Quick Maffs

@EricLDaugh Absolutely horrifying. Homosexuals should not be able to buy children.

🚨 UPDATE: Nationwide outcry is erupting after gay men based in Tennessee TAUNT their child they bought through surrogacy when he asks for his mom “Who do you want, dada or pop?” BABY: “Mama MAN: “No, there is no mama!” *Baby cries* An ACT OF EVIL.

Do we pledge allegiance to the democracy or to the republic? We do not have direct elections of presidents by popular vote. We never have. To do so would require a constitutional amendment which, right now, has zero chance of being ratified no matter how much California bitches and moans about it.

It doesn’t matter if citizens are the ones who vote or their representatives, it’s still a function of a democracy. It also doesn’t matter if it’s hard to amend the constitution. The fact that it’s amendable at all and that those amendments come about by way of voting makes it democratic.

It’s not a democracy.

Do we pledge allegiance to the democracy or to the republic? We do not have direct elections of presidents by popular vote. We never have. To do so would require a constitutional amendment which, right now, has zero chance of being ratified no matter how much California bitches and moans about it.

11,000 amendments have been proposed; only 27 have been ratified. There is a very high bar to changing the constitution and for good reason: it is resistant to changing based on the fickle whims of the masses. We have democratic principals, but we are not a “Democracy”. You vote directly for your representatives in the House and since the 17th amendment for Senators. You do not vote directly for the President, nor should you.

Of which those representatives VOTE to amend the constitution. Any system of governance that has voting as a major part of decision making is a type of democracy. That includes every time of republic. Since the US does not have a supreme authority that cannot be changed it is a democracy. The closest we have is the constitution which has been changed many times because of voting.

@oelma__ Yes.

Can you?

@Mackieangrybea2 @ItzIsa09 @Rothmus It’s a constitutional republic with democratically elected representatives. The constitution cannot be changed by voters. It can be changed by the representatives that the voters elect.

@fuddlored @ItzIsa09 @Rothmus Having a constitution doesn’t suddenly make it not a democracy. It’s just a constitutional democracy. Especially when you consider that the constitution can be changed by “VOTING”

Again, we are not a direct democracy. Presidential elections have never worked like that and, hopefully, never will. California can absolutely get what it wants if it convinces the rest of the states to ratify an amendment that reduces their representation in the federal government; good luck with that. The only federal officials any individual voter directly elects are Congressman and (since the 17th amendment) Senators. I personally believe we should repeal the 17th. I'd also add that California and other blue states get undue representation in Congress due directly to them breaking federal law and acting as sanctuary states for illegal aliens. Illegal aliens are counted on the census and those numbers are used to determine how many representatives in the House of Representatives and how many electoral college votes a State gets. So, no. California wants to have its cake AND eat it too. It already has more representation in federal elections and in the House of Representatives than it should based on the Constitution, but you're still crying for more. Get fukd.

@fuddlored @ItzIsa09 @Rothmus No, Californians simply want their cake. There is no reason a Wyoming citizen should have 6x the worth in elections over anyone in the nation. That alone is disenfranchisement. If the most populous state needs to secede for a fair shake, then something is seriously broken.

If Californians don't like the electoral college system - which has been in place since the creation of this country - they can either try to get a constitutional amendment (which will never get through enough state legislatures to be ratified for obvious reasons) or they can secede. No one is disenfranchised. There is absolutely nothing preventing someone currently living in California from moving to Wyoming - though sometimes I think there should be. Californians simply want to have their cake and eat it too. Too fucking bad for them.

@fuddlored @ItzIsa09 @Rothmus What it really sounds like is that you're ok with an unfair system that disenfranchises a large voter base specifically because you don't agree with their policy. I don't see how anyone could see that as just and productive.

@draymondsburnor @ItzIsa09 @Rothmus California has the most "federal sway" of any single state already. Why should it have more? If the current state of California is any indication, California voters shouldn't be trusted to pick national leaders at all.

@fuddlored @ItzIsa09 @Rothmus Why would California having more federal sway affect Wyoming's water supply considering Wyoming has complete authority over their own water?

@ItzIsa09 @Rothmus So you believe Californians should be able to vote to forcibly sieze Wyomings water supply and the citizens of Wyoming would just have to live with it because “democracy”?

@Rothmus The electoral college is the textbook definition of elitist democracy. Every time I hear right wingers talk about civics they just own themselves

@LundukeJournal Who actually even wants this though? For what purpose?

A new national law has been introduced to require all Operating Systems to have mandatory Age Verification. House Resolution 8250 : “To require operating system providers to verify the age of any user of an operating system, and for other purposes.” The Federal bill was introduced by Rep. Josh Gottheimer, Democrat from New Jersey. And is co-sponsored by Elise M. Stefanik, Republican from New York. The full text of the bill has not yet been made publicly available (but is expected shortly). congress.gov/bill/119th-con…

@AmericaPapaBear So Trump would’ve won Virginia in 2024?

HUGE NEWS: Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger just signed HB965 into law. HB965 says that all of Virginia’s Electoral College votes will go to the winner of the national popular vote, no matter who wins the popular vote in our Commonwealth.

@srkntnyldz She should do twice the time he did.

