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Nearly two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to withdraw, new AP-NORC poll finds
  • No they don't.

    They wanted Joe to not run again in the first place, and for the DNC to nominate someone else.

    Don't get me wrong, biden's administration has done amazing work. We are just so focused on the stupid horse race that we're not actually picking a leader.

    The main difference between Joe Biden and Donald Trump is then Biden isn't a raging narcissist. He has surrounded himself with competent people who are quietly doing a great job of running the government.

  • Guest Commentary: Ohio Lawmakers are Giving More Than $1 Billion to Private Schools While Public Schools Suffer
  • I'm 100% on board with separating church and state, and forbidding taxpayer funds to be used for religious indoctrination. But couching that intention in an argument about private schools stealing money from public schools is disingenuous.

  • Guest Commentary: Ohio Lawmakers are Giving More Than $1 Billion to Private Schools While Public Schools Suffer
  • "religious institutions shouldn't get taxpayer money to teach religion" is an exceptionally valid argument. But the meat of this article is about schools being funded by enrollment. They're saying money is being taken away from public schools, and the schools are suffering.

  • Guest Commentary: Ohio Lawmakers are Giving More Than $1 Billion to Private Schools While Public Schools Suffer
  • Money intended to be used for educating children, is instead being used for...

    Educating children.

    If the dollars per child amount isn't enough, raise taxes. It's ridiculous to complain about not getting money for children you don't have to teach.

    Edit: if you want to argue that taxpayer money shouldn't be used for religious education, or that private schools need to be held to educational standards, I completely agree. But that's not what we're talking about.

    When I was a kid I went to a non-religious STEM School for 2 years. It was fantastic. They had all kinds of science stuff, computer programming, gifted classes. But after 2 years my parents couldn't afford it anymore so I went back to public school. I was doing so well and learning so much. Now when I hear about voucher programs I think of myself as a kid.

    I'm an adult now and my kids go to public school. I can't afford to send them to private school. I have a passion for reading and math, and have passed that to my kids. They're both several grade levels ahead, and their teacher is struggling with the kids who aren't going to be able to meet grade level. It breaks my heart to see how bored and lazy they are getting at school, because same damn thing happened to me.

    The voucher thing isn't all about Christians.

  • Jails banned in-person visits in order to maximize revenue from voice and video calls as part of a "quid pro quo kickback scheme" with prison phone companies
  • You're describing an alternate reality where heavily armed people are able to recognize corruption and rally against it. The most hate-filled, firearm fanatics I know of have Trump 2024 signs in their yard. And they're waiting with bated breath for an excuse to murder any person who says they should have the right to health Care.

    The people with the most guns are the ones with the least brains.

  • Jails banned in-person visits in order to maximize revenue from voice and video calls as part of a "quid pro quo kickback scheme" with prison phone companies
  • Not really about an endorsement of the two-party system. When you go to the gas pump and see a picture of biden's face with an I did that sticker, it's a pretty safe bet that the person who put that up is a Republican.

    Likewise, when you see someone criticizing the Biden administration for things that county jails are doing, safe bet it's a Republican.

    But apparently your definition of enlightened centerists includes people who know what the executive branch actually controls.

    Biden doesn't have a gas price dial on his desk, and doesn't set visitation policies for county jails.

  • Jails banned in-person visits in order to maximize revenue from voice and video calls as part of a "quid pro quo kickback scheme" with prison phone companies
  • The article mentions a lot of county jails, but are federal prisons doing this? I'm pretty sure the executive branch isn't in charge of county jails.

    I think the supreme Court could probably decide that this is cruel and unusual punishment. Or that Congress could pass a federal law setting regulations for local jails.

    I'm not a jail expert, but this sounds like something Biden has no control over.