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In this message board years ago, I brought up the concept of term limits for Supreme Court Justice terms. My proposal: 20 years. That's long enough to have influence over America's day-to-day interpretation of current law. Lately, I've seen new conversations regarding SC court term limits set at 18 years. Same principle- differing only in length of term. I'm OK with either.

Like I said: details to be worked out. The salient point is the same: term limits are a good thing. For all elected/appointed posts.

I was a much more capable, competent man when I first began posting in this community. Certainly capable enough to run for/serve in some political office, but I never cared to do so. To do it properly (read: total commitment), I would have to leave a career that I loved- and still love, to this day.

That was 15+ years ago.

There is no way I would consider playing a role in this country's future as an elected politician today.
Why? -Because I still have the common sense that was instilled in me by My Parents.

I look at the current political scene, and I see hubris everywhere: A power structure that protects a gerontocracy that is out-of-touch with the will/needs of those Americans who are younger than they. Citizens with needs that this current Power Generation is ill-equipped to address.

Chuck Grassley is 90 years old.
Chuck Shumer is 75.
Nancy Pelosi is 86.

This s# is ridiculous.

Mandatory term limits (in both houses of government AND the court system) is the only way we can extricate ourselves from the gridlock that currently paralyses our nation's politics.


We should take steps to make this happen.
Readjust/recalculate for the 'unforseen hiccoughs' along the way

But, PLEASE- move on from the s# we're living under, right now-


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clemdawg.

I don't think Tampa will let him walk. He's been too good for them, and WE know how hard it is to get a good QB. They would be really dumb to let him go. Really dumb!!!

I wouldn't mind him coming back....

Third times a charm....

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/02/trump-aapl-nvda-tariffs-disclosures.html

I would say with his athletic ability he could have been good at just about any sport he chose. But he trained and designed his body to do what he does. That would limit his ability in other areas. But my goodness his physical prowess and presence alone are amazing!

Need age limits too. Democrats in Colorado voted for Hickenlooper for senate in the primaries. He is pushing 75 and this will only be his second term.

No he was not but still he is also athletic.

If he had decided to be a football player one can only imagine.

I am telling you standing close to this guy is an experience. He is immense.

I won't mistake his size for the ability to play in the NFL. But I mean who knows. My guess would be that he wasn't that bulked up or weighed over 400 pounds when he was paying basketball.

Imagine him across from Myles.

Or, anyone.

He began his athletic career as a professional basketball player in Iceland.

If the guy cannot show up for work, and is AWOL, they are incapable of doing the job.

The speculation is that he is brain-dead and that the GOP is hiding it until Aug 3 so a special election would not be held.

Even in near death, Mitch is pulling another "Garland" with Thune complicit.

LeBron James Realizes He Left Brand-New Stick Of Deodorant In Lakers Locker

https://theonion.com/lebron-james-realizes-he-left-brand-new-stick-of-deodorant-in-lakers-locker/

Not only does he reward his friends with free commercial endorsements, often those who have donated to his campaign, but also tries his best to punish those who do not fall in line with his views and policies........

Donald Trump has called for boycotts against several companies and organizations, with the most notable campaigns targeting:

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.: Urged a boycott in August 2020 over a reported corporate policy banning "MAGA Attire" and "Blue Lives Matter" at its plants.

Harley-Davidson: Praised a customer boycott in 2018 after the company announced plans to move some production overseas to avoid retaliatory European tariffs.

Apple: Called for a boycott in 2016 until the company agreed to unlock the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone for the FBI.

Macy’s: Repeatedly called for a boycott starting in 2015 after the retailer severed ties with his clothing line due to his political statements about Mexican immigrants.

Trump has also directed boycotts toward organizations that opposed his political positions or enacted policies he disliked. For example, in 2021, he urged supporters to boycott Major League Baseball (MLB) and various "woke companies" over changes to Georgia’s voting laws. In this 2021 call, he specifically named Coca-Cola and Delta Airlines, and also broadly listed JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Cisco, UPS, ViacomCBS, and Merck. Historically, he has also called to boycott HBO and Oreos.

Doing the animations is amusing. It typically get things good / great on the first shot. But if you want to tweak something its almost impossible to get what you want.

So because it was told six months ago it doesn't matter? What planet does that happen on?

..................“The FIRST Freedom Fuel Network gas station has LANDED in Philadelphia, lowering the price at the pump to $3.47 for our 47th President,” the White House wrote on the social platform X on Tuesday.

“President Trump is leading the charge to lower gas prices this summer – putting more money in your pocket.”

Twenty of the stations are located in Pennsylvania, while five are in New Jersey, according to the Freedom Fuel network’s website. A White House official told The Hill the Freedom Fuel Network is a private company and did not receive subsidies from the administration......................

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-e...ouse-launches-freedom-fuel-gas-stations/

Another free commercial endorsement given by the White House. And nobody can seem to figure out who owns these stations. This is happening on a regular basis now. It didn't end in December.

Here are just a few examples of companies trump has endorsed as president.........................

Lockheed Martin: Trump praised the company during major arms deal negotiations and frequently lauded its military equipment.

AT&T: Backed in White House statements during debates regarding tax provisions for expanding next-generation broadband networks.

