Crtcl Rice Theory

So the Gates foundation wants to give money to public broadcasting, pay to have the BBC broadcast at 1am, fund jazz and classical  music in Seattle or honor journalism that has a positive impact on the lives of young people.  What could possibly  be your problem with that? 

1 hour ago, Merica-n said:

 

1 hour ago, Merica-n said:

This is wrong.  IR1 is an immigrant visa so the requirements quoted don't apply at all.  She should be able to travel by air without any problem.s

 

According to the instructions for immigrant visa holders, found here:  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/international-travel-during-covid19.html

 

Vaccinated requires covid test taken 3 days before air travel.

 

Unvaccinated requires covid test taken 1 day before air travel.

 

 

If you want to cross via land border (air travel requirements are different), my understanding is that initial entry on an immigrant visa counts as essential travel and qualifies for the essential travel exception available until January.  IR1 is not a lawful permanent resident yet.  You need to enter and petition for legal permanent resident status.

 

FYI, I've researched getting vaccines in mexico and there are unapproved and approved vaccines there, so if she does get vaccinated there make sure she gets a w.h.o. or fda approved vaccine.

I did point out that Rubens wife has an immigrant visa and that she would not be subject to the restrictions. The paragraph  differentiates which travelers are subject.  

IR 1 / CR 1  are immigrant  visas and will not need vaccination for a land or ferry crossing  at this time. 

9 minutes ago, Boiler said:

First madam as President?

Commas matter 

On 11/19/2021 at 9:42 PM, Rubenc24 said:

Silly question, but being that I am over thinker and didnt find a clear response on the USCIS website, my spouse lives in Mexico and was granted the IR1 visa. Now that they have their visa, is that considered a legal permanent resident already or is it not until they cross into the USA? Thinking of crossing at the texas/mexico border but with the covid vaccine requirement wasnt too sure. The way I read the USCIS website says if you are a US citizen or legal permanent resident you are exempt from the requirement of being fully vaccinated upon entry.

 

Can anyone clarify that for me?

"If you are a non-U.S. citizen who is a nonimmigrant (not a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, or traveling to the United States on an immigrant visa), you will need to show proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before you travel by air to the United States from a foreign country." 

Your wife will be traveling on an immigrant Visa (also for purposes crossing, the initial  crossing on a K-1 is a immigrant visa). This is for a land crossing of course and air travel has its own rules, immigrant or no. 

IF this to be the initial crossing, you will need to go through those steps at the port of entry, after that your wife is a  LPR.  

Also, congratulations on your wife's milestone!

49 minutes ago, Boiler said:

I am not sure if she has mentioned her preferred pronouns.

 

Having lived through a time when many thought you had to be female to be Prime Minister I always find those comments odd.

She has made her pronoun preferences clear for ages , not a question for those who followed the topic.

And now, however briefly,  America had it's first Madam President. 

30 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Democracy for the Few

 

by Michael Parenti 

From the description "This is no ordinary textbook on American Government. DEMOCRACY FOR THE FEW is a provocative interpretation of American Government that you have likely not been exposed to in elementary school, high school, or other college courses, and certainly not in the mass media. This textbook shows how democracy is repeatedly violated by corporate oligopolies, but how popular forces have fought back and occasionally made gains in spite of the system. By focusing on the relationship between economic power and political power, discussing actual government practices and policies, conspiracies, propaganda, fraud, secrecy and other ploys of government and politics, this book stands apart in its analysis of how US Government works."  

I have no argument with any of those concepts and I am sure I would agree with a lot the author has to say.   

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Canada is a democracy.  For the most part each  citizen of each province has the same voting power.  
 

Canada and the US are representative democracies and liberal democracies.  

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Thanks for minimizing my priorities.  

I am not minimizing anyone's priorities.  "the question" that was taken up was the definition of "liberal democracy"  I feel no need to rathole on this definition, it isn't something I invented, feel free to argue with academia.

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Is this what of those “settled science” things?

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I’m not talking about Representative vs direct democracy.  I’m talking about a system where each representative represents the same number of residents.  

 

I am not defending the idea of the Electoral College, or Montana having a stronger voice per capita than New York, but it is still a democracy. 

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If a representative of district A represents more people than a representative of district B then this isn’t democracy.  And that issue was brought to scotus and decided.  

Okay, I believe that you believe that the US is not a democracy. I dont know of any Supreme Court ruling on the definition of democracy per se.  

