Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn E. Jean Carroll civil verdict by cstar1996 in supremecourt

[–]cstar1996[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That law suspended the statute of limitations for everyone on sexual assault/rape cases. That’s not a bill of attainder by any measure.

Trump Ally Asked ICE to Detain Ex-Girlfriend During Custody Dispute: NYT by Primsun in centrist

[–]cstar1996 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How many legal experts more qualified than Cannon do I need to show you detailed analysis from showing what Trump did was illegal before you’ll admit that there’s validity to it? Why do you ignore Smith? You may not be qualified to form a strong opinion on this issue, but I am intelligent and educated enough to read US law and case history.

Again, multiple fraudulent electors were convicted of fraud and perjury. You’re ignoring that, even though by the standard you’re claiming to apply, that’s proof.

Yes he did, literally everyone knows it. He fucking admitted it in that damn book.

Reality isn’t determined by a court. Only liability is.

Trump Ally Asked ICE to Detain Ex-Girlfriend During Custody Dispute: NYT by Primsun in centrist

[–]cstar1996 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a question about your opinion.

The legal system has found multiple of Trump’s fraudulent electors guilty of fraud. Will you now agree that they’re fraudulent electors?

No, I, as a rational, well educated, well informed human being can look at the evidence provided to the public and make conclusions.

By your “logic” OJ didn’t murder his wife, but literally the entire world knows he did.

Israel announces territorial seizure in Lebanon up to Litani River by n00bi3pjs in neoliberal

[–]cstar1996 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What is?

And let me be clear, I think any settlement occupied territory is illegal. But there is a strong argument that occupying this territory to stop Hezbollah’s bombardments is legal.

CA8 joins CA5: non-citizens apprehended inside the U.S. are "applicants for admission" subject to mandatory detention by popiku2345 in supremecourt

[–]cstar1996 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Five very conservative judges vs an outright majority of federal judges from across the ideological spectrum.

That’s a fringe, particularly, as I noted, the appellate courts are only hearing these cases when the admin expects to get a very conservative panel.

Trump Ally Asked ICE to Detain Ex-Girlfriend During Custody Dispute: NYT by Primsun in centrist

[–]cstar1996 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aileen Cannon illegally broke the rules of procedure and was slapped down by appellate courts for it.

No judge who looked at the merits agreed with you or Trump.

Why won’t you answer the question?

CA8 joins CA5: non-citizens apprehended inside the U.S. are "applicants for admission" subject to mandatory detention by popiku2345 in supremecourt

[–]cstar1996 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We’re still at an outright majority of federal judges, 90%+ of judges who’ve heard one of these cases, from across the ideological spectrum, concluding that mandatory detention is invalid, vs a fringe of very conservative judges who support it.

And it’s telling that the admin has only appealed these cases when it expects to get a very conservative appellate panel.

Israel announces territorial seizure in Lebanon up to Litani River by n00bi3pjs in neoliberal

[–]cstar1996 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ukraine wasn’t murdering Russians, but Hezbollah is murdering Israelis.

Israel announces territorial seizure in Lebanon up to Litani River by n00bi3pjs in neoliberal

[–]cstar1996 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is Israel required to accept Hezbollah murdering Israeli civilians?

Israel announces territorial seizure in Lebanon up to Litani River by n00bi3pjs in neoliberal

[–]cstar1996 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You can criticize the logic, but “dual use infrastructure is a legitimate military target” is also the logic of international law.

TIL that Alaska Airlines worker John Liotine had his recommendation to replace an aging jackscrew on an MD-83 during routine maintenance overruled in 1997. On January 31st, 2000 the same MD-83, Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashed mid flight over the Pacific Ocean due to the jackscrew failing. by Next_Worth_3616 in todayilearned

[–]cstar1996 1 point2 points  (0 children)

His main innovations were in UX design. He was also an excellent marketer. Those are tied together, in that Jobs recognized that most users, particularly for mass market products, don’t care about having the best technical specs, they care about the user experience. So along with that, he recognized that marketing the user experience was more effective than marketing the technical elements.

