Miscellaneous And Off Topic Subjects

[Jeff Buchanan]

Subject change ..... I just read that the 737 Max that had the escape door plug blow out in flight had crucial bolts removed at some point in the aircraft's build and weren't replaced. Work on aircraft follows a very strict protocol of checks and counter checks that make up a Quality Assurance or QA program. This situation would have been done by airframe mechanics and a senior guy would have been checking steps along the way and signing off on them.

Loos like that wasn't happening. Boeing is in deep shit and should be but the FAA has to be careful to not burry Boeing. This is a critical US manufacturer competing with Airbus among others. You don't want to throw out the baby with the bathwater.

[Dr. Strangelove]

[Dr. Strangelove]

Republicans: We should be listening to and supporting our Border Patrol patriots!!!

Border Patrol: Please pass the Border Security bill. It's the toughest bill on immigration in decades.

Republicans: You just want a pay raise, fatass. Fuck off!

[Mike]

toby keith died--as american as it gets

VIDEO: Taylor Swift starstruck by Toby Keith in 2005 after signing with his record label (msn.com)

Saw that this morning. I didn't know he was sick and while I'm not a country music fan, that's till sad. Way too young.

[Mike]

What's wrong with enforcing existing law? It is not legal to enter the United States without permission.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Wanna see something amazing?

[Dr. Strangelove]

Someone at AB cut a biiiiiiig check

And yes, it's all a grift. The entire movement. A grift.

[iam416]

What's wrong with enforcing existing law? It is not legal to enter the United States without permission.

And economic asylum is not a thing. And Remain in Mexico COULD be a thing.

I mean, that's the thing -- this is really, really simple -- everyone -- I mean everyone -- knows that the way to get into this country is to get here and claim asylum. If you have a kid, even better. And we know that The Chairman is on board with baseless asylum claims. And we know what asylum is fundamentally a "safe harbor" type policy -- and that once you've found a safe harbor (i.e., Mexico), you are no longer in need of that safe harbor. That's why Remain makes so much goddamn sense that it's almost shocking DJT implemented it. And utterly predictable that The Chariman said, "Oh hell no!"

[Dr. Strangelove]

Didn't this current bill make it tougher, for the first time, to claim asylum? I think HB-2 did too. You wouldn't be putting that into legislation if you thought the President can simply make asylum whatever he wants it to be. Did Trump have that power? I don't believe he ever used it. He just forced them to stay in Mexico until their due process was complete. Claims based on "economic hardship" still weren't immediately rejected out of hand.

So if you want THAT to change, it requires Congress. And the R's walked away last-minute. Again. Like they did in 2019 and in 2013.

[iam416]

And if this bill allowed immediate rejection of asylum claims, then I'd actually support it.

As it is, Remain is still the best option to deal with this. The modest "standard" modification is, well, modest.

[Jeff Buchanan]

Talent, as much of an OSU homer and ass-wipe you are, you have an uncanny capacity to drill right down to the problem and then the solution.

Rinses mouth out and spits it in the toilet.

[Mike]

Whatever Trump was doing in 2017-2020 didn't require this new proposed legislation and whatever Biden has been doing since Jan. 2021 didn't either. Yet migration has skyrocketed under Biden. What gives?

From the Cato Institute:

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From Pew:

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And with 2023 added:



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[CGVT]

Didn't this current bill make it tougher, for the first time, to claim asylum? I think HB-2 did too. You wouldn't be putting that into legislation if you thought the President can simply make asylum whatever he wants it to be. Did Trump have that power? I don't believe he ever used it. He just forced them to stay in Mexico until their due process was complete. Claims based on "economic hardship" still weren't immediately rejected out of hand.

So if you want THAT to change, it requires Congress. And the R's walked away last-minute. Again. Like they did in 2019 and in 2013.

They don't want to "fix" it. They saw what happened when they "fixed" abortion.

The economy is bouncing back, inflation is down, America is rejecting their stupid culture war andTrump is going to jail.

The border is the best they have.They don't want to lose it

[Mike]

People do want it fixed and it has gotten 4 times worse under Biden. You can't put that on anybody else.

[CGVT]

People do want it fixed and it has gotten 4 times worse under Biden. You can't put that on anybody else.

Yes the people want it fixed.

So fucking fix it. Jesus. There is a bi-partisan bill, but passing it would be a win for Biden, so fuck it.

The Republicans don't want to fix shit