Posted by: Jack Salami ||
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In this case, is that a bad thing?
You mean doing on to them what they've been doing to others for so long? No. Virtue, virtue, virtue! The Terror is forever identified with Robespierre. He warned that for those who would not learn Virtue, the "Razor of the Republic" awaited.
[Al Jazeera] Puerto Rico remains in dire straits more than two months after Hurricane Maria slammed into the US territory, according to humanitarian organizations and US politicians.
Puerto Rico's situation "remains quite serious and will require significant support for some time to come", Andrew Schroeder, director of research and analysis for global medical nonprofit Direct Relief, told Al Jazeera.
"Direct Relief is planning to continue extensive support throughout the health system for the foreseeable future," he said.
The island, an American territory whose people are US citizens, was dealing with a debt crisis before Maria hit, devastating its power grid and water infrastructure. Puerto Rico owes creditors more than $70bn with an additional $43bn owed in pension payments.
The hurricane had sustained winds of 250km per hour when it made landfall on Puerto Rico on September 20, killing at least 55 people. Maria followed Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Caribbean hurricane on record, which grazed Puerto Rico on September 6.
The ensuing damage, estimated to cost up to $95bn, has left Puerto Rico in a healthcare crisis.
Direct Relief has provided community medical centres with more than $300,000 and airlifted 76 tonnes of medical supplies to Puerto Rico over the past two months.
Schroeder was quick to say the crisis, along with many others, predates Maria. Before the hurricane, 73 of 78 municipalities were "medically underserved" by the US government.
Schroeder explained a number of issues have contributed to the emergency, including Puerto Rico's debt and the "brain drain" of qualified medical practitioners leaving for the mainland United States.
"Particularly in the interior of the island, communities faced chronic underinvestment compounded by crippling public debt," he said.
Posted by: Fred ||
11/30/2017 00:00 ||
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None of you want to get better, ever.
You are helpless before that phony government you worship that has spend a century spending money on solving the same problems and you got nowhere.
Labor disputes during catastrophic damage and possible loss of life tells me you lost the basic humanity to run a civilization.
That must change now because you are being watched.
Do the right thing, and you may form a Brotherhood, but this corruption will forever keep you divided.
For you I most certainly would not sew another star on the Flag.
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There was a great deal of aid sent their for hurricane relief to PR. What happened to the stuff or is this a dumb question? Haiti redux but all done locally without U.S. foundations help?
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The real insanity is how the PRs keep voting for these idiots on the left when it is so obvious they are feeding at the trough and not doing anything to correct problems.
Amazing. In a democracy you are supposed to vote the scoundrels out periodically.
A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship.
[TheState.com] James Clyburn compared Conyers’ accusers to the child murderer Susan Smith, who initially claimed a black man had abducted her kids. Clyburn said, these are all white women who’ve made these charges against Conyers," Robert Draper tweeted.
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"'if reporters would "go and stalk white people's houses.'"
They have in the past; no reason to think they'll quit now.
Oh, sorry - I though she was serious. Silly me.
Posted by: Barbara ||
11/30/2017 16:09 Comments ||
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I would tend to agree, there should be no statute of limitations for politicians and if guilty they should have double the judicial punishment because of their higher standing.
The Honolulu Police Department is ordering medical marijuana cardholders to surrender their firearms within a 30-day window of time.
KITV reports that Honolulu police are doing this via letters to cardholders demanding they "surrender weapons, permits, and ammunition to HPD or to transfer ownership."
On November 28 The Honolulu Star reported that police have been sending letters throughout the year and the one dated November 13 was signed by HPD chief Susan Ballard. It says, "Your medical marijuana use disqualifies you from ownership of firearms and ammunition."
Ballard points to Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 134-7 (a), which says, "No person who is a fugitive from justice or is a person prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition under federal law shall own, possess, or control any firearm or ammunition therefor."
On August 31, 2016, Breitbart News reported that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that a ban on gun ownership for medical marijuana users is constitutional. The decision was based on the fact that marijuana use remains illegal on the federal level, whether state-sanctioned or not. This means medical marijuana cardholders cannot pass background check form 4473 and, therefore, cannot legally purchase a firearm.
Form 4473 asks if the would-be firearm purchaser is "an unlawful user of...marijuana." No one who answers "yes" to that question can purchase a gun.
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This is probably easier than asking actual felons to surrender weapons. As to the federal statutes concerning marijuana who do we blame. W R Hearst? Institutional racism towards Hispanilcs? B'crat inertia? IMO marijuana probably causes no more harm to society than alcohol does. Harder drugs, cocaine, heroin, etc are a great concern to me. Ultimately we need two solutions to the drug problem. One will need to be technological. Be it some sort of implant or some other medical technology. The other has to be social solution. Unfortunately drugs can be seen as exotic, daring and as a symbol of youthful rebellion. We need drugs to be seen as something only losers do
Now if federal marijuana laws are repealed will the HPD return the firearms.
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So previous marijuana use (of any duration) disqualifies in LEO employment where a firearm is required as part of the job. Amirite?
Posted by: Frank G ||
11/30/2017 7:21 Comments ||
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Apropos #4 - but anabolic steroid use is de riguer
Posted by: M. Murcek ||
11/30/2017 7:41 Comments ||
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Another reason NOT to register
Posted by: Frank G ||
11/30/2017 9:00 Comments ||
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#3 Now if federal marijuana laws are repealed will the HPD return the firearms.
Owners of guns unlawfully confiscated locally in Hurricane Katrina in NO had a great deal of difficulty getting their firearms returned. They had to go through the courts to get relief. However, ATF Form 4473 now reads as of 2016:
ATF Form 4473: 11e. Are you an unlawful user of, addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance? Warning: The use or possession of marijuana remains unlawful under Federal law regardless of whether it has been legalized or decriminalized for medicinal or recreational purposes in the state where you reside.
I would anticipate a legal struggle, the outcome of which would be iffy.
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If you think Hawai'i is "being reasonable" about guns in this case, be aware that last year the almost entirely Donk legislature passed a law that required all Hawaii gun-owners to be placed on a federal "watch list".
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Unfortunately, federal law is on the side of these police.
In Colorado, where marijuana is legal, they will not issue you a concealed carry permit if you use or have been issued a medical card and can even seize weapons if they feel you are a threat to the public while on controlled drugs. All in accordance to federal and state laws.
What we really need is a movement on the federal level to redo drug and gun laws to fix this mess.
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The Honolulu Police Department is ordering medical marijuana cardholders to surrender their firearms within a 30-day window of time. 
