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Stuart G

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December 31, 2021

If the "Founding Fathers" had known what was going to happen.......NO AMENDMENT 2...

Amendment 2....

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."


Remember no police force then.. No assembly lines to manufacture guns..(or anything else)..Who had guns?
...adult males. No wide spread availability of guns....

Most important. The writers of the "Bill of Rights" could not for see that the 13 states, would become 50 states, and guns would be the problem they are today. The founding fathers could not for see that guns
would be available everywhere, cheap, easy to get, anyone can shoot and kill. It was a different time & place in the 1790s.

I believe if founding fathers knew what was going to happen: THEY WOULD HAVE restricted gun availability only to adults with training and knowledge of them...


It was 13 states, minor power in the world. Britain & France were the major powers in the world at that time. It was impossible to see that this new country would become the 3rd most populous country in the world, with more guns per person, on average, than anywhere else. Who could afford a gun? OR A RIFLE? WERE THERE HAND GUNS THEN?.
AND NO POLICE FORCES EXISTED IN MAJOR CITIES...did they?. Rifles were very expensive and limited. (hand made)

Think about the times in the 1790s as compared to today...Also: Media portrayal of guns, killing etc.has something to do with it. Think about the so called media then. It was newspapers only, & word of mouth...

NO TV, MOVIES, RADIO, VIDEO GAMES, ETC, ETC, ETC.

December 31, 2021

About the fight against fascism...We are not alone!!

Joe Biden is on our side...
Barack Obama is on our side
Bill and Hillary Clinton is on our side
The entire Democratic Party is on our side
Some Republicans (some) our on our side
Most who know what fascism is are on our side
All WWII Vets are on our side.
.We at Democratic Underground are on our side.
Countless others..are on our side..(tens of millions of others)

What is the point?........ .WE ARE NOT ALONE!!!..


December 29, 2021

Food Pantries ...Need money & food this time of year.

Yes, many people need basics like food. You don't believe?..Go to the local food pantry & check it out. (you
will see that the pantry is very busy)

December 25, 2021

A Perfect Case of .."Fraud" and ..also, "People Who Were Sure They ..."Could Get Away With It":

MSN Money at link below..also posted by...Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin -General Discussion at this link:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216182294


Moving company charged with shaking down dozens of customers relocating during pandemic



The operators of a New Jersey moving company have been charged with shaking down customers for over $300,000 by suddenly jacking up their prices and demanding cash after they had loaded people’s belongings onto their trucks.

Prosecutors say brothers Abdal Abuawad, 26, and Abdalh Abuawad, 28, and their manager Yousef AlMallad, 31, all of Patterson, N.J., extorted dozens of customers over the past year as many people sought to relocate during the coronavirus pandemic.

The defendants ran Abda Moving LLC, which operated as 11Even Movers & Storage out of Rockaway, N.J., providing packing and moving services to destinations all over the country.

Prosecutors say the movers would wait until their customers were in the vulnerable position of having moved out of their homes and having all of their possessions loaded onto trucks, before hitting them with huge, added fees — sometimes as much as doubling or tripling the original estimate.

The movers would sometimes demand 50% of the additional costs in cash up front before carrying on with the move, prosecutors said.

By law, estimates given by movers are non-binding, but the final fee cannot rise more than 10% above the original quoted price, prosecutors said.



https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/moving-company-charged-with-shaking-down-dozens-of-customers-relocating-during-pandemic/ar-AAS2aMQ
December 23, 2021

What is special about Joe Biden is he truly cares about all children.

That is one of the greatest qualities anyone can have, and Joe has it.
That is totally clear and visible to everyone.

December 22, 2021

I got my booster yesterday...And I am happy I got it..

I am not good at being "happy"! ....Lots of reasons I wont go into...

But, I'm "totally happy" about getting the booster for covid..

December 22, 2021

A Question on Motivation..Why Would Someone Deliberately Start a Fire? Warning: Unpleasant Reading

Just asking...Please avoid if you find this to much to read..


Why do people do something this horrible.?......................................

.....I came across this by accident, and I questioned myself, how can this happen?...(in our modern times?)

I know these people are nuts, but why do something this horrible? What is the reason?..Any Ideas?..Anyone? Why would a father & son deliberately start a fire?. Just Asking.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/09/us/caldor-fire-father-son-arrested/
December 22, 2021

Rick Perry has defined himself as a traitor to the U.S.Constitution

(An opinion of course!!!)

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Will Republicans stand with him, or the U.S.Constitution.?

.Time will tell........................................................................

If the courts hold true to the U.S. Constitution and stand with the bipartisan panel...and

Republicans stand with the bipartisan committee, then Perry will go down....Good By Mr. Perry..

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......If Republicans stand with Mr. Perry, then............ Good by Republican Party!!! :



December 21, 2021

Manchin Blames Whitehouse Staff for Vote Against Bill

Source: CNN


One Minute, 59 seconds (short video)...Please give it time to load.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) gave an interview to "Talkline" radio host Hoppy Kercheval and blamed White House staff on his decision not to back Biden's Build Back Better bill.Source: CNN

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2021/12/20/radio-host-on-manchin-biden-bill-decision-nr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/



December 21, 2021

One more important fact about Joe Manchin. Won't be up for reelection until 2024.(elected in 2018)

He was reelected in 2018. Who knows what things will be like in 2024....One thing is for sure....

Joe Manchin doesn't care, that is 3 years away.

Maybe Joe Manchin won't run for reelection. That is why he doesn't care. Manchin doesn't have to worry till
2024, if he has to worry at all...And that is exactly why he voted against this bill. No consequences for this vote.
None at all.. Manchin like Trump is sure that there will be ...NO CONSEQUENCES TO WHAT HE DOES..

Also, Whatever they gave Manchin, ....Like Trump,,Manchin wants ...MORE, AND MORE, AND MORE!!!
iT AIN'T ENOUGH
...NEVER ENOUGH...just MORE!

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About Stuart G

I thought I knew a lot, and I found out... how little I knew about what I know. And how much more there is to learn, if I listen and read what others have to say.
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