How did a public plan ever become our top priority anyway? Because we were told to take single payer and stuff it?

I get the impression this is a bit of a setup, but it's not my strong suit.

I don't believe that's true. Steve King is pretty whacked out.

What does Max stand for, really? Or, more importantly, what does he stand in the way of? Single payer, certainly. He's looking out for insurance companies and trying to find a way to protect their interests while pulling the wool over our eyes.

When I saw that he was leading health care reform for the Democrats, I knew we were truly fucked. This is Chuck Grassley's BFF, after all.

Kudos to TPM for highlighting this!

For example, see the many incidents where Tazers are used to zap people simply to make them compliant and obedient.

Yes, the War on Drugs has so distorted our nation's police system that citizen rights have become a thing of the past and the police think of themselves more as inmates than public servants.

And, if you review that Constitution, there does seem to be a LOT of room for improvement. Plus, it's been modified many times in past 30 years.

I mean, do you have the language of the referendum question that says so? Or have they just speculated on his motives?

He would be out of power when this Assembly would get around to meeting, so how does the Assembly keep him in power?

This is the point many coup backers keep ducking. Can you address it?

Or is he a homophobe or just a violent police?

Otherwise, I see this as more of an outgrowth of the militarization of our police forces and them becoming more occupying armies than police defending the public.

Welcome, rich people, to life in America.

Israel has one set of standards for itself and a different set for everyone else.