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Not exactly. Congress is the body that approves funding. The executive branch is the one that actually spends. So, say I'm congress and you're the president. I can give you $100, but I can't make you spend it.

True. Most cases like this fall into one of two categories: family wealth or blind luck. What's really weird are the self-made ones that act in ways that make you scratch your head. Like... "you used to be normal, what happened?"

Unfortunately, way too true. About 30 years ago, I was in Syracuse courts for a speeding ticket. I forget exactly what the deal was, but they did something like shift my court time that very day so that by the time I showed up, it was too late. I was wandering around the courthouse trying to...

Unfortunately, that rarely solves anything. We need to start having personal accountability when cops behave like this.

Balls of Steel.

"Not domestically" (and therefore subject to potential tariffs) was the point.

Right, but their raw materials likely come from China...

I say whomever wins PA will win the race. Unfortunately, I suspect Kamala will win PA.

Saw a buck trying to lock down a doe in a cornfield all morning yesterday. They must have been chasing throughout the night, as they more or less stayed in one place, laying in the field, for hours. So I think it's either here or pretty close (Southern Tier).

At my old house, I used coal ash on the ice sheet in my driveway. Didn't melt it much, but gave it traction and worked a hell of a lot better than trying to melt it down with bags upon bags of salt.

I think we need to start a collection to fund SW60's move out of his neighborhood :ROFL:

I came in here expecting some stories about fishing with drunk scuba divers. I leave here disappointed.

Come to think of it, they're all white...

I have no problem with downstaters playing in traffic. Net gain for us as far as I'm concerned.

I was about to go with Starlink earlier this year when I moved to the sticks. The only service out here was from the phone company, which I assumed must be DSL. Just before I pulled the trigger, I called just to be sure. Imagine my surprise when I found out I could get fiber out here, 1gb up and...

I've been going to a local gun club raffle for more than a decade, never won anything. I took my wife to the most recent one and she won two guns and a 50/50. I still haven't won anything :ROFL: Luckily, she's not into guns, so I kinda won.

Gotta love the blatant and shameless violation of the law by the people we pay to enforce it.

Looks just like my old man did during his last week of life, in what they called "comfort care." Which actually translates to "starve and dehydrate the person to death, and give them enough morphine so that they can't protest." The one time my dad woke up during that week, all he did was ask for...

Was nice to see a debate that focused more on policy. Throughout the whole thing, I couldn't help but think "these two guys should be the ones at the top of their respective tickets."

Whatever I might hypothetically do, it certainly wouldn't be at the courthouse in the middle of the day!

I know a former LEO who reluctantly shared the story of how he once deployed his pepper spray while running, in the direction he was heading. He quickly learned why you do not do that :ROFL:

The mechanism to do this is well-established. Require permits to own the firearms, then require home inspections to obtain a permit. Thus, you "voluntarily" surrender your 4A rights in order to exercise your 2A rights. Completely unconstitutional, of course, but when has that ever stopped them?

Unclear whether or not he had a truck, but it seems like this could be a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation. He ran out of fuel, and if he didn't have a trunk to lock the gun into, then his choices were to either leave it there, or walk all the way to (wherever he went) while...

I'm hoping she drops one of her infamous word salad responses, and Trump gets in a zinger like he did in the Biden debate: "I'm not sure what he just said. I don't think he knows either." That was pure gold.

I wonder what the impacts of this would be. I'm envisioning an extreme reluctance to sell houses which will keep inventory low and drive prices through the roof. Instead, homeowners will hang onto their house when they move, and rent it out instead. Thus, young middle-class people will be unable...

Sure. I'm talking all government licensing, whether or not it should legally exist.

I think all government licensing/title/whatever requirements should be paid for by the government (taxes). That might introduce some accountability into shit like this.

It's disturbing to see how much Spencer Bradley (do not google search that name at work) looks like FUKH. Poor Spencer Bradley.

I think we're pretty much in agreement. I want to point out two things: There are no lifetime appointments for Judges in NY. County judges (who typically serve as licensing officers) are elected to 10-year terms and subject to re-elections. Yet, despite that, the problems you outline persist...

You're not wrong. Yet, part of the reasoning behind lifetime appointments for justices and judges is to enable them keep politics out of their decisions, and I think this is a good idea. Note that I said "enable." I'm not saying it always works. Certainly, having half or more of all SCOTUS...

