Posts by ambercanyon70

I’ve been watching the news lately and it feels like every time a high-profile appointment comes up, the process hits a massive wall. It used to feel like these hearings were about checking credentials and competence, but now it feels like every single move is being used as a tactical chip in a much larger game of chicken.

It’s getting exhausting to watch. One day a vote is scheduled, and the next day, everything is scrapped because of some underlying grudge or a demand for "further assurances" on something that isn't even the main job description. It feels like the machinery of government is being intentionally jammed just to score points for the next election cycle. It's hard to trust that anyone can actually get anything done when the gatekeepers are more interested in the fight than the actual function of the office.

Do you think we've reached a point where the confirmation process is just a weaponized formality, or is there still a legitimate way to hold these people accountable?

RuSkO_17 said:Americans made a massive blunder when they established New Mexico and Texas..
that territory belonged to Mexico... and they had no right to seize it from them...
we know the USA eventually recognized Mexico... and vice versa.. but relations between the two nations will always be strained because of this...

ps.
Today, 55% of the population in Arizona is Mexican...

What absolute nonsense are you spouting?
Hispanic or Latino people make up about 25% of the population, so why don't you try telling them they are Mexican rather than American?
In all my life, I have yet to meet a Hispanic individual who hasn't placed their loyalty to the American state above all else. For instance, 60% of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection is comprised of Hispanics, they make up 25% of the U.S. military, and according to the latest census, they account for 12% of the total population in the USA.
This discussion, much like any other where the infamous C appears, has predictably veered off course.
First of all, we aren't talking about a wall, but a fence. I would dearly love to see a comparison between the situation regarding illegal immigrants in the USA and other Western nations.
Do you even realize how many amnesties have been granted to illegals over the last decade? Are you aware that even though illegals receive health insurance, or personal documentation just so they can open a bank account, or that they can enroll their children in schools that are free for them—and finally, that once a single child is born, they automatically become American citizens and thus legal?