On 29 Apr 2026, Aaron Thomas said the following...

I'm MAGA, and I support the existing anti-discrimination laws, and I'd
be in favor of strengthening them because they aren't effective enough. Workplace discrimination still happens.

But of course the Democrats are not doing anything about that, and
they're just making things worse by stirring up racial tension, and
trying to get a select few to believe that their skin color is a $10,000 off coupon.

I think we'll be decades cleaning this mess up. It is one thing when individuals are racist or discriminate, but it is an other when the government institutionalizes it.

What do you think about the Supreme Court ruling today where they said you can't redistrict based on RACE.

Our fight is getting real results. There are states that have ~40% Republicans living there with 0 Republican representatives because the Democrats do not want to do the right thing... Their House seats should reflect a 60-40 configuration...

They say that the Democrats could loose ~19 House seats based on this alone.

BTW, I changed the subject to Team USA, I think the Pope was getting too much press in the echo.

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trying to get a select few to believe that their skin color is a $10, off coupon.

I think we'll be decades cleaning this mess up. It is one thing when individuals are racist or discriminate, but it is an other when the government institutionalizes it.

Yea, if elected officials would just shut the hell up about skin color, then we'd finally be able to put the evil of racial discrimination behind us. (I say it this way because under certain circumstances racial discrimination is actually not a bad nor a negative thing and all humans do it to some extent.)

What do you think about the Supreme Court ruling today where they said
you can't redistrict based on RACE.

I haven't been paying attention but I love it! But OTOH: It sounds like something that should have been ruled on 100 years ago.

They say that the Democrats could loose ~19 House seats based on this alone.

Just when I thought it couldn't get any better! Ha! I hope this happens! The midterms just became less important.

BTW, I changed the subject to Team USA, I think the Pope was getting too much press in the echo.

Yea, his account hasn't even been validated on this BBS yet. Make him upload some warez first ;)

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Aaron Thomas wrote to IB Joe <=-

Yea, if elected officials would just shut the hell up about skin color, then we'd finally be able to put the evil of racial discrimination
behind us.

That's hard for them because they've made a career of fanning that hate and "protecting" both sides from each other.


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On Wed 29-Apr-2026 10:26a, Ib Joe@1:342/201.0 said to Aaron Thomas:

You finally said things that make sense.

I think we'll be decades cleaning this mess up. It is one thing when individuals are racist or discriminate, but it is an other when the government institutionalizes it.

Yes, it will take decades to repair the damage Trump and his Ilk have caused this country.

What do you think about the Supreme Court ruling today where they said you can't redistrict based on RACE.

Sounds reasonable to me.... Basing ANYTHING on race, sex, creed, sexual orientation, etc. Is discrimination. Sounds funny coming from the crowd that shouts "DEI" anytime anything happens.

Our fight is getting real results. There are states that have ~40% Republicans living there with 0 Republican representatives because the Democrats do not want to do the right thing... Their House seats should reflect a 60-40 configuration...

Yes it is.

The US is the laughing stock of the world.
You can trust even less coming out of D.C (And that's saying something..). Anytime someone from the administartion opens their mouth it comes off like a Monty Python skit, but that's OK, because it will be retracted as soon as the President stops sundowning.
Gas prices are up.
We are involved in a war with even less of a clear cut plan than we entered Viet Nam with.
The Constitution is being Ignored.
There are actually American's that are OK with this.

They say that the Democrats could loose ~19 House seats based on this alone.

If they lose seats due to the "Other side" maliciously redrawming maps, people need to be put in jail..

BTW, I changed the subject to Team USA, I think the Pope was getting too much press in the echo.

Man, you sure are worried about that Pope...

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Re: Re: Team USA!!!
By: Ron L. to Aaron Thomas on Thu Apr 30 2026 07:30 am


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Re: Re: Team USA!!!
By: Ron L. to Aaron Thomas on Thu Apr 30 2026 07:30 am

Yea, if elected officials would just shut the hell up about skin
color, then we'd finally be able to put the evil of racial discrimination behind us.

That's hard for them because they've made a career of fanning that hate and "protecting" both sides from each other.

That used to be a pretty successful tactic for them, but it stopped working in many states already. I hope mine is next.

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On 30 Apr 2026, Brent Hendricks said the following...

Yes, it will take decades to repair the damage Trump and his Ilk have caused this country.

Can you name a 1 policy you think is the issue and support your claims so as we can debate the issue.

Orange man Bad is not a policy

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On 30 Apr 2026, Brent Hendricks said the following...

Sounds reasonable to me.... Basing ANYTHING on race, sex, creed, sexual orientation, etc. Is discrimination. Sounds funny coming from the
crowd that shouts "DEI" anytime anything happens.

I'm not sure if I understand what you are saying... The right does not care about race, sex, creed, sexual orientation exc.

