It could be to transfer cargo from St. Thomas to San Juan, or it could be that the runway at St. Thomas (7000ft) is not long enough for a 737-800 to fly direct to Minneapolis without weight restrictions. The flight from Minneapolis to St. Thomas does appear to be direct so I would think fuel and ru...
Jump to postI have a friend that is taking Sun Country flight 788, a flight from stt-msp and he was asking my why it stops in SJU. It doesn't seem they can get off since the stop is only scheduled for a little over an hour. The leg from sju-msp doesn't appear to be bookable either, so I'm not sure why it's not ...
Jump to postNot all parts of history are good or will make us feel comfortable. The good and bad parts both need to be remembered and taught or we are bound to repeat it.
Jump to postSending in NG is a last resort when order cannot be restored after a long period of sustained unrest - see LA 1992. Sending NG into a relatively small city would be counterproductive and deepen mistrust of government, that's why. Yes, rioting is not protected by the Constitution - that's why more t...
Jump to postGood news, everyone - vigilante murder is legal in Wisconsin now! Should I drive up from Illinois and inflict a little self defense of on own? What compels people like you to make ridiculous projections like this? I sincerely mean this in the nicest way possible, and I'm curious. This verdict. Ritt...
Jump to postYou can't shoot people for rioting. It is arguable if you can shoot them for burning buildings (depends if it endangers innocent people). But if the rioters start assaulting you or endangering you, then yes, shooting them is lawful. As we saw today. One thing I have not heard many people talk about...
Jump to postNewark727 wrote:Conservative politicians have been telling their constituents to ignore anything they don't want to hear for a generation. Is this really a surprise?
Aaron747 wrote:We are already way behind. The G20 should be seriously looking at synthetic meat production and vertical indoor urban farming. We have all the technology needed, investment just needs a ramp-up.
My feeling is this is really about Kamala Harris and her worldview, and how she plans to act on it, and with whom. We will all learn much more about how she plans to use her power in the next several years. There is a radically transformative agenda going around that would, to put it mildly, totall...
Jump to postSimply put, they don't. Biden isn't liberal enough for the far left (most that post here) and will still too left for most all moderates. Biden will cause the party to break apart once they don't have a common cause to rally for (removing trump). He will be too old and unable mentally to run for re...
Jump to postSimply put, they don't. Biden isn't liberal enough for the far left (most that post here) and will still too left for most all moderates. Biden will cause the party to break apart once they don't have a common cause to rally for (removing trump). He will be too old and unable mentally to run for re-...
Jump to postThis will be a talking point for at least two years. IF Hawley and Cruz remain defiant and do not resign, Democrats will keep this pressure of "traitors" and "insurrectionists" on Republicans for not punishing their own. Republicans will lose more seats in 2022 and probably lose...
Jump to postDeplatforming, however, is a serious threat to civilization. Hyperbole. There is no difference to me between Facebook censoring messages and US Postal Service or Verizon removing a person's account based on their politics. There is a significant difference. Facebook is a private business that has r...
Jump to postI know american auto manufacturers are often outdone, but when it comes to full size SUV's and trucks, they really know how to do things right. Sure euro models have a lot to offer, but a current model Denali/Escalade is still among the cream of the crop and for good reason. They are excellent vehic...
Jump to postEAS is such a tiny part of government spending that it should not be such a political football. Cutting a lot of little programs, has the same effect as cutting a large one. The deficit is outrageous and we need to cut cut cut. Sure some of these programs are nice, but if you really want to live in...
Jump to postOnly that many x is not a general statement anymore that "many clovers have 4 leaves" is racist on 3 leafed clovers. "Many" can only be racist if you are factually wrong in your statement, since there are white groups have, as you put it, proven specific acts of racism, calling ...
Jump to post. One can be proven by specific acts of racism that took place and the other is a general statement of blanket racism. Only that many x is not a general statement anymore that "many clovers have 4 leaves" is racist on 3 leafed clovers. "Many" can only be racist if you are factua...
