I suspect most citizens find the idea of government agents revealing private conversations of American citizens distasteful. It's also illegal. Its a violation of the federal law. Leftists don't seem to be bothered by that concept which is sort of weird.
Tim finneganOn 2/20/17, Obama corrupted a number of US Agencies wrote: > On 2/20/17, AW so? wrote: >> On 2/20/17, Bob R/CA wrote: >>> On 2/20/17, AW, well maybe wrote: >>>> We can have a swedish beer summit! Less controversial >>> than >>>> calling the police stupid. >>> ...See MoreOn 2/20/17, Obama corrupted a number of US Agencies wrote: > On 2/20/17, AW so? wrote: >> On 2/20/17, Bob R/CA wrote: >>> On 2/20/17, AW, well maybe wrote: >>>> We can have a swedish beer summit! Less controversial >>> than >>>> calling the police stupid. >>> >>> And not even on the scale of calling our intelligence >>> agencies "Nazis." >> >> Calling a bunch of liberal-leaning government employees "Nazis" >> that it has been suggested they are planning a "coup" is nothing >> compared to the liberal media and liberal politicians >> calling a sitting President "illegitimate" or "unfit." >> >>> >>> I gather you disapprove each time Trump puts >>> "intelligence" in quotes. >> >> No, my concerns aren't that inconsequential. > > I suspect most citizens find the idea of government > agents revealing private conversations of American > citizens distasteful. It's also illegal. Its a violation > of the federal law. Leftists don't seem to be bothered by > that concept which is sort of > weird. > >
Actually, they do get all wee wee'd up when private conversations are revealed. Look at their reaction to the leak of DNC emails. It was the worst thing ever. Then again, this is the hacking of a Rs conversations. That makes it ok.
:::quote::: For seven years, few issues have animated conservative voters as much as the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. But with President Barack Obama out of office, the debate over “Obamacare” is becoming less about “Obama” and more about “care” — greatly complicating the issue for Republican lawmakers.
Polling indicates that more Republicans want to make fixes to the law rather than do away with it. President Trump, who remains popular on the right, has mused about a replacement plan that is even more expansive than the original. The conservative news media are focused more on Mr. Trump’s near-daily skirmishes with Democrats and reporters, among others, than on policy issues like health care. And the congressional debate, as well as the paid advertisements on both sides, is centered on the substance of the law rather than its namesake, draining some of its toxicity on the right.
As liberals overwhelm congressional town hall-style meetings and deluge the Capitol phone system with pleas to protect the health law, there is no similar clamor for dismantling it, Mr. Obama’s signature legislative accomplishment. From deeply conservative districts in the South and the West to the more moderate parts of the Northeast, Republicans in Congress say there is significantly less intensity among opponents of the law than when Mr. Obama was in office.
“I hear more concerns than before about ‘You’re going to repeal it, and we’re all going to lose insurance’ because they don’t think we’re going to replace it,” said Representative Mike Simpson, a Republican who represents a conservative district in Idaho. :::end quote:::
On 2/19/17, Chalky wrote: > > Repeal and Replace was a good campaign slogan. > > Not so easy to do in real life. > > :::quote::: > For seven years, few issues have animated conservative voters > as much as the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. But with > President Barack Obama out of office, the debate over
:::quote::: It didn’t take an eagle eye to notice the “Blacks for Trump” signs just over Donald Trump’s left shoulder at his Tuesday rally in Sanford, Florida. The middle-aged white woman enthusiastically waving hers was particularly memorable. But the man next to her, a fringe political figure in South Florida who goes by Michael the Black Man, is the real star here.
A former member of the murderous Yahweh ben Yahweh cult, Michael has found himself with front-row seats to several recent Trump events in South Florida, always waving his “Blacks for Trump” sign and wearing a shirt that says “Trump & Republicans Are Not Racist.”
At Tuesday’s rally in Sanford, Trump took notice. “I love the signs behind me. Blacks for Trump. I like those signs. Blacks for Trump. You watch. You watch. Those signs are great,” he said. :::end quote
..But take a closer look at the data. What you find is that the entire decline in the uninsured rate is due to more people going on Medicaid or other government health programs.
