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AncientGeezer

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100. Taxes aren't .....but taxing a Consitutional right is

Sun Aug 4, 2019, 07:47 PM

Aug 2019

Are we going to charge money to vote? Florida is trying to make felons pay off their fines court cost before they can vote...is that cool?
Pay to not be searched without a warrant.
Have to spend money to write a Letter to the Editor...

SCOTUS would kill it ...and rightfully so

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Active Shooter at Cielo Vista Mall area in El Paso [View all] cannabis_flower Aug 2019 OP

Link: Leghorn21 Aug 2019 #1

Breaking on M$NBComcast malaise Aug 2019 #2

Amazon.com is going to grow even bigger as people become too afraid to go anywhere tblue37 Aug 2019 #3

I'm pretty well doing that now....stay out of crowds, aka, targets. Frustratedlady Aug 2019 #7

I have never been fond of crowds or of events that draw crowds, but if I were, I would tblue37 Aug 2019 #12

You are no too far off. Blue_true Aug 2019 #75

18 people shot PSPS Aug 2019 #4

18 people shot dalton99a Aug 2019 #5

Multiple reports of multiple shooters malaise Aug 2019 #15

"A very large area" dalton99a Aug 2019 #18

Open carry won't help here malaise Aug 2019 #20

That is what having lots of guns in the hands of yahoos does. Blue_true Aug 2019 #78

Ahh, yes. Only in America. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2019 #6

i've lost count dweller Aug 2019 #11

Third mass shooting this week malaise Aug 2019 #39

The second this week, third if last Sunday is included. nt Blue_true Aug 2019 #82

My concern? Blue_true Aug 2019 #81

A Texas mall? There must be several hundred "Good Guys with Guns" who can stop him before the PD. TheBlackAdder Aug 2019 #8

If there isn't a good guy with a gun who can stop him there raccoon Aug 2019 #13

Heard one speaking - military and black malaise Aug 2019 #21

On the bright side, at least he is alive after being a Black man Blue_true Aug 2019 #83

God damn it. Fuck the fucking NRA. Initech Aug 2019 #9

On January 20, 2017 the orange dumbass doc03 Aug 2019 #10

Oddly enough, none of the local El Paso stations PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2019 #14

Reporting multiple shooters now Generic Other Aug 2019 #16

Likely a few good guys with guns blasting at anything that moves, Blue_true Aug 2019 #84

As soon as we get a Democrat in the Presidency, it's time to put an end to this madness. Oneironaut Aug 2019 #17

A-Fucking-Men. nolabear Aug 2019 #19

State Senator on M$NBComcast says several killed malaise Aug 2019 #22

They want gun control? They should get gun control. Total fucking gun control. nolabear Aug 2019 #29

"Assault rifles"? You'd get the NRA babbling points for posting that elsewhere, maybe even here. brewens Aug 2019 #35

Tax a Constitutional right? How does that pass SCOTUS review? AncientGeezer Aug 2019 #36

You have a Constitutional right to guns, not assault rifles, cheap bullets, or high capacity Oneironaut Aug 2019 #96

Alcohol is a Constitutional right, and they tax that. And that's pretty damn regressive. Crunchy Frog Aug 2019 #97

This message was self-deleted by its author AncientGeezer Aug 2019 #99

18th Amendment established alcohol prohibition. Crunchy Frog Aug 2019 #101

Taxes aren't unconstitutional kcr Aug 2019 #98

Taxes aren't .....but taxing a Consitutional right is AncientGeezer Aug 2019 #100

YES! this.... JPK Aug 2019 #38

To your point.. cannabis_flower Aug 2019 #89

Holy Fuck - State Senator says 18 dead malaise Aug 2019 #23

State Sen. Jose Rodriguez eleny Aug 2019 #24

From you see ATF, FBI get all get there this quickly malaise Aug 2019 #27

It's a horror eleny Aug 2019 #28

KTSM live stream blogslut Aug 2019 #25

CNN is now reporting that Mayor's Chief of Staff says.. cannabis_flower Aug 2019 #26

