That is a very encouraging bit of news. This is an existential threat to democracy, and possibly the last chance for the right to completely rig the system.
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⌠the âthis would mean lots of extra work for the federal courtsâ argument seems pretty clever 
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Itâs awesome that one of the cornerstones of the modern liberal order, Democracy itself in the USA, is going to come down to whether one of the known bad-faith actors installed in a particular court probably wonât chose outright fascism⌠this time.
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Everything seems like that now. Will the Republicans take the house and senate? Maybe not. Will Putin start a nuclear war? We donât think so. Will Trump start a nuclear war? Thereâs probably some checks on that. Will Trump get elected? Probably notâŚoops, you rolled a one.
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Are you a Christian? Then Iâm sorry, Iâm going to have to ask you to stop reading now and direct your attention elsewhere. The comics, maybe. Nothing personal, understand. It isnât that I believe you and your children are damned to burn in hell for all eternity. Itâs that my religion forbids addressing you, in my view. âThese are the words that you shall speak to the sons of Israel,â God tells Moses in Exodus, which obviously leaves Gentiles out.
Wait a second! âSonsâ? Maybe women readers should move on too. Let me pray on that and get back to you.
âWhen did this happen?â you might ask. And I might ask, âWhat are you still doing here?â But OK, for argumentâs sake, while you are moving yourself down the pike, I was reminded by the Supreme Courtâs taking up another Colorado business unwilling to bow to the humiliation of providing services to people of whom they disapprove.
Ten years ago it was a Colorado baker who didnât want to create a cake for a gay wedding. Now itâs a graphic designer floating the argument that she is a creative artist whose First Amendment rights are being infringed upon by the government, and its pesky insistence on treating all citizens equally.
Yes, there is an alternate view, that not only democracy, but also the basic capitalist system demands treating all paying customers the same â your cash is good, you buy a newspaper, you get to read every story in it.
But that is a fallacy, in that it chafes against my sincere religious belief.
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A future in headline writing you have.
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The author likes the word ârobustâ. I think it gives too much credit to specious arguments.
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I believe the term of art for that concept is âmultiple redundant single points of failureâ.
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Politico reported that Justice Brett Kavanaugh attended a private holiday party on Friday night at the home of Matt Schlapp, who is chairman of the Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC), and that attendees included Stephen Miller, whose group America First Legal Foundation has interests in cases now pending before the court.
âI like beer and dark slithering Nazi lizardsâ
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âraises ethical questionsâ like for instance, how can anyone justify this unethical behavior? and, what can be done about it?
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Someone needs two arrows. I believed Anita Hill!
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