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Old 13th September 2019, 06:36 AM   #121
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Originally Posted by Lurch View Post
Except when a new 'trick play' is hit upon.

So it's come down to 'hall monitors' to have to keep an eye on the little *****. Great.

Somehow I think it better to have ethical humans in the Legislature, and failing that well defined rules to enforce ethical behavior. This throwing up of hands and accepting that increased vigilance against dirty tricks be the new norm doesn't seem congruent with democratic practice.
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Obeying the rules is pretty ethical. The Republicans followed the rules.

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Old 13th September 2019, 06:40 AM   #122
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Originally Posted by BobTheCoward View Post
Obeying the rules is pretty ethical. The Republicans followed the rules.
Bob would you knock it off? Ethics and "following the rules" are two separate things. This is first grade knowledge. That's why there are ethics boards in various ******* job fields that can rescind licenses to practice based on behavior. It doesn't require you doing anything illegal, just unethical. Stop this ******** line of reasoning just to garner attention. It's annoying.
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Old 13th September 2019, 06:42 AM   #123
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Originally Posted by BobTheCoward View Post
Obeying the rules is pretty ethical. The Republicans followed the rules.
So did the Nazis.
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Old 13th September 2019, 06:44 AM   #124
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Originally Posted by plague311 View Post
Bob would you knock it off? Ethics and "following the rules" are two separate things. This is first grade knowledge. That's why there are ethics boards in various ******* job fields that can rescind licenses to practice based on behavior. It doesn't require you doing anything illegal, just unethical. Stop this ******** line of reasoning just to garner attention. It's annoying.
Ethics boards apply rules. The rules are less specific, but they are still rules. They publish the rules so people have a sense of what they can and cannot do.
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Originally Posted by Foolmewunz View Post
And yet, here you are. (Not sure that BtC is the role model you want if you're going to pretend to be here to engage in honest debate. Just sayin'.)
You keep talking past me. I don't see it going anywhere.
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Old 13th September 2019, 07:11 AM   #126
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Originally Posted by johnny karate View Post
And yet for some reason, House Rules Committee Chairman David Lewis didn't think there would be a vote:


Gosh, I wonder why.

And I'm also struggling with the dilemma of who to believe when Democrats claim Lewis also told them that there would be no vote, which Lewis denies. Despite the fact, of course, that he did tell a WRAL reporter there would be no vote.

I'm just hoping that a couple of Super Skeptics like mgardner and theprestige can explain what happened here.
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Here's something you might not have known....

There is actually more than 1 part to a working day. Morning and afternoon.

If you tell someone "there will be votes" in a day, but also say "no votes in the morning", its reasonable to assume the votes will be in the afternoon.

Well, assuming the person isn't an unethical scumbag like your typical republican, when they were lying about the morning thing.
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In the *afternoon*, I gather. *Not* in the morning.
Hi theprestige - The above quoted posts were all in response to you.

Do you in turn have a response?
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Old 13th September 2019, 07:57 AM   #127
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Originally Posted by johnny karate View Post
Hi theprestige - The above quoted posts were all in response to you.

Do you in turn have a response?
Perhaps he made a response in another thread elsewhere that nobody else was aware was happening. Still counts, apparently.
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So I just have one question.

Is it time to swap the GOP elephant for the GOP limbo bar?
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Old 16th September 2019, 12:06 PM   #129
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Bob would you knock it off? Ethics and "following the rules" are two separate things. This is first grade knowledge. That's why there are ethics boards in various ******* job fields that can rescind licenses to practice based on behavior. It doesn't require you doing anything illegal, just unethical. Stop this ******** line of reasoning just to garner attention. It's annoying.
If you stop providing the desired attention it would help.
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Old 16th September 2019, 12:08 PM   #130
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Originally Posted by johnny karate View Post
Hi theprestige - The above quoted posts were all in response to you.

Do you in turn have a response?
I'm still waiting for Hannity to be waterboarded. Can we add this to the list of things to wait for?
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NC GOP senator John Alexander finds out his district has been redrawn to be more competitive, so he quietly changes it to remove Democrats. He gets caught and his amended changes won't fly.......so he retires, like the coward he is.

LOL!!!

https://twitter.com/johnbisognano/st...50792196141056
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Old 16th September 2019, 01:21 PM   #132
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Is North Carolina a state with full time or part time legislators? Is the expectation for them to hold down other jobs while serving weighed into the time allotments?
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Old 16th September 2019, 01:47 PM   #133
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Originally Posted by ponderingturtle View Post
Is North Carolina a state with full time or part time legislators? Is the expectation for them to hold down other jobs while serving weighed into the time allotments?
That didn't occur to me. It looks like an NC representative only gets about $14,000 a year (and is classified as hybrid: 70% of full time):

https://ballotpedia.org/Comparison_o...ative_salaries

On the other hand a senator (like Alexander) makes on average $70,000, which ain't fancy, but it's enough to live on.