It did strike me as kind of weird. My guess was that they don't believe the mileage I put down for my vehicles - I work at home so I don't put many miles on the truck anymore. But, yeah, they're basically asking me to go get quotes from other companies that won't make me jump through a bunch of...

Welp, first place I called quoted me less than half of what I am currently paying, for essentially the same level of coverage. I called Geico, whom we have been with for over 20 years, and asked them to review my policy and explain why they're more than twice the cost of other carriers. They had...

Our credit is solid, and our licenses are clean. Are you a NY resident, though? I'm guessing that makes a big difference. I'm very curious what other companies will quote. I might start shopping around sooner than later.

I insure three vehicles/two drivers, all with comprehensive and full glass, one with collision. Only one vehicle really gets much use (I work from home nowadays so I don't drive much). This thread made me go look at my vehicle insurance. I was a bit shocked by what I found. First, a preface...

Pre-covid, the chicken breast I buy at Maines was 75¢/lb (10 lbs or more). Mid-covid, it got as high as $3/lb. 1 year ago, it was $1.10/lb. Last month, it was $2/lb.

Ah, good point, I read "no serial number" and assumed it had been scratched off.

Jesus... no license, no registration, no inspection, no insurance, and "borrowed" license plates... might as well be riding around with a flashing neon sign saying "PLEASE PULL ME OVER". Definitely a good time to carry your modern sporting rifle with defaced serial numbers and standard cap...

I think part of the problem is that everyone writing laws like this are so far divorced from financial hardship that they just can't empathize with the impacts it has on everyone else. $30k additional cost on a multi-million dollar home is peanuts. $30k additional cost on, say houses in the...

If it's a big enough emergency, I'll Kool-Aid through the wall on my way out :laughing: Makes me think of movies and TV shows where they lock someone in a room in a house and the person just gives up. JUST KOOL-AID OUT, ffs.

I recall something of the sort, so you are probably right. But a quick search didn't pull up much, and I also couldn't figure out whether or not there was still an active SoE or not, so I listed it as a possibility. Hard to find definitive info, particularly in a quick search, and I suspect...

Interestingly, whether or not he owned or resided in the property isn't actually the issue... it's most likely how he got the gun there that they're using to charge him. As others have pointed out, he doesn't need a license to own a pistol and he doesn't need an LTCF to openly carry. But, there...

Read this article by Jumbo James, or the snippet below, and replace mentions of "abortion" or "reproductive health care" with "guns" or "defense of self." It's astounding how a person - a lawyer, at that - can make such an argument without realizing how blatantly inconsistent their positions...

I won't say there aren't vulnerabilities in our military capabilities - for example, I worry about over-reliance on tech - but I do know two things: 1) Ever since WWII, air dominance has been THE deciding factor in wars 2) US military absolutely, indisputably, dominates the air. There's no...

Sure it would. But my post was not about strategizing what to do with Russia/Ukraine. It was pointing out that holdover's statement that the US couldn't do a damn thing about it was incorrect. We absolutely could stop Russia from taking over Ukraine. Whether or not we want to, or should, is a...

You should have read past the first part of my post, then. Here's what you missed: ------------------------ Jesus, you too? FFS, guys, my post was not a novel. Here's the part that you didn't bother to read:

I think you're dead wrong. We could put an end to the whole thing quite quickly: deploy US troops in Ukraine. I am not advocating for this action in any way, shape, or form. But if you wanted to see Putin tuck his tail and run, this is how. He cannot win, or even provide a decent challenge, in...

Agreed. I've said it many times, Andy Cuomo was one of the most effective politicians I've ever seen. Whatever he wanted to get done, got done. He was impressively effective. I often wished he was on our side.

The ONLY solution to the liberal "complete electrification" goal is nuclear power. Frankly, I'm in support of nuclear power. Tech has come a long way since public opinion soured on the matter. We have MUCH safer reactor designs nowadays. What we call "nuclear waste" is now a viable source of...

This whole idea that free speech does not cover false information (whether truly false or "false according to the political beliefs of a person") is completely bunk. Freedom of speech is just that: freedom of speech. Even the old adage of "you can't yell 'fire' in a theater" has been found by...

...and: - The primary pushers of it were none other than the GWB administration - The bill was introduced by a Republican - The bill passed in the House by a vote of 357-66. Only three of those 66 "nay" votes were Republicans. - The bill passed in the Senate by a vote of 98-1, with the sole...