@SpookyGinger It’s like any other game as far as toxicity goes, a lot of people whine though but there’s also a lot of good parts of the community. The anniversary event is coming up so now’s the perfect time to start to be honest.
Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands are U.S. territories.
Their remote location should be considered in applying U.S. law, especially for restrictions that uniquely burden them due to their distance from our continent.
These Pacific islands are thousands of miles closer to Manila, Tokyo, and Fiji than to Honolulu—which itself lies thousands of miles from the U.S. mainland.
U.S. “Jones Act of the Skies” cabotage rules nevertheless block foreign commercial air carriers from serving these territories, as they do for the states.
The result: sky-high fares, crushed tourism, and isolated communities already struggling with often-crippling poverty.
A carve-out for those territories seems worth considering.
The downside for major U.S. air carriers would almost certainly be minimal.
The upside for the residents of these territories would be massive.
Targeted exemptions—similar to existing maritime carve-outs for some of these islands—might make a lot of sense.
Congress should seriously consider legislation to cut the red tape, boost competition, and deliver fairness to the residents of Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Having heard from their territorial governors this morning, I’m considering introducing a bill in the Senate to ease these burdens and look forward to additional input from residents of these territories, U.S. air carriers, and other interested parties.
New York actually was the first state to adopt a 3-strike law, where we don't have a maximum punishment for a third felony
These crimes are almost all misdemeanors though