Thank you sir. I feel the same way about you and most of the posters on this board. I'm definitely not devoid of my fair share of knee jerk idiot posts and I don't always have much in the way of wisdom, but I do try to be flexible in my own thoughts to account for things I don't know or haven't thought of, especially in thoughtful debate on here. I also enjoy trolling those who like trolling.
Agree completely with this. Those who have already been vetted/processed and received refugee status/green cards/visas should not be affected retroactively.
Thank you sir. I feel the same way about you and most of the posters on this board. I'm definitely not devoid of my fair share of knee jerk idiot posts and I don't always have much in the way of wisdom, but I do try to be flexible in my own thoughts to account for things I don't know or haven't thought of, especially in thoughtful debate on here. I also enjoy trolling those who like trolling.
I was once a fairly straightforward lefty except about guns. I've never been religious (don't believe in God but I'm not someone who demands others respect my "atheism")and have never been super passionate about a lot of the mundane arguments over the years, like prayer in school (who cares, don't pray if you don't wan to) and abortion (I can't predict every possibility when it would/wouldn't be OK/necessary). I've always been passionate about human issues like gay marriage, equal opportunity, poverty, inner city violence, and accommodation of disabled persons. I've definitely become more pragmatic in my approach to the human issues over the years. 21 years doing my job is the biggest contributor to my shift. I don't do the theoretical exercises any longer because I've seen the results of a lot of the theory in reality.
Agree completely with this. Those who have already been vetted/processed and received refugee status/green cards/visas should not be affected retroactively.
I have no problem with green card holders and legal immigrants from those countries. I also think it should be easier to become a citizen for the right people (i.e. people looking to become Americans). Immigration reform is needed very badly.
Depends who you ask. If you're asking me, the answer is no.
Very well stated.
Very well stated.
The experiences that have shaped me come in large part from 21 years of being a paramedic. It isn't so much time on the earth for me as I'm only 44, but from what I've done during that time. The job forces you to become a very good listener of what the patient is telling you and what they aren't, and what their illness is telling you and what it isn't. Failing to listen can mean failing the patient. I had to train my brain to be a good listener as I was not one by birth given gift. If I were young again I'm fairly certain I'd be on high dose methamphetamine salts for ADHD. Now that my brain is trained that way, it's just part of the way I process information.
My daughters hate it when I "interview" their friends, which is much different that what you would expect in an interrogation. I'd be very good at an actual interrogation, at least in my mind. I once accidentally got a new coworker to tell me all about how his wife left him to have a lesbian affair with his mother. Talk about awkward.
All very true and thanks for sharing.
This is the position of anybody with a functioning brain.
I don't recall that but I only read about 1 out of 10 posts so I probably missed it.
He may or may not have a functioning brain. Still to be determined. One SCOTUS, two to go. My bar is pretty low.
