“God said this is mine.”

The most organized action would be a rogue actor. Those mostly only exist on the side that’s heavy into personal rights and its less evident on the side that cares about everyone’s rights.

If you care about others… Then you care about others. Makes a person less likely to go rogue or violent. Been like this since what? The 60’s?

It’s when enough people are directly affected that they hit critical mass. Social media (like this) is a drug that tells us we’re doing something when almost always… We aren’t. We’re commiserating, but not planning, organizing turnout, or anything else that would directly help the downtrodden.

The media may oblige. Clicks are clicks and the fourth estate is too hungry to worry about 2 years from now, it seems.

“Fairness.”

I mean, we could always just go original Time Machine. Human sheep just existing until we don’t.

Your citation for how Republicans voted is an article written before the vote.

As you respond to an article written after the vote that says they didn’t do that?

From the article summary in this same thread:

“polls showed Republicans overwhelmingly opposed Proposition 1.”

What Yes means:

A YES vote on this measure means: Counties would need to change some of the mental health care and drug or alcohol treatment services provided currently to focus more on housing and personalized support services. The state could borrow up to $6.4 billion to build (1) more places where people could get mental health care and drug or alcohol treatment and (2) more housing for people with mental health, drug, or alcohol challenges.

A NO vote on this measure means: Counties would not need to change the mental health care and drug or alcohol treatment services provided currently. The state could not borrow up to $6.4 billion to build more places where people could get mental health care and drug or alcohol treatment and more housing for people with mental health, drug, or alcohol challenges.

I’m confused as to how you arrived at your conclusion. Can you clarify?

We need teachers. Many would do it, but they want respect and support.

So I’m guessing they’d need money.

This is my theory, also. But I think the average would be around replacement.

Have three grown kids. Three was probably about all I could handle. Love them, proud of them, took the best care I knew to do with what I had… But it was a lot as they got into demand extracurriculars.

If you had the money to find out this happened and the money (or lawyer) to stay on it… You’d get this, too.

That’s why the FA led to this FO.

I want him tried and convicted. This is an easy pass to have a trial after the election, but fill the calendar so others can’t occupy it.

It’s almost better had she not brought charges. Other cases would have a clearer runway.

He got paid. He just wants more paid.

“Popcorn tastes good.”

In this scenario, yes. Though it seems inelegant and unlikely in this form, the threat of death would cow most.

It would mean our government has already collapsed and we’re just watching the final gasp.

It’s also why I’ve not enjoyed seeing the dem/rep split on guns. The left may own guns, but I’m not sure there’s as as many or as much willingness as the other way around.

I’m not missing the point. Others are missing the reality: Biden won’t create a government that allows him to get away with it. Trump almost has.

As a practical matter, impunity works only for those who lack virtue or are willing to become the baddies out of necessity.

We can talk principles all we want. And if we do, we continue to miss the fact that Dems tend to abide laws, conventions and principles. Republicans don’t. They have the will to rule regardless of what gets trampled on the way.

People are fantasizing about how silly it is. It is one of the few checks that remained enforced when Trump was in office - separation of powers.

This isn’t diverting or silly. We just look naive.

I doubt SCOTUS would botch this, but if they do it only advantages the willing.

The President isn’t part of the judicial branch. He makes appointments that get approved… But he’s not part of that process.

He has some political clout, but what you describe is exactly what we fear Trump will do if he’s able to fill all the slots with minions (who should know better but may break conventions and laws regardless).

It isn’t done. Even for actual crimes it goes through the judicial side.

Y’all are saying Biden should break the law and do the very same, chilling thing Trump hopes to. The balance of powers is critical to our system. It’s in need of repair, but what’s being banded about would be a major breach.

Legal immunity would not nullify the impeachment powers of congress enshrined in the constitution.

It’s already partially a political thing that’s done at their discretion.

Trump’s argument Is that impeachment is how a president is held accountable. In this case, removal from office is the punishment.

Justice = blackmail Accountability = extortion

It’s diabolical the limits the law places on people who just want to pick winners, losers, and sell secrets. Kinda unfair, really.

What’s the point of all that power if it’s fettered?

He doesn’t have access to a group that would follow this unconstitutional order.

And he’d be impeached if it was found out.

Unless you’re talking about some sleeper Manchurian Candidate… I dunno that this goes the way fantasies want.

I said it’s by the interstate. Locals know where to go, others just get gas and get about their drive.

They worship the OT God tho. The one who has anger issues, bright lines, kills for land, and makes those he favors rich. Like Abram Abraham, Solomon, David.

I’m not telling you where I live, but it’s near an interstate.

I’m not lying and I don’t enjoy the accusation.

You also, after the veiled ad hom, did nothing to address the topic.