Comments by "Ficus-lovin\x27 Capybara N\x27 pals • 🌟 • 25 yrs ago" (@YourCapybaraAmigo_17yrsago) on "NowThis Impact" channel.

ALL public offices should have a 10-year maximum term limit. Lifetime appointments are outrageous and have no place in a so-called free and civilized society. You know who else has a lifetime appointment? Kings and autocrats. I thought we got beyond that by now. Edit: with possibly successive terms the way we do now, but just like now, said candidate should have to re-run and re-campaign every time if they want another term, with a maximum number of terms enforced (two, four, etc). I also would consider supporting a mandatory interlude between successive terms meaning terms cannot operate back to back. I think that could be a good measure to consider because that would prevent someone from devoting half their term to campaigning for immediate reelection the way they do now with all the pressures that brings, which inevitably leads them to compromise on voting decisions by putting themselves first not the people they were elected to represent; instead of actually trying to focus on whatever job they were elected to do. Granted it's impossible to take the self-interest out of the political sphere entirely, but preventing immediately consecutive terms might be an effective limitation on this behavior. I'm saying might because I don't know for certain but it's something I would definitely consider supporting as a new standard.
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First thing I said.
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You may be unfamiliar with the 100 year history of the govt taking away Native American children for all the reasons this person says, but if you learn about it you'll see why this court case is so problematic. It's not that people don't want children to be loving families, that's not it. This is a unique situation where child removal on a large scale has been done before for malicious reasons. If absolutely no Native guardians can be found for a Native child that needs adoption then I would say it is then permissible to consider other willing families, but if I'm not mistaken, that's already perfectly legal and is the commonly accepted procedure. Ergo, this case is not necessary and it is certainly not being brought in good faith. Just read up more about the ICWA and why it's so necessary and what came before that. That's if you're interested in knowing more about this issue.
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@zakpodo Nobody wants children placed with abusive parents regardless of their background and I'm deeply sorry your siblings suffered such inhumane treatment. I hope whoever was responsible for those acts has to meet their maker someday soon and answer for it and suffer in return. other than deep schizophrenia, I can't possibly imagine what could possibly excuse such evilness. However, and I'm not an expert on the ICWA, but overturning it would only open a can of worms and set native communities back in decades. It would set them out to be preyed upon as they used to by the govt and colonialist white families. Non-native adoptive families can still adopt native children under the current law, provided all Native possibilities have been exhausted. Isn't that true? Overturning the ICWA just because some extremely sus white people want Native babies, when thousands of other babies and children of all races are available to them, isnt right. The ICWA to my knowledge does not prevent non-native guardians from adopting native children it just means they can only do so after the native possibilities have been eliminated. That sounds extremely fair to me.
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I wanna know how he got in there. I guess he jumped in out of curiosity but didn't feel ok enough to get back out on his own, altho I hope he would be able to if those helpers didn't come along.
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@houchi69 I'm not native. Since I have not heard from any native community that opposes the ICWA I will defer to them on this matter. given the ugly 500 year history of violent colonialism against indigenous communities on this continent it seems to me that the ICWA is just as important now as ever. But let's get the native viewpoint on this because this is their matter. No of course I wouldn't suppose support unfair guardians regardless of their race. Ultimately fitness is the most important aspect in determine guardianship for minor children. If you read my response to the other poster you'll see where I talk about that.
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To OP: I retracted my comment because I believe you mean well but just learn more about the issue because there's a lot going on here unfortunately that's not just about what it may seem like at first glance.
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I actually never knew what kangaroos sounded like. That wasn't exactly what I was expecting 😄
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Thanks David, you're a good egg. We need more of you.
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Wow that's shameful! Shame on those disgusting people! Why even adopt someone just to mistreat them??. I'm sorry you had to live with those disgusting shameful people but now you're free of them thankfully and you can regain the cultural heritage that was taken from you.
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I feel bad for those guys but it's always good to raise awareness on this. It's not always minor issue. Some period discomfort is very debilitating. I'm thankful I get zero period symptoms other than just bleeding, but it really varies from person to person. Sometimes it's severe.
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I'm so terribly sorry for your tragic losses. You will see them again!!!! Please have faith! 🙏
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@escaus8676 oh fr? I didn't even know I thought that was the kangaroo oops
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Only a white supremacist would be able to let themselves in the mirror and say something like that. You don't know the history that these people have lived through. Protecting yourself against 400 years of genocide and predatory white supremacist actions, esp those that come clothed in the white man's Bible is certainly not racism! It is NEVER "racism" to protect ones culture, once community or one's children from those who would wish to do them harm no matter how noble they claim their intentions are! Those intentions are all just a smoke screen by the way. It's ALL about white supremacy and colonization and the tearing down a familial and community bonds amongst native communities. You don't know what you're talking about on this issue so I'll think you kindly to shut your ignorant trap.
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@devo2 agreed. There's a lot of resistance to it now and certainly those that love their long-term entrenchment aren't going to support any changes to the current rules that would undermine that. But all we can do is continue to spread the word and spread the awareness that these limitations on those who would assume positions of power and control are non-negotiable. And keep trying to force them through. Term limits and maximum number of terms are already in place for many local and state offices, and of course the presidency. We now need them for federal court, congressional and Supreme Court limits. That is what we must have, I believe, to have any chance of having a better government structure that isn't occupied by, of, and for a very narrow elite. I don't believe it'll fix everything but I do believe it's an important step forward to a better form of government that is more accountable to the broader population at large.
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@luchicholito better than no limits I feel tho.
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Tell me about it.
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Wow what a sexist tool. Must have been a boomer
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The native communities' cause is very near and dear to my heart. I'm not native but I'm well familiar with the entire history of the indigenous struggle on this continent. I hope in my lifetime to see native native come together and demand absolute autonomy from the US government. For 400 years they've been under the boot of these white devils who have wanted nothing more than to see them go extinct so they could take every last square inch of land away from them not to mention any gold or minerals that it might have held inside. I hope to see a spread of the landback movement because a culture cannot be preserved or returned to its former state without at least some of the land that was taken from it. So a lot needs to happen and I hope to see it start moving that way in my lifetime. And if there's any way that I can be a part of it I certainly will. Sovereignty and land reparation not to mention financial reparations is what the indigenous communities within these borders need now. There's no time like the present to start moving in this direction. I will do anything I can to advance help this agenda in my lifetime.
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@HerosofCornelia not quite. everyone wants what's best for the child. However you may not know the history of how the original indigenous people have been treated in this country. It is not nice to say the least. For 100 years native children were forcibly removed and placed in terrible boarding schools where they were abused and punished for doing anything considered "Indian", for most of their childhood. This literally just stopped in the 1970s. I do have a good video to recommend that goes into all the ugly details however if you're interested. This is why laws like ICWA today are so important.
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@aycc-nbh7289 that is unlikely. Polite Reminder explained it well.
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@stonemedia8901 anything less than full direct democracy and fully representational federal and state governance is corrupt and the establishment of rule by the elite at the stark expense of the middle and lower class. If you support that you're some kind of fascist and I don't know why you feel that way.
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@raybin6873 that's why it's called a goal genius. It doesn't exist today so we work towards it in the future. What's your point?
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