The RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE to know exactly who, and WHAT they are electing to positions of POWER OVER THEM should overrule the objections.

The Brett Kavanaugh confirmation is one of the most disgusting displays of the "Politics of Personal Destruction" I have ever seen.

There have been some really vicious ones, but that one took the cake.

More and more digging up dirt on people's private lives (once they start running for office), would, I think just make things worse.--Although, I think gun control should be vigorously, and intransigently, fought.

Now THAT is a pretty fine nit to be picking.

So fine that it has no value to the discussion.

Perhaps I should shrink the font to a whisper so you can't read the disturbing details?

I just do not like concepts which related by from words to have some kind of emotional expression added to them. I and most everyone on this forum can get your idea without some kind of necessary slow down of reading. We are not children who may not be able to understand text without some kind of help in understanding it. If you have something to say, just say it in standard print and if you coin new concepts just give your definitions.

Sometimes I use BIG WORDS to slow down your thought processes.

It's not 'shouting', it is EMPHASIZING to bring attention to the value the words contain to the conversation.

Do you spend a lot of time looking for things to fuss over?

There is much more to teaching than IQ. A 150 IQ teacher would most likely be bored to death. A knowledge of the subject which is being taught is the most important along with the desire to teach. I have a high IQ and never was able to teach Chemistry or Mathematics which I was educated in. Whether one has high IQ or low IQ, one must want to learn. Forceful approaches whether by parents or school teachers will not make a difference, all you will get students that just want to pass tests and not have an interest in the subject. Maybe mommy like teachers can result in a student feeling better about himself (I must admit that I prefer the generic pronouns rather than going along with the mentally defective attempt to degenderize any usage of a word) will not result in him wanting to learn.

By the way, shouting does nothing but making your text harder to read.

When I think of the mainstream media I think of Alvin Lee and the lyrics at the start of an epic song.
“Everywhere is freaks and hairies
Dykes and fairies, tell me where is sanity
Tax the rich, feed the poor
'Till there are no rich no more“
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0dTx...

Yes, I found it. Shocking this is so unavailable to the mainstream...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/m...

No matter how you look at it, it is a great advertisement for term limits.

Bravo. And they also have to move out of their gated communities; if an open border is good for the country, then it's damn sure a good idea for their houses.

Just so.

I think living an Venezuela for 6 months should be required prior to running for office in usa

Well, on the other hand, the VOTERS have done an excellent job of DUMBING DOWN CONGRESS!

60 years ago, the "average" was 100.

Thanks to the lack of HIGHLY INTELLIGENT teachers, THAT average, by the same scoring would be in the low 70's.

For instance; A LOW IQ 'teachert' CANNOT 'teach' ABOVE their own ability to comprehend the subject, and you get a class of LOW IQ students.

IF you put a 150 IQ Teacher in front of the same class, you will get a class fuill of HIGH ACHIEVERS because the high IQ Teacher can TEACH the 'slow learners' HOW TO THINK AND LEARN.

Skill sets that average and lower DO NOT possess.

I have to look this up!

I like that idea! Lead by example!

Disarm yourselves and your bodyguards!

Great!!

Can’t argue with that.

The fastest way to reduce the effect of corruption in government is to reduce the power of government.

I think we should add to that, that every single one of those you listed should have to pass a test on knowledge of our US Constitution.

He was speaking to ALL DEMOCRATS when he made that comment.

And he was RIGHT ON TARGET!

Corruption is the stepchild of government. I mean, why would someone go into government unless they could get power and money on the side?

I think trump was right, the muslim congresswomen should go back from whence they came and fix their countries first before they try to destroy ours.

Because without reason, force is the only remaining option

Can't wait for some right-wing wacko to hit a Democratic baseball game and shoot up their people. Oh, wait... Dems have bodyguards don't they? And you don't see right-wing people going on shooting rampages because they're the law-abiding ones! Go figure...

How about this, Democrats. You guys lead from the front. Disarm yourselves and dismiss your bodyguards. Voluntarily remove yourselves from office in those cities in which you run which have out-of-control violence problems. Put your money where your mouth is. When you do, I'll listen to what you have to say. Until then, it's just more progressive hypocrisy.