• Welcome to the new Internet Infidels Discussion Board, formerly Talk Freethought.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

CBS News on Twitter: "Rep. @AOC rips citizenship question "magically added" to census, asking why it was included after a political operative detailed "an intent to intimidate racial and immigrant communities for a partisan purpose" [url]https://t.co/7f99C4Sp9Z… https://t.co/bp5ODofFUl"[/url]
Kyle Griffin on Twitter: ".@AOC fired up on the census citizenship question: "I want to know why we have skipped every normal, mandated procedure in testing how this question gets added in the census ... I want to know about corruption, I want to know about the racism." https://t.co/LjTmzWLyI1"
CBS News on Twitter: ".@AOC: "Nobody wants to be in a position where you have to issue a subpoena of an administration official because we're a coequal branch of government. And it should be expected when we ask a question, we get a response, but when we don't, we have to do our job."… https://t.co/IPnFCqSnpK"
She's asking how that citizenship question got in so quickly, and she notes the rather suspicious credentials of the ones who wanted it in.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "Dred Scott. Korematsu vs. United States. Citizens United. Party aside, the Supreme Court has gotten things horrifyingly wrong in the past. That’s why Congress must preserve our power and independence: we are part of the check + balance.… https://t.co/571cXC5aDS" noting CSPAN on Twitter: ".@RepAOC @AOC: "Unspeakable horrors have been executed by the United States in the name of citizenship, in the name of determining who is a citizen, and by citizen we mean who is a person in our democracy…It is an acknowledgment of person-hood in American democracy."… https://t.co/fUnVwczSLE"
Dred Scott - the slave by that name sued for his freedom and that of his wife and children. In 1857, the Supreme Court turned him down, and decreed that black people cannot be citizens, whether enslaved or free. That's often considered the absolute worst decision in the court's history.

Korematsu vs. United States - after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, the US government ordered Japanese-Americans into internment camps. A certain Fred Korematsu sued about that decision, and the Supreme Court decided that that internment was legitimate.

Citizens United - spending on political campaigning is protected as freedom of speech.
 
Both are prone to verbal gaffes, but equally dumb? Only someone suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome would come up with that howler.

Agreed. The Green New Deal gal and her cow fart ban has got to be the dumber. She's an idiot.

Sarah Palin said "But obviously, we’ve got to stand with our North Korean allies.” wins the dumbbell award. It takes an extreme case of TDS to downplay that idiotic statement.
 
Sarah Palin said "But obviously, we’ve got to stand with our North Korean allies.” wins the dumbbell award. It takes an extreme case of TDS to downplay that idiotic statement.

Yeah, Sarah Palin was pretty dumb on many issues. But AOC is no slouch either.
At least Sarah Palin was never scared of bougie kitchen appliances.
 
What is the right-wing goal in this thread, to distract everyone?

Probably the same as the left’s goal back when there used to be 15 Sarah Palin threads on the front page here.

Considering Palin is 15 times stupider that AOC...

At least Palin was once the governor of Alaska, which refutes your 15 times stupider than AOC statement, who truly is an airhead who hasn't a clue! Now, had you said both AOC and Palin are equally as stupid, it would be more credible.
 
Sarah Palin said "But obviously, we’ve got to stand with our North Korean allies.” wins the dumbbell award. It takes an extreme case of TDS to downplay that idiotic statement.

Yeah, Sarah Palin was pretty dumb on many issues. But AOC is no slouch either.
At least Sarah Palin was never scared of bougie kitchen appliances.
More importantly, at least Sarah Palin was not one step away from being POTUS.
 
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "Yesterday I offered an amendment to allow Fed researchers to study Schedule I Drugs, incl: - MDMA & PTSD - Psilocybin & severe depression - Ibogaine & opioid withdrawal 🚨 House votes TODAY. If you’re supportive, CALL YOUR REP. Don’t assume they’ll vote for it - let them know. https://t.co/NrVoxKQa2X" / Twitter noting Tom Angell 🌳📰 on Twitter: "WATCH: Congress debated @AOC’s amendment to remove barriers to researching Schedule I drugs like like psilocybin, MDMA and marijuana early this morning. A vote is coming later today… [url]https://t.co/RCWqYxMlhV https://t.co/KfZNjHyfGw" / Twitter[/url] noting House Rejects AOC Amendment To Make It Easier To Study Psychedelic Drugs | Marijuana Moment
“I’m a strong believer in evidence-based policymaking,” Ocasio-Cortez said during the floor debate. “And wherever there is evidence of good, we have a moral obligation to pursue and explore the parameters of that good. Even if it means challenging our past assumptions or admitting past wrongs.”

Describing the current situation researchers face as a “catch-22,” she said that the problem with the current policy is that it is “so vague and broadly interrupted that it prevents scientists from researching, examining and exploring avenues of treatment that could alleviate an enormous amount of suffering from medical conditions.”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "During debate, the arguments against it didn’t make much sense. Some were outright false: - legal argument (to take it off Schedule I to study it) doesn’t make sense - we scientific evidence to help do that! - bunch of claims about marijuana - w/o study, claims are unsupported!" / Twitter
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "This bill has bipartisan support, but it also has bipartisan opposition. Many Dem & GOP alike, are uncomfortable w/ letting federal researchers merely *study* the clinical promise of certain drugs - even in veteran PTSD. Your call can help them see a shift in public sentiment." / Twitter
 
Back
Top Bottom