67RModel

NAFTA 2.0 or USMCA was Trump's baby going back to 2018. Formally ratified by him in March of 2020. Now he wants to quit his own trade deal. The US Supreme Court needs to issue their ruling on the legality of the tariffs immediately.

Article 1, Section 2, Clause 3:

"Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons. The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct.The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at Least one Representative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the State of New Hampshire shall be entitled to chuse three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New-York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three."

I'm not a constitutional scholar but I think the phrase "free Persons" refers to non slaves. The 13th amendment abolished slavery, which modified this clause and then the 14th amendment revised the meaning to the number of "whole number of persons in each state" not the "three fifths" of the slaves.

14th Amendment, Section 2:

"Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice-President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the Executive and Judicial officers of a State, or the members of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such State, being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion, or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such State."

I think that is about as clear as mud as to whether or not non citizens, or specifically, illegal aliens should be counted in the enumeration. Moreover how would you count them anyway or discern whether or not the respondents at a specific address were illegal or not. They could just lie. It is just a paper form that a person can fill out any which way they like. I highly doubt there is any system in place to verify based on tax filings, welfare recipient logs, etc that would corroborate whether or not the people residing at a specific address are legal citizens or not. My guess is illegal aliens would never disclose on a census form that they are illegal as that would obviously be very incriminating. I know back in 2020 I didn't fill mine out for many weeks. They sent people to my door several times and I never answered. Finally they sent me certified mail with proof of mailing / signature of receipt threatening legal action if the form was not received for my address. Filled it out. Never heard another word from them. I think they can scare people into submitting the form but verifying whether or not any questions on the form are answered correctly are impossible to verify.

For various reasons I think it would be handy information to know how many total people are in a state / district (legals and illegals), however representation should only be determined by legal citizens. If you have voter ID rules in place it should be a moot point. Moreover the entire country has been gerrymandered into oblivion such that even legal citizens votes don't really count. There are 435 congressional districts in the country but only 22 or 25 are contestable. 

I wonder what Volvo trucks manufactured elsewhere on the globe use. 12 or 24V? Is it just a North America problem?

41 minutes ago, The Heinz said:

Big Cam III 400HP, Fuller RTO14613, 4.10 Rockwell/Meritor rears. Their fault for providing a VIN haha. 

is the Neway air ride factory?

No affiliation. Just passing along an upcoming auction listing I saw for a pretty scarce model of MH. Not too often you see an MH with factory "big power". Would be a nice unit for someone looking to run an MH or vintage cabover with good specs for contemporary times. 

1985 MACK MH633 Upcoming Auctions in Washougal, Washington | Equipmentfacts

End the Federal Reserve completely. It has long outlived its usefulness. Its legal existence is highly questionable and its motives, as it pertains to the average citizen, are dubious at best. 

I have a very comprehensive brochure from the 1960s GMC Truck and Coach division that advertises the 60 degree V6, V8 and V12 as repower units. The brochure claims GMC dealers would repower any make/model with a GMC engine. It is a sales brochure but contains more engineering and specification data that sales pitches. I guess back then you could pull an international into a GMC dealer and get it repowered with a GMC engine. I can't imagine it was very common but I guess they offered the service.

I would love to find a 478 v6 to tinker with. At truck with one or just the engine itself.  They are hard to come by and I'm never it the right place when they pop up. 

Well the last year you could get a 478ci gasoline V6 was 1974. But I think they were quite rare by then as everyone was opting for the 366 and 427 V8s

What year(s) were they offered? That brochure looks like sometime in the 1980s

Hey thats Levon Kirkland. That brings back memories as a kid when the Steelers lost Super Bowl 30. Had to wait another 10 years to see them win one.

If I'm not mistaken the initial inquiry into her ballooning wealth, seemingly from thin air, was actually initiated by Biden's DOJ back in 2024. 

On 1/25/2026 at 3:19 PM, 67RModel said:

These missions should be clandestine in nature and happen sporadically so as to not alert the general public. To send 1000 agents to a place like Minneapolis and advertise/brag about it is asking for this outcome.

Homan on site now:

said on Thursday that federal agents would focus on "targeted, strategic enforcement operations," marking a shift in the aggressive tactics that have drawn national outrage.

On 1/25/2026 at 1:17 PM, 67RModel said:

n the case of Rene good and here if they would have just kept moving and not given these nut jobs so much as a glance there would be no issue but they are out there with a chip on their shoulders beating on their chests. Gonna show these libs who’s boss…..

A newly issued internal memo from a high-ranking Immigration and Customs Enforcement official directs federal officers to refrain from any unnecessary communication and engagement with "agitators" so as to avoid "inflaming the situation."

Trump border czar Homan says ICE in Minneapolis will focus on 'targeted' operations, not sweeps

Homan's reputation speaks for itself. I would consider is word as gospel in this line of work. He and Janet Napolitano were able to deport record numbers during a previous administration without fuss. Leadership matters. Bovino led an overly aggressive operation that resulted in his agents killing US citizens. Shame. I also question Noem's qualifications for that role. She is most likely just a "yes man" for Stephen Miller. Bovino should be fired and any federal pension and/or legacy benefits terminated. 

This picture is from blizzard of 78. You can see a Mack DM or U model pulling a tanker, a Terminal freight GMC 9500 and a ford Louisville all stuck on the highway somewhere. 

Just what I am looking for. LGBTQ themed hats made from gay ram's wool. This guy is either onto something or on something....

Meet the first flock of gay sheep