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on Why Isn’t the H Barracks Lot in Point Loma Open All Day?: “I really don’t understand why both homeless shelters and safe parking lots aren’t open 24 hours a day. How are…” Mar 27, 22:19
on Is Ocean Beach Really Getting This Bad?: “While I’ve never lived in OB proper, I’ve lived in SD since ’86 and have hung out in OB a…” Mar 27, 19:30
on Is Ocean Beach Really Getting This Bad?: “I visited Azucar last Monday. I ordered The Havana sandwich. Sun was out. Jets blasted by every several minutes. A…” Mar 27, 19:02
on Why Isn’t the H Barracks Lot in Point Loma Open All Day?: “All that is required to open H Barracks all day is an amended Coastal Development Permit (CDP) approved by the…” Mar 27, 17:38
on Rag Writers Take Aim at New and Old Trash Cans: “We have NEVER received our RIFD trash cans. Tenants have repeatedly contacted Environmental Services since they incompetently only delivered one…” Mar 27, 17:17
on 75-Year-Old Mission Bay Restaurant Could Be Forced Out by City’s Redevelopment Plan: “Chaz, I agree with your comments re the Embarcadero redevelopment process but, to be clear, the actual Anthony’s restaurant had…” Mar 27, 16:26
on Is Ocean Beach Really Getting This Bad?: “92 was my first visit. Moved to OB in 97, and to Canada in 2012. Have visited once or more…” Mar 27, 15:54on Is Ocean Beach Really Getting This Bad?: “As someone who’s lived in OB since 2013, I see little to no evidence that public safety has gotten worse,…” Mar 27, 14:39
on Is Ocean Beach Really Getting This Bad?: “As a long time (40 plus years) OB resident, my observations regarding the current state of OB arise from a…” Mar 27, 12:43
on No Kings Protests at 22 Sites in San Diego County March 28th — Updated List: “Why do this again when it didn’t “work” last time? BECAUSE: 1. As with the war in Vietnam (I am…” Mar 27, 12:39
on Is Ocean Beach Really Getting This Bad?: “TD, thanks so much for your input. I know you’ve been in OB for over a decade now (at least…” Mar 27, 12:27on Is Ocean Beach Really Getting This Bad?: “People could start by taking pride in their neighborhood and helping to clean up their immediate areas. Picking up trash,…” Mar 27, 12:21
Trump and his cadre of sycophants plus the rest of the republicans annd their policies are doing everything they can to make the democrats successful in the mid-terms. But at the same time Trump will do everything he can to stop the midterms from happening at all. This will be the most precarious time for our democracy.
Can’t argue with that, Gary. I think the message that by hook and crook are sending is that if you’re putting all your coin into the mid-terms, you may be missing the big picture.
I too, agree with Gary, and thank you Frank for clearing that up. I wasn’t sure about the message, except that it was sort of disturbing. The question I haven’t heard in a while is, are we in a constitutional crisis yet? Is that because it’s a dumb question? The courts have ruled against this administration some 4,000 times, yet still, they continue to break the law.
As to the mid-term elections (if we have them) they could bring us back to normal. That’s what happened in Brazil and South Korea. Is our democracy less resilient than theirs? But Gary is right, Trump will do everything he can to stop the election. He will probably issue an executive order to stop the election or he may declare Marshall law. The question is, who will go along with him, the Supreme Court? Congress? the military? any of those could stop him, but will they? Gary is right about this too, it’s precarious.