The Real timschochet

To your first question I don’t know. It seems like a pretty minor crime and it was done before she came in. So I’m honestly not sure. Maybe. Best answer I can give. To your second question yes. It seems clear to me that Donald Trump is all about testing the limits of his executive power and attempting to impose a dictatorship on this country. Anyone who resists that is a hero to me.

I don’t think your argument will prevail in court. Let’s find out.

The irony of this post is off the charts.

It’s not clear she did. And that’s the problem.

I appreciate the title of this thread. So true.

Trump always gives it away. On Tuesday morning he said at the Cabinet meeting: “We’ll have a majority (in the Fed) very shortly. Once we have a majority housing is going to swing.” Then he fired Cook a day later. You guys can argue it’s a legit firing but it’s bullsh!t and you know it.

Let’s find out.

Though I’m no lawyer common sense tells me Cook should absolutely win this lawsuit. “Cause” HAS to mean something more than Trump’s suspicion of wrongdoing.

Why do you believe that my thoughts on this matter are not genuine? They absolutely are.

They’ve never been able to get around the filibuster on this issue. Or on nearly any gun control issue.

This is not a good solution. If selling a gun to a mentally ill person is a bad idea in terms of public safety then it should be illegal to do so.

Free speech isn’t unlimited. Sometimes restrictions are necessary for public safety. The Oliver Wendell Holmes example of yelling “fire!” In a crowded theater is a prime example. I think we can place certain restrictions on gun purchasing as well, for the same reason: public safety.

How about we just make it illegal to do so? Why do you consistently support politicians who oppose this idea?

Let’s move beyond the tranny/mental illness debate. Surely you would agree that there was something mentally wrong with this dude beyond being a tranny (otherwise all trannies would be violent mass murderers and we know that’s not the case.) I think a mental examination might spot warning signs. As I wrote it wouldn’t be perfect and probably some people would get through the cracks. Others would simply purchase guns illegally. We can’t stop them all. But I think we should try to make it more difficult.

Talking to somebody causally, and giving them an interview designed to detect mental illness are two different animals. What I’m suggesting wouldn’t be infallible by any means but I think it would help.

It sounds to me like you vote conservative mostly for economic reasons (such as your complaints about California bureaucracy, etc.) Does the Republican intolerance on trans and gay issues bother you?

You don’t think an interview with a mental health expert would have offered enough red flags to prevent a purchase?

You’re trying too hard again.

That’s not up to me. The medical authorities who I trust do not do so.

Im glad you feel this way. But why then did you post Andy Ngo yesterday? He is an extreme anti-trans bigot, and uses words like “Transtifa” as he did in the quote you posted. You wrote that he sees it “straight”. You can’t agree with Ngo and call youself trans friendly, sorry.

Good morning. What can we do as a society to make what happened yesterday less likely? Here is what I think: 1. All gun restrictions need to be federal. As @TheNewGirl pointed out yesterday, it’s useless for a state or city to have them. Doesn’t work. 2. We need universal background checks. No exceptions for private sales. 3. If this doesn’t work then I would take it further. Anyone who wants to legally own a gun should have to take some sort of mental wellness test. It would include an interview with a therapist trained to detect serious mental illness. The proposed purchaser would pay for the price of this interview.

He mentioned anti-Christian. Was there specific anti-Catholic rhetoric? (I don’t know.)

The good news is that, unlike this forum, the national discussion after this horrific event is about gun restriction, not trannies. Amy Klobuchar is leading the way. It’s true that all previous attempts at change have led to nothing because of Republican opposition. But it’s never too late.

You’re center right like The Cars were a disco band.

Exactly right. Transgender youth face the threat of serious violence against them on a daily basis.