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I'm hoping she drops one of her infamous word salad responses, and Trump gets in a zinger like he did in the Biden debate: "I'm not sure what he just said. I don't think he knows either." That was pure gold.

I wonder what the impacts of this would be. I'm envisioning an extreme reluctance to sell houses which will keep inventory low and drive prices through the roof. Instead, homeowners will hang onto their house when they move, and rent it out instead. Thus, young middle-class people will be unable...

Sure. I'm talking all government licensing, whether or not it should legally exist.

I think all government licensing/title/whatever requirements should be paid for by the government (taxes). That might introduce some accountability into shit like this.

It's disturbing to see how much Spencer Bradley (do not google search that name at work) looks like FUKH. Poor Spencer Bradley.

I think we're pretty much in agreement. I want to point out two things: There are no lifetime appointments for Judges in NY. County judges (who typically serve as licensing officers) are elected to 10-year terms and subject to re-elections. Yet, despite that, the problems you outline persist...

You're not wrong. Yet, part of the reasoning behind lifetime appointments for justices and judges is to enable them keep politics out of their decisions, and I think this is a good idea. Note that I said "enable." I'm not saying it always works. Certainly, having half or more of all SCOTUS...

It did strike me as kind of weird. My guess was that they don't believe the mileage I put down for my vehicles - I work at home so I don't put many miles on the truck anymore. But, yeah, they're basically asking me to go get quotes from other companies that won't make me jump through a bunch of...

Welp, first place I called quoted me less than half of what I am currently paying, for essentially the same level of coverage. I called Geico, whom we have been with for over 20 years, and asked them to review my policy and explain why they're more than twice the cost of other carriers. They had...

Our credit is solid, and our licenses are clean. Are you a NY resident, though? I'm guessing that makes a big difference. I'm very curious what other companies will quote. I might start shopping around sooner than later.

I insure three vehicles/two drivers, all with comprehensive and full glass, one with collision. Only one vehicle really gets much use (I work from home nowadays so I don't drive much). This thread made me go look at my vehicle insurance. I was a bit shocked by what I found. First, a preface...

Pre-covid, the chicken breast I buy at Maines was 75¢/lb (10 lbs or more). Mid-covid, it got as high as $3/lb. 1 year ago, it was $1.10/lb. Last month, it was $2/lb.

Ah, good point, I read "no serial number" and assumed it had been scratched off.

Jesus... no license, no registration, no inspection, no insurance, and "borrowed" license plates... might as well be riding around with a flashing neon sign saying "PLEASE PULL ME OVER". Definitely a good time to carry your modern sporting rifle with defaced serial numbers and standard cap...

I think part of the problem is that everyone writing laws like this are so far divorced from financial hardship that they just can't empathize with the impacts it has on everyone else. $30k additional cost on a multi-million dollar home is peanuts. $30k additional cost on, say houses in the...

If it's a big enough emergency, I'll Kool-Aid through the wall on my way out :laughing: Makes me think of movies and TV shows where they lock someone in a room in a house and the person just gives up. JUST KOOL-AID OUT, ffs.

I recall something of the sort, so you are probably right. But a quick search didn't pull up much, and I also couldn't figure out whether or not there was still an active SoE or not, so I listed it as a possibility. Hard to find definitive info, particularly in a quick search, and I suspect...

Interestingly, whether or not he owned or resided in the property isn't actually the issue... it's most likely how he got the gun there that they're using to charge him. As others have pointed out, he doesn't need a license to own a pistol and he doesn't need an LTCF to openly carry. But, there...

Read this article by Jumbo James, or the snippet below, and replace mentions of "abortion" or "reproductive health care" with "guns" or "defense of self." It's astounding how a person - a lawyer, at that - can make such an argument without realizing how blatantly inconsistent their positions...

I won't say there aren't vulnerabilities in our military capabilities - for example, I worry about over-reliance on tech - but I do know two things: 1) Ever since WWII, air dominance has been THE deciding factor in wars 2) US military absolutely, indisputably, dominates the air. There's no...

Sure it would. But my post was not about strategizing what to do with Russia/Ukraine. It was pointing out that holdover's statement that the US couldn't do a damn thing about it was incorrect. We absolutely could stop Russia from taking over Ukraine. Whether or not we want to, or should, is a...

You should have read past the first part of my post, then. Here's what you missed: ------------------------ Jesus, you too? FFS, guys, my post was not a novel. Here's the part that you didn't bother to read:

I think you're dead wrong. We could put an end to the whole thing quite quickly: deploy US troops in Ukraine. I am not advocating for this action in any way, shape, or form. But if you wanted to see Putin tuck his tail and run, this is how. He cannot win, or even provide a decent challenge, in...

