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Goodness, if we listened to men like you (and there have always been men like you) we would still have slaves, women wouldn't be allowed to vote and could still be raped by their husbands.
Forward progress is always a possibility. In the United States case, all it takes is for enough grass-roots mobilization, taking the Senate and expanding the Supreme Court. Tall orders, but well within the realm of possibility.
Once the Supreme Court is expanded and the corrupt Federalist Society plants are pushed aside in favor of judges who do not feel the need to act as a Guardian Council, actual legislation can be passed by our Legislators.
Most innovators and problem solvers are optimists due to their resilience and determination. While optimists can at times be unrealistic with timelines and projected difficulties, pessimists often are paralyzed with doubt and can be far too deliberative because the driver of pessimism is often anxiety and or a lack of self confidence.
In the United States, we have preserved hundreds of millions of acres a wilderness. We have a National Park System that is the envy of the world. We brought back entire watersheds from extreme pollution. Our air quality is by any measure, much better than it was 40 years ago. This is all despite the fact that in any given year, polluting and extraction industries out spend environmental groups by 100 to 200 to 1 in terms of lobbying.Really? We can save the planet if we just try hard enough? If we believe?
I’m old enough to remember leaded gasoline. Some Seniors here will back me up. People were furious when Leaded Gas was banned. New engines made for cars after 1975 had to be unleaded gasoline. Great success story for the environment.
Well sort of. All those little planes you see flying about are still using leaded gas. And farm equipment. Marine engines. But yes it was a total victory.
Sure new airplane engines are designed to run on aviation fuel, which is leaded gasoline. But things are better right? It just took 24 years to finally ban leaded gas at the pumps for older cars.
I mean sure it was still sold around the world until 2002. But that isn’t important. The important thing is that we banned leaded gasoline.
I mean sure we knew leaded gasoline was dangerous a literal Century ago. But hey. It takes time. Yes. Seriously. 1920’s.
So what Liberal President saw this necessary action taken? That’s right. Richard Milhouse Nixon. 1970. Nixon was President.
From my post #149: "You have mistaken impressions about what I'm advocating, and I'm not sure there are enough hours in my life to explain it to you."I understand the concept, and have nothing against them. There are just limited locations that they can have any large scale applications.
The purchaser would need to be the people of the region, and how much more does it make their water cost?
The cost and logistics needs to be considered. You seem to be all talk, and not addressing what is important.
I am pretty sure I understand. I see the costs as being too high to be practical.From my post #149: "You have mistaken impressions about what I'm advocating, and I'm not sure there are enough hours in my life to explain it to you."
Of course you do - because you don't know what I do, and I won't bother committing any more of my time explaining it. So we'll just have to leave it there.I am pretty sure I understand. I see the costs as being too high to be practical.
More than twenty years ago, when Move On was at the height of their power, I was talking to some Liberals. They were trying to organize to take back the Senate. I told them how to start making progress on their issues.
At the time, the Republicans had a number of Libertarian Leaning Politicians. With the Democrats, and the Libertarians, I figured they were very close to having enough votes to legalize Marijuana. I told them that they needed to organize this. They could do it. Agree to work on this one issue. Nothing else but this one issue.
They told me the same thing you did. First they needed to take the Senate. Then expand the Court to dilute the Conservatives. They weren’t called Originalists then. That came later. If they agreed to work with Republicans on any issue it strengthened the Republicans. And the Libertarians would demand the abolishment of the Department of Education.
Instead they focused on mounting a primary challenge on Joe Lieberman, who had been the Democratic Nominee for Vice President two years earlier.
Obviously they didn’t expand the court. Or get a filibuster proof majority in the Senate. Or legalize Marijuana. Or do anything.
Here we are. A generation plus later. And the same conditions for victory are declared. Take the Senate. Take the House. Expand the court to dilute the Conservatives. Then, and only then, can we make any progress.
Thank you for stirring that particular memory. Thank you for letting me consider the fact that for essentially all my life, there has been virtually no progress on anything worthy the name. We are still stuck at the start line.
And thank you for saying absolutely nothing of substance, SavannahMann.
Yeah, the Democrats didn’t deliver. My argument is that the Democrats should make systemic and institutional changes in the same manner that Republicans have. The difference being, these institutional changes would enable democracy to function in order to deliver benefits to the vast majority of American people, instead of solely to major corporations or religious fundamentalists for Republicans.
The drying up of midwest lakes and lakes in general have been worrisome.Southeast Ohio is in the worst condition currently.
But almost the entire Midwest is in drought conditions right now. Grain stocks are actually up by over 20% right now but it won't last if the widespread drought continues.
Its more like its the only way to accomplish anything. The filibuster is not only an impediment to compromise, but it is also making it impossible to do anything.More than twenty years ago, when Move On was at the height of their power, I was talking to some Liberals. They were trying to organize to take back the Senate. I told them how to start making progress on their issues.
At the time, the Republicans had a number of Libertarian Leaning Politicians. With the Democrats, and the Libertarians, I figured they were very close to having enough votes to legalize Marijuana. I told them that they needed to organize this. They could do it. Agree to work on this one issue. Nothing else but this one issue.
They told me the same thing you did. First they needed to take the Senate. Then expand the Court to dilute the Conservatives. They weren’t called Originalists then. That came later. If they agreed to work with Republicans on any issue it strengthened the Republicans. And the Libertarians would demand the abolishment of the Department of Education.
Instead they focused on mounting a primary challenge on Joe Lieberman, who had been the Democratic Nominee for Vice President two years earlier.
Obviously they didn’t expand the court. Or get a filibuster proof majority in the Senate. Or legalize Marijuana. Or do anything.
Here we are. A generation plus later. And the same conditions for victory are declared. Take the Senate. Take the House. Expand the court to dilute the Conservatives. Then, and only then, can we make any progress.
Thank you for stirring that particular memory. Thank you for letting me consider the fact that for essentially all my life, there has been virtually no progress on anything worthy the name. We are still stuck at the start line.
I'm reporting you to Chairwomen Kamala as a 'science denier'.Call me crazy, but I hereby deny that giving politicians more money and more power will lead to fewer droughts in the future.
We had plenty of rain here in NY in the Spring and early Summer.. But since late August, thru September and now October.. No rain.. Very dry.. October maybe the driest month ever on record here in NY..
As of today, NYC's DEP reservoirs stand at 66% of capacity. 76.6% is actually typical this time of year - so the roughly 20 upstate reservoirs are currently running a deficit of 10+% below normal. While there is more than enough time to recover before next Summer (the time of greatest water usage) it will depend on having above average Winter snowfall upstate, and slightly above average Spring rainfall in order to totally recover.We had plenty of rain here in NY in the Spring and early Summer.. But since late August, thru September and now October.. No rain.. Very dry.. October maybe the driest month ever on record here in NY..
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