Multiple scenes malaise Aug 2019 #31

we'll find out soon enough what the race of the persons are, which will dictate the media response Takket Aug 2019 #30

Trump will use it to defend his wall Generic Other Aug 2019 #32

Even if it's a white person targeting Hispanics? maryellen99 Aug 2019 #33

He would find a way Generic Other Aug 2019 #34

Putins AK-47s pwb Aug 2019 #49

Sad MacDombles Aug 2019 #54

Welcome to DU MacDombles irisblue Aug 2019 #56

Nobody is drooling over ANYTHING ChubbyStar Aug 2019 #57

Well then, I can see why you were attracted to this place kcr Aug 2019 #71

No one is drooling. Blue_true Aug 2019 #88

One woman who saw it start says a White man in black clothing. nt Blue_true Aug 2019 #85

21 Year old male is the suspect malaise Aug 2019 #37

Manifesto possible but unconfirmed lunasun Aug 2019 #40

Dang, Heavy.com... OneGrassRoot Aug 2019 #41

Oh god! Generic Other Aug 2019 #42

There will be more. That is certain. Blue_true Aug 2019 #91

Trump caused. triron Aug 2019 #43

Exactly. Corgigal Aug 2019 #70

That is rather clear. He has legitimized hatred of "others". nt Blue_true Aug 2019 #92

JJ MacNab: FWIW, I have the El Paso shooter's purported manifesto. It's ugly, but... demmiblue Aug 2019 #44

I'm torn about this... OneGrassRoot Aug 2019 #45

I think it is important to make sure that it is legit before posting it. demmiblue Aug 2019 #48

Certainly. n/t OneGrassRoot Aug 2019 #72

If we don't know how others "truly think" by now, reading *another* manifesto isn't going to get us WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2019 #50

I still think there are many with their heads in the sand... OneGrassRoot Aug 2019 #73

It's boring white supremacist stuff dalton99a Aug 2019 #51

Not boring to a lot of us . Scary as hell how many copy cats now? lunasun Aug 2019 #74

From the 'manifesto' first paragraph superpatriotman Aug 2019 #46

Mentions they will turn the TX state away from republicans and vote as democrats lunasun Aug 2019 #67

More right wing terrorism underreported by the msm uponit7771 Aug 2019 #55

Didn't Trump recently give one of his hate-filled rallies there? triron Aug 2019 #58

+1, uponit7771 Aug 2019 #59

Yes. nt Blue_true Aug 2019 #93

Looks like another young white guy Indygram Aug 2019 #47

That tweet was deleted blogslut Aug 2019 #64

Is twitter covering something up? triron Aug 2019 #66

Another "radicalized" Trump terroist kills in America n/t blitzen Aug 2019 #52

And Americans keep sleeping and legitimizing this monster. triron Aug 2019 #61

What's scary is the media pussyfooting over this slaughter malaise Aug 2019 #63

You are probably spot on. Some will call us conspiracy theorists. triron Aug 2019 #68

They report this shit with a smile. Like its nothing, normal, fuck all media and their pwb Aug 2019 #76

Has any mainstream news organization reported this yet? Generic Other Aug 2019 #87

'Mass murderer' not 'active shooter' Ponietz Aug 2019 #53

+1000. nt raccoon Aug 2019 #90

Thoughts and prayers for everyone involved. Groundhawg Aug 2019 #60

OK, but how about responsible gun control. MoonRiver Aug 2019 #62

For the murderer also? That's odd. MyNameGoesHere Aug 2019 #65

Seriously? The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2019 #69

That's done jack shit. Lars39 Aug 2019 #79

I hope you're just being ironic Codeine Aug 2019 #80

Trump will bail him out. He loves killers. pwb Aug 2019 #77

Somewhere in the back of the mind... kentuck Aug 2019 #86

What a horrible thing DashOneBravo Aug 2019 #94

Three Mexicans were killed malaise Aug 2019 #95