Interesting article on how State Governments restrict local authority.

-If I'm reading it right, the State legislature is in effect restricting local governments from going further than what the State currently does in the way of anti-discrimination laws.

The argument is that these often times are "weaponized against different businesses and people." but I don't see a good example of that. That might help in defending the passing of this law.

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Yes it was. And my point still stands.

"BTW I feel the same about the disturbing number of extended family and friends/acquaintances from my hometown who work for various government agencies (DHS, NYSP, NYDOC, IRS and a few others) who are also against government programs/assistance for poor people (even though many of them ate regularly as children because they received assistance) and rail against government employees as incompetent, unnecessary yada yada yada."

LOL....I sat on our local chamber board for a term about 8-10 years ago.

On the board with me was the local community college president.

When we were discussing what projects to approve the funding for he opines once, "Well, I'm really a Libertarian". Everyone else just kept talking.....but I stopped everyone and asked him if I heard him correctly. "Did you just refer to yourself as a Libertarian? A community college president? Have you even read on the principles of a libertarian? Because I'm pretty sure there is zero chance you're one."

He didn't say anything the rest of the meeting. Pretty awkward.

"a white guy"

So, he's lying about being Asian so you'll insult his heritage?

I actually think insulting his heritage is fair game if that's true.

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So, they're faggots as well. Got it.

This place has homosexuals, blacks, asians, hispanic, females, Jews, Persians, and transgenders.

Maybe a Muslim? I don't know really.

But I don't label those folks with those terms when I can't get anywhere with them on an issue.

Some of you can't help yourselves. IOW, it's very much in play.

Calling Boaz a DEI hire (which is calling him a nigger) is in bounds......but any negative reference to Laura's journey and challenges is out of bounds.

And then you defend that behavior.

Well....okay then.

-That is, unless the definition of liberal is to be ok with people getting assistance or receiving taxpayer dollars through programs

republicans at the State and Federal level vote in favor of funding for SS, medicare, medicaid, SNAP, school lunches, etc.....it's usually not about support for such programs but rather at what levels.

So your broad definition of liberal is hard not to apply to almost anyone.

-When you take and take and take but pi&& and moan about any giving back you will inevitably be called a mooch, mooch.

You're describing a hypocrite.

All public employees are required to be liberal? Otherwise, they are a "mooch"?

-The guy is a white, middle aged Trump supporter. What exactly is it that he gets the rest don't?

my point is that he's been called just about everything you can short of calling him a -----.

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You can hear those folks screaming into their monitor at Boaz and Oneiron and what names they are calling them.

-Actually, of all the posters here, you are the foremost one more interested in personalities rather than the actual debate.

Not even remotely true. Yes, I'm guilty of that but you're clearly blind to seeing that in others.

-You actually went to sleep, came back today, and posted this crybaby tirade?

Basically.....yes.

-Little quibbles between posters here don't amount to much compared to that, ya think?

People can decide for themselves how important "little quibbles" are.

Look at A Friend for a great illustration.

It's everything to him.

-He's always seem like a nice person

You're an idiot. He's nice to you and that's all that matters.

He's nice to me as well......but I can see how obsessed he gets with posters here.

It's creepy.

But you pretend not to see it........don't want to interrupt your stories....

-What responsibility do parents have to help teach their kids to read and write?

legal or moral?

they have a 100% moral obligation to do everything they can including sacrificing any and all discretionary spending in favor of providing the best education.

That's a big part of what's missing. Parental buy in to a private education. Many think education should be free. Period. Not better....not worse.....just free.

I always read the only reason why the Democratic party opposes school choice and vouchers is because they only care about the teachers union.

I think it's more than that. I worry if we ever get to a point where everyone can receive a path out of a public school.....then we'll end up with some really bad public schools.

But.....there are only so many seats in a private school. And vouchers won't fundamentally change that.

private education will just get more expensive and folks will stay where they are.

Lemme guess.....a bunch of non parents are going to pontificate about how actual parents manage their kid's education.

Let me peruse the thread and see what I find............

"Last week was National School Choice Week,"

It was also Catholic Schools Week.

coincidence? I think not....

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what BS?

-My ground is so high I can pi&& on your head and you'd think it's rain.

You don't want to be compared to me, do you?

-They were doing well because they had markets.

True and I didn't mean to exclude grain prices which are cyclical like input commodities.

And tariffs have impacted all of it.

Why do I have the feeling the nurses union is about to be scrutinized in the public square very soon?

suspect uses of administrative funds, perhaps some expensive parties, trips,.....you know...stuff the rank and file members of the union won't be happy to know about?

-Calling someone a ridiculous piece of s*&^ isn't being intolerant

when it's unprovoked and not even remotely an in-kind response?

Yes, it is indeed being intolerant.

which, AGAIN, is fine. Be as intolerant as you want......but stop crying about other intolerant posters. You're the exact same as them. Stop deluding yourself with the lie that you're not.

-I am?

Only every single post every single day.

I don't make you post what you post.....but yes, your feelings are insanely hurt.

and every post is evidence of that fact.

You understand you're defending your tolerance on a thread where you've probably personally attacked 1 person 30 or 40 times, correct? You and twoothy are beside yourselves with rage.

You're 100% unhinged.

And despite that........I'm fine with you doing what you do. I'm not going to cry to the moderator about getting you tossed.....that's what you do after personally attacking the same person over and over and over.

Lemme guess.......you can't see the hypocrisy, can you? Yet more evidence of your unhinged persona.

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I never hold the poster of an opinion piece to every sentence in the entire opinion piece and assume everything is the belief of the poster.

In fact, sometimes the poster agrees with almost none of an opinion piece.

IOW, if Nixon posted this, you'd probably focus on the article itself and not chase after the guy who posted it.

But you'd have to be smart enough to understand that.