If I took an oath of office you bet your ass I’d be willing. That’s what it means to serve your country in office. If you aren’t willing to uphold your oath, resign.

I would hold no ill will to any person who resigned their position because they are unwilling but if you want to do the job, do it.

I’m on board with federal legalization, I just question both whether Biden could realistically make that promise, and if it would be the single uniting platform point the original commenter claimed.

As a sober alcoholic I think it’s ridiculous how marijuana is treated compared to alcohol in the US, especially given my firsthand experience with both.

I love my Ryobi finish nailer! The only Bosch I currently have is an inherited corded jigsaw but it has held up well.

DeWalt is a subsidiary of Black and Decker. Seems like brand name means less than many think.

So Ryobi is just fine. With the context you provide if you’re a heavier user who needs the features then you can spend more? If you need a quality tool that will get the job done without frills then Ryobi is great?

Can Biden unilaterally legalize weed?

I’m in a state with legal weed and like Biden over Trump but if it’s already legal here why is that incentive for me to vote for him. Especially if I was a weed loving Trumper because I “got mine” which seems to be a big theme with those folks.

What does bottom of the barrel mean in context though?

I have Ryobi and they’ve all been great, but I’m not a builder, I’m a homeowner who has occasional projects and small fixit/replace jobs around the house.

My brother was gifted a Ryobi set decades ago by my parents, it’s what my dad used, but has since replaced it with DeWalt. However, he has a wood shop in his garage, has added a deck, built multiple retaining walls, a shed and all sorts of stuff in the ~15 years they’ve owned their house.

I feel like how and how often you use the tools plays a big role. I usually get a new tool from Harbor Freight, unless I know it’s something I’ll use a lot. Then if I end up using it enough for it to break/fail I go buy the nicer version.

People who casually imply that every pitbull is a fucking monster are so woefully illinformed, and usually completely unwilling to consider they don’t know all the facts.

If this was directed at me I wasn’t implying every pit bull breed type is a monster.

Certified, professional breeders might be breeding out the gameness but the backyard breeders and the accidental breeders aren’t.

The number of pit and pit mixes in shelters aren’t coming from professional breeders or their dogs. Our second adopted dog is a mutt but dominant breeds are Border Collie and Am. Pit Bull Terrier. We’ve got her pretty well trained now, but if another dog comes snapping and biting at her I have to jump in to get a hold of her because she’s still got enough game in her that, if provoked, she goes hard in the paint.

I will always believe that pit type breeds are not for inexperienced or lazy dog owners. They need work, structure and training consistently.

specifically bred for aggression

This is wrong. Pit bull breeds were bred for gameness, the unrelenting will to “win” at all costs once engaged.

I think it’s also important to highlight the specifically bred part of your comment. Pit bull breeds didn’t become this way naturally, people made them this way. It’s less of a dog problem than it is a people problem.

Gameness could be bred out of these breeds the same way, but the change starts with people first.

This is correct. My argument isn’t just that they top the lists… it’s ALSO that the damage they do is much higher than any other breed as well. These concepts are inextricably linked.

This is called gameness and the trait is not inextricable for pit bull breeds. It was bred into them through selection, not too dissimilar to how those stubby faced breeds were bred to be that way (e.g. pugs).

If pit bull breeds were selectively bred to reduce/remove that trait it would change things. It’s almost like the root problem isn’t the dogs but the people and breeding practices.

Maybe pitbulls truly do have a disposition for being man-killers

Loved your comment, just wanted to chime in that what you’re referring to in the quoted portion above is commonly called gameness. Generally speaking it’s not that pit bulls are more prone to attack by default but their attacks are more unrelenting.

I genuinely cannot tell if you’re this obtuse or just trolling for attention so I’ll give this one last shot and then I am done with you and your ridiculous statements.

this is going to backfire when republicans start going after the democratic nominee for anything they imagine and they control the Secretary of State and state Supreme Court.

This argument is “don’t uphold the laws and rules of the US government because some group might retaliate”. Do you honestly not understand how absolutely bonkers that is? Not to mention that it doesn’t matter if these individual states uphold the 14th amendment on this issue because as your own question earlier pointed out, they are already engaging in retaliatory behavior with the impeachment against Biden, which is going nowhere.

What you either don’t or are choosing not to understand is that these Republicans who are playing at these games right now are stuck. They cannot attack the Biden presidency and the Democratic Party within the same system of laws and rules of government because of existing checks and balances. They cannot completely subvert it because then it removes any legitimacy of the laws and system of government which is the one thing they deprive power from.

You also skipped over the part about States rights and elections being run by the individual states, not the federal government. This is the important part but you’re just going to not address it? Is it too hard? Or is it because those questions about States rights from my last comment were lifted word for word from one of your comments elsewhere on Lemmy and you got yourself stuck with contradictions?

without being convicted by congress or the court.

Elections aren’t run by the federal government, they’re run by the states. Also, Trump is not disqualified for “breaking a law”, he’s being disqualified under the terms of the 14th amendment section 3. He took an oath as president to support the constitution and then engaged in insurrection.

My argument is one person should have the ability to disqualify someone from running for president

Isn’t that what state’s rights is all about?

Do you believe that only certain things should be state’s rights?

Who decides which is which and if it’s the feds that do that would that mean that states have no rights?

What’s stopping the republicans from doing the same to Biden?

Did Biden participate in an insurrection? Unless some very big news went under the radar Republicans can’t disqualify Biden under the 14th amendment. That’s what you’re not seeing.

Your argument is don’t uphold the 14th amendment to the constitution because Republicans might try to unlawfully disqualify Biden from the ballot? I don’t believe you don’t understand how absurd that is.

although he hasn’t been found guilty by courts or congress

It’s not a legal trial, it’s not a law, it’s an amendment to the constitution. No finding of guilt by a court is required.

This is bad precedent.

Blocking a presidential candidate from a states ballot because they violated the 14th amendment by engaging in an insurrection is bad precedent? Your argument is a little silly, Republicans already work in contradiction to the laws and constitution, doesn’t mean Democrats or the American people in general should not follow them.

he is still entitled to due process

Wrong. If this was a criminal trial then sure, but it’s not.

Why would anyone try and convince you of anything? French citizens don’t get a vote in US elections. Your opinions on them don’t matter much.

Embrace the power of the pyramid.

Layer 8 is the hardest to secure.