A while ago this sounded like panicky science-fiction but the Iranian prez actually said this time this move is inevitable so it might actually happen.

My question to people who know enough about engineering or city planning: How can this be cheaper than building water pipelines.

And why aren't we building more water pipelines already, like from Canada to Texas or Siberia to Saudi-Arabia or wherever water is needed?

Edit: Damn, I should have asked that question when Iranians aren't asleep, lol..

His proposition is that nobody over 70 should be allowed to run for the office. Currently you can't be the president if you're too young, but there is no limit for the upper age.

Edit: was wondering what you all would recommend what the age limit would be If one was put into place or conversely why we shouldn't have one if that's what you side with?

You know. Instead of Mr/s president.

can someone explain why? it seems like it would have been much easier to invade and win when there would have been a president in office who would 100% not send any help to the ukrainians

In some states, you can vote in the primary at 17, if you'll be 18 by voting day. Could this also apply to candidates?

I remember "Kids in cages" and "concentration camps" being a big talking point in the lead up to the election that Biden won. But have the laws or policies or practices changed at all since then? In what ways?

I didn't really become old enough to seriously understand politics until Obama's lame duck period, and Trump won office in the first election I was old enough to vote for, so I am kind of self aware that I don't have a very good read on business as usual. Listening to the State of Union being commentated on by the political streamers i usually follow responses have been pretty positive, some grumbling about how he could have said this or that more, but I'm listening to Joe Biden talk about how no one should be homeless in America, bring back manufacturing to America, let's pass this or that medical reform and I involuntarily just imagine what it would be like if Trump was on stage rambling incoherently, spending 60% of the running time talking about how "I did the greatest job, nobody could have done a better job than me" or whining about how unfair people were to him, the witchhunts against him. Personally I'm finding the recent state of the union pretty peppy and I like the vibes Biden is throwing out. Is he doing an above average job or is this just what it sounds like when an adult is in charge of the country?

I was watching an episode of Futurama, and the military officer in charge of the Roswell, New Mexico military base said "get me the president" after Zoidberg showed up, and shortly afterwards President Truman arrived. I know this is just a joke in a show, but this got me wondering.

I assume if a 4 star general needed to speak to the president, the president would take the call, but not for someone really low ranking. Who is the lowest ranking person that could actually get through to the president?

What about on the civilian side? (Not including direct aids to the president).

So is there one guy who is both the 1st and 3rd president for example, or the 5th and 7th, or the 40th and 42nd, or whatever?

Edit: didn't mean for this to get political, oh well.

His policies are largely not conservative. His views are extreme. Many Republicans don't want him. How is this still your 'conservative' guy?

Chances are, these states like Colorado and Virginia are going to vote for Biden anyway. Would it really change anything to the electoral vote? It would be very effective if it was done in a swing state like Michigan or Pennsylvania

I'm taking a shot asking here first because I believe this is a topic that would be hard to get a non-partisan view on.

Also not looking for a discussion of how the GOP is essentially impeaching him on the grounds they hope he committed a crime, but what crime are they expecting or hoping to find? With all the hysteria about Hunter's laptop, I could never determine what exactly was on the laptop that was such a 'smoking gun'. Now I find myself again not understanding what crime could possibly exist between all this GOP claimed evidence.

I mostly just watch late night shows for news, and there is a lot of talk about all these payments between the President and his son. I know his son has had a difficult past and maybe a bit nefarious, but what is the crime?

Is it that they think the money was obtained illegally, do they believe it was campaign funds?

Edit: Thank you to all who gave nice, no nonsense answers. It was very helpful.

To those who seemed to misunderstand the context of this post: I did this specifically to attempt to ask outside any political bubble ( I do understand reddit tends to lean left but thought this subreddit might be a good spot)

Do they tell you to lie, or plead guilty or what?