I'm about to vote in the Florida's primaries and later in the general election for a black Governor.

I'm not voting for him because of his skin color but rather his qualifications

Byron Donalds has served Florida well. He's smart and articulate and will lead Florida into the future.

And he'll do so not based on rigged redistricting or DEI... But rather he is qualified.

I felt bad for the black astronaut ... Lef-twing media obsessed with skin color trying to make his accomplishment about skin color and he's ... NO... this is about humanity and the great efforts of the American people.

Because this man was a Christian he talked about how awesome God's creation was/is.

If you wouldn't mind expanding on your point here and follow it up with some points so as we can develop a discussion.

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On 30 Apr 2026, Brent Hendricks said the following...

The Constitution is being Ignored.

Can you expand on this please.

Trump tried tariffs, the Supreme knocked it down, and he went an other way on Tariffs that were time tested and court approved.

Checks and balances working fine.

IS there other instances?? Could you please tell us what they are and support your claims.

We all look forward to the debate.

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On 30 Apr 2026, Brent Hendricks said the following...

If they lose seats due to the "Other side" maliciously redrawming maps, people need to be put in jail..

What racial redistricting did was put people in office that might not have got there in the first place.

Alito explained that "the Constitution almost never permits the Federal Government or a State to discriminate on the basis of race."

"In sum," Alito concluded, "because the Voting Rights Act did not require Louisiana to create an additional majority-minority district, no compelling interest justified the State's use of race in creating SB8. That map is an unconstitutional gerrymander, and its use would violate the plaintiffs' constitutional rights."

What happened in this case was minorities who weren't BLACK challenged this. If they get to gerrymander based on being BLACK what about US??

And the visible minorities won this case.

The government should NOT use race because the constitution protects individuals, regardless of race.

Louisiana was trying compel an outcome, racial gerrymandering, because of race.

It's 2026, Blacks are flying to the moon and running for governor AND a 1/2 black man was elected as president with a majority white vote.

If we don't knock this off now we'll have to start gerrymandering for Transgenters and Queers.

I look forward to your response and how you support your claims.

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On 30 Apr 2026, Brent Hendricks said the following...

Man, you sure are worried about that Pope...

As a Catholic I have an opinion about the Pope, I am not worried about him.

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On 30 Apr 2026, Brent Hendricks said the following...

If they lose seats due to the "Other side" maliciously redrawming maps, people need to be put in jail..

This is funny... Barry, was supporting Gerrymandering Virginia and when it was challenged, and it looks like they'll loose. Barry got pissed off.

The reason why redistricting worked in Florida and not Virginia is because Virginia didn't follow the law.

Virginia's law states... Come up with a Map, vote on it, have an election and then vote again on the map...

Virginia democrats just voted on the map they preferred to have and that was that... missed the other two.

Trump turned Florida from purple to read... and... MILLIONS and MILLIONS of new people moved to the state. Florida just redrew the map to reflect voting changes.... Democrats may loose 6 seats. as per State Law and US constitution.

Here is a list of blue states that have gerrymandered out ANY republicans

Blue states with ZERO Republican House seats:
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Vermont
New Hampshire
Hawaii
New Mexico
Connecticut
Delaware

In this list of states republicans are ~40++ % and they have NO representation.

If you want to jail people start with Barry and a Sh!t load of democrats who've been gerrymandering the sh!t out of their maps just to keep in power.

The Democrats just need better policies and they might start to look normal.

Please support your claims, I look forward to a debate.

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IB Joe wrote to Brent Hendricks <=-

Can you name a 1 policy you think is the issue and support your claims
so as we can debate the issue.

He probably can't. Leftie policies (bereft their nice sounding names) are abhorrant to free people.

Orange man Bad is not a policy

It is to the Leftoids.


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IB Joe wrote to Brent Hendricks <=-

The Constitution is being Ignored.

Can you expand on this please.

He can't. It's projection.

"Accuse your opponent of what you do." Karl Marx

The Left has ignored the Constitution for decades.


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On 02 May 2026, Ron L. said the following...

He probably can't. Leftie policies (bereft their nice sounding names)
are abhorrant to free people.

Orange man Bad is not a policy

It is to the Leftoids.

I can hope... I actually want to know. I watch some of the Democrat leaders so as to try to get my mind around what they want... and NOPE!!!

https://youtu.be/x91sjRTMZH0?si=hdBGY6_N4SCd4Ex6

Saw a video where this black woman was talking about the Supreme Court commenting on the Louisiana case.

She said, paraphrasing here, that the Democrats care more a bout how they (Democrats) divide the the state but not the people in those districts.

She said she was pissed after walking out of Walmart and saw homeless black people trying to charge their phone with Walmart's power.

CNN's Poll analyst showed that Trump's support amongst blacks is up... it was at 12% in his first term and it's now 16% and climbing in his second.

Interesting eh!!!

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