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Trump, though, is not merely stupid. In fact, he's not stupid. He's delusional. He thinks if he says it, it makes it so. So he could come up with that nonsense, and then fire any lawyer who wouldn't go along with it. I've said before that I don't think Trump is stupid. I think he's of average intel...

Admin wrote: ↑Thu Dec 21, 2023 9:17 am Excuse me for not following it all very closely, but isn't the logical outcome an appeal to SCOTUS, who will rule in the orange turd's favour?

It seems very likely.

I skimmed the dissents. Each of the three used different reasoning, but the core of the dissents is that the Colorado courts can'r rule on the question. In the absence of a convicition for the crime of insurrection, which is indeed a crime, Colorado can't impose a penalty. (Their phrasing is differe...

Will be interesting to see what happens, we might all be surprised. Indeed. I haven't read the entire opinion, but I've read the parts that I find most important, and that is the question about whether or not Donald Trump actually engaged in insurrection. I was listening live to the radio when Trum...

Seems as if it may hinge somewhat on if the holder of the office of the presdent is... an officer. If it were anyone but Trump, I would say no one would put forward an argument so stupid. Trump, though, is not merely stupid. In fact, he's not stupid. He's delusional. He thinks if he says it, it mak...

seems like news, doesn´t it? Thought this article was interesting: Booting Trump off the ballot isn't just legally correct — it's the smart move for the Supreme Court https://www.yahoo.com/news/booting-trump-off-ballot-isnt-110101712.html From the article: "Banning Trump from the ballot — in a...

Apparently the Methodists are schisming as well. I never knew much about Methodists. They were just those middle of the road generic churchgoers. However, they have a union of congregations, and the people who run that sort of thing got a bit too liberal on the LGBTQIAA2S+ side, so about 25% of the ...

I think it will be too much for the conservatives, and not enough for the liberals. I think this is pretty accurate. I don't think it will precipitate a schism though. The church hasn't had a proper schism since the 16th century (minor splinter groups notwithstanding). I must admit when I read the ...

Reading further, it seems like it's extremely limited. A priest isn't so much blessing the union as blessing the people in the union. Sort of a "Bless the sinners, not the sin" strategy. I think it will be too much for the conservatives, and not enough for the liberals. The poor Vatican ju...

VATICAN CITY, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Monday in a landmark ruling approved by Pope Francis that Roman Catholic priests can administer blessings to same-sex couples as long as they are not part of regular Church rituals or liturgies. A document from the Vatican's doctrinal office, whic...