Jump to postThose "groups" have been proven racist, by specific actions they took. The difference between what you and Thomas are claiming and these groups, are facts. One can be proven by specific acts of racism that took place and the other is a general statement of blanket racism. you have no leg ...
Jump to postThose "groups" have been proven racist, by specific actions they took. The difference between what you and Thomas are claiming and these groups, are facts. One can be proven by specific acts of racism that took place and the other is a general statement of blanket racism. And those "...
Jump to postClaiming "any" number people are racist, without proof isn't proving racism. it's proving the person making the claim is prejudice toward said people. Haha. Cute. And nonesense. The moment you exclude a large Chunk of a group, your are not racist against the group anymore. So if Trump sai...
Jump to postWhile I agree, he didn't do that. He wrote "many" whites, not all. Which is arguably true. Best regards Thomas Claiming "any" number people are racist, without proof isn't proving racism. it's proving the person making the claim is prejudice toward said people. Are you denying t...
Jump to postClaiming an entire class of people (white) are racist towards others, based simply on the fact they are white is a racist claim in and of itself. . While I agree, he didn't do that. He wrote "many" whites, not all. Which is arguably true. Best regards Thomas Claiming "any" numbe...
Jump to postGlobally there's an increasing amount of hate speech towards white people, and then on the other hand many leftist progressives are using racist terms like "racialization" when talking about people of colour. Racism is still racism even if your intentions are good, any form of ideology or...
Jump to postAt this point we may want to end this discussion and just understand we disagree and let the thread move on and return its regularly televised discussion.... :-) But I as I said I am always open to good discussions. Tugg Fair enough. I rescind my intolerance comment, as your last comment was a trut...
Jump to postBigot: a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions. Where do you get that I am intolerant of you or others? Tugg You have been very kind towards me, but i'm not religious. I can, however respect religious beliefs and traditions. I also understand and agree when gay people dem...
Jump to postYou know why all BMW 528i are called 528i? Because they are completely equal. Even a 728i, arguably even better, is not the same. If it is the same, you can call it the same. If you can't call it the same, then it ain't. You can and should however, have equal rights, via civil unions, yet that's no...
Jump to postAnd in one paragraph you have proven it's not equal rights you want. Even though marriage has been tied to religion for hundreds of years before the event of the US government, you've decided that your idea's and wants are more important then theirs. That's not being progressive, that's being a big...
Jump to postThe government would treat them all the same, regardless of man and women or man and man. What a couple does with their civil union (like go to a church and get married) is not the governments or your business. Separation of church and state. It's equal and simple, yet denied by "progressives&...
Jump to postKWEXpress, is there a difference between a marriage and a civil union? Fred The government would treat them all the same, regardless of man and women or man and man. What a couple does with their civil union (like go to a church and get married) is not the governments or your business. Separation o...
Jump to postBoom, everyone is happy.....well expect anti-gay people, but that's their problem. And of course LGBT atheists, that can´t really go and find a religion to give them there "blessing". If people want to get married without Fraudster involvement, they have the right to do so. They don´t hav...
Jump to postWell, the religious people can blow it out their hot section exhaust because "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion..." Your either ignorant or not for equality/tolerance after all. I'll let you decide. According to Cornell School of Law- The First Amendment's...
Jump to postMost religious people consider the "marriage" the process that happens with the religious ceremony, not the paper work and fees at the courthouse. Well, the religious people can blow it out their hot section exhaust because "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of r...
Jump to postBoth side have rights here and by giving everyone civil unions (thus equal rights from the government) and allowing the religious crowd the ceremony of marriage, we protect both sides. You do realize that plenty of gay people got married for years, in a church with a minister and everything, right?...
Jump to postSaying its because of religious reasons is just a bad excuse for horrible behaviour towards other humans. Fred There is nothing horrible about letting a group continue to maintain a peaceful tradition, when a law (civil unions) grants the same rights to everyone. Why is tolerance expected for gay r...
