know, wasn't that easy? The guy leading the president's task force on guns hasn't even bothered to learn that. Just ban it all! I dont know what that is, ban it! Is it black and scary looking? Ban it! If you dont think this kind of ignorance filters down to legislation and affects the functionality of the laws that are being introduced and the way they will be enforced you're being intentionally gullible.