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Of course they CAN. I never said they couldn't. I said they shouldn't. If they do, budget votes for all time will be majority only. They also don't want to do it because normies see that it's the Dems fault, which is the topic of this thread. If the Dems are losing the MSM then it must be bad. Most people realize that a lot of this is Schumer trying to look tough so he doesn't get primaried by AOC or another whackjob progressive. It's not the Republicans' responsibility to stop the Dems from pissing into the wind.

I'm guessing you are just making stuff up.

I'd love to hear Tim's objection to Sliwa.

Sharia councils are not sharia law.

I don't think he is fanatical. He is an anti-semite, though. I do congratulate you on your point about democratic socialism, though. I had thought about saying that very thing to TimH, along the line of "if you wanted to try a more compelling argument, you would say..." I think both things can be true though. I think he can want to be the middle school student council president candidate, and, say, exhaust all legal options to arrest Netanyahu, were he to set foot in NY during his term. Or maybe he'll propose some sharia councils like Great Britain; for personal matters like marriage, divorce, inheritance, etc., not legal adjudication of course. His parents stopped raising him when he was 5 years old? What was his Muslim instruction like after he left and went first to South Africa, then to America? Were they those contemporary mosques that teach acceptance and co-existence with infidels?

The intifada on 10/7 was pretty rapey and murdery, no? Hamas' charter is the destruction of Israel and the death to all Jews worldwide. Mamdani wouldn't say that Hamas should lay down their weapons until it was politically expedient to do so. Do I think Mamdani wants all Jews to die? No. But he's somewhere on that spectrum of the "moderate" Muslims after Charlie Hebdo was murdered. They told anyone who would listen that they did not support such actions... ... and then mumbled under their breath, "but he DID draw that cartoon of Mohammed..."

I'll accept your L.

Those are both true. If someone asked me about the phrase "raping children is awesome," the first thing I would say is that the statement and the people who say it disgust me. I might be inclined to comment in a free speech, but then I would add that I would hope the proper authorities are looking into the behavior of such people, because speech can have consequences. I wouldn't just say "muh free speech!" Regarding being raised by parents and other influencers of Sharia law, I explained the significance, but nuance and you have never met.

What are you rambling about?

I didn't say that. I said "his foundational upbringing is antithetical to our democratic system." If someone is raised a Christian, I would think that foundational judeo-christian values guide his actions. But I wouldn't expect him to make Christianity the law of the land. Words matter, Tim. Another day, another W.

Hey guys, I don't use the phrase "raping young children is awesome," but I'm not going to speak out against it either. Also free speech words.

Zohran Mamdani was born in Uganda and lived there until he was 5, born and raised by parents who lived there. Muslims in Uganda practice Sharia law. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/sharia-law-countries Mamdani's foundational upbringing is antithetical to our democratic system. But hey, if you are going to elect a never-has-been 31 year old socialist who runs on a middle school platform of no homework and free candy at lunch, you might as well go for broke.

I'd like to think I bring a reasoned discussion regarding the conservative side of issues. Also lots of wins over TimHauck, almost daily at this point. That's becoming less noteworthy the more I do it, though.

I said budget, I didn't say it hadn't been done. This is a different topic.

I miss JT. He had had a lung transplant and was on a lot of immunosuppression drugs, hence this comment. He actually lived a few miles from me for a while but we never met. He retired and moved a few hours north, and passed away years ago. RIP, JT