The Burge torture case was the primary reason Illinois abolished the death penalty (and maybe also the fact that the governor thought it might score him some cigarettes when he realized he would likely become an inmate).
The American Legislative Exchange Council ranking merely ranks states based on how effective ALEC has been in purchasing your politicians to do the bidding of the billionaire elite. Nothing more.
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Outside of football, would anyone ever address or publicly refer to a Native-American as a "redskin" today? If not, why not?
Yep, the mob of non-natives are not offended = native-Americans should not be offended.
The term "redskin" has always been a slur but the offended population is not large enough for anyone to care. If you're so certain it is not offensive, go wear a Redskins jersey onto a reservation.
This article is another right-wing red herring designed to whip conservatives into a slather. The "leftist" taxpayer in question bought her home in the Bouldin Creek neighborhood of Austin in 1991 (a 1930s bungalow). Bouldin Creek has since become a very desireable neighborhood and property...
Same here. I remember a showcase showdown in the 80s where the contestant won a new Corvette, a new Lincoln Towncar and a garage door opener. I believe the actual retail price for the package was $50,000.
I don't know many 18 year olds that would have good enough credit to get a loan without government help/involvement. If you go to school full-time, you are not likely able to also work a full-time job to pay your tuition in cash each semester even at a small unpresigious school.
Private banks...
Historically, higher education has been the most reliable method of creating opportunities for social mobility. Unless you have parents with the means and willingness to co-sign for loans, you cannot attend college. Getting the government out of the student loan business means we take a step...
It seems we have an aversion to low-interest loans for people who want to go to college but we are more than willing to let banks borrow money at near 0% interest so they can continue to make irresponsible loans and put our economy at risk of another collapse. Why do we always allow our tax...
Just don't complain when the wealthy RINOs continue to choose their candidate every election. Those saying money makes no difference to the outcome of an election are living in a fantasy world.
And when all of society is run for the benefit of the 1%, there will still be those on this board arguing that the tax burden on the 1% is too great and that the government should be funded with a sales tax so that the lower class can pay its fair share.
Not sure I have seen any facts to back up your claims. I means the 6th, 7th and 8th richest people on the entire planet (according to Forbes) are the highly-political and conservative Kochs and Sheldon Adelson.
Also, I've not previously seen anything to indicated that the families of...