Yeah, like having intelligence on how in the F*** we ended up with a political system that overrode more than a supermajority of the American people for half a century. No one worth his salt wants to defend the US anymore. It seems obvious as all hell to me that the “17 intelligence agencies” were subverted and further more it seems obvious that it happened around the time that they were formed during the 20th century starting with Jane Edgar Hoover.
Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) questions Joe Biden’s nominee for administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Phillip A. Washington.
This video is an excerpt from the questioning prepared by Sen. Budd’s office. Here is the complete interrogation.
Because they use so much anesthetic gas it really makes any difference?
Much more importantly can he recite all the known gender pronouns?
Makes me wonder if people in Biden’s administration believe that nether them not their family members will never need to fly commercial airlines.
Since this is one of the safest anesthetics available, you can expect:
The Protestant Insuration you suggest is exactly what the Free State Project is doing.
It would be better to say that the intent of the Free State Project is quite similar, but here’s a quote from The Protestant Instauration regarding it:
The supposed “State powers” recognized by the 10th Amendment
have drowned in the flood of “laws” and regulations posing as “laws” – all backed by a
gross imbalance with State powers – powers of taxes and funds pouring out of
Washington D.C.The State militias are not under State authority, so even that last resort for nullification is
– itself – nullified. Such pathetic efforts as the so-called “Libertarian Free State Project”
cannot practically express differing beliefs.The Laboratory of the States is long-dead.
Indeed, at least since the “ratification” of the 14th Amendment, the intents of the 9th and 10th Amendments have been effectively repealed.
Want to bet the problem was RF noise from the electric drive to the wheel motors leaking into the AM radio and turning the signal into hash? If so, I’ll further bet that the F-150 Lightning will be a mobile AM radio jammer that wipes out AM radio reception on any vehicle that comes close to it on the highway.
@Shalmaneser List the failed small arms development programs of the US Army since the Civil War
Here are some examples of failed small arms development programs of the US Army since the Civil War:
The Springfield Model 1903 — When the U.S. Army began fielding the M1903 in large numbers during World War I, it quickly became apparent that the rifle was not suited to the rigors of trench warfare.
The Pedersen Device — Touted as a solution to the problem of insufficient firepower, the Pedersen Device was a modification that would allow a standard Springfield Model 1903 to fire .30-caliber pistol cartridges from a box magazine, effectively turning it into a semi-automatic rifle. However, the device was finicky and unreliable, and was eventually abandoned.
The M16 Rifle — Although the M16 has been one of the most successful rifles of the modern era, its early versions were plagued by reliability issues that led to the deaths of many soldiers in Vietnam.
The XM8 — Intended to replace the aging M16 and M4 rifles, the XM8 was a lightweight, modular weapon that could be configured for a variety of missions. However, development was plagued by cost overruns and the program was eventually canceled.
The OICW — The Objective Individual Combat Weapon was a combination rifle/grenade launcher that was intended to replace both the M16 and the M203 grenade launcher. However, the program was plagued by technical problems and ballooning costs, and was eventually canceled.
The XM25 — Another attempt to replace the M203 grenade launcher, the XM25 was designed to fire airbursting rounds that would explode at a precise distance from the target. However, the program was canceled after it became clear that the weapon was too heavy and too expensive to be practical.
The NGSW — The Next Generation Squad Weapon program seeks to replace the M4 carbine, the M249 SAW light machine gun, and the M240 machine gun. However, as mentioned earlier, the program has been beset by issues and its future remains uncertain.
And I got this when I asked s9r the same question in chat. Note the relatively small amount of overlap
Here are some of the failed small arms development programs of the US Army since the Civil War:
Thank you for sharing the additional examples. It’s interesting to note the different programs that were attempted and ultimately failed due to various issues.
Indeed in law school they taught that these two amendments were mere truisms with no real legal significance. It’s interesting how a judge on the Supreme Court can just decide which parts of the document have no legal significance. Must be nice.
I think the alternative to the Free State Project is to give up and die, for death is not the worst of evils.
No one mentioned the Johnson rifle, a serious POS that preceded the Garand. Initial Marine landing on the Canal, that was what they were armed with. Thank goodness for Browning machine guns.
The lists are neither complete or entirely correct (eg. the Lee Navy was a Navy and Marine project, not Army), but it is suprising how well ChatGPT/Shalmaneser/s9r did. I used it because there were too many failed projects than I could remember easily, and to test the chatbot interface.
Meanwhile, in Airstrip One: