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Unfortunately sexual abuse of children is a human thing not a profession thing. Yes some choose professions because of the access to kids but there are pedophiles in all walks of life. Its also extremely tied to drug and alcohol abuse of the abusers.

Effective tax rates for the wealthy went up under Reagan. People like you can't comprehend that income tax rates really don't mean all that much. Need to look at the whole picture.

Stuff like this doesn't need legislation. Can be done by EPA rules and regs or more so the lack there of. Reality is we need to take some power away from the executive branch with the way their departments can wield power without congressional approval. Also really bogs down the legal system.

Yes he did on 50% of the income.....then came Clinton/Gore. Q4. Which political party increased the taxes on Social Security annuities? A4. In 1993, legislation was enacted which had the effect of increasing the tax put in place under the 1983 law. It raised from 50% to 85% the portion of Social Security benefits subject to taxation; but the increased percentage only applied to "higher income" beneficiaries. Beneficiaries of modest incomes might still be subject to the 50% rate, or to no taxation at all, depending on their overall taxable income. This change in the tax rate was one provision in a massive Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) passed that year. The OBRA 1993 legislation was deadlocked in the Senate on a tie vote of 50-50 and Vice President Al Gore cast the deciding vote in favor of passage. President Clinton signed the bill into law on August 10, 1993. (You can find a brief historical summary of the development of taxation of Social Security benefits on the Social Security website.)

Wasn't just Reagan.

Remove income taxes on it and lower benefits to match. Cut fed spending to offset lost tax revenue.

Oh FFS....you are comparing a HC plan to the head of the EPA changing regulations that doesn't need congress at all?

He can change this type of shit in days and will.

Charging stations? Might want to get more electrical generation going first.

November can't come soon enough. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-finalizes-crackdown-gas-cars-forcing-more-than-50-of-car-sales-to-be-electric Under the new regulations, which will be formally announced at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., later on Wednesday afternoon, automakers will be forced to rapidly curb the emissions of greenhouse gases, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter from new passenger cars, light trucks, and larger pickups and vans beginning with model year 2027 vehicles. When the tailpipe emissions rules kick in, automakers will be compelled to increase production and sales of EVs, plug-in hybrids, traditional hybrids and fuel cell vehicles. Under one "low cost" model EPA outlined in the rule, officials said automakers would be forced to ensure 56% of light-duty car sales are battery electric and another 13% are hybrid by 2032.

In other words crime statistics are bullshit especially when trying to compare them to previous years. According to the FBI the rate has always been somewhat consistent until 2021's new system. https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2023/10/28/politicians-love-to-cite-crime-data-its-often-wrong/#:~:text=The FBI transitioned to a,accepted crime data through NIBRS.

Its so egregious I don't see them rejecting it. Kind of like the Colorado case. It involves more than just monetary penalties but possible influence on American's choice of political candidates.

Sure they also have an interest in under reporting to show they are doing their jobs and that they won't lose them for poor performance.

Want to put some money that the fine is dramatically reduced? You honestly think the fine was consistent with fraud of this nature? Hell find a case that is at all related to it.

What? Did you honestly just ask that? Civil cases are often brought to the SC as they often deal with constitutional issues. I'd venture a guess that a fairly significant to even majority of cases before the supreme court deal with civil issues and not criminal.

So you trust the FBI 100% on everything? That was only 1 small part of my questioning the data. The FBI transitioned to a new data collection system called NIBRS in 2021. The national reporting rate includes local law enforcement agencies that reported their data through either NIBRS or the FBI's previous data collection system. In 2021, the FBI exclusively accepted crime data through NIBRS.

Fearful...... Dude I've posted numerous times how crime hasn't affected me in my small town. You are the one who lives in a apocalypse van.

Virtually every news outlet is saying the same thing. All using the word "allow" and "can" and "grants". https://www.google.com/search?q=could+georgia+judge+refuse+to+allow+Trump+to+appeal&rlz=1C1SQJL_enUS880US880&oq=could+georgia+judge+refuse+to+allow+Trump+to+appeal&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCTExNjA2ajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#ip=1

And how exactly are crime statistics tracked? By crimes reported? By arrests? By convictions? With the legal system evolving the way it is and quite rapidly its easy to see how the numbers could vary. Goes without saying how little people should trust what the FBI says.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/georgia-judge-allows-trump-co-defendants-to-appeal-fani-willis-disqualification-decision

Serves time for defrauding nobody. Brilliant.

George and ABC News are gonna find out what happens when you claim that.

Every single time Trump wins in the appellate courts proves the political nature of these cases and will continue to bolster his support with many American's. The left is simply too deranged to comprehend that. https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ruth-bader-ginsburg-donald-trump-eighth-amendment/2024/03/19/id/1157888/ In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court said that it does, in fact, bind the states as well. "The Excessive Fines Clause traces its venerable lineage back to at least 1215," Ginsburg wrote. "Magna Carta required that economic sanctions 'be proportioned to the wrong' and 'not be so large as to deprive [an offender] of his livelihood.'" Timbs v. Indiana was the first time the Supreme Court had determined that the Eighth Amendment's excessive fines clause applied to the states. In an opinion piece published recently in the Los Angeles Daily News, Susan Shelley outlined how the Supreme Court eventually found that the Bill of Rights applies to the federal and state levels and said Trump will be protected from the state of New York by that recognition. The Eighth Amendment states, "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."

FFS you are an idiot.