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Each state is require to have each representative of a chamber of its legislature represent the same number of people. Despite what settled political science says.  
 

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Yes the left has misappropriated the term liberal.  

And yet,  reactionary folks tell me I am too liberal, whatever that means.

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Yes and the article is wrong.  It lacks perspective and doesn’t take the longer term view.  Democracy and liberty are flourishing, but younger people lack the context to see it.  

The article makes some key points how authoritarian threat in the 21st century is structured differently that the challenges in the 20th century.  That is my reason for posting the article.   If we are struggling to recognize authoritarian actions and governments at this point, it might be underscoring the authors point.

48 minutes ago, Mike E said:

We are not.  
 

Indeed this was taught to me in a U.S. university by a left wing political science professor who used a text book written by a more extreme left wing political scientist.  I have to admit as an 18 year old naive Canadian I was shocked.

 

But the truth is in the text book:

 

https://archive.org/details/democracyforfew00pare
 

The senate doesn’t give each citizen an equal vote.  The limit on the size of the house does give each citizen an equal vote.  That only a third of the Senate is up for election every two years limits the will of the people.  2/3s majority to override a veto. 60 Senator rule to end a filibuster.  The electoral college. 
 

The USA, at the federal level is not a democracy. It is a constitutional republic (one with superlative civil rights and liberty) that gives its citizens marginal control over its government. 
 

This was all by design and intent. 
 

It’s a fine thing to wish it be otherwise and if you can get 38 states to agree, go for it.  
 

We have less democracy in the USA compared to Canada and far more liberty and civil rights. I prefer the USA system. I don’t want democracy because it would infringe on my liberty.   
 

In Canada, KR’s acquittal would be appealed and overturned and he would be sentenced.  In the USA it is over.  

I couldn't get to your book and I don’t  fully understand your comparing Canada and the US.

The question  is not more or less effective  or more or less freedom.  The question  is the definition  of liberal democracy which is agreed to in political  science  academia.

Representative  democracy is a form of democracy. It is not direct democracy like ancient  Athens. Even a constitutional  monarchy is a Representative democracy. We can agree  or disagree with the structure and constitution.  

The term liberal also seems to be a hangup for some. Despite some claiming to be "truly liberal" (as opposed to their opponents) or "too liberal" or a member of the Liberal Party, this does not match the term  "liberal" in a political  science  sense and they are likely talking  about "social liberalism" 

I hope most of us are politically liberal in the sense that we believe  in Representative form of government,  checks and balances between wings of government, universal suffrage, preservation of individual and property rights. 

The point of the article is that their is alarming number of countries are not heading in that direction. 

23 hours ago, jg121783 said:

So much wrong with that statement. Where do I even start? First of all we were never meant to have a democracy (liberal or not). We were meant to have a constitutional republic. Second there is nothing "liberal" about today's democrats when compared to someone like Thomas Jefferson who was a real liberal. Third the Democrats are embracing communism not rejecting it. I could go on.

"Liberal democracy emphasises the separation of powers, an independent judiciary and a system of checks and balances between branches of government. ... Governmental authority is legitimately exercised only in accordance with written, publicly disclosed laws adopted and enforced in accordance with established procedure."

Last time I looked,  this country  was a liberal  democracy.

15 minutes ago, Neonred said:

I will say that on my recent trip up north to WV I found the interstate roads needed a lot of repair.  There were holes that I thought could have ripped a wheel right off my trailer.  Sections of roads which were just patches on patches.

 

Fortunately the roads in FL are much better due to our mild winter weather.

I think trailers are a stationary preposition edit proposition in West Virginia, but point taken.

35 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

It's really not bad when you are selling.  When you do a great deal its a high. When everyone else is doing them and you aren't it is gloom and doom.

 

Where I work it's so laid back. You can pretty much come and go as you please and do as you please.

 

The car market is nuts right now. I tell all my friends.  Not now.

 

I bought my wife a limited rav4 with birds eye view ( she needs it). In November of 17. It listed I think for around 35. I got 7k off. It has 18k miles on it now and is worth 29k trade in. I already have solid offers of 29700.

 

I think I am going trade in it tomorrow for a Platinum highlander. 

 

 

I just couldn't fork over 50k for a vehicle front end as  ugly as the Japanese big three. Lexus and Acura in particular. Can you sell one with a paper bag over the front end? 

