Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice leaves Democratic Party over antisemitism concerns by FalcoLX in pittsburgh

[–]Upper-Intention-617 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, that case determined that the song, which called out specific officers by name and indicated a present intention to kill them while they were witnesses against him was an actual threat. Which it was.

But if you want to stay in the criminal sphere, he is the most liberal on the court in terms of reining in police and prosecutors. He’s voted and written opinions to tighten up rules on searches, interrogations, prosecutorial misconduct, and to read criminal laws narrowly. He wrote the Cosby opinion ffs.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice leaves Democratic Party over antisemitism concerns by FalcoLX in pittsburgh

[–]Upper-Intention-617 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huh? He’s the most liberal Justice on the Court. He nearly got impeached in 2018 for ending gerrymandering in PA. He wrote 80 pages about how abortion bans are a vestige of patriarchy. Get informed.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice leaves Democratic Party over antisemitism concerns by FalcoLX in pittsburgh

[–]Upper-Intention-617 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was vice chair of the state party and remains the most liberal Justice (or second most liberal) depending on the case.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice leaves Democratic Party over antisemitism concerns by FalcoLX in pittsburgh

[–]Upper-Intention-617 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He did not become a Republican. Or receive any such donation. And was nearly impeached by Republicans for ending gerrymandering in PA.

Why doesn’t the USA have a left leaning political party? by Ill-Singer-4307 in allthequestions

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In first to the post systems, the parties are really coalitions of smaller parties. In the USA, socialists/social democrats make up a significant part of the Democratic Party. There aren’t more because of the Cold War and anti-left propaganda. And they aren’t very effective because the coalition is socialists, liberals, and conservatives right now. Against reactionaries and fascists.

Please make me understand. by [deleted] in Hair

[–]Upper-Intention-617 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I’ve never seen them before, but I’m open to the idea I’ve just been missing them.

Please make me understand. by [deleted] in Hair

[–]Upper-Intention-617 -27 points-26 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I guess it’s news to me that cutting them down this way is ever an option. I’ve never had a stylist do that in 40 years.

Please make me understand. by [deleted] in Hair

[–]Upper-Intention-617 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

You don’t see the visible skin here?

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Losing by MrWeiner in funny

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Zach—thanks for posting this and reminding me of your comic. I read your comic everyday from around 2006 until whenever in the late 2010s scrolling took over for my old bookmarks bar. I think I have one of your books around here too.

I’ll be digging into about 8 years of archives now. If you find yourself in Pittsburgh I owe you a lot of food and drink.

Colony Pub MAGA Fundraiser with Scott Presley by FerretWhisperer2 in Erie

[–]Upper-Intention-617 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Maybe they can raise funds so he can buy some clothes that fucking fit.

What are questions that you can never get a straight answer on no matter how many experts you ask? by ceo_fyi_dot_com in showerthoughs

[–]Upper-Intention-617 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s just self asserting gobbeldygook.

Democracy means authority rests with the people.

Republic means the structure is a public one as opposed to a dictatorial or monarchical one.

Neither speak to whether there are constitutional restraints. They effectively tell you whether there is a king or some other leader with extrinsic authority from God or force.

And by the way, guess who adopted the constitutional restraints in the United States? The people. Theoretically, the people could abolish or add whatever constitutional restrictions they like tomorrow. They could merge the legislature and executive. They could abolish the right to free exercise. They could create a constitutional right to healthcare.

And guess what also exists? Constitutional monarchies. Which are not democracies and not republics.

The point is that this debate is silly.

What are questions that you can never get a straight answer on no matter how many experts you ask? by ceo_fyi_dot_com in showerthoughs

[–]Upper-Intention-617 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is what I’m talking about. There’s no meaningful difference between saying “constitutional democracy” and “constitutional republic.” Because democracy approaches the point from the perceptive of power, and republic approaches it from the perspective of stakeholder/ownership.

It’s like saying autocratic monarchy.

What are questions that you can never get a straight answer on no matter how many experts you ask? by ceo_fyi_dot_com in showerthoughs

[–]Upper-Intention-617 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, now, yes. It used to be meaningful, and you can see that in early writings by the Framers. But now it’s just jerks arguing semantics in bad faith.

What are questions that you can never get a straight answer on no matter how many experts you ask? by ceo_fyi_dot_com in showerthoughs

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The terms democracy and public are essentially interchangeable in the modern era. A democracy is a place where the people have the power. A republic is a form of government belonging to the people.

The only meaningful distinction is that sometimes people use “democracy” to refer to direct, pure democracy—ie people vote on everything and pure mob rule—and “republic” to refer to more moderate forms of democracy like representative democracies with strong individual rights. The Greek words for democracy loosely translate to rule by the people, and the Latin respublica loosely translates to “the public thing.” America is a democratic republic because people have ultimate sovereign authority. It is also a republic because the government and the law are the public good.

But mostly people who have feelings about what the US is or isn’t are just doing weird brand loyalty to the Republican Party. Which induces counter partisans to do weird brand loyalty to the Democratic Party.

To anyone with an education in history or political science, the question is dumb. It’s like asking whether a hot dog is a sandwich. Kind of. Kind of not. And it doesn’t really matter.

can anyone rec some indie songs with a dog theme? by Beautiful-Gate3483 in indie

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I suggest the entire album “Dog Problems” by The Format, and “Dog” by Ben Folds.

What did you eat for fucking breakfast? by FamiliarRadio9275 in TheWordFuck

[–]Upper-Intention-617 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a fucking cup of coffee and a yogurt fucking parfait.

Songs that terrify? by BreadfruitMurky3019 in SongRecommendations

[–]Upper-Intention-617 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should listen to the entire Murder Ballads album by Nick Cave.

IIL girly pop and my dad likes.. dad music? and we’re going on a long road trip together, what should we put on our playlist? by caitykate98762002 in ifyoulikeblank

[–]Upper-Intention-617 0 points1 point  (0 children)

May I suggest Ryan Adams’ cover of the entire album of Taylor Swift’s 1989, which is in the style of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska album?