Who's gonna watch? I will be.

 

17 candidates, some are Republicans, some can be just trying to make you believe they are, but they will all take a stage tonight and one of them will probably be the next POTUS.

 

5pm Eastern 2pm Pacific... Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal, Carly Fiorina, Lindsey Graham, George Pataki, and Jim Gilmore take the stage and will talk about why they should have been on the next stage.

 

9pm Eastern 6pm Pacific... The Main Event. Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Mike Huckabee, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Chris Christie, and John Kasich will take the big stage... and and all attention is on Trump.

 

It's on Fox News... let's have some fun with this!

 

My wife took the day off... come on over for some eats and martinis

Why build a wall when armed, drunken rednecks are free?

The Great Wall of China was intended to stop a conquering army though, not smugglers and migrants - there is some difference there, though not entirely apples and oranges.

 

Obviously walls only work if they're properly guarded with adequate support and security systems, and above all, sufficient security staff. Basically, they cost a fortune to maintain if they want to do it properly and efficiently, and few states are willing to commit those resources.

Edited August 10, 201511 yr by ccabal86

The Great Wall of China was intended to stop a conquering army though, not smugglers and migrants - there is some difference there, though not entirely apples and oranges.

 

Obviously walls only work if they're properly guarded with adequate support and security systems, and above all, sufficient security staff. Basically, they cost a fortune to maintain if they want to do it properly and efficiently, and few states are willing to commit those resources.

Yeah, the Romans couldn't even make it work long-term with Hadrian's Wall. Truth is, the best thing you can do is promote stability in your neighbor so that they can police their side. Unfortunately, Mexico has a long culture of corruption, but there's still things the U.S. could do to help.

 

First is free trade, obviously. Free trade helps Mexico earn their keep legitimately and encourages a culture of production.

 

Second is ending the drug war with the embrace of regulated drug use, even for recreational purposes. Some dangerous drugs (hallucinogenics or opiods) can only be held and used at licensed facilities, but otherwise allow taxed distribution. This'll eliminate a cash cow for criminals, while giving governments more tax revenue. Mobsters took a huge hit when Prohibition ended and state lotteries were instituted. Why deal with a guy who might break your leg, when you've got better options?

 

Finally, encourage retirement communities in Mexico. While Social Security/Medicare has become an expensive farce, it'd go a lot further for U.S. citizens living in Mexico, while giving Mexican citizens a large consumer base that doesn't take jobs but does celebrate a work ethic. While I love the states and working, I wouldn't mind spending my final years in a beach bungalow near the jungle.

 

The Great Wall of China was intended to stop a conquering army though, not smugglers and migrants - there is some difference there, though not entirely apples and oranges.

 

Obviously walls only work if they're properly guarded with adequate support and security systems, and above all, sufficient security staff. Basically, they cost a fortune to maintain if they want to do it properly and efficiently, and few states are willing to commit those resources.

Yeah, the Romans couldn't even make it work long-term with Hadrian's Wall. Truth is, the best thing you can do is promote stability in your neighbor so that they can police their side. Unfortunately, Mexico has a long culture of corruption, but there's still things the U.S. could do to help.

 

First is free trade, obviously. Free trade helps Mexico earn their keep legitimately and encourages a culture of production.

 

Second is ending the drug war with the embrace of regulated drug use, even for recreational purposes. Some dangerous drugs (hallucinogenics or opiods) can only be held and used at licensed facilities, but otherwise allow taxed distribution. This'll eliminate a cash cow for criminals, while giving governments more tax revenue. Mobsters took a huge hit when Prohibition ended and state lotteries were instituted. Why deal with a guy who might break your leg, when you've got better options?

 

Finally, encourage retirement communities in Mexico. While Social Security/Medicare has become an expensive farce, it'd go a lot further for U.S. citizens living in Mexico, while giving Mexican citizens a large consumer base that doesn't take jobs but does celebrate a work ethic. While I love the states and working, I wouldn't mind spending my final years in a beach bungalow near the jungle.

 

I'm all for legal psychedelics.      

But I certainly don't want to be tripping balls in some strange "facility". 

I'm all for legal psychedelics.     

But I certainly don't want to be tripping balls in some strange "facility". 

The biggest problem with psychedelics is the potential for assault and abuse. It takes less than a drop of LSD to send someone on a full-blown trip. Giving it to an unwilling victim is not an innocent prank, but poisoning that could cause them genuine physical and mental harm, not counting the time lost during the trip. There's enough of a problem with roofies and sleeping pills (see Bill Cosby) that I don't foresee a lot of responsibility from unregulated use.

 

I'd envision a hotel-type facility where you rent a room by the hour and receive 1-hit dosages from a licensed professional. The professionals are subject to pharmacist-and-pharmacist-assistant-style regulations and limitations. This won't make them cheap or completely take them off the black market, but will cap the profit that illegal distributors can make. Not a complete eradication of the drug peddlers, but strangling their margins so they can't afford to outfit themselves to take on entire governments.

 

By requiring you to stay in the facility and only receiving the hit, not the drug itself, it prevents the drug from leaving the facility, and requiring facilities to keep tight track on inventory will keep employees from using the product for nefarious purposes. However, you can still take whatever you want into the room to build your own scene, and you can share the room with others if you'd like a shared experience. Or you can lock the door if you are afraid that you might cause damage or that others will take advantage of you.

 

It's the best way to allow people to have the spiritual experience without constant abuse.