Provides evidence based science to help humanity= "Marxist thought police'

https://www.verywellhealth.com/youtube-vaccine-information-5205122

In this digital age, misleading and false content can spread like wildfire online. Throughout the pandemic, vaccine misinformation has run rampant on social media and video platforms.

The new policy now intends to remove false and inaccurate content about currently administered vaccines that are approved by health authorities—not just COVID-19 vaccines—as well as vaccination in general.1

2 hours ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

The trees.  You grow weed dont you 😄

Doooude...Busted

Who the heck has time to mow 3 acres of monculture lawn? I would be looking to sub out to a hay operation or call in the goat patrol.

  We have 7 acres and only mow a lawn, 15'x35'...10 minutes  once a week with no raking. If we wanted to be tied down to livestock we would let them do the work, but I like the freedom to take off.  The trees we planted have an economic return as well. 

2 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

Maybe VJ needs  fact checking ? Still even at a county level it's absurd.

If you ever see an actual, honest to God fact in this place, let me know. 

I am 100% battery on my lawn gear, not looking back. 

1 hour ago, jg121783 said:

Just a wild guess but maybe it's the fact that every word out of his mouth has been proven to be a lie. He sure is a veteran. A veteran beurocrat. He has a lot of experience screwing up the response to health emergencies. Just look at his handling of the AIDs outbreak.

I guess it depends on your perspective. For aids he was able to bring the medical community and the AIDs activists together to accomplish something.  I don't know what you are faulting him for: being incompetent or being a scheming liar. I know he is not either, but that aside how can he be both?

10 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

We are supposed to take the word of someone like Dr. Fauci who is all for creating these types of viruses?

More than the folks echoing disinformation that will impact peopled  health. People will die because the nonsense persists.

I am not sure why Fauci, a veteran if several virus outbreaks gets under the skin of some. 

2 hours ago, jg121783 said:

Health officials say a lot of things (Fraudci comes to mind). The HHS director here in Wisconsin has been caught in numerous lies for example. I would be interested in seeing the raw data.

I am supposed to take your word ?

18 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

So a three week old story.  According to the numbers, the cases in Idaho peaked a week or so ago, but I guess that does not add to the fear porn.

The article speaks to the claim that the original article offered opinion not evidence that unvaccinated are driving covid hospitalizations in Idaho. The article quotes a Idaho public health official. 

Cases may or may not have peaked, it is currently a crisis. 

Again, I lay this at the feet of the Idaho Governor. 

31 minutes ago, jg121783 said:

According to a presumption made by the author of the article or according to factual data?

According to health officials

https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/09/idaho-covid-crisis-hospitals-overflowing-with-sicker-younger-patients/

Crisis care

"For the people who say 'we all die sometime:' Yes we do," Souza said. "But these people didn't need to die now, and they didn't need to die like this."

Of the patients hospitalized with COVID-19, 90 percent are unvaccinated, as are 98 percent of ICU patients. Of the sliver of COVID-19 patients who are vaccinated, many have compromised immune systems, such as organ-transplant patients and people who are actively being treated for cancers.

The unvaccinated are far from the only ones suffering in this crushing surge. Health department director Jeppesen noted in an emotional appeal that his mother suffered a stroke and a fall on Thursday, just as crisis standards went into effect statewide. His mother went to an emergency department, where she saw people being treated in the waiting room. She had to wait longer than normal for care and was treated in a "nontraditional" area of the hospital. Though the hospital would have normally kept his mother overnight for observation, she was instead discharged the same day. Though he reported that his mother appears to be recovering well, the stroke was more 

2 hours ago, jg121783 said:

All the real data is showing vaccinated people are being hospitalized at a higher rate than unvaccinated people so it's likely the vaccinated people causing these issues.

Oddly enough, Idaho is sending my state unvaccinated people. 

18 minutes ago, LIBrty4all said:

 

 

 

I remember when you posted that funny article about ivermectin overdoses taking up hospital beds (that was debunked a day or two later).

Now it's a tiny hospital (with 25 beds) so overwhelmed that it's ending patients elsewhere? 

Come on, man, even Let's Go Brandon! can see thru this one!  

 

 https://bonnergeneral.org/

 

As far as your tax dollars doing all the work, I'd imagine a good amount of folks who live in the area work in Spokane, the closest city of any size.  Besides, isn't helping others afford what they cannot via taxation one of the basic liberal principles?

The government in Idaho needs to get their act together and their vaccination rates up. Low vaccination = high hospitalizations.  

Elective care in Washington and Utah is being impacted by Idaho Covid cases.