Dirty secret: football is more fun to watch on TV than stuck in the far top level of a stadium

Why are you being so intentionally dense? The idea that CA needs to be politically-cleansed of conservatives is obviously ludicrous and noone ever suggested that.   Obviously it would require a referendum with a set approval threshold much higher than 50.1% and approval from the other states as well. GOP voters would…

this article doesnt make any sense.

I’ve lived 50 years on this planet and conservatives are not giving up their structural power advantage negotiated in 1787 in whatever years I have remaining, and you are kind of foolish for thinking otherwise.  Puerto Rico is the 30th most populous state or territory but has zero chance of becoming a state in my…

CA *is* chock full of liberals who are getting vastly underpowered nationally for all the reasons I detailed. The kavanaugh vote is just the latest example.

CA voted 62% for hillary, C39-12 Democrat in Congressional Reps, state senate is 2-1 Democrat,

actually i would say it’s doing ‘something’ rather than ‘nothing’

yup. i see 2 possibilities, either 1) GOP loves the idea cuz they get complete control, or 2) GOP opposes because of loss of tax revenue, which means an independence vote could allow some leverage to push for concessions/restructuring amendments to end this ‘taxation without representation’ situation.

the idea is less…

‘commodore 64' was not a ‘game console’

They must bring back the Ramones song.

he’s 32. take the money you got and run, no amount can buy your health back if you injure your body further

After 2016 I’ve stopped caring about working within the system and started thinking about changing the longterm systemic problems that are becoming insurmountable

I’ve been on this planet 50 years, during all of which a population of 1.6 million (the Dakotas) has had twice as many votes on the choice of Supreme Court justices as a population of 40 million (CA). How stupid is that?

anyone who approves the shooting of unarmed palestinians is not a good person

the mental image of Jay Gruden and Alex Smith participating in debauchery is good

actually apathy triumped over hate

wow that sixers trade was bad.   even with Malone in decline

that’s almost certainly what will happen.  starting from scratch is far more expensive, and n00bs couldnt figure out the existing tech infrastructure efficiently

That’s a Chick-ism.

(Chick Hearn created that phrase)

‘Working within the system’ isnt working, as you might have noticed, so yeah, more radical options should be weighed. In the mathematical limit, the Electoral College allows 21% of the population to pick a winner. Constitutional Amendment can be blocked by <10% of the population. And the Senate filibuster allows 10%…