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[Tanks]

Paxton offered to drop out if Cornyn passed the Save Act. It didn’t happen. Senators are reaping the consequences of their actions/inactions.

That was a false promise. There were not 60 votes in the Senate to pass toe Save Act. Paxton also wants to do away with the filibuster. Imagine if during the Biden administration the filibuster was eliminated?

You'd have:

• Abortion codified as Federal law.
• Supreme court packed.
• DC as a State.
• Gun control codified.
• And just about every other leftist wish list.

Eliminating the filibuster is a double edged sword. You'd have whiplash every 4 or 8 years with laws being passed back and forth between the extreme left and right.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

Recently read about the California capitol annex project. Interesting when compared to Trump's Whitehouse ballroom project. I am wondering if the same project manager's working the California bullet train are working the capitol annex project.

California’s Capitol Annex project in Sacramento is a massive, highly controversial reconstruction of the state's legislative office building. Initially proposed in 2018 at a budget of \(\$543.2\) million, the taxpayer-funded project's costs have escalated to between \(\$1.1\) and \(\$1.2\) billion, making it one of the most expensive government buildings in the United States. [1, 2, 3]
Current Status and Timeline

• Completion: Expected in October 2027.
• Progress: As of late Spring 2026, the building is about 55% complete. The structure is enclosed, and interior framing and electrical vault work are underway.
• Budget Overruns: Project leaders identified a roughly \(\$98\) million cost overrun, driven by inflation, litigation, and significant structural redesigns requested by the State Senate. Officials plan to cover these additional costs by trimming landscaping plans and cutting the originally proposed Westside Visitor Center, avoiding requests for additional tax dollars. [1, 2, 3]

Controversies and Transparency

• Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs): The project has faced intense public and legislative scrutiny because thousands of contractors and project leaders are bound by NDAs. Critics argue these agreements—along with decisions made behind closed doors by unelected legislative staff—have shrouded the billion-dollar project in secrecy.
• Design and Historic Preservation: Preservationists and watchdog groups (such as Save Our Capitol) have raised concerns that the new, larger, and modern glass structure clashes with the historic 1860s white-plaster landmark it replaces.
• Legislative Action: State lawmakers like Assemblyman Josh Hoover have introduced legislation attempting to void the NDAs, halt the cancelled visitor center project, and restore public transparency to the massive public works venture

 

[Wheels]

That was a false promise. There were not 60 votes in the Senate to pass toe Save Act. Paxton also wants to do away with the filibuster. Imagine if during the Biden administration the filibuster was eliminated?

You'd have:

• Abortion codified as Federal law.
• Supreme court packed.
• DC as a State.
• Gun control codified.
• And just about every other leftist wish list.

Eliminating the filibuster is a double edged sword. You'd have whiplash every 4 or 8 years with laws being passed back and forth between the extreme left and right.

The filibuster was never a part of the Constitution. It is a Senate construct. The filibuster was instituted to allow the minority to talk. It has been changed a number of times over the years. Now it is used to keep legislation from reaching the Senate floor.

As was mentioned multiple times a few months ago regarding the Save Act. Thune can bring it to the floor and actually make the minority Senators talk till they drop and still maintain the filibuster but he refuses to. The Senate is lazy. Filibustering actually means talking. Not refusing to allow a bill on the floor.

Democrats want to get rid of the filibuster the next time they get the majority. Schumer actually tried to get rid of it last time but Manchin and Sinema refused to go along. Reid used the nuclear option to get rid of the filibuster on district and circuit judges. McConnell followed through and did the same for SCOTUS judges. The filibuster as we know it is moribund. The question is do Republicans want to get rid of it now or act principled and get destroyed when Democrats gain control of the Senate.

 

[fourfive8]

The filibuster was never a part of the Constitution. It is a Senate construct. The filibuster was instituted to allow the minority to talk. It has been changed a number of times over the years. Now it is used to keep legislation from reaching the Senate floor.

As was mentioned multiple times a few months ago regarding the Save Act. Thune can bring it to the floor and actually make the minority Senators talk till they drop and still maintain the filibuster but he refuses to. The Senate is lazy. Filibustering actually means talking. Not refusing to allow a bill on the floor.

Democrats want to get rid of the filibuster the next time they get the majority. Schumer actually tried to get rid of it last time but Manchin and Sinema refused to go along. Reid used the nuclear option to get rid of the filibuster on district and circuit judges. McConnell followed through and did the same for SCOTUS judges. The filibuster as we know it is moribund. The question is do Republicans want to get rid of it now or act principled and get destroyed when Democrats gain control of the Senate.