Agreed. I've said it many times, Andy Cuomo was one of the most effective politicians I've ever seen. Whatever he wanted to get done, got done. He was impressively effective. I often wished he was on our side.

The ONLY solution to the liberal "complete electrification" goal is nuclear power. Frankly, I'm in support of nuclear power. Tech has come a long way since public opinion soured on the matter. We have MUCH safer reactor designs nowadays. What we call "nuclear waste" is now a viable source of...

This whole idea that free speech does not cover false information (whether truly false or "false according to the political beliefs of a person") is completely bunk. Freedom of speech is just that: freedom of speech. Even the old adage of "you can't yell 'fire' in a theater" has been found by...

...and: - The primary pushers of it were none other than the GWB administration - The bill was introduced by a Republican - The bill passed in the House by a vote of 357-66. Only three of those 66 "nay" votes were Republicans. - The bill passed in the Senate by a vote of 98-1, with the sole...

Well... ever hear of the PATRIOT act?

Separately, I work 4x10 hour days and love it. If I could move that to 3x13 or something similar, I totally would. Having a three-day weekend every weekend is amazing. I'm able to get so much done.

I think you might not be looking at it the right way. It's not that people themselves have necessarily become more productive, it's that technology has been multiplying our productivity. In my field of software development, compilation of code used to take hours. Testing took days, in addition...

My guess is it relates to him not having a permit. Just guessing though.

Some correction here: no, you cannot carry anywhere equally in PA, and the whole "cities of the first class" thing still applies. But now PPD understands that open carry is legal in Philadelphia so long as the carrier possesses an LTCF. PA law restricts the concealed carry of firearms, which...

Your original statement was "require a license to bring your guns to a public range [...]'. That reads like requiring a license to bear arms on public property, to which I am adamantly opposed. But here, you're talking about using (presumably firing) at said range. Maybe there is a distinction...

Not this gun owner (not that I ever use public ranges). The validity of the comparison between licenses for public roads and licenses for public ranges falls apart when we take the fact that keeping and bearing arms is a fundamental right, but driving is not.

Most store brands are manufactured by the major brands, though the recipes are often slightly tweaked. I did see one "how it's made" video that accidentally showed the Helman's product line filling jars of Duke's. I always thought those two tasted the same, now I know why.

Man, pretty soon just going to the gas station will be visiting the black market. Certainly, no legitimate businesses will want to be here.

End welfare. Open up warehouses in every city that provide quality staple foods that anyone can come pick up, no qualifications necessary, no applications, no nothing. Potatoes, rice, beans, maybe some zucchini or something. Walk out with whatever you need. By eliminating all of the overhead...

Well, this would be a pretty good way for them to find out what the second amendment's true purpose is.

Let's see how the Democrats feel about urinalysis in order to vote. As much as I would be opposed to the idea (100%), a small part of me kind of wishes it would happen. Can you imagine how radically that would change the political makeup of the state and country? 50 red states...

It was a bearded sit-in, at most.

Some of us have no choice in the matter :ROFL:

That works out to around 32 texts and 6 phone calls a day, for a year. That's kind of flabbergasting on its own. I mean, I'd change my phone number if my wife did that to me in one day, never mind for an entire year.

I mean, NY has been doing this since forever. A recent example being the CCIA.

You know, I've been complaining about the highways in the southern tier for quite a while, 17/86, 88, and 81 being prime examples. I drove through Albany and up 87 last week. What a difference. Now I know where all the highway maintenance money is going. Sheesh.

In my experience, it has to do with where they live. The hunting camp I go to is in the southern tier, where there's a pretty healthy Amish population but an almost complete dearth of law enforcement. I've been hunting there for over 30 years, three seasons a year, and I've never seen a DEC...

Wanna guess how I know you don't have any Amish living near you? :ROFL:

What's particularly saddening is that I'm sure the Republican party is doing substantially similar shit whenever they have the power to do so.

As others have said, while there may be some merit here, it is an incredibly dangerous slippery slope. If nothing else, consider how difficult it actually is to control what your teenager is doing. Oh, you've got a gun safe? And you're the only one with the combo or key? You think you're safe...

Bingo. That one really rubs the wrong way. No one with that level of flinching shoots anywhere near that well.

Look how steady his eyes are when shooting. Eyes on target the entire time, no blinking or flinching. I guess I've gotten so used to seeing people shoot in movies - bang-flinch-bang-flinch-bang-flinch - that it stands out when it doesn't happen :ROFL: