Interesting metacommentary
charonn0
joined 1 year ago
So, are they recalling their Congressional delegations?
Because in this case the separations were not a side effect of an otherwise legitimate policy, but were intentionally designed to deter people of particular racial and ethnic backgrounds from seeking asylum.
That amounts to a crime against humanity.
Treason is defined as levying war against the United States, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort.
What a short memory we have.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_administration_family_separation_policy
Remember Valentine's day 2004, when San Francisco county started issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples?
Thousands of couples showed up. Some from the other side of the planet, some from the other side of town. The County Clerk was overwhelmed and there weren't nearly enough wedding officiants to keep up. So they put out a call for volunteers to be deputized by the Clerk as county marriage commissioners. I volunteered and officiated at dozens of ceremonies at city hall.
Still have my official commission hanging on my wall.
These would be 'rebel' states are among the poorest and most heavily dependent on federal subsidies. They need the US more than the US needs them.
In blow to Fox Corp., judge rules Smartmatic case over 2020 election lies can proceed | CNN Business
“We will be ready to defend this case surrounding extremely newsworthy events when it goes to trial, likely in 2025,” a Fox spokesperson said in a statement after the ruling. “As a report prepared by our financial expert shows, Smartmatic’s damages claims are implausible, disconnected from reality, and on their face intended to chill First Amendment freedoms.”
Yeah, right. They already settled the Dominion case for almost a billion dollars. This case is practically identical. I actually hope they're stupid enough to take this one to trial.
I could easily see swing states that have red legislatures just removing the Dem candidate from the ballot with very flimsy justification
They're going to do that anyway. There's no point in playing the appeasement game.
There isn't even a criminal law to charge them with.
On the contrary, the more unpopular the speech, the higher the bar.
No, I'm a compassionate human being.