Having blood drawn does not permanently alter the body.

It could. What if the vial of blood you pull had a specific antibody that hadn't yet been recorded into the bodies immune system?

You're being silly now. I can appreciate it if you are intending to play devil's advocate, but if you are trying to form an argument as to why FGM should be permitted in the US, then I don't see the point of talking to you. That's not an area where I'm willing to compromise.

How is that silly? That bodily function happens many times a day especially for children.

The idea I want to impose on you is not that we shouldn't have laws on subjects such as these. But rather knee jerk reactions often have unintended side effects.

Yes, I did kind of throw that out as a quick spitball.

I am using the (probably unfounded) assumption that professional lawmakers would make a better law.

Many states have already passed laws so it's definitely possible.

These conversations although adversarial in nature are good

https://archive.fo/ZMtqu

It is only a matter of time...

Are they counting loot boxes?

From the article
'Out of sight'
Gambling Commission executive director Tim Miller called for a "joined-up approach" to keep children safe.
"There's no doubt that today's figures on children and gambling should make people sit up and listen," he said.
"But while discussions about children gambling might conjure up images of kids sneaking into bookies or sitting alone on their iPad gambling on an online casino, our latest research paints a more complex picture.
"The most common activities that children gamble on are not licensed casinos, bingo providers or bookies.
"Instead we found children preferred to gamble in informal environments, out of sight of regulation - private bets between friends or playing cards with their mates for money."

Hmm

Though it is pulling the eyes of politicians more sharply towards lootboxs.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna938996

@DrYuriMom the nominal number they give is very misleading given there were over 100 million less people in the u.s.

Voting age population looks to be about a 110 million difference

@ExceptionalFeather Ocasio-Cucktez?

57.5% to 40.7% for the actual margins in 1974

https://apnews.com/c7cfe11a42974e64a3d7f713511eb646

Sounds like they might have bystanders, but I can't tell. Would be yet another set of bystanders hit by Antifa last weekend.

rip antifa

Trump using Pelosi as a punching bag for the next 2 years is going to be hella entertaining

https://reliefweb.int/report/nigeria/nigeria-vaccinate-26-million-people-2nd-phase-biggest-ever-yellow-fever-vaccination

“ Democrats won House popular votes by largest midterms margin since Watergate “
By NBC News

Historically the incumbent party loses the Senate and the House by a large margin. The Dems failed to do this. They didn’t take the Senate, and barely took the House.

This attempt to spin it otherwise is a hilarious failure. The “ Popular vote” couldn’t mean less in House races. They’re decided on a local level. This is basic stuff.

http://archive.today/yqzfg

How many ppl here don't like the idea of affirmative action? Raise your hands.
How many people here think that the popular vote doesn't count? Raise your hands.
What is I told you the electoral college and the representative democracy system were affirmative action at work?
It's only bad when I don't like it.

Affirmative action is racial discrimination to fulfill arbitrary quotas over merit.

Our representative democracy ensures that a few cites interests don’t rule the whole country. The States of America wouldn’t have joined together without this safeguard. Your comparison isn’t valid.

It's still a type of affirmative action

Bingo ^^^

No it isn’t

Yes it is

Having government Representing your interests isn’t affirmative action

An action by the government to protect the minority

A reminder since this event is in the news again in association with Trump being accused of obstructing Justice by the media.

Trump fired Comey at the recommendation of Attorney General, and Deputy Attorney General, Jeff Sessions and Rod J. Rosenstien for his handling of the conclusion of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails, and his refusal to acknowledge his mistakes.

He “ usurped” the Attorney Generals authority on July 5, 2016 by announcing in his conclusion of the case that it should be closed without prosecution. At this press conference he released derogatory information about the subject of a declined criminal investigation. He also cast his decision as a choice between “ speaking “ or “ concealing “ the Clinton emails incorrectly.

This decision to fire Comey was backed by former Attorney and Deputy Attorney Generals Laurence Silberman, Jamie Gorelick, Micheal Mukasey , Eric Holder , Alberto Gonzales, Larry Thompson, and Donald Ayer.

Below is the memo, read it yourselves.

https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3711116/White-House-Fires-James-Comey.pdf

@Exiled Sentinel It might be being used to push a racial motive at the mo but that doesn't change what it is and what it does.

They are both governmental actions to protect the minority

By that logic freedom of speech is affirmative action because it protects unpopular speech. You guys are silly.

Change my mind

I'm not saying it's a bad thing

Just saying that at a baseline they are the same