Exactly

 

[spike.t]

Just mind blowingly unbelievable....what the fk.......

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[Big_Easy]

"If you think Trump is on both sides of this case, you clearly don’t understand how our three branches of government work. Are you truly as uninformed as your posts would indicate, or are you just trying to stir the pot?"

Hey @WAB remind me again what branch of government Trump is in charge of? And which branch is the IRS apart of? Open a textbook buddy. Wasn't it Steve Bannon, Steven Miller, and Donald Trump along with their other toadies and lawyers arguing about a "Unitary Executive Theory?"...Go take your clown show to the circus where it belongs.

 

[Brent in Az]

Nuke the filibuster.

 

[Brent in Az]

The U.K is not the only place where the thugs will arrest you for a Facebook post.
Trinidad police arrest a Texas woman over a Facebook post about the quality of city water.

Yeah, I would sue the shit out of that police department too.

 

[LivingTheDream]

Go take your clown show to the circus where it belongs.

Says the guy who tried to argue Reagan was traitor for selling weapons to Iran, said there was no difference between legal and illegally immigrants, praised Biden for ending the war in Afghanistan, and stated brillant economic theories like you can't have a strong economy while running a deficit.

Please continue to enlighten us with more of your brilliance.

 

[Brent in Az]

Says the guy who tried to argue Reagan was traitor for selling weapons to Iran, said there was no difference between legal and illegally immigrants, praised Biden for ending the war in Afghanistan, and stated brillant economic theories like you can't have a strong economy while running a deficit.

Please continue to enlighten us with more of your brilliance.

Brilliance? You spelled bullshit wrong.

 

[Brent in Az]

Aimee Bock sentenced to almost 42 years in prison for a Minnesota $250m covid fraud scheme.
Now they just need to round up,and ship out all of the Somali thieves.

 

[WAB]

"If you think Trump is on both sides of this case, you clearly don’t understand how our three branches of government work. Are you truly as uninformed as your posts would indicate, or are you just trying to stir the pot?"

Hey @WAB remind me again what branch of government Trump is in charge of? And which branch is the IRS apart of? Open a textbook buddy. Wasn't it Steve Bannon, Steven Miller, and Donald Trump along with their other toadies and lawyers arguing about a "Unitary Executive Theory?"...Go take your clown show to the circus where it belongs.

You don’t deserve an answer, but you might want to check into who a case has to be heard by, hint, it’s not in the administration.

 

[WAB]

I am guilty of arguing with a pigeon. My apologies all, I will now cease and desist.

 

[Flipper Dude]

I am guilty of arguing with a pigeon. My apologies all, I will now cease and desist.

We’ve all been there. Hell, I’ve been there today.

 

[Red Leg]

I am guilty of arguing with a pigeon. My apologies all, I will now cease and desist.

We have the sophomoric "buddy" BS from our resident troll again while referring to one of our more respected and informed posters (who actually has done something with his life) as representing a "clown show." Ignore this bitter little failure in life. With zero responses he'll go back to playing Call of Duty, or in his case perhaps Bricklayer, in whatever basement he resides.

 

[wesheltonj]

I think what some are missing about Paxton is the same thing that helped get Abbott originally elected. Every child support check has his name on the envelope. That's a lot of name recognition.

 

[wesheltonj]

Just mind blowingly unbelievable....what the fk.......

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Q Manivannan was elected to the Scottish Parliament last week as a Green MSP. They’ve backed a manifesto demanding Scottish taxpayers fund reparations to Pal...

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I would say something, but I pass through Heathrow regularly and don't want to be arrested getting off the plane.

 

[WAB]

I would say something, but I pass through Heathrow regularly and don't want to be arrested getting off the plane.

Agreed. I have business in the UK that has taken me there regularly. I will say that I am looking for all possible excuses not to travel there unless absolutely necessary. I will also note that I have many friends in the British gun trade. They are noticeably silent.

 

[mdwest]

I am guilty of arguing with a pigeon. My apologies all, I will now cease and desist.

I took him off the ignore list for a couple of days just to see if maybe he had stopped acting like a childish idiot and started engaging in adult debate…

It took less than 48 hours and he went back on ignore..

 

[WAB]

I took him off the ignore list for a couple of days just to see if maybe he had stopped acting like a childish idiot and started engaging in adult debate…

It took less than 48 hours and he went back on ignore..

I normally just scroll past his posts. I will try to do so in the future. It’s difficult to leave an inane comment unchallenged.