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I raise the point to show how inconvenient and even dangerous protections of liberty can be.
I think the existence of the second amendment and the way it’s been interpreted is a pretty solid showcase of this as well.
I think we’re getting to a good place where Frink wants to arm white supremacist teachers and I want to repeal the 1st Amendment.
I thought Frink was joking… ? Not sure if you are but I guess you aren’t, so… ?
99.8% sure both are joking.
First Amendment, normal form:
I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.
First Amendment, extended to defend Nazis:
I do not agree with your plans to murder me and my family, but I’ll defend to the death your right to make those plans.
Not all Nazis pull the trigger personally, but they are organized around the central idea that this is the endgame. In law, that’s called criminal conspiracy, and even the people who don’t pull the trigger are culpable.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/03/politics/trump-maralago-remarks/index.html
President Donald Trump bemoaned a decision not to investigate Hillary Clinton after the 2016 presidential election, decrying a “rigged system” that still doesn’t have the “right people” in place to fix it, during a freewheeling speech to Republican donors in Florida on Saturday.
In the closed-door remarks, a recording of which was obtained by CNN, Trump also praised China’s President Xi Jinping for recently consolidating power and extending his potential tenure, musing he wouldn’t mind making such a maneuver himself.
“He’s now president for life. President for life. And he’s great,” Trump said. “And look, he was able to do that. I think it’s great. Maybe we’ll give that a shot some day.”
The remarks, delivered inside the ballroom at his Mar-a-Lago estate during a lunch and fundraiser, were upbeat, lengthy, and peppered with jokes and laughter.
Army of Darkness: The Medieval Deadit | The Terminator - Color Regrade | The Wrong Trousers - Audio Preservation
SONIC RACES THROUGH THE GREEN FIELDS.
THE SUN RACES THROUGH A BLUE SKY FILLED WITH WHITE CLOUDS.
THE WAYS OF HIS HEART ARE MUCH LIKE THE SUN. SONIC RUNS AND RESTS; THE SUN RISES AND SETS.
DON’T GIVE UP ON THE SUN. DON’T MAKE THE SUN LAUGH AT YOU.
The remarks, delivered inside the bathroom at his Mar-a-Lago estate during a lunch and fundraiser, were upbeat, lengthy, and peppered with jokes and laughter.
WIR
The remarks, delivered inside the ballroom at his Mar-a-Lago estate during a lunch and fundraiser, were upbeat, lengthy, and peppered with jokes and laughter.
And?
He obviously wasn’t in any way serious when he said that last part.
Army of Darkness: The Medieval Deadit | The Terminator - Color Regrade | The Wrong Trousers - Audio Preservation
SONIC RACES THROUGH THE GREEN FIELDS.
THE SUN RACES THROUGH A BLUE SKY FILLED WITH WHITE CLOUDS.
THE WAYS OF HIS HEART ARE MUCH LIKE THE SUN. SONIC RUNS AND RESTS; THE SUN RISES AND SETS.
DON’T GIVE UP ON THE SUN. DON’T MAKE THE SUN LAUGH AT YOU.
He obviously wasn’t in any way serious when he said that last part.
Remember who this is you’re speaking about when you say “obviously.”
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Unknown Author said:
"Or, hey, how about we treat every young man who wants to buy a gun like every woman who wants to get an abortion - mandatory 48 hour waiting period, parental permission, a note from his doctor proving he understands what he’s about to do, a video he has to watch about the effects of gun violence, and ultrasound wand up the ass (just because). Let’s close down all but one gun shop in every state and make him travel hundreds of miles, take time off work, and stay overnight in a strange town to get a gun. Make him walk through a gauntlet of people holding photos of loved ones who were shot to death, people who call him a murderer and beg him not to buy a gun.
It makes more sense to do this with young men and guns than with women and health care, right? I mean, no woman getting an abortion has killed a room full of people in seconds, right?"
He obviously wasn’t in any way serious when he said that last part.
Then he would be implying that being a president for life would be a bad thing. Yet he admires the very strongmen who have done this, and has the utmost disdain for democratic norms.
If it was a joke, it would be out of character.
You probably don’t recognize me because of the red arm.
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Let’s not forget this is the guy who wants a freaking big military parade in DC, cost to the taxpayers be damned. Not to mention the street damage heavy armored vehicles will probably cause.
Where were you in '77?
It’s not something a sitting president should be joking about either way, but of course no one is surprised at this point by this kind of dumb fuckery from him.
Reagan did joke during a mic check before a radio address about nuking Russia once. It didn’t go out on the air, but was leaked later.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_begin_bombing_in_five_minutes
Where were you in '77?
Unknown Author said:
"Or, hey, how about we treat every young man who wants to buy a gun like every woman who wants to get an abortion - mandatory 48 hour waiting period, parental permission, a note from his doctor proving he understands what he’s about to do, a video he has to watch about the effects of gun violence, and ultrasound wand up the ass (just because). Let’s close down all but one gun shop in every state and make him travel hundreds of miles, take time off work, and stay overnight in a strange town to get a gun. Make him walk through a gauntlet of people holding photos of loved ones who were shot to death, people who call him a murderer and beg him not to buy a gun.
It makes more sense to do this with young men and guns than with women and health care, right? I mean, no woman getting an abortion has killed a room full of people in seconds, right?"
Excellent points.
W.Va. lawmakers try to give teachers smaller raise, accidentally pass bill giving them full raise
The West Virginia state Senate on Saturday tried to vote to give teachers a smaller raise hike than negotiated, but accidentally voted on a bill giving teachers the requested raise.
lol
W.Va. lawmakers try to give teachers smaller raise, accidentally pass bill giving them full raise
The West Virginia state Senate on Saturday tried to vote to give teachers a smaller raise hike than negotiated, but accidentally voted on a bill giving teachers the requested raise.
lol
That’s awesome.
The blue elephant in the room.
Wait, so they didn’t give them a raise on accident while trying to give them guns?
Wait, so they didn’t give them a raise on accident while trying to give them guns?
They didn’t know the guns were loaded… with cash!
Wait, so they didn’t give them a raise on accident while trying to give them guns?
They didn’t know the guns were loaded…
WYSHS
ALLOL.
I’m no legal expert, but I’m pretty sure blowing off a federal subpoena is a great way to get hauled off in cuffs probably while still in your pajamas.
Where were you in '77?
I’m no legal expert, but I’m pretty sure blowing off a federal subpoena is a great way to get hauled off in cuffs probably while still in your pajamas.
Open contempt of court has proven to be a sure way to get a Presidential pardon, so maybe he’s just going off a different legal playbook.
https://youtu.be/VE5_fDmPt0w
And it’s only Tuesday!
Where were you in '77?
I thought everyday was Tuesday.
It’s Tuesday-2.
So I realize the whole Stormy Daniels thing actually doesn’t matter (infidelity, and lying about said infidelity and even making payoffs about said infidelity doesn’t really rank as high as obstruction, conspiracy, corruption, money laundering, etc in my book*) but I promise I’ll be treating it with the respect it deserves.
So Donald Trump’s alias in the legal documents is “David Dennison”. Stormy Daniel’s alias in those documents is “Peggy Peterson”. So there’s a part in the document that says:
PP claims that she has been damaged by DD’s alleged actions against her, including but not limited to tort claims proximately causing injury to her person and other related claims. DD denies all such claims. (Hereinafter “PP Claims”).
Heheh. PP Claims. Heh.
* Then again, the coverup is often worse than the crime, so it’s possible Trump and/or his lawyer may have committed an actual crime while covering up a non-crime.