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Callatoroy said:
not sure that would help you. aoc? newsome? pritzger in a van down by the river? I mean the choices you had available in no way reflects the fact that your party disenfranchised its voters. Maybe because all the choices suck is why you don't care. it happens.
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That’s alright. Kamala lost fair and square, and our people didn’t storm DC and our losing candidate didn’t attempt to stage an insurrection over it.
 
uncsig said:
Given you were being hyper-technical, Gabbard is not a member of the Cabinet either.
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Trump thinks she is.

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The Cabinet

Established in Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution, the Cabinet’s role is to advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of each member’s respective office. President Donald J. Trump’s Cabinet includes Vice President J.D. Vance and the heads of the 15...
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Ramrouser said:
Realistically, how many people with 9-5 jobs don't have a valid ID? I would imagine most people who have no ID don't work, are retired or in nursing homes and are likely on disability or receive social security. We're narrowing down the number of people impacted by this as pretty miniscule.

I honestly don't know how allegedly 34M people function without a valid ID in modern day America. I would like to see how many are under 65.
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No idea. But I bet it's a bigger number than cases of documented voter fraud.

Seriously though, I bet Rs could get a lot of Ds on board with voter ID requirements if they were accompanied by proposals to assuage concerns of disenfranchisement. Same-day ID; assistance with paperwork and documentation; subsidized or state-provided travel to ID offices; mobile voter ID offices that travel to rural areas. Just off the top of my head. Have any of these types of things been proposed? I could get on board with it, and I bet a lot of others could too. Isn't whatever these services cost worth the comfort of "election integrity"? Surely it's not too expensive for a state to provide these services relative to its budget.
 
Profiles in competence.

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President Donald Trump is ousting Billy Long from his role as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service just two months after he was confirmed to the position, four sources familiar told CNN.

Trump has already selected Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to serve as the acting head of the IRS while the administration seeks a more permanent replacement, according to two White House officials.

Trump is expected to nominate Long, a former GOP congressman, for an ambassadorship, three of the sources familiar told CNN.

The IRS has faced an unusually turbulent period in Trump’s second term, churning through several different leaders.

The IRS referred comment to the Treasury Department, and Treasury did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Long’s removal was first reported by The New York Times.

Long was an unorthodox pick to lead the IRS, given his limited tax experience, his ties to a fraud-riddled tax credit, and his past support for abolishing the agency. But there weren’t any public signs in recent weeks that the Trump loyalist’s future at the IRS was in jeopardy.

Known for his gregarious and friendly personality, Long occasionally sent staff-wide emails to all IRS employees telling them they could leave early on Fridays, a source familiar told CNN. He sent one of these emails on Thursday, with the subject line: “It’s Almost FriYay,” according to a copy of the message obtained by CNN.

In that company-wide missive, he shared lessons from one of his fraternity brothers who he said runs the parent company of Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, and talked about “building a new culture at the IRS.” As in previous weeks, Long told the staff they could leave early before the weekend.

“With this being Thursday before another FriYay, please enjoy a 70-minute early exit tomorrow,” Long wrote. “That way you’ll be well rested for my 70th birthday on Monday.”

He signed the message: “Call Me Billy.”

With Long’s departure, and with Bessent taking over as acting commissioner, seven different people have led the beleaguered agency since Trump won the 2024 election.
 
lawtig02 said:
Profiles in competence.

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President Donald Trump is ousting Billy Long from his role as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service just two months after he was confirmed to the position, four sources familiar told CNN.

Trump has already selected Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to serve as the acting head of the IRS while the administration seeks a more permanent replacement, according to two White House officials.

Trump is expected to nominate Long, a former GOP congressman, for an ambassadorship, three of the sources familiar told CNN.

The IRS has faced an unusually turbulent period in Trump’s second term, churning through several different leaders.

The IRS referred comment to the Treasury Department, and Treasury did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Long’s removal was first reported by The New York Times.

Long was an unorthodox pick to lead the IRS, given his limited tax experience, his ties to a fraud-riddled tax credit, and his past support for abolishing the agency. But there weren’t any public signs in recent weeks that the Trump loyalist’s future at the IRS was in jeopardy.

Known for his gregarious and friendly personality, Long occasionally sent staff-wide emails to all IRS employees telling them they could leave early on Fridays, a source familiar told CNN. He sent one of these emails on Thursday, with the subject line: “It’s Almost FriYay,” according to a copy of the message obtained by CNN.

In that company-wide missive, he shared lessons from one of his fraternity brothers who he said runs the parent company of Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, and talked about “building a new culture at the IRS.” As in previous weeks, Long told the staff they could leave early before the weekend.

“With this being Thursday before another FriYay, please enjoy a 70-minute early exit tomorrow,” Long wrote. “That way you’ll be well rested for my 70th birthday on Monday.”

He signed the message: “Call Me Billy.”

With Long’s departure, and with Bessent taking over as acting commissioner, seven different people have led the beleaguered agency since Trump won the 2024 election.
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Tom Cruise What GIF
 
Story already posted in here once but I am posting another link mainly b/c of the picture.

 
ZenMode said:
Of course, that was written in a time when anyone who reached our border was given citizenship.
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So what does this say about the 2nd amendment? Can we use the same argument that the country is in a different place today and should do things differently?
 
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