The woman who came face-to-face with the man who had spent 14 years in prison after being unjustly accused of rape in the US only said, “I’m sorry…” x.com/srkntnyldz/sta…

Birleşik Krallık’ta Millie Taplin, 18. doğum gününde ilk kez bir gece kulübüne giderken bir yabancı tarafından içki teklif edildi. Yabancı ona bir kokteyl ikram ederek, “Vodka lemonade, dene bunu” dedi. Millie bir yudum aldı. Saniyeler içinde yüzü uyuştu, parmakları kasılarak garipleşti ve tüm vücudu kilitlenmiş gibi sertleşti. Bilinci yerindeydi ama vücudu hareket etmiyordu; içeride sıkışmış gibi acı içinde çırpınıyor, hareket edemediğini zihninde çığlık atarak fark ediyordu. Hastaneye kaldırıldığında doktorlar, muhtemelen iki bilinmeyen madde verildiğini söyledi: biri felç edici, diğeri bayıltıcı etki için. Yapılan testlerde madde tespit edilemedi. Annesi daha sonra bunu bir uyarı olarak paylaştı: “Asla bir yabancının verdiği içkiyi kabul etmeyin.”

@srkntnyldz I keep hearing about heinous crimes and I keep thinking we should really expand the use of the death penalty to crimes besides murder. I think habitual offenders should also face the death penalty. No more 30 or 40 times getting arrested and released to victimize someone else.

@KontrollgruppeX @srkntnyldz He should go to prison forever, if not executed on his 18th birthday.

@srkntnyldz Oh my God. What kind of punishment is he facing??? At 11, he’s still just a child, after all. 😞 I’m praying for him.

ABD’de, doğum gününde Nintendo oyuncağı elinden alındığı gerekçesiyle babasını öldürmekle suçlanan 11 yaşındaki Clayton Dietz, ilk mahkeme duruşmasına kelepçeli olarak çıkarıldı. 11 yaşındaki Clayton Dietz, 13 Ocak’ta 42 yaşındaki babası Douglas Dietz’i silahla öldürme olayına ilişkin olarak “yetişkin” statüsünde cinayet suçlamasıyla yargılanacak. Dietz’in eşi, polise verdiği ifadede, gece yarısından kısa süre sonra yatağa gitmeden önce Clayton’a “Doğum Günü” şarkısını söylediklerini anlattı. Pensilvanya Eyalet Polisi, şüphelinin Nintendo Switch’ini ararken bulduğu silah kasasından bir tabanca aldığı ve anahtarları kullanarak silahı ateşlediği yönünde bilgi paylaştı. Olay yerine gelen polis memurları, Clayton’ın annesine “Babamı öldürdüm” dediğini duyduklarını aktardı. Clayton, müfettişlere verdiği ifadede ailesiyle güzel bir gün geçirdiğini ancak babasının kendisine “yatağa gitmesi gerektiğini” söylemesi üzerine sinirlendiğini beyan etti.

@AmiriKing She will kill again until she is put down like the rabid dog she is. Her being mentally ill only reinforces my opinion that she should be put down as there is zero hope of rehabilitation.

UPDATE: Remember this incident from 2024? Rickesha Overton forced Alisia DeCoteau into an alley and executed her. She then kicked her lifeless body in the chest and face and screamed, ‘bitch you dead!’ SPOILER ALERT: The charges against Overton were dismissed due to mental incompetency. So let me get this straight: - She’s competent enough to drive a car -Competent enough to operate a smartphone - Competent enough to use a firearm - Competent enough to murder a human being But somehow not competent enough to be held accountable.

The amount of money white america has spent trying to civilize black america (and failing miserably at it) far outpaces the amount of money she claims is owed in reparations. In reality, black America owes US a huge sum of money for all the damage they have caused in just a few short decades.

This Black woman says that each Black American is owed a minimum of $300,000 in reparations from White Americans. ”You owe a debt, you have to pay it” What is your reaction?

@CairoTiger @MatrixMysteries Interest free, okay. Automatically discharged? No. People would just run down the clock and never pay them back. You pay what you borrowed, but enough of the crazy interest rate shit.

@MatrixMysteries Student loans, if federally guaranteed, should be at zero interest, zero late fees, and they should be automatically discharged without penalty after 25 years.

An American checks her student loans. She borrowed $49,548.74. After 120 payments, she’s paid $25,558.36. Her current balance? $50,121.33. After paying $25k… she now owes MORE than she originally borrowed. This isn’t aid — it’s a SCAM.

@AntiLeftMemes Adios lil dude

What is your response?

@Jamesjonesik8 He could’ve cut that dudes nose and ears off for all I care; if I were on the jury, I’d acquit. Those who would engage in criminal acts should live in constant fear of their intended victims.

Grown man clocks a little girl in the face, gives her a nasty black eye. Dad shows up and turns the guy into modern art on the pavement. Society: "Omg that's illegal We must let the courts handle it fairly!" Courts: Probably a stern talking-to and community service. Real talk—when the system's too busy protecting the puncher, what's a father supposed to do? Stand there and clap? What do you think? Right move or "two wrongs don't make a right"? Drop your take below 👇