The "Bush Recession" ended two years after the 9/11 attacks which started the recession. The Democrat/Obama recession started when the dems took over congress in 2008, and Obama was subsequently elected. The numbers don't lie.
An Associated Press analysis of roughly 13,500 affidavits submitted in Texas' largest counties found at least 500 instances in which voters were allowed to get around the law by signing an affidavit and never showing a photo ID, despite indicating that they possessed one.
An internet search revealed this info from the Houston Chronicle:
:::quote::: AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas election officials have acknowledged that hundreds of people were allowed to bypass the state's toughest-in-the-nation voter ID law and improperly cast ballots in the November presidential election by signing a sworn statement instead of showing a photo ID.
The chief election officers in two of the state's largest counties are now considering whether to refer cases to local prosecutors for potential perjury charges or violations of election law. Officials in many other areas say *they will simply let the mistakes go, citing widespread confusion among poll workers and voters*.
The Texas law requires voters to show one of seven approved forms of identification to cast ballots. It was softened in August to allow people without a driver's license or other photo ID to sign an affidavit declaring that they have an impediment to obtaining required identification.
Even after the affidavits were introduced, voters who possess an acceptable photo ID were still required to show it at the polls.
:::snip::: In Fort Bend County, a suburb of Houston, more than 15 percent of voters who submitted 313 affidavits said they possessed a photo ID, but they were not required to show it.
Under a court order issued last year, election officials were not allowed to question a voter's reason for signing an affidavit.
*The cases do not amount to voter fraud because people still had to be registered to vote to qualify for an affidavit, said John Oldham, Fort Bend County's elections chief.*
In Fort Bend County, a suburb of Houston, more than 15 percent of voters who submitted 313 affidavits said they possessed a photo ID, but they were not required to show it.
Under a court order issued last year, election officials were not allowed to question a voter's reason for signing an affidavit.
The cases do not amount to voter fraud because people still had to be registered to vote to qualify for an affidavit, said John Oldham, Fort Bend County's elections chief.
:::end quote:::
I have included a hot link to the Chronicle article below.
I sounds like the affidavit system that Texas instituted is the problem.
Since the Texas administration is Republican, how did this happen?
I'm certain we can all agree that Trump is a cuckoo that fell out of the nest and should never have been allowed to run in the first place. Anyone who thinks otherwise is clueless and gullible.
OPI said nothing about preferring a lying crook. Where you got that is beyond me. This observation was about Donald Trump. It had nothing to do with anyone else who was running in either party.
Like I said the truth is somewhere in the middle. There is evidence that spies may have broken the law, it should be investigated. There is the appearance of impropriety in what Flynn did, it should be investigated. Both things can be true and the government can and should be able to do both. What bothers me is that the seemingly deep seeded concern with the media is a huge waste of his time!
A view from afarOn 2/17/17, mdmusic wrote: > >> Why does it bother you? It's kind of obvious he's >> controlling the >> narrative and the press doesn't like it. There's no >> reason at all that he has to allow them to manipulate >> the floor of information. >> Tame the Flynn story. Spies worki...See MoreOn 2/17/17, mdmusic wrote: > >> Why does it bother you? It's kind of obvious he's >> controlling the >> narrative and the press doesn't like it. There's no >> reason at all that he has to allow them to manipulate >> the floor of information. >> Tame the Flynn story. Spies working in some govt agency broke the >> law by leaking to the Washington post. That's not ok. >> There's no >> evidence Flynn broke the law. His mistake was lung to >> Pence and he >> got fired. > > > Like I said the truth is somewhere in the middle. There > is evidence that spies may have broken the law, it should > be investigated. There is the appearance of impropriety > in what Flynn did, it should be investigated. Both things > can be true and the government can and should be able to > do both. What bothers me is that the seemingly deep > seeded concern with the > media is a huge waste of his time!
You got THAT right!! You'd think that, with the 'BIG MESS' he blathered on about yesterday, that he wouldn't have 60 plus minutes for the spectacle he provided for the world in that pressed. And for such a big tough guy, he sure whines a lot....And he STILL is blathering on about the Electoral College....How about moving on to more pressing issues???!!!