https://www.paysa.com/salaries/north...-state-senator
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That didn't occur to me. It looks like an NC representative only gets about $14,000 a year (and is classified as hybrid: 70% of full time):

https://ballotpedia.org/Comparison_o...ative_salaries

On the other hand a senator (like Alexander) makes on average $70,000, which ain't fancy, but it's enough to live on.

https://www.paysa.com/salaries/north...-state-senator
Dann. Reps are pulling like $10/hr? Well, scratch being a State representative in North Carolina from my safety net careers. McDonald's moves up a notch
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Dann. Reps are pulling like $10/hr? Well, scratch being a State representative in North Carolina from my safety net careers. McDonald's moves up a notch
Pretty sure the perks make up for it. There's a reason the GOP senators are so eager to cheat to keep their jobs.
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Pretty sure the perks make up for it. There's a reason the GOP senators are so eager to cheat to keep their jobs.
If by "perks" you mean the power to shape policy and laws to the benefit of them and their fellow creatures, then certainly.
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If by "perks" you mean the power to shape policy and laws to the benefit of them and their fellow creatures, then certainly.
...and I'm pretty sure they would be on the receiving end of some tasty thank-yous, as well. Just shocking that the pay would be so tiny for a State like NC.
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Dann. Reps are pulling like $10/hr? Well, scratch being a State representative in North Carolina from my safety net careers. McDonald's moves up a notch
And so they have to get their law practices in in the morning sometimes if there isn't going to be a vote. But no one would ever take advantage of that.
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Dann. Reps are pulling like $10/hr? Well, scratch being a State representative in North Carolina from my safety net careers. McDonald's moves up a notch
You are not factoring in bribe income.
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And so they have to get their law practices in in the morning sometimes if there isn't going to be a vote. But no one would ever take advantage of that.
I think if they do not show up when in session they are the ones taking advantage. The voluntarily take the job, know the pay, know the hours and should show up for work when they are supposed to.

I am sure the republicans are just as good at not showing up as the democrats.
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I think if they do not show up when in session they are the ones taking advantage. The voluntarily take the job, know the pay, know the hours and should show up for work when they are supposed to.

I am sure the republicans are just as good at not showing up as the democrats.
I guess only the independently wealthy like the landed gentry and aristocrats should even be eligible for running.
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The NC "Education" Lottery was passed with similar shenanigans. To summarize:

-The NC Senate was very tight: 29 Dems to 21 Repubs.
-The lottery was passed by the House but enough Dems in the Senate opposed it to give a 2 vote advantage to the opposition.
-It was therefore not expected to pass and the President Pro-Tem publicly announced to the press and the Assembly that the session would end without any further votes being taken -so no vote on the losing lottery bill.
-In response, 2 Senators who were opposed to the lottery bill decided to take the last day off.
-The President Pro-Tem heard about this and decided that there would be a vote only on the lottery bill after all which ended up tied. The tie was broken by the Lt. Gov, a democrat and the lottery bill passed.

So it seems like this kind of thing is bipartisan and ethics seems to be an issue in the NCGA.
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The NC "Education" Lottery was passed with similar shenanigans. To summarize:

-The NC Senate was very tight: 29 Dems to 21 Repubs.
-The lottery was passed by the House but enough Dems in the Senate opposed it to give a 2 vote advantage to the opposition.
-It was therefore not expected to pass and the President Pro-Tem publicly announced to the press and the Assembly that the session would end without any further votes being taken -so no vote on the losing lottery bill.
-In response, 2 Senators who were opposed to the lottery bill decided to take the last day off.
-The President Pro-Tem heard about this and decided that there would be a vote only on the lottery bill after all which ended up tied. The tie was broken by the Lt. Gov, a democrat and the lottery bill passed.

So it seems like this kind of thing is bipartisan and ethics seems to be an issue in the NCGA.
That's an interesting and weird scenario.

"We don't have the numbers or the support to make a vote on this worthwhile. So no vote."

"No vote, huh? Sweet, three day weekend!"

"With a couple of our members taking the day off, it turns out we do have the numbers after all. The vote is back on!"

"... Wait, what? Oh, ****."

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So much for the theory that after the trick works once, everyone will be smart enough to not fall for it a second time.

But now that whole "it was never officially announced according to the rules of the legislature" excuse makes more sense. Apparently it's part of how the game is played.

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A 14 year-old whataboutism from a biased source.

Skepticism at its finest.
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Originally Posted by johnny karate View Post
A 14 year-old whataboutism from a biased source.



Skepticism at its finest.
When this incident is used to smear a whole party’s ethics, it isn’t whataboutism to point out that both parties engage in the same kind of unethical conduct. I agree this particular incident was unethical; I don’t agree that the GOP as a whole is uniquely unethical.
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When this incident is used to smear a whole party’s ethics, it isn’t whataboutism to point out that both parties engage in the same kind of unethical conduct. I agree this particular incident was unethical; I don’t agree that the GOP as a whole is uniquely unethical.
Indeed. Gaming the system to get your way is sickening and corrupt behavior. There should be extremely firm and clear rules on how the job should be done, and harsh penalties for noncompliance. Permanent disqualification from holding an elected or appointed government position for life for starters. And let's throw in quadruple taxation for fifty years, that should quell the rich ones.
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Originally Posted by xjx388 View Post
When this incident is used to smear a whole party’s ethics, it isn’t whataboutism to point out that both parties engage in the same kind of unethical conduct. I agree this particular incident was unethical; I don’t agree that the GOP as a whole is uniquely unethical.
Cool. Got anything other than a Republican legislator’s blog for a source?
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Cool. Got anything other than a Republican legislator’s blog for a source?
Bump for xjx388.
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Cool. Got anything other than a Republican legislator’s blog for a source?