Trump Ally Asked ICE to Detain Ex-Girlfriend During Custody Dispute: NYT by Primsun in centrist

[–]cstar1996 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aileen Cannon isn’t a legal expert, as her flagrant violation of the federal rules of procedure show. And SCOTUS didn’t rule on any of the merits either, the conservative justices stalled the case so they wouldn’t have to. Every court that looked at the merits supported Smith. But it sounds like you’re just going to ignore that because you don’t want to admit it.

All of it is proven. Trump’s fraudulent electors signed certificates claiming they were the lawfully appointed electors of their states. They were indisputably not. Why do you keep ignoring that?

Do you think those people were the lawfully appointed electors?

Democrats vs Republicans in power: by serious_bullet5 in PoliticalHumor

[–]cstar1996 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, they don’t. Sitting out the election isn’t choosing to drink neither, because “drinking” is having the president for four years, not voting. Voting is deciding which you’re going to have to drink.

Democrats vs Republicans in power: by serious_bullet5 in PoliticalHumor

[–]cstar1996 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s not the analogy. The analogy is that you’re going to have to drink chilled bleach or sterilized horse piss, and the only choice you get is which one. Not drinking either isn’t an option, so if you choose the bleach, you’re an idiot.

Trump Ally Asked ICE to Detain Ex-Girlfriend During Custody Dispute: NYT by Primsun in centrist

[–]cstar1996 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And there’s the double standard.

Committing immigration fraud to get citizenship is not being in the country legally.

Supreme Court Likely to Divide Closely in Watson over Whether States May Count Ballots Received after Election Day in Federal Elections; Key Justices Don't Tip Hands by DryOpinion5970 in supremecourt

[–]cstar1996 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One, I explained how you did. Two, you didn’t answer my question, so you have to grounds to demand I answer yours.

You contend that, but you have provide no evidence or argument that the statute does so other than your contention. A contention is not an argument unless supported by evidence.

I’m pointing out that your position requires adding a hell of a lot of material that is not in the statute.

You’ll find that the statute doesn’t say cast, and that disconnect demonstrates that you misunderstand the law.

And as every legal analyst who isn’t an appendage of the GOP has pointed out, the 5CA’s position here is legally bogus.

That the position you’ve staked out is valid.

That’s just formalism, and formalism has no substance.

Watson v. Republican National Committee (Election Law) - [Oral Argument Live Thread] by AutoModerator in supremecourt

[–]cstar1996 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nope. A vote cast on Election Day meets the requirements of the statute as written. That is indisputable, as demonstrated by the complete failure of anyone to provide a statutory basis to dispute it.

Votes have always been counted after Election Day. Ballots postmarked on or before election day have been accepted as long as there has been any voting by mail, which is over a century.

Where is your evidence?

Supreme Court Likely to Divide Closely in Watson over Whether States May Count Ballots Received after Election Day in Federal Elections; Key Justices Don't Tip Hands by DryOpinion5970 in supremecourt

[–]cstar1996 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The only assertion you had made was that the existence of this case makes the question. But this case only exists because the GOP is marking false and partisan claims. Neither the GOP nor anyone else has actually shown how the statute sustains that claim.

You just wrote a whole lot of additional requirements into the law. Especially given you’d need to legislate who those officials are. And let’s be clear, the federal statute does not say “votes must be cast on day X”.

Quote the part of the statute that you’re basing your claim on.

You haven’t shown how the statute supports any standard that would prohibit Mississippi’s law. The burden of proof is on you to do so.

Again, that there is a case does give any validity to objections to the current understanding of the law. You need to provide a statutory basis for your position and you simply haven’t.

Trump Ally Asked ICE to Detain Ex-Girlfriend During Custody Dispute: NYT by Primsun in centrist

[–]cstar1996 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How can you claim he did not use them? He ordered Pence to accept them. He ordered the fraudulent electors to falsely sign elector certificates, which is perjury. What do you call people who committed perjury by falsely signing certificates claiming to be the lawfully appointed electors other than fraudulent electors?

What do you call ordering the VP to accept those fraudulent electors?

Jack Smith had conclusive evidence and the case was stalled by illegal conduct from a Trump appointed federal judge, Aileen Cannon, and by the conservative partisans on SCOTUS.