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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
They can threaten to defund the Department of Justice.
The Census only happens every 10 years.
So this is also why Dems are heavily criticized for not trying to take Statehouses and Governorships back, as a lot of any turn over is going to start there.
edited 19th Jan '16 3:00:27 PM by PotatoesRock
@Shinra: "Both" is a good idea, though. Far too many banks are engaging in openly criminal activity (and by that, I include at least one that's openly laundering cartel money and flipping the bird at the DOJ when they complain - and then there's the ones engaged in the usual book-cooking) and that needs to be punished. The economic side of breaking up the banks is the other part.
They don't have to be politically compatible. As noted, she's a media personality now. She endorsed him because it got her name in the papers. He's a heavily publicized bandwagon to jump on.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.@ Adric De Psycho19th I've heard that his dad was a political activist of some kind, leading to many to follow up that maybe his movie-bomb looking clock was on purpose. Wikipedia says that he brought in a lot of electronic gadgets to show his teachers though, so who knows.
Whatever the case the police response was over done, and I don't think that lawsuit made much progress.
edited 19th Jan '16 9:09:28 PM by Joesolo
I'm baaaaaaackRacist Trump supporters 'masturbate to anime', says GOP strategist.
Dunno what to say, really. Other than that I definitely do NOT support Trump, no matter what my browser history might say.
Direct all enquiries to Jamie B GoodI don't know how anyone could imagine that the anime-watching demographic could in any way be aligned with the Trump-supporting demographic except by extraordinarily spurious coincidence. Well, unless they're watching it to get off on the exploitation of child sexuality.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Also, "fans" of "conservative meme pages" on Facebook. And the far-right subreddits.
I have one such friend on my Facebook feed. I have no idea which is worse, the faux-intellectual crap the people I shared a school or share college with post or share, or proclamations that Trump being elected will be totally awesome and not result in a JTF2 deployment specifically to eliminate him.
edited 20th Jan '16 8:35:01 AM by Krieger22
I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot"WE NEED TO DRIVE OUR RELIGIOUS NOTSACKS AWAY FROM TRUMP"
"Quick! Strategist! What do old people who have nothing better to do than to misquote the bible hate?"
"Sex and new stuff, sir"
"What is sex and new? Twerking?"
"Too new, sir, and they relate it more to the blacks. I suggest masturbating and anime"
"...PROCEED"
It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes

@ Shinra: In fact, arresting bankers does not mean (=/=) Banks being broken up. Two different things.
edited 19th Jan '16 2:13:06 PM by Greenmantle
Keep Rolling On