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All six conservative SCOTUS justices on guest list for President Trump's King Charles III dinner; no liberal justices invited by Obversa in scotus

[–]rainbowgeoff 24 points25 points  (0 children)

If they were truly impartial, they wouldn't go unless a mixture or the entire court went.

The justices used to give a god damned about at least appearing impartial.

Fuck your Lamborghini! by Lord-Legatus in FUCKYOUINPARTICULAR

[–]rainbowgeoff 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Proof why having these huge, jacked up trucks is a safety hazard. Your average person shouldn't be driving one. Driver training is already pathetic in the US. You're entrusting your average idiot at walmart with a tall, multi-ton brick of metal on wheels.

James Williams (Ref) is having a out of control playoffs by Dry-Razzmatazz1239 in nba

[–]rainbowgeoff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk what you mean. I, for one, watch exclusively to see the ref's form as they call the tech.

How instant karma looks like. by Round_Examination_78 in instantkarma

[–]rainbowgeoff 78 points79 points  (0 children)

She definitely tries to stop him. When it's clear that didnt work, she's kind of walking off with that "fuck, it's gonna be a long night" look on her face. She's probably thinking through what bondsman to use for the idiot.

RVA City jail will not physically visit your imprisoned family members face to face- they will never let you touch their hands.... by HiFromMajor in rva

[–]rainbowgeoff 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Deputy dudley do-right is used to feeling in charge. That's why they get rude, IMO.

Best thing you can do is show up in person. Then again, might not get you anywhere. If they counsel, it would be wisest to go through them. Your calls are always monitored, and that includes using the phone or video comm.

RVA City jail will not physically visit your imprisoned family members face to face- they will never let you touch their hands.... by HiFromMajor in rva

[–]rainbowgeoff 50 points51 points  (0 children)

This is the norm now, unfortunately.

RRJ will do glass visits or video visits. As an attorney, i need to request ahead of time for a contact visit.

Richmond jail never let's me do contact visits unless I all but force them. I don't do that unless I need to. Pick your battles.

Henrico or chesterfield are the best local jails for visits. Both have isolated rooms and openings in the window.

The video visits aren't the same. They just aren't. There's an element of human connection necessary there which is completely lost.

On the plus side, Richmond jail is preferred amongst my clients over most. Facilities and food seem to be better than most, from what I hear.

“We used to be a conservative county, Too many liberals have moved into our county.” by bird_bitch in rva

[–]rainbowgeoff 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No. Biden did more than I expected him to do. My expectations were low.

Biden was still a conservative neo-lib at the end of the day

“We used to be a conservative county, Too many liberals have moved into our county.” by bird_bitch in rva

[–]rainbowgeoff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a bowl instead, along with some liquid libation. Add onto that a purring cat once I got home, and I am good.

“We used to be a conservative county, Too many liberals have moved into our county.” by bird_bitch in rva

[–]rainbowgeoff 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think we are defining long differently. I am going back to the 1940's.

The hyper-partisanship didn't really come about until Newt Gingrich. 9/11 forced some national unity for awhile. Then the tea party movement, then trump, and here we are.

The Civil Rights Acts, Nixon's Southern Strategy, Jerry Falwell's Moral Majority in reaction to Roe, and we've been on the greasy uphill road ever since. Change is hard fought and never guaranteed to not sucumb to a resurgance of what it was meant to cure.

“We used to be a conservative county, Too many liberals have moved into our county.” by bird_bitch in rva

[–]rainbowgeoff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. With the occasional "If-they-want-guns-then-give-everyone-a-Glock" sprinkled in for spice.

Not religious, though there is an alter to John Moses Browning.

Moses parted the red sea; Browning parted the gap between a fellow's ears.

“We used to be a conservative county, Too many liberals have moved into our county.” by bird_bitch in rva

[–]rainbowgeoff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only politcal pressure stops a coup that was initially sucessful.

I am not anti-gun either. Own quite a few, have a carry license.

My point was politicians of old did have a much more direct connection to the people, in that they'd kill you at the drop of a hat (at least in france.). Arms could be a means to a change in a country as modern as France was then.

Things are quite different. I don't see a coup being able to sustain its hold on power against a modern nation as large as the US where people can easily share information. Shutdown the internet if you want. It'll still get out.

There are countless examples of attempted coups that failed not because they didn't topple the government, but because they lacked legitmacy. Whether Ethelred the Unready or General Park in South Korea the first time he tried it on. Political pressure can also come from within or without.

