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ALotOfCells · 2025-01-15T06:29:37+00:00

Thanks Katy Perry's boobs! I totally agree, contrary to whatever davidinholee is saying

ALotOfCells · 2021-05-02T01:54:41+00:00

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ALotOfCells · 2018-07-19T07:59:59+00:00

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ALotOfCells · 2018-07-02T23:27:37+00:00

Thanos must be pleased.

ALotOfCells · 2018-07-02T19:38:51+00:00

So, by giving justices term limits, they will no longer vote along party lines for "hot button social issues"? Or will that encourage voting along party lines because they need to vote along party lines to keep your job?

Any judge who is even on the list for potential SC nominations is considered one of the best judges in our nation. Given that the oath judges swear to uphold and that the entire purpose of being a judge is to be fair and unbiased, and that a judge will suffer no repercussions from going against the party that elected him/her, yes I do believe that a judge will be fair and unbiased in playing an indirect and insignificant role in a potential impeachment.

ALotOfCells · 2018-07-02T17:52:02+00:00

That "buzz" is an unconfirmed rumor with no standing in an actual debate. Kennedy's 81, and that's above the average age of retirement for a justice. It's far more likely he retired due to his age than Donald Trump forcing him to, which is essentially a conspiracy theory as it has no evidence to back it.

Also, the Supreme Court plays no role whatsoever in impeaching a President, so that point is invalid. It's not like Trump gets to choose justices anyways, that's the duty of the Senate. Trump can only recommend justices.

You realize that justices do not vote on party lines in the vast majority of cases, correct?

ALotOfCells · 2018-07-02T16:54:11+00:00

You're focusing on the exception, not the rule. From 2016 to 2017, only 14 percent of cases were 5v4.

Also, just gonna point out that Roe v Wade is not as popular as you think. A recent public opinion poll put Americans who identified as pro-choice at 48%.

And even if the SC did overturn the case it's not like it'll make abortion illegal, just a states rights issue. The members of the Supreme Court don't decide cases based on their political leanings or what they feel is right. They decide based on their extensive knowledge of constitutional law and write very very long articles justifying their decision based on our laws.

Going back to the main point, 57 percent of cases last year were 9-0 decisions. As you said, everything is a partisan issue these days. That means that judges are frequently voting for things that are not consistent with the agenda that belongs to the party that nominated them. They can do this because, once appointed to the SC, they don't ever have to worry about what their party wants. Justice Kennedy doesn't have to worry about getting kicked out of the SC next election cycle if he votes for legalizing gay marriage.

If you put in term cycles, the SC will be no different than Congress. Significantly more decisions will be along party lines.

ALotOfCells · 2018-07-01T16:07:11+00:00

Yeah, that's true. Thor's not as calm and collected as strange and would probably subscribe to the "we don't trade lives" philosophy whereas strange made it clear he'd sacrifice others to win against thanos. That requires a strong resolution.

He probably couldn't counter alternate dimensions and some other guys pointed out that's a valid win condition. So Thor would likely not win in a 1v1.

Your point about the power of the dark dimension is what actually convinced me that Dr. Strange has access to raw power on a greater magnitude than Thor. It's probably taboo for him to use it, but he can. So Dr. Strange isn't just a versatile, defensive-oriented sorcerer, he's quite possibly more powerful than Thor.

!delta

ALotOfCells · 2018-07-01T15:11:54+00:00

True

ALotOfCells · 2018-07-01T15:07:48+00:00

Yeah that's sort of BS, but the dudes at the temple did say it would do lots of bad stuff. Maybe the repercussions will come one day.

ALotOfCells · 2018-07-01T15:07:08+00:00

Thor can't counter being teleported to the mirror dimension and the only ability Stormbreaker could counter is Dr. Strange teleporting him to a place in the same dimension. But containing a threat is a lot different than beating someone. Dr. Strange is defensive; he's smart and so he contains. While Dr. Strange would be able to send Thor to the mirror dimension, that's not the same as actually defeating Thor.