Norfolk Southern & Union Pacific: Endorsed the proposed rail acquisition involving both companies to strengthen domestic logistics.

Carrier: Publicly praised after intervening to keep some manufacturing jobs at an Indianapolis plant which ended up leaving anyway.

Apple: Trump famously praised Apple's CEO Tim Cook and endorsed the company's efforts to move manufacturing facilities to the United States.

Tesla: Praised Elon Musk's expansion of Tesla factories and US-based electric vehicle production. And then turned the White House lawn into a Tesla dealership.

Goya Foods: In a highly publicized 2020 endorsement, Trump and top administration officials praised the brand from the Oval Office and briefing room following a boycott.

MyPillow: Trump has consistently and publicly championed CEO Mike Lindell and endorsed the company's products.

One side already has already taken over the stats quo with Project 2025. What we're beginning to see now is the backlash.

I would love to see moderates take over control of both parties so some sense of compromise could be reached to move the nation forward. The question now is what does the word moderate even mean in politics anymore? Sadly as of now I think it will be a long time to come before that happens. I see every American having healthcare as a moderate position but many say it's not.

I know everyone doesn't share my opinion but it seems any time there is legislation proposed that would help every day Americans a negative stereotype gets attached to it.

Meanwhile The White House endorses a privately owned chain of gas station that nobody seems to know who owns them and nothing is said...........

“The FIRST Freedom Fuel Network gas station has LANDED in Philadelphia, lowering the price at the pump to $3.47 for our 47th President,” the White House wrote on the social platform X on Tuesday.

As you have shown trump buys stocks and then endorses products to boost their stock value to enrich himself. He buys stocks right before he rolls back sanctions on them to increase his wealth and those same people never say a word about it and even try to defend it.

this article is behind a paywall.

Uh. as I said, that was announced in December.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases...harges-trump-accounts-for-americas-kids/

I hate to have a negative view of the future, but if Mayfield doesn't get paid what he deserves, he could end up coming back the AFC North in 2027.

I don't think the DSA is anywhere near to taking over the DNC like MAGA has taken over the RNC, but IMO they are well on their way if they try to maintain the status quo. Status quo isn't doing it for many people these days, and someone is going upend it... just a matter of who.

In the small town of Selfoss, Iceland lives a giant. His name is Thor Bjornsson. He stands 6'9" and weighs 450 pounds.
He is the world's strongest man. He dead-lifted 1124 lbs.

He is a hero to one of my grandsons. Thor was in Game of Thrones.

About a week ago myself, my daughter and my two grandsons were in Selfoss. We were eating breakfast in a small place. We were chatting and I was not paying much attention. My back was near a wall and the bathrooms were close by. A guy came out of the bathroom. His back was towards me and he was within arms length away. I was looking at his back. I freaked out. He was the largest human being I have ever seen in my life. His back was the size of a half of a door with giant muscles. He was wearing shorts and his calves were all tattoos. His calves were the size of my thighs.

My grandson is almost fourteen. He is 5'10" and nearly 150 lbs. He is into weight lifting and he is really powerful for his age. He curls 35lb dumbbells. He saw Thor and lost it. He was shaking like a teenager would have in 1957 seeing Elvis.

So my daughter and Oliver went up to him and got his picture. He put his arm around Oliver and his hand was on Ollie's shoulder. It covered his whole shoulder like the paw of a grizzly bear.

So that photo will soon be posted on his bedroom wall soon. I will post the picture when my daughter shows me how.

I use it regularly for everything from evaluating my workouts and workout regimen, to meal/diet planning, to my daily job as a software engineer. I've used it to help engineer & plan framing for structures, plan a garden, create templates for mounting a motor, and easily a dozen other different things.

It frequently gets thing very, very right.
It semi-frequently gets things entirely wrong. Like, catastrophically wrong. As an example, I was relying on it to help me swap out a single-pole contactor in my outdoor AC unit for a s-pole contactor whose orientation of connections was 180-degrees from what the old one was. It's on me for not validating everything it told me, I wired it as it instructed, and I fried the new contactor. The 220v current literally welded the contactor shut.

So, it can be an absolutely incredible tool, but you 100% need to check its work as if it were an incredibly bright 12-year-old rushing through their homework just to get it done.

And that is the key to it all. Both the Republicans and the democratic socialists are making far more out of this than there actually is. At least at this point in time. So far they are being elected in very liberal areas. This sells there but will not sell in middle America.

We saw on one side how the Tea Party turned into Project 2025 by the Heritage Foundation which took over the Republican party. So when one extreme takes over there is certainly an equal and opposite reaction as we are starting to see now. So much the same thing could happen on the other side of the aisle. That remains to be seen.

It seems that as per usual people discount who really decides elections for the most part. In most of this nation it's Independent voters who decide elections. They tend to serve more as the checks and balances than either party per se. That's why we see purple states vote for and exchange one party for another.

Not the same group, but common themes, nonetheless.

I could've been more clear on that first part. I meant the rise of a fringe/faction within the larger political party. Yes, their respective politics couldn't be more different, but I was talking about a small element gaining a foothold within the party largely due to frustration with their respective establishment bases.

I dunno... there's still plenty of opportunity for this DSA momentum to fizzle out. I'll really start to take notice when they start picking up significant votes in places that aren't the highest concentrations of very-liberal voters.