45 tries to sneak in homophobic laws

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Antiboyscout wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2020 3:48 pm
King Green wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2020 4:42 am I'm packing my bags if that moron tries to get us all killed with every non-nuclear arsenal.
I have seen thousands of people say they'll move to Canada cuz Trump. I have yet to see any of them put there money where their mouth is.
It's been awhile but I do remember people saying the same thing when Obama got re-elected too. Obviously far far less celebrities said it due to most celebrities lean left, not right.
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I said the same thing in '03. Mainly just a matter of draft dodging though.
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I was when the US went to war on Iraq and then there was some discussion of the draft.

Obviously not serious, but the general idea was that since I was already in there would be a wide spread promotion to account for all the draftees.

I joined September 10, 2002. Happened to be my parents wedding anniversary. Had recruiters calling me left and right after 9/11 when I was a senior.
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McAvoy wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 1:20 am Had recruiters calling me left and right after 9/11 when I was a senior.
Wait, why was this?
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BridgeConsoleMasher wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 1:33 am
McAvoy wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 1:20 am Had recruiters calling me left and right after 9/11 when I was a senior.
Wait, why was this?
Basically 9/11 happened and I don't know if you remember at the time, but America was pissed. Afghanistan was just the beginning. The US was aiming to eradicate all terrorism at least in the Middle East.

But it was still when they were actively hunting down seniors in high school to fill their quota for the year. Easier to convince a 17 or 18 year old than let's say a 20 or older.

For me I have the Army, Marines and Air Force calling my parents phone. Eventually I told off the Army Recruiter, that if there was a branch I would join it would be the Navy. 10 minutes later the Navy calls and then convinces me to send a recruiter.

Two recruiters come later in the week. And we'll the rest is history.
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McAvoy wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 1:40 am
BridgeConsoleMasher wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 1:33 am
McAvoy wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 1:20 am Had recruiters calling me left and right after 9/11 when I was a senior.
Wait, why was this?
Basically 9/11 happened and I don't know if you remember at the time, but America was pissed. Afghanistan was just the beginning. The US was aiming to eradicate all terrorism at least in the Middle East.

But it was still when they were actively hunting down seniors in high school to fill their quota for the year. Easier to convince a 17 or 18 year old than let's say a 20 or older.

For me I have the Army, Marines and Air Force calling my parents phone. Eventually I told off the Army Recruiter, that if there was a branch I would join it would be the Navy. 10 minutes later the Navy calls and then convinces me to send a recruiter.

Two recruiters come later in the week. And we'll the rest is history.
Well like we didn't have carpet recruiting like that. Of course I was only 16 on 9/11.
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ProfessorDetective wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2020 8:30 pm
Antiboyscout wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2020 3:48 pm
King Green wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2020 4:42 am I'm packing my bags if that moron tries to get us all killed with every non-nuclear arsenal.
I have seen thousands of people say they'll move to Canada cuz Trump. I have yet to see any of them put there money where their mouth is.
How many of them are too broke to move? That's my problem...
Try a gofundme?
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Darth Wedgius wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:02 am
ProfessorDetective wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2020 8:30 pm
Antiboyscout wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2020 3:48 pm
King Green wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2020 4:42 am I'm packing my bags if that moron tries to get us all killed with every non-nuclear arsenal.
I have seen thousands of people say they'll move to Canada cuz Trump. I have yet to see any of them put there money where their mouth is.
How many of them are too broke to move? That's my problem...
Try a gofundme?
Those do not have a high chance of succeeding. Anyone who is sympathetic enough to donate are either in the same boat, can only donate pennies, or already donated those pennies to someone else.
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ProfessorDetective wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:41 am
Darth Wedgius wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:02 am
ProfessorDetective wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2020 8:30 pm
Antiboyscout wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2020 3:48 pm
King Green wrote: Mon Jun 08, 2020 4:42 am I'm packing my bags if that moron tries to get us all killed with every non-nuclear arsenal.
I have seen thousands of people say they'll move to Canada cuz Trump. I have yet to see any of them put there money where their mouth is.
How many of them are too broke to move? That's my problem...
Try a gofundme?
Those do not have a high chance of succeeding. Anyone who is sympathetic enough to donate are either in the same boat, can only donate pennies, or already donated those pennies to someone else.
That is a shame. Seriously. A way for people fundamentally unhappy with the US to leave it would be nice all around. Though there do seem to be alternatives in Mexico that are extended driving distance, if you have a car?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher%C3%A1n
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_de_Zaachila
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebel_Zapatista_Autonomous_Municipalities
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I ask this question because I don't know and want to learn not because of any agenda: what in general do children of same sex parents think and what are their lives like? Are they on board with having two dads or does it lead to years of bullying? Because if the latter is true then one can make a child protection argument. After all, surely the kids are the ones we should be thinking of in all of this, not giving out the right to adopt just for the sake of having the right to adopt.
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