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The state of the democratic party

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Os Trigonum, Feb 27, 2021.

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    No Labels Party qualifies for Arizona ballot in 2024

    https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3888999-no-labels-party-qualifies-for-arizona-ballot-in-2024/

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    A centrist political party that has some Democrats concerned about the potential for it to play a spoiler role has made the ballot in Arizona in 2024.

    Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (D) said in a statement on Tuesday that the No Labels Party surpassed the minimum requirement for signatures to be placed on a ballot and has qualified as a party for federal, statewide and legislative races in the 2024 primaries and general elections in the state.

    “As Secretary of State, I am committed to supporting county election officials to ensure that they are prepared for this new addition to the state's list of parties and any other changes to the 2024 ballot,” he said.

    The Democratic think tank Third Way criticized No Labels in a memo released earlier on Tuesday, insisting that it would only play a spoiler for Democratic candidates and does not have a conceivable way to win an election.

    The memo, which was first reported by Politico, states that No Labels’ plan to put forward a “unity ticket” in the 2024 presidential election would only lead to former President Trump being reelected. It states that the group is “serious,” as it is also seeking to make the ballot in other battleground states like North Carolina, Florida and Nevada and has already made the ballot in Colorado.

    No Labels said on its website that the unity ticket would be an “insurance plan” if Democrats and Republicans both choose “unreasonably divisive” presidential nominees.

    The memo notes that most of the states No Labels includes as part of its path to victory in the 2024 presidential election voted for President Biden in 2020.
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    https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/democrat-maryland-law-under-25-no-felony-murder

    Maryland Democrat proposes law barring everyone under 25 from felony murder charges

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    That's not correct. The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower chamber of the Maryland state legislature. Ms. Crutchfield was elected to represent the 19th MD Legislative District in 2018.
     
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    I stand corrected. I’m not able to read the whole article and in many states delegates are party representative but not legislators.
     
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    It is, but ...

    "Crutchfield and supporters of the bill say that the brain is not fully developed before age 25, so issuing so harsh a sentence is unfair."

    The basic argument from the quote above is that anyone under 25 is not "mature" enough. There are studies, such as this one, that show the prefrontal cortex is underdeveloped prior to age 25, which, and I quote, "supports the hypothesis that the adolescent brain is structurally and functionally vulnerable to environmental stress, risky behavior, drug addiction, impaired driving, and unprotected sex. Computed tomography and MRI studies also provide evidence to support this hypothesis."

    But that doesn't murder. Perhaps it should mean that sentencing should consider the maturity of the person based on their age.

    PS. Next thing we know, this same reasoning is going to be used to restrict kids under 25 (yes, to me they are still kids) from all kinds of things, such as drinking, smoking, driving, and voting (but not gun ownership).
     
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    Sigh Obama was such a disappointment and it had nothing to do with Republicans. People don't realize how corporate friendly his entire administration was.
     
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    And was Tim Robbins so concerned that much of this happened under the Trump Admin? Or is he just criticizing Democrats.
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    words from a Democratic strategist

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    25% of American's make less than $35,000 a year and that INCLUDES part time workers and seasonal workers.
     

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