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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
"They know what’s going on, they’ve seen what’s happening."
And what would that be, the army of mythical transgender bathroom-rapists?
Incidentally, reminds me of a similarly horrible/violence-stoking line in his speech yesterday to the effect that radical Islamists were sending people to Ohio as sleeper cells (Be safe, Ohio Muslims).
edited 7th Jul '16 2:14:51 PM by Hodor2
At this point, Trump would find it almost impossible to get ballot access in all fifty states, or even a significant majority of them. That assumes, of course, that he could get his "ground game" into gear and create a national campaign apparatus from scratch that could acquire the necessary signatures in each state.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Maybe not, technically he could urge his voters to vote him in as a write in.
@Alley Oop: there was a few months ago when he switched stances on abortion three times in the space of a day. This latest thing is just par the course for him. He says whatever he thinks the audience wants to hear at the time.
Keyword "thinks," though it's more likely the lackthereof, given his his performance with House Republicans.
“Not only will I stand up for Article One,” Trump enthusiastically stated, according to the member in the room. “I'll stand up for Article Two, Article 12, you name it of the Constitution.”
The Republican member said that Trump’s lack of knowledge about how many articles exist, gave him “a little pause.” (The Constitution has seven articles and 27 amendments.)
Besides indicating Trump has little real knowledge of the Constitution, it also shows an insensitivity to the purpose of the question. Article I lists the powers of the Congress, which many Republicans say has been undermined by an overreaching Obama. Trump doesn’t seem to understand that he was being asked about legislative-executive relations and the proper balance between those branches. He didn't know, and probably doesn’t care. Lawmakers should.
You name it, he's all for it. Or dead-set against it. Or both, alternately. But whatever the issue, you'll probably never hear Trump say that he's on the fence, or ambivalent, or has no opinion. He has very strong opinions, even if he doesn't know what they are...
This Space Intentionally Left Blank.AP News Break: State Department reopens Clinton emails probe: http://bigstory.ap.org/8b12febacb2648c1822e8c586e7241bd&utm_source=android_app&utm_medium=copy_to_clipboard&utm_campaign=share
The State Department is reopening the probe they suspended after the FBI said to not get in their way.
edited 7th Jul '16 4:24:46 PM by sgamer82
State can't do criminal prosecutions, but it can punish its employees.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"

In a move that surprises nobody, Donald Trump now officially comes down in favor of the anti transgender legislation in North Carolina and elsewhere.
Oh really when?