Here's the thing, not every area of the country has the same air pollution issues. So why, they argued, do we need ultra clean cars? In response, the national legislature set minimum standards and also said states could choose to require the more stringent California standards.

Many states with air pollution problems chose to do this (13+DC). So it is still decided by the national legislature and individual state legislatures (via delegation to administrative bodies). There is no representation issue.

For other products this regime doesn't exist. It's still not a representation issue, though, when a company chooses to release products that only follow California standards. That is simply the manufacturer making a business decision.

The current state of the US government explicitly prohibits US citizens being detained at Guantanamo (as has been the case since its inception). Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Or at the least, any evidence.

You shouldn't need to rely on the heat of the bulb to prevent condensation (what if someone takes a shower with the lights off?). A properly insulated fixture will not have a problem, and of course use damp rated equipment.

Rogue fleshlight? I don't wanna know where that thing has been...

The BLS doesn't really recognize "core" CPI and only asserts that CPI is one way to measure inflation, not the only way. They publish an index called "All items, less food and energy" at the request of the Fed. The Fed doesn't even use it anymore, but the media has glommed onto it.

You wouldn't need to record light timings. Upon yellow light, determine if safe stop is possible based on distance to light and current speed. If yes, then do so.

Just like how tarring and feathering tax collectors during the 'Whiskey rebellion' sent a clear message to the federal government..

"So it would be best to officially secularize the state-concerning legal aspects of marriage, and let various churches, sects and suicide cults conduct whatever rituals they want for who they want on whatever basis they want."

This is already how it is done. You go to city hall or county office, etc, to get a marriage license. There is no requirement to go to a church, sect, or cult, but you may not be viewed as married by those institutions. Similarly, if you only go to a church/sect/cult and don't go to city hall, you're not married in the eyes of the law (exception: states with common law marriage).

That sounds like a problem with your receiver. Back when I was using the free boxes, that would happen sometimes, but it was cleared up by changing the channel.

"We should have kept just one analog channel for a local news station to broadcast on"

My guess is that there are many such channels available in your area. You may know them by the names FM and AM.

I have two TVs of the same brand and they still aren't exact. It's close enough that it's more of a reverb than an echo, though.

The shooting was not shown live on TV.

"Actually, don't bother — I'll offer evidence to the contrary. In 2005 US was hit with 14 hurricanes, 10 in 2012. The average for period between 1944 and 2005 is 6 [weatherstreet.com]. Is there a rise? Hardly — between 1885 and 1889 there were 26..."

This does not seem to disprove GP. Let's accept all of your factual assertions as correct.

Average # of hurricanes/yr 1885-1889*: 5.2

Average # of hurricanes/yr 1944-2005: 6

Average # of hurricanes/yr (2005, 2012): 12

* I think you meant 1886-1888 which makes this number almost correct (27 hurricanes for those three years), which makes the average 9/yr still below the 2005, 2012 average.

(Yes I understand 2005, 2012 is not a real average, but it is the 'evidence to the contrary' that OP chose to include)

More accurately, opponents saw the opportunity to label anything related to climate change as "political" because Al Gore.

Nice anecdote, but there are also plenty of successful vegetarian athletes.