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That is goddamn right

MLB is moving the All-Star game out of Atlanta because of politics I thought this over and realized I honestly don’t care. In the era we find ourselves and I am becoming more and more indifferent to politics

Now this is funny

The United States Marine Corps is about to reinvent itself

Oh no you are correct if the takings clause of the fifth amendment were fairly exercised and people received an honest value for their lost assets that would be one thing. That has not been the case generally speaking . But the biggest problem with the Kelo decision is that it changed the fifth amendment takings clause clause from being for a real public benefit to being for anything at all. The way it left the fifth amendment is a government can take anything from anyone for any reason as long as they call it a public benefit.

I have a very huge problem with that. The five justices that sided with New London should’ve been dragged from the courthouse and hanged in the street. The kilo decision is right up there with Dred Scott as the worst Supreme Court decision in United States history.

Just a clarification for those who don’t know on eminent domain. When they see is your home or whatever they don’t leave you with nothing. They are required to pay you for anything they take. But you get paid what the government says it’s worth not what it actually is worth. Based on my own reading and observation if you’re dealing with the federal government you will probably come out of that sort of OK. You’re going to take a loss on your property in all likelihood. but you’ll do better than you would elsewhere. However the smaller governments you are lucky if you get pennies on the dollar.

As far as that needs of the many versus the needs of the few thing I say nuts to that. First of all nobody is qualified to make that assessment. Second of all where do you draw the line. If it’s enough to take your home away from your why not your kidneys? Why not your lungs? Imagine getting that notice. The mayor needs a lung transplant we’ve decided the you’re a donor please report to the hospital immediately. The mayor is an important man you see. Or woman. It’s better for everyone if they have one of your lungs than you.

I just thought of another one. Somewhere between 2012 and 2014 the city of Riviera Beach Florida wanted to allow a private developer to expand the Riviera Beach Marina to include retail and high in condominiums. The only thing standing in the way was an old neighborhood of mostly black working class families. So the city government decided those people needed to go. They declared the neighborhood blighted and tried to use eminent domain to seize the homes. Fortunately the state of Florida stepped in and shut that trash down. In that particular case they didn’t get away with it. New London did. And the Supreme Court decided that what yours is only yours assuming the government doesn’t want it.

Suzette Kelo vs New London CT ring a bell? The city of New London seized a bunch of homes not because they wanted to build a public benefit but because they wanted to sell it for a higher price to a chemical company

This new administration would probably enjoy that very much. And if you don't happily hand over your home and property in exchange to the pennies on the dollar of value they offer you are clearly a racist, anti-lgbt white supremacist who must be destroyed!

@Hurlshot How about the Rockies showing the Dodgers who's boss yesterday? In other new Lauren Gardner has moved from the NHL network to MLB. She's hosting MLB Quick Pitch in the mornings. Sort of the baseball equivalent to NFL primetime. I wondered what happened to her. She did a great job on it this morning and she is... I have to say... smoking hot.

I watched the Yankees - Blue Jays game, then the Rays at the Marlins. Right after that the puck dropped in the Panthers - RedWings game. So basically I spent the whole day in front of the TV

Cop resigns after video shows him slamming his K-9 into a patrol car, NC police say ‘It was crying.’ Officer seen punching K-9 in face under investigation, CA cops say First off.... the only good reason to strike a dog is if you are being attacked. Or someone/thing else is. Never, EVER strike a dog as some kind of discipline. First off it's ineffective and counter productive. They will shut down on you and whatever point you were trying to make will not be received. Second of all is destroys the trust you've built up. It damages your relationship with the dog. Third, it is just cruel. A dog that loves a person will lie there and be beaten to death before raising even a tooth to defend itself. It takes an utter monster to beat a dog like that. It's no different from beating a helpless child. These two cops are the exact kind that give the profession a bad name. These are the kinds that would beat a suspect to death, shoot a man in the back and be genuinely surprised anyone took issue with it. Far too many cops are incapable of empathy. If you cannot muster up any for your canine partner you certainly won't have any for the public.

I did that too sometimes. But then Gromnir comes after me with a rolled up newspaper and it turns into a page long argument that become too tedious to continue. The chuckles were not worth the aggravation!

I don’t believe food or beverage has actually become more expensive. Not for staple tape stuff anyway. Cell phone service has definitely become cheaper. That’s more due to competition, decrease in equipment cost to provide service, definite decrease in power requirements for service providers, and in general they are moving away from a macro cell concept to a micro cell-concept. All of these are reaping savings in provider cost which translate into savings and user costs. TVs are cheaper because they are a lighter, use far less material, are less expensive to mass produce, etc. it completely screwed the pooch on the cost of new cars. That is going nowhere but up. For the most part it’s right but not for any reasons you might infer from the presentation

Don’t ask questions you don’t really want to hear the answer to!

OOORAH!

Today I woke up, had coffee and a piece of bread with some peanut butter for breakfast. Looked at my garden and was pleased to see everything has sprouted. Then sat on the couch and read a book. At some point I dozed off. Then I woke up and moved to the chair. After all this excitement I think sunny and I might go for a walk. i’d go look for a job that the states kind of paying me not to.

How have I made it this far in life without knowing about this YouTube channel! It’s freaking great!

Up late last night reading this one. It was a fun read:

Thank you Bruce! Back at'cha!

Even if they did abolish parties you would never know if they’re not secretly organized behind the scenes. Like roaches in the kitchen. They don’t appear to be helping each other but whenever there is one there is another and another and another

Maryland legislature changes the state song. sorry to say I was not familiar with the lyrics to the song Maryland my Maryland. But having read them I’m left wondering why that even was the state song LOL! And why they waited so long to change it. Maryland’s role in the Civil War was complicated. It was a union state with heavy confederate sympathy. Slavery was legal there almost throughout the entire duration of the war. A full year AFTER the emancipation Proclamation before the practice was banned. I will freely admit I do have a passion for history. And I generally do not like to see things of historical significance changed for the sake of modern day political groupthink. That is definitely not the case here. This one should’ve been done away with a long time ago.