WWII US: a refinery could be designed, constructed, finished, and put in operation within a year.

It takes a decade to get one refinery today, from design to operation.

The US govt should place refineries as a priority and get several up and running.

To finance this, close the 900+ US foreign military bases, cut defense spending, and end the NDAA and bring home 70,000 US troops and send them to the refineries to help build them.

West Virginua HCR 9 (House Concurrent Resolution 9) and HCR 74 West Virginia.

Repeal the 17th.

If the State Legislatures want to have a representative in Congress like the Original Constitution gave them, repeal the 17th.

The Senate is just a bunch of 6 year HoR's. They only need voters to keep their job, not the legislatures support.

The US doesn't recognize the ICC.

If the US tomorrow ratified and recognized the ICC, every US president since the ICC creation, would be subject to crimes against humanity prosecution as there is no Statute of limitation.

Just do a quick search of crimes they all did. Not just the President. Congress and any other American would be subject to prosecution.

So, who was president since 2002?

receive a 30% discount on property taxes from my town because I am over 65.

This is the same age group that gets on the bus for free.

There are discounts and free stuff at restaurants and events for 65 and older.

These freebies have to be paid for by the younger generation.

It is age discrimination, but that's legal because most of those wrote the laws to benefit or buy votes

Rank-and-file members of the United States Congress are paid an annual salary of $174,000.

Even congress has to pay on their entire income. They are just like us common folk.

The Supreme Court isn't compromised.

SCOTUS currently has a majority of like minded judges.

FDR established a majority thinking court by choosing Justices for SCOTUS.

The Supreme Court is and always has been biased.

If SCOTUS truly did their job without bias, then nobody should be able to say, "We already know how they will rule."

9-0 decisions are great.

Constant 5-4, 6-3, 7-2 rulings and everyone is on 'their side' means the judges have pre-determined outcomes.

Instead of the death penalty, she could have been sold as a slave.

Considering all the businesses that need illegal labor, just sell off all the inmates. Why shouldn't the public make money on the sale and have the slave owner take care of the slave?

The 8th and 13th amendments are compatible.

Why do both parties just keep spending and creating more national debt.

The "our deficit spending is less that theirs" is why the two parties are the same.

True. But the FBI and Biden and now Trump find Epstein and Maxwell were the only criminals.

As for Butler PA, even Congress isn't being told anything about the investigation.

Seems, like Epstein, everyone in charge suddenly is gagged and unable to act.

Ugly as hell.

Let's assume, for a minute that you're correct. How do you reconcile the fact that the FBI and the Biden Administration missed this?

Or are you saying they didn't miss anything and went along with the staged event and ran cover for Trump?

#6 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2026

Epstein and Maxwell did all the crimes by themselves and everyone else was a victim.

So far, this is every administration.

Do the states have a say in federal tax policy right now? Other than through the elected representatives?

#82 | Posted by madbomber

No,the States don't. The people do through their representatives.

But, the 17th removed the States from Congress. Stupid fools.

The Senate was the States' safeguard.

The only weapon the States have is a Constitutional Convention.

Lamp, no news about the sailors in the rest of the convoy. The carrier is always part of many ships.

So, the question isn't answered. Whats happening on the other ships that have been at sea too.

Its the military. Not summer camp.

How many suicides have been reported from the other ships in the task force?

The MIC? Have you forgotten what Eisenhower said?

The wealthy have always been there.
The poor have always been there.

You can hate MAGA and Trump and all the followers.
You can hate Obama and Democrats and all their followers.

Neither the real Democrats or Republicans or Libertarians or Independents or whatever would support the DSA platform.

Any voting for the DSA is seeking the destruction of the United States.

The US Constitution can be amended. The laws can be re-written. All legal.

Do you want the DSA platform to be real?

Just read the platform. Look at their leadership statements. Look at the candidates.

It is their intention to tear down the Republic.

If you don't realize the damage the platform will do, you're blind. The platform isn't the Socialism that FDR stood for.

The two party system has set this all in motion. Trump is here because of the system. DSA is here because of the system.

Never thought either party would ever vote for the DSA platform. The country is screwed.

Ballots don't have blank lines to vote for neither. We're screwed.

The DSA is winning primaries.

Democrats are blindly voting for DSA in November, or do you think they won't vote for either party.

Blind ass fools are going to vote for the DSA candidate because they just hate the opposition so much, they'll cut their own throat.

This is the Socialism the typical democrat points to:

Police, fire department,hospitals, schools, city services.

Great social projects.

But, democrats will vote for this and will say "dont look here":

THE PLATFORM

Democratic Socialists

Demilitarize police departments as steps towards fully abolishing the police and prison system

- Abolish ICE, end deportations, and grant amnesty for all immigrants regardless of status, and end visa caps and quotas

- Abolish the Electoral College

- Replace the President and Supreme Court with an executive and judiciary subordinate to Congress

- Replace the two-party system and abolish the Senate

- Defund the military, end all foreign wars, and close overseas military bases

- Seize ownership of the largest corporations and essential industries
Use tax money to enact reparations

- Free Palestine, including the right to resist military occupation. End all military and economic aid to
Israel

Positions from the DSA 2025-2026 program at program.dsausa.org

Grandparents raised rabbits for food. Other family ate locust. Any kind if fish would do.

Chickens and beef? Guess poor ancestry would say that's probably an upgrade.

In the end, growing up eating pb&j and hot dogs because other foods were expensive, people just need to realize there is other food to eat.

Let Europe defend Ukraine. They have the financial capacity to defend themselves. For decades, Europe has saud they had enough of the US.

End the NDAA.

It's cheaper to go to the farm, have the butcher give you fresh meat,bring some buckets and ice, take home, and have a BBQ.

Eating out was a luxury and maybe once in a month or two.

Bag lunches and a thermos.

I would have linked an article of the WA State Supreme Court ruling, but there were so many lopsided articles,you just need to go find the ruling. The articles are all over the place with opinions.

"And then, put yourself in the place of a leader of the United States whose job it is to think about the future."billjohnson.

900+ foreign military bases.

The future?

WWII ended in 1945. The US is required by law to have 76,000 troops in Europe(NDAA).

This isn't the future being protected. 75+ freaking years!

Europe can afford to pamper its citizens because the US bleeds MIC.

All those poor illegal immigrants crossing the US border are finding the American dream.

Their children were saved by Obama.

So, if illegals can find the dream, why can't Americans.