Dolan wrote: ↑

30 Dec 2023, 00:47

It's more like a battle between unusually strong psychics than a rules-based bingo contest of counting paper lots to see who won between all so equal and ethical citizens.

An unusually strong psychic implies there are many regular strength psychics out there

Dolan wrote: ↑

28 Dec 2023, 16:49

Goodspeed wrote: ↑

28 Dec 2023, 14:53

Letting Trump get away with trying to illegally overturn an election could prove problematic in the future.

What made you so concerned he'd be getting away with that, since he's buried in tens of lawsuits right now.

If Trump wins the next election he has immunity from all of them

Dolan wrote: ↑

28 Dec 2023, 13:59

Then why invest so much energy into keeping up with that guy's legal issues. It's as if you're having high hopes this will solve something significant for the US.

I live here

Dolan wrote: ↑

28 Dec 2023, 01:24

I was anticipating what the hopes are from seeing Trump blocked from getting back in the WH
Personally, I'm hoping something happens and he fails

1.) Whose hopes
2.) What is the something happening
3.) Who is "he" in the phrase "he fails"

Dolan wrote: ↑

28 Dec 2023, 00:27

I was just suggesting that Trump not getting in the White House won't lead to those sunny prospects that some think it will.

Yeah but that's obviously not what Goodspeed was arguing so it's a dumb response

Dolan wrote: ↑

27 Dec 2023, 23:52

And? What's gonna happen? Trump will get banned from the potus race which will save democracy, the planet from climate change and will usher in the AI socialist utopia, amirite.

If something doesn't solve all problems in the world then it just isn't worth doing. Good way to live

Great stuff! She added that before the attack, “We believed that there are no bad people — only people who have it bad. But there are bad people.” Agam described one incident in which the family was staying at a school where “a nice woman welcomed us and offered us water and arranged a place for us ...

fightinfrenchman wrote: ↑

16 Dec 2023, 06:47

Nothing is more refreshing than water

I still feel this way

Dolan wrote: ↑

22 Dec 2023, 20:25

And Trump is not really anti-PC, maybe only when it comes to the immigration subject, but otherwise he's not railing against abortion or gay marriage.

He put Justices on the Supreme Court that made abortion illegal. That was him! He did that!

As this discussion was taking place this news broke, which will likely lead to another set of totally legitimate charges against Trump https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2023/12/21/donald-trump-recorded-pressuring-wayne-canvassers-not-to-certify-2020-vote-michigan/72004514007/ Then-Pres...

It could be called an attempted insurrection, but that would have to also be established legally by examining witnesses and participants to establish motive. Has this been done? No idea and what does it matter what do I think when it comes to legal culpability. That's the job of the judiciary Yeah ...

Do you think he just hasn't committed crimes?

Logically, there's no reason why a former president would be treated in a more lenient way. But there could be reasons to treat his case separately, through a special chapter in the law, given the specific nature of responsibilities and impact that such a position had (such as access to information...

When you say lawsuits what do you mean exactly? It seems like you're conflating people suing him for sexual assault (these started before 2021) and the criminal charges which are a result of his actions in the lead up to the insurrection and also his stealing of/refusal to return classified documents

It can't be a coincidence that right before the electoral season starts, there are tens of lawsuits brought against Trump, Think about this sentence for more than one second Is it missing a comma? I often forget them, also because in English commas play a different role than in my language Try thin...

It's also been argued that this constitutional provision was strictly added back when they were dealing with confederates, then later it fell out of use, as they were pardonned. So reviving a constitutional article that originally was meant specifically for confederates to argue that it applies in ...

It can't be a coincidence that right before the electoral season starts, there are tens of lawsuits brought against Trump, Think about this sentence for more than one second Is it missing a comma? I often forget them, also because in English commas play a different role than in my language Try thin...

Dolan wrote: ↑

21 Dec 2023, 00:20

It can't be a coincidence that right before the electoral season starts, there are tens of lawsuits brought against Trump,

Think about this sentence for more than one second

It's also been argued that this constitutional provision was strictly added back when they were dealing with confederates, then later it fell out of use, as they were pardonned. So reviving a constitutional article that originally was meant specifically for confederates to argue that it applies in ...

Goodspeed wrote: ↑

20 Dec 2023, 23:19

I expect silly arguments like that from Trump's attorneys, not from judges, especially in a case as important as this.

You should lower your expectations across the board. Makes life easier

Goodspeed wrote: ↑

20 Dec 2023, 22:40

Come on. Guys. This just seems childish. Reading them discuss it in the opinion it just comes across like some overly semantical internet argument where the actual point gets completely lost.

Shouldn't have expected anything more lol

iNcog wrote: ↑

20 Dec 2023, 12:28

Ruling in favor of Trump would surely, surely lead to extreme tensions right?

My expectation is that the SC will overrule this decision but also reject Trump's absolute immunity claim so the right will claim they are biased against him anyway

Took a quick look at the doc, it's what I expected it to look like: more than one hundred pages of describing the case down to the smallest details, going through traditions of legal interpretation, historical context, legal and constitutional procedure, precedent, etc etc. What did you think it wa...

Dolan wrote: ↑

20 Dec 2023, 02:22

Get the fuck outta here with your bullshit baiting and always pussyfooting around the question

No thanks

Well isn't it going to be ironic if Trump gets reelected after that campaign put together in 2020 to make sure 'our democracy is saved' and he wouldn't stay in power by forcing a certain election outcome? It's like all those luminaries and well-intentioned groups fought so hard back in 2020 to make...