Jump to postSaying its because of religious reasons is just a bad excuse for horrible behaviour towards other humans. Fred There is nothing horrible about letting a group continue to maintain a peaceful tradition, when a law (civil unions) grants the same rights to everyone. Why is tolerance expected for gay r...
Jump to postLol, @ your no respect at all comment! So what your saying is, what I am proposing.... you want the government to offer civil unions for everyone. They cover all the rights you mentioned above without the religious aspect. Let couples get their legal rights (via civil unions) and if they want a mar...
Jump to postindeed, the world has moved on. We know for instance, that God does not exist. You see the learned have moved beyond religion and made efforts to fill the voids in our knowledge with the knowledge in those voids rather than leave them open to the interpretation of story book. Gay people existed, th...
Jump to postAfter so many years have passed, well a reasonable person would understand that the world has moved on. indeed, the world has moved on. We know for instance, that God does not exist. You see the learned have moved beyond religion and made efforts to fill the voids in our knowledge with the knowledg...
Jump to postAnd with all due respect, these marriage laws are in response to democrats push legislation on gay marriage...something the government should not be involved in, as it is a religious sacrament. With no respect at all, if it's a "religious sacrament," then it shouldn't affect my taxes, my ...
Jump to postGood riddance to sanctuary cities. If you cannot follow federal law then perhaps you should be shorted some funds. Should the feds provide financial support to implement such laws that local regions must enforce/assist with? Or are unfunded mandates acceptable? Also does anyone here understand that...
Jump to postThe right screamed and hollered and got their knickers in a twist every time Obama signed an executive order. The orange menace signs executive order after executive order and silence from the right. Color me shocked.... :roll: Likely, because it takes an executive order to over rule a previous exe...
Jump to postHonestly, it is because liberals want marriage ( a religious sacrament) but without the religious aspect. You got that wrong. Marriage isn't a sacrament, that concept was only invented by Augustine some 400 ad and marriage predates that by far. We do not in fact know of any weddings performed by a ...
Jump to postIf he's a clown, what does that make you?? One of the vast majority of humanity that didn't vote for him. :roll: I assume you skipped math class, since no one other then yourself claims that a 2 percent a "vast majority". Either way, Trump knew how to win and you can choose to point to th...
Jump to postIndonesia, With about 88% of Muslim population, is the most populous Muslim country in the world. Is Indonesia banned? No hmm, what about India the second largest Muslim country. No, not them either?? you are stating real facts. Those do not matter to the current administration. Plus when Fascho Tr...
Jump to postNo, future generations will admire the wall like we admire the great wall of China. Only by Putin-loving sycophants. To the vast majority of humanity, he's a clown. Evidently, a clown that was able to beat the left and their well funded candidate in the most recent presidential election. If he's a ...
Jump to postStrange if true, could it be Islamists attacking moderate Muslims ? They want to reinforce traitor Trumps policy to maximize its propaganda value. Since terror dead used to be Obama´s fault, i´d say those go on Trumps butchers bill. best regards Thomas I'm sorry but your post doesn't even make sens...
Jump to post. Come on, Trump won the election on promising to do these things, are you really surprised or it is the typical "fake" outrage that the left has perfected of the last few months. :lol: :hissyfit: :lol: Obama had an executive order against banning Muslims that Fascho Trump needed to lift?...
Jump to postI'm talking about Trump having done nothing else than executive orders, that are not always very effective, as proven by Obama. The right screamed and hollered and got their knickers in a twist every time Obama signed an executive order. The orange menace signs executive order after executive order...
Jump to postCivil unions can do that. Yes? Let the churches marry, let the government recognize...via civil unions. Why is this so hard. Honestly, it is because liberals want marriage ( a religious sacrament) but without the religious aspect. Sorry, that is a fairy tale. The World in which the trumpsters live ...
Jump to postThat's a legal contract, the church predated marriage long before the government was established in the USA. Marriage can be recognized by the government, but cannot "marry" a couple. That recognition would/should be civil union that should be offered to anyone over the age of 18 and will...
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