I think that seceding from the union being illegal is settled law. I have heard about the referendum and I hope it gets enough signatures to put it on the ballot. That will, in and of itself, show that a large number of people are simply done with Trump’s policies. Actually enacting it, however, would prove…

That’s definitely worse than the position paper that I, as a black high school Junior had to write about why Affirmative Action is wrong. At least there the positions for and against were picked randomly (we drew them out of a hat) so it was fair and, even though I have had some minor benefits from that system at…

My Representative and both Senators are all Democrats, I’ve met and spoken with them in person before (even though that’s profoundly uncomfortable for me), and I tend to agree with their positions on matters (more so than anyone who’s ever run against them). As far as my federal representation is concerned, my only…

The article points out that one of the combat developers of the game they’re playing is saying that this type of in-game taunting is a psychological thing that they specifically designed for and that trying to bar it in-game wasn’t viable. I understand rules preventing people from doing that to each other in real life…

You can change lots from residential to commercial and back at will when building on them. I don’t understand what you mean.

More Americans voted for Clinton but, neither candidate broke 50% of the popular vote.

No, it’s not fake news unless it’s blatantly false. Congress literally can’t choose not to spend money on non-discretionary items (barring a government shutdown and even then many programs still pay out) so, most figures of government spending percentages only touch on discretionary spending.

They plan to release (paid?) DLC that will let you also see what’s going on with your party members during Chapter 13. I wonder how that’s going to work.

From the look of it, some areas have live streams and others are just clips. For example, I’m in mid-Michigan and the closest station is Detroit’s channel 4. They host a live stream but, at 2 AM, it’s not live. So, I’m watching the 11 PM news on delay. I live closer to Flint, and I’d rather have the news from there.

As much as we may want people to donate to charity simply to donate to charity (and many people will do so), more people will donate if given an incentive to do so. And that is the end goal, getting more people to donate to a charity which will fund improved treatments for cancer and research into cures for various…

There are some people who shouldn’t have children. Many of those people know this and choose not to have children. They can be wonderful people but they may make terrible parents. I think that’s the type of person Moses Hightower is referring to.

He’s changed his tune on libel laws a bit in the last week or so. Someone sued him for defamation and his lawyer got it tossed since the claims didn’t reach the bar but, if he got his way and “opened up” the laws he would have been liable.

Yeah, if I remember correctly, you have to play very deliberately to get the good ending between the Geth and the Quarians. Either pure renegade or pure paragon in order to get that option at that point in the game. Since I tend to put years between my replays of longer games, I tend to play with a strategy guide on…

I was born in Flint, Michigan. The oldest water mains I’ve heard about are from the mid-20th century and are only now being replaced due to the annual water main breaks (the mains themselves aren’t a major source of the lead you hear about in the news, those are the individual building service lines). Even when I was…

Michigan tried to increase the state sales tax by 1% and attach that increase to just road maintenance as well as increase the fuel tax and exempt gasoline from sales tax to offset some of the increased cost but, the voters turned it down. That’s why Michigan’s road funding bill was so limited. Sales tax increases…

You should have filed for yourself and informed the accountant/tax preparer that someone may have tried to use you as a dependent. They would inform the IRS and well...your grandmother may have gotten a notice that there was an irregularity with her return.

You joke but, if your income is low enough, you can’t avoid a refund. Even if you try to limit your payroll deductions, you’ll still be getting money back if you have enough dependents.

I see this often and I still can’t believe how much it happens. I also know people who were caught and had their finances screwed up for years over it. Why do people think this is a good idea?

Unless FTL is unstable near large masses like stars and planets. If that turns out to be the case, then anything that big is safe.

That’s about the worst way to ever take one for the team especially since he’ll have to hobble to the base now.