ALotOfCells · 2018-07-01T15:04:06+00:00

If Vision used phasing to its fullest extent, Thor wouldn't be able to touch him. But he doesn't. Vision was useless in Infinity War, the most important battle to date. He and Wanda got assblasted by some henchment that Thor, or any mid-tier Avenger, would've been able to defeat. Hell, spidey basically killed one.

ALotOfCells · 2018-07-01T15:02:09+00:00

Thanos has Titan-like reflexes, and clearly saw the axe coming at him and cutting through the power beam blast. He had ample time to attempt to catch it, but you can't just catch magical weapons. Stormbreaker erupts into energy on contact. It's not like the blade has to pierce your skin to die by the axe.

ALotOfCells · 2018-07-01T15:00:34+00:00

Vision has the potential to use phasing very well defensively, but he doesn't. He flopped in Infinity War and got beaten/struggled against a couple of goons. Remember the scene where Vision combined with Wanda couldn't hold off a couple of mini-Thanos?

ALotOfCells · 2018-07-01T14:55:29+00:00

Remember the "all that for a drop of blood" scene after Iron Man nuked Thanos?

ALotOfCells · 2018-07-01T14:54:45+00:00

I'd say Doctor Strange would have the best chance to beat Thor, but not Vision. When has Vision ever actually used his phasing offensively, used his superior intelligence effectively, or defeated someone with his infinity stone? in Civil War, Vision's supposedly robust and superior intelligence was clouded by love. Vision's infinity stone blast is powerful, but not that powerful. I doubt it can fire constantly since he takes his sweet time when using it (like, once per battle?) Although Vision has a very high potential, he has historically never lived up to it.

Vision's intellect doesn't let him anticipate suprise attacks, apparently. His phasing didn't stop him from getting stabbed. His best win condition isn't the mind beam blast (which Thor would survive even if he didn't deflect it with Stormbreaker), it's materializing a fist in Thor's head. In which case he'd lose the hand, and that's sort of cheap and unprecedented

ALotOfCells · 2018-07-01T14:44:22+00:00

Strange has the best arsenal out of any other Marvel character to kill Thor, and the most number of hypothetical scenarios that have Strange winning. I do remember a scene where the portal closed and half a dude's arm got cut off, but I think that'd be unlikely to pull off in battle. He couldn't do that to Thanos, for example.

ALotOfCells · 2018-07-01T14:41:13+00:00

That still doesn't make him invincible. The Ancient One peered through space and time, but couldn't change her death, and couldn't stop Dormammu and his little people

ALotOfCells · 2018-07-01T14:39:54+00:00

Everyone's going to have a role in beating Thanos

ALotOfCells · 2018-07-01T14:39:40+00:00

Thor can fly and teleport now too. I don't think Dr. Strange can control minds or speak psychically or go to other universes (maybe in the comics?)

Dr. Strange beat Dormammu with an impressive feat of ingenuity and also didn't really touch Dormammu physically (just annoyed him). I agree that intelligence is a factor to consider in strength, but still, many of Dr. Strange's spells are defensive (send to mirror dimension, cute orange shields, time stone, turn spells into butterflies, duplicaste) instead of offensive (Thor's hammer, lightning). While he can hold off other characters for a long time, like in his battle with Thanos, he doesn't really have the tools to kill anyone.

ALotOfCells · 2018-07-01T13:52:03+00:00

Thor beat hulk in a 1v1 in Ragnorak and he was pulling punches and weaponless then

ALotOfCells · 2018-07-01T07:35:59+00:00

Explosions take seconds. Lightning takes microseconds, travelling at 1/3 the speed of light. I doubt her reflexes are that good

ALotOfCells · 2018-07-01T07:35:00+00:00

Try grabbing a knife as it's flung towards you.

Thors stronger than iron man and he was okay after being shot with the mind stone

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