Politics Thread

[X-man]

Really? Uh, Mass Pike, Connecticut Tpke, almost every expressway bridge, and almost every limited access highway is tolled. WTF?

Other than the Mass Pike, there are virtually no tolls anywhere else in NE. And tell me where there are any bridge tolls. The Conn. River is the only major waterway with bridges, and there are no bridge tolls anywhere that I am aware of. But I'm glad to hear you support tolls. Could you tell your Tea Party friends to STFU about never tolling to pay for the Brent Spence bridge repair/replacement.

[Masterofreality]

Other than the Mass Pike, there are virtually no tolls anywhere else in NE. And tell me where there are any bridge tolls. The Conn. River is the only major waterway with bridges, and there are no bridge tolls anywhere that I am aware of. But I'm glad to hear you support tolls. Could you tell your Tea Party friends to STFU about never tolling to pay for the Brent Spence bridge repair/replacement.

I support tolls if my tax dollars aren't being confiscated by the Feds to build roads feeding Georgia growth Then charging tolls on top of that. They're now charging tolls on fast express lanes in Atlanta on top of the dollars that were spent originally.

[X-man]

I support tolls if my tax dollars aren't being confiscated by the Feds to build roads feeding Georgia growth Then charging tolls on top of that. They're now charging tolls on fast express lanes in Atlanta on top of the dollars that were spent originally.

So where do you stand on tolling for the Brent Spence?

[Caf]

True liberal...defend palestine. Ill stand with israel who is our ally or was until Obama got ahold of them.

Just curious, do you consider Mexico to be an ally?

[X-man]

I support tolls if my tax dollars aren't being confiscated by the Feds to build roads feeding Georgia growth Then charging tolls on top of that. They're now charging tolls on fast express lanes in Atlanta on top of the dollars that were spent originally.

Also, is it your position that every federal tax dollar raised in each state should be spent in that state? That would be, to say the least, an extreme minority view of what federalism means.

[X-man]

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!". Never mind.

[Juice]

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!". Never mind.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/w...ot-policy.html


That being said, I don't agree with this move by Trump but let's not pretend he's the only president who has limited refugees/immigrants. As shown above with Obama, and when Obama cut off all Iraqi refugees in 2011 for 6 months.

This tweet thread is a crazy example of what we are losing https://twitter.com/dyllyp/status/825397560126824448

[Juice]

Hitler

[vee4xu]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/12/w...ot-policy.html


That being said, I don't agree with this move by Trump but let's not pretend he's the only president who has limited refugees/immigrants. As shown above with Obama, and when Obama cut off all Iraqi refugees in 2011 for 6 months.

This tweet thread is a crazy example of what we are losing https://twitter.com/dyllyp/status/825397560126824448

Fair enough. But, he is the first and only one to do it indiscriminately across the board. Others have focused on illegal hiring and immigrants who've committed crimes. But, never an across the board policy like Mr. Trump. I worry now about US citizens traveling to other countries and the possibility of being detained, arrested or jailed as a result of Mr. Trump's decision. The question I have is, how many immigrant ISIS got past security to commit crimes in our country? Seems to me that most of our tragedies have been unstable nut cases with guns, Sandy Hook, or self taught American-Muslims who were converted over the internet, Riverside, CA. I cannot think of one tragedy in our country over the past 10 years that was perpetrated by a terrorist who illegally entered the US and committed that crime. Seems that Mr. Trump is trying to solve a problem that doesn't currently exist. Further, it is a way to enact discrimination under the guise of national security. Just the opinion of a regular guy who's lived a lot of years and seen a lot.

[Juice]

Fair enough. But, he is the first and only one to do it indiscriminately across the board. Others have focused on illegal hiring and immigrants who've committed crimes. But, never an across the board policy like Mr. Trump. I worry now about US citizens traveling to other countries and the possibility of being detained, arrested or jailed as a result of Mr. Trump's decision. The question I have is, how many immigrant ISIS got past security to commit crimes in our country? Seems to me that most of our tragedies have been unstable nut cases with guns, Sandy Hook, or self taught American-Muslims who were converted over the internet, Riverside, CA. I cannot think of one tragedy in our country over the past 10 years that was perpetrated by a terrorist who illegally entered the US and committed that crime. Seems that Mr. Trump is trying to solve a problem that doesn't currently exist. Further, it is a way to enact discrimination under the guise of national security. Just the opinion of a regular guy who's lived a lot of years and seen a lot.

When Obama suspended refugee Iraqis from entering in 2011 it was because a few potential terrorists were caught before they could do any damage. But they entered using the Iraqi refugee process. http://thefederalist.com/2015/11/18/...onths-in-2011/

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/al-qae...ry?id=20931131