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GemDigger
GemDigger's Journal
GemDigger's Journal
December 8, 2019
I was looking for my voting date and I ran into this and thought I would share it.
2020 Presidential Election Calendar
https://www.270towin.com/2020-election-calendar/I was looking for my voting date and I ran into this and thought I would share it.
December 4, 2019
Dude! Stop yelling at me.
I want to turn you (him) off but I need to see your (his) stupid that you wear like a neon sign.
These hearings are so disturbing.
November 11, 2019
When the song hits you again and again you have to share the ear worm. A great ear worm.
October 25, 2019
President Obama, The Honorable Elijah Cummings would be proud of you.
Thank you and well said.
October 18, 2019
That Nancy Pelosi pic shutting the idiot down is now on a coffee cup!! Smackdown! nt
August 5, 2019
Hate Crime v Domestic Terrorism 101 Spicy Files
In depth legal terminology.
https://maddogpac.com/blogs/spicy-files/hate-crime-v-domestic-terrorism
In the coming days you will hear/see a lot of Cable News pundits using vernacular such as: hate crime, domestic terrorist/terrorism. The short answer is these two terms are not interchangeable nor should they be conflated. At all relevant times I will embed original data sources, as with standard practice I will primarily pull data from the DOJ, FBI, DHS, Congress and GPO (for federal statutes) and Congressional Reports.
The easiest way to explain a Federal Hate Crime - generally speaking its predicated by hatred and/or bigotry based on race, religion or sexual orientation.
Ive taken the liberty of placing them in chronological order, starting with the first Federal Hate Crime statute, which President Lyndon Johnson signed into law in 1967. Its colloquially known as the Civil Rights Act. Accordingly the following statues:
May 29, 2019
Kamala Harris is kicking ass and taking names!!
I love that woman. Every single question is answered with a direct answer. More than once I have clapped my hands or stopped in my tracks to listen and watch her.
May 9, 2019
I wish there was snow to shovel to lower my BP.
Steve Daines proposed bill adding citizenship question...
I wish there was snow to shovel to lower my BP.
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