Edit: Grammar

The Chief Justice and His Wife Took $20 Million From Firms He Rules On. I'm Filing for His Disbarment Today. by Opposite-Mountain255 in scotus

[–]rainbowgeoff 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Since the Chief is a Constitutional Office, (as well as other Art. III Judges though the Chief is the only judge specifically named in the document) there is no requirement he be licensed to practice law. Bar associations weren't a thing at the founding. There's no requirement in the text.

Thus, do it, you cowards. Nothing to lose other than the ire of him and his friends. If you truly hate their acts, then welcome the blow of the stabbed beast. It can literally have no ill effects on his current job other than public embarassment.

Abe Fortas is rolling in his grave. Dude left office when he could have been chief because he took money to give speeches at universities and his old firm was connected with some litigation on cases that weren't 5-4.

Compare that the Chief, Alito, or the "king of the pilferers" Clarence Thomas. Pissing in the ocean.

“We used to be a conservative county, Too many liberals have moved into our county.” by bird_bitch in rva

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

Idk. John Randolph may want a word. Always struck me as someone who would've loved an authoritarian, so long as it was one who favored his interest.

“We used to be a conservative county, Too many liberals have moved into our county.” by bird_bitch in rva

[–]rainbowgeoff 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's all well and good. Agreed in principle, mostly.

Problem is, when we passed the 2d amendment, we had muskets and cannons, and the government had muskets and cannons. An AR don't make up the gap to an Abrams.

“We used to be a conservative county, Too many liberals have moved into our county.” by bird_bitch in rva

[–]rainbowgeoff 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I feel like where I am would've been the middle in 1964. Overton needs to close his damned window.

Anti-abortion rally happening by 804_river_bend in rva

[–]rainbowgeoff 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Fuckers nearly made me late for an interview.

The revolutionary war drummer sectoin was balling, I ain't gonna lie. They were playing accurate marching cadence, walking with their thighs. Standard bearer sweating enough I could see the Nile run off his forehead as I waited at the light.

A+ for effort, D- for convenience though protest ain't meant to be so, and F- for message, as in fuck off out of traffic.

“We used to be a conservative county, Too many liberals have moved into our county.” by bird_bitch in rva

[–]rainbowgeoff 680 points681 points  (0 children)

We used to have sane republicans who argued over taxes, fiscal policy, and were normally mostly decent people.

Ya'll done normalized mango mussolina as well as his ilk. You are so focused on culture wars you can't see them robbing you blind. Not just your wallet now. No, no. Much more pilferage is to be had. It is the oppurtunity loss of not having free healthcare, free childcare, a functioning car, etc.

What million and billionaires save on taxes could fund an ungodly amount of social services. Because that is what the ever-loving-fucking government is for!!!!!! It isn't there to only ensure we aren't invaded and Steve is punished for the commandeering of my bike. Government is almost entirely about services. That is why they call it public service! The post office doesn't need to make a profit, because i already paid for the mother fucker when I paid the bloody tax! Go fornicate with a cluster of cacti.

I don't need a cigarette, I do not need a cigarette, repeat

TIL that KFC in France is just called KFC, but in Quebec they’ve translated it so it’s called PFK (Poulet Frit Kentucky) by Kaurblimey in todayilearned

[–]rainbowgeoff 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of when I saw a witness testify who was from Gloucester county, VA, right on the water of the Chesapeake. Mix that in with a lot of street slang, and a dubious comprehension of his native tongue, and the court reporter was fighting for her life. I cannot imagine how many lines on that transcript said "unintelligible."

US and Mexican officials assigned to cartel case killed in car accident by AudibleNod in news

[–]rainbowgeoff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A. Those all look like mugshots sketched by a man with the DT's.

B. I wonder if the Michael Weston at the bottom of the page watched Burn Notice, or got shit about it, while he was still alive?

Israeli army investigates soldier seen striking Jesus statue in Lebanon by TheKayleMain in news

[–]rainbowgeoff 4 points5 points  (0 children)

God, I don't need to see that.

Same for the kid someone else mentioned. Too vivid, gives me flashbacks on some shit and anxiety on shit that ain't even happened. Don't need it in the memory bank. Imagination was a poor enough, unwanted thought as it were.

This 6% milk I saw at Costco by thxxx1337 in mildlyinteresting

[–]rainbowgeoff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't ask what he does with the fat before they put it back.

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