Yes. It’s called “reality.” Boom! [mic drop]

Seriously, though. Are you disputing that the events unfolded that way? The basic facts are accurately recounted in that Republican legislator’s blog.

1. It was announced that there would be no more votes.
2. 2 Republicans took the last day off
3. They decided to hold the vote when that became known.

That’s just history. If you think the legislator is wrong and things didn’t happen that way, it’s on you to show that.
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Yes. It’s called “reality.” Boom! [mic drop]

Seriously, though. Are you disputing that the events unfolded that way? The basic facts are accurately recounted in that Republican legislator’s blog.

1. It was announced that there would be no more votes.
2. 2 Republicans took the last day off
3. They decided to hold the vote when that became known.

That’s just history. If you think the legislator is wrong and things didn’t happen that way, it’s on you to show that.
Technically you're providing a positive claim (you're presenting what the legislator said as evidence), so it's on you to support the claim. If it did happen that way then there would absolutely be evidence of it in the local news or even national sites. It really shouldn't be all that hard to support.

I don't care either way, but if you present evidence it's on you to support it.

ETA: Here is what I found about it:

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Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand, D-Cumberland, brought up the bill for consideration about 1:15 p.m. Senate leader Marc Basnight told WRAL he called senators back to Raleigh because he thought the votes were there to pass a lottery.

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Two Republican senators who opposed the lottery -- Harry Brown of Onslow County and Robert Garwood of Wilkes County -- were not present at the Legislature for the vote. Both had received excused absences.
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It isn’t whataboutism to point out that both parties engage in the same kind of unethical conduct.
That's exactly what whataboutism is. Like literally, dictionary definition level exactly what it is. You couldn't define whataboutism better than that sentence.
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That's exactly what whataboutism is. Like literally, dictionary definition level exactly what it is. You couldn't define whataboutism better than that sentence.
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"If I prove you're a hypocrite that means I'm in the right morally, factually correct, and that the problem we were working to solve is no longer a problem" is destroying all levels of political discourse.
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That's exactly what whataboutism is. Like literally, dictionary definition level exactly what it is. You couldn't define whataboutism better than that sentence.


Sure if the argument was “This was a bad thing that was done by the Republicans.” No argument from me on that point. That is not the argument here. The argument is “The Republicans are uniquely bad in this way.” That is a false argument and it’s appropriate to counter that with examples.
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"If I prove you're a hypocrite that means I'm in the right morally, factually correct, and that the problem we were working to solve is no longer a problem" is destroying all levels of political discourse.

That’s a strawman. It has nothing to do with hypocrisy but countering the notion that Republicans are unique. The whole political system is plagued by these problems, all the parties all the time.
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Old 19th September 2019, 09:42 AM   #156
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Originally Posted by xjx388 View Post
Sure if the argument was “This was a bad thing that was done by the Republicans.” No argument from me on that point. That is not the argument here. The argument is “The Republicans are uniquely bad in this way.” That is a false argument and it’s appropriate to counter that with examples.
*Head desk* Jesus Goddamn piss drinking donkey raping shoeless Christ.

Because everytime we go "The Republicans did a bad thing..." someone, *hint, hint, wink, wink, points at you*, runs in screaming about something the Democrats did.

You make the argument about comparisons, then complain that comparisons aren't the point.

If you and the other Conservative fanboys didn't demand that we prove the Republicans are "uniquely bad" this wouldn't be an issue.

I don't give a rat's anus if they are "uniquely" bad. A problem doesn't have to be DA WURSTESt AND ONLY EXAMPLE OF dA PROBLE EVAR! before we can talk about it.

Nothing can ever be goddamn improved because the tribes won't let anyone criticize them until the person doing the criticism is perfect.

****... that... noise.
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Originally Posted by JoeMorgue View Post
That's exactly what whataboutism is. Like literally, dictionary definition level exactly what it is. You couldn't define whataboutism better than that sentence.
Calling out special pleading is not whataboutism.
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Originally Posted by theprestige View Post
Calling out special pleading is not whataboutism.

Unfortunately for your side, there was no special pleading involved, only whataboutism.
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Originally Posted by luchog View Post
Unfortunately for your side, there was no special pleading involved, only whataboutism.
"Whataboutism is the last refuge of the scoundrel who's been called out on his special pleading."

- Samuel Johnson, probably
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Originally Posted by theprestige View Post
"Whataboutism is the last refuge of the scoundrel who's been called out on his special pleading."

- Samuel Johnson, probably

Which conclusively proves that you cannot substantively debate the point.
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