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[railfancwb]

16 hours ago, Historian said:

It truly is.

I like DC.   Lots to see and do.  Lots of action.

I do not like some of the people who have part-time residences there.

With the ongoing cry to make DC a state - which technically would require a Constitutional Amendment - I would like to see all residential areas returned to Maryland. Then the residents would have representation for their taxation. And DC itself would have zero residents thus no government functions of its own including no LEO. Let Pelosi’s Capitol Police police the Capitol. 

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Prehistoric shark tooth found in North Carolina

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[Historian]

1 hour ago, railfancwb said:

With the ongoing cry to make DC a state - which technically would require a Constitutional Amendment - I would like to see all residential areas returned to Maryland. Then the residents would have representation for their taxation. And DC itself would have zero residents thus no government functions of its own including no LEO. Let Pelosi’s Capitol Police police the Capitol. 

Where i live there is a move for the county to divide itself.  The more rural people to the west are very different than the university types to the east of the county.   So I have some experience in what this would take.

For DC to end up part of Maryland would be not be as easy as just a pencil mark on paper.   DC would need a charter and become a city..and would likely because of it's size end up with it's own PD in addition to service from the surrounding county.  It takes a while to start up constitutional services and infrastructure, taxation, etc.   Figure at least two to three years at best.

In addition.  Federal buildings are seperate....so the Capital Police may still very well, by virtue of their employer, will remain in position.

In short:  There would likely be an orderly change that would take years...and you'll end up with nothing but DC being a city in Maryland and the same services provided.

Seriously.  And Maryland?  The Dems own it.  In reality the Dems would likely gain a position in the house and two senators.

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[railfancwb]

1 minute ago, Historian said:

Where i live there is a move for the county to divide itself.  The more rural people to the west are very different than the university types to the east of the county.   So I have some experience in what this would take.

For DC to end up part of Maryland would be not be as easy as just a pencil mark on paper.   DC would need a charter and become a city..and would likely because of it's size end up with it's own PD in addition to service from the surrounding county.  It takes a while to start up constitutional services and infrastructure, taxation, etc.   Figure at least two to three years at best.

In addition.  Federal buildings are seperate....so the Capital Police may still very well, by virtue of their employer, will remain in position.

In short:  There would likely be an orderly change that would take years...and you'll end up with nothing but DC being a city in Maryland and the same services provided.

Seriously.  And Maryland?  The Dems own it.  In reality the Dems would likely gain a position in the house and two senators.

With DC part of Maryland there would be no increase in Senators. Representative(s) maybe. One reason [West] Virginia became a state was because Lincoln needed two Senators. In fact the potential increases in Senators may be a major reason new states might never be carved from existing ones. Eastern parts of Oregon and Washington becoming part of Idaho wouldn’t make much change in the national Democrat/Republican divide as no change in number of Senators would take place. 

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Just now, railfancwb said:

With DC part of Maryland there would be no increase in Senators. Representative(s) maybe. One reason [West] Virginia became a state was because Lincoln needed two Senators. In fact the potential increases in Senators may be a major reason new states might never be carved from existing ones. Eastern parts of Oregon and Washington becoming part of Idaho wouldn’t make much change in the national Democrat/Republican divide as no change in number of Senators would take place. 

You know.  You are right about the senators.  I don't know what i was thinking when i typed that.  Might change state senators.   State level not federal.

Thank you for correcting me.

I shall now flog myself publicly.

 

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[Schmidt Meister]

California libtards come after Bacon

If it is worth having, liberals will take it away from us. This includes even bacon. To see the future under authoritarian rule, look to California:

At the beginning of next year, California will begin enforcing an animal welfare proposition approved overwhelmingly by voters in 2018 that requires more space for breeding pigs, egg-laying chickens and veal calves. National veal and egg producers are optimistic they can meet the new standards, but only 4% of hog operations now comply with the new rules. Unless the courts intervene or the state temporarily allows non-compliant meat to be sold in the state, California will lose almost all of its pork supply, much of which comes from Iowa, and pork producers will face higher costs to regain a key market.

This could mean many restaurants that somehow survived the tyrannical Covid lockdowns will be put out of business by restrictions on what food is considered politically correct. Who wants to go to a diner for bacon and eggs when bacon has been forbidden?

Due to its massive population, California is often able to boss the rest of the country around. This time, other states will find it hard to comply:

With little time left to build new facilities, inseminate sows and process the offspring by January, it’s hard to see how the pork industry can adequately supply California, which consumes roughly 15% of all pork produced in the country.

In the end, the country may bow to California’s will:

Eventually, California’s new rules could become a national standard because processors can’t afford to ignore the market in such a large state.

Food prices in general are going up due to the inflation caused by Democrats’ irresponsible spending. If bacon goes up even faster, thank the erstwhile Golden State.

In Iowa, which raises about one-third of the nation’s hogs, farmer Dwight Mogler estimates the changes would cost him $3 million and allow room for 250 pigs in a space that now holds 300.

Some farmers will go out of business; others will be forced to charge more for the food they supply. All so that California morons can sanctimoniously lord it over the rest of us.

Too much regulation is never enough to suit progressives. If they can inflict this, they will inflict worse:

“The question to us is, if we do these changes, what is the next change going to be in the rules two years, three years, five years ahead?” Mogler asked.

Will we wait until Democrats ban bacon before we start pushing back? What will they ban next after that?

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I freakin' love it. NO spots taken from real females. Great job, Mr. Hubbard. 

https://therightscoop.com/transgender-weightlifter-out-of-olympics-in-first-ten-minutes/

REUTERS – New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard made history on Monday by becoming the first openly transgender athlete to compete at an Olympic Games, but she suffered disappointment with an early exit from the women’s +87 kg final after three no lifts in the snatch.

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Truth Right there.  All the way to the bank.  Keep it up 'murica...keep it up..

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1 hour ago, Schmidt Meister said:

I freakin' love it. NO spots taken from real females. Great job, Mr. Hubbard. 

https://therightscoop.com/transgender-weightlifter-out-of-olympics-in-first-ten-minutes/

REUTERS – New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard made history on Monday by becoming the first openly transgender athlete to compete at an Olympic Games, but she suffered disappointment with an early exit from the women’s +87 kg final after three no lifts in the snatch.

But her competition was over within 10 minutes of her first attempt, with no lifts in her first three efforts. She cleared the bar above her head in the second effort, celebrating with clenched fists amid loud cheers before the attempt was declared a no lift.