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June 30, 2023 03:26 AM Forum: Politics

Lordy, there are tapes!

Posted By James Brown

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

"I discussed this with Rod at length last week, but the forum was quiet at the time and you quite likely missed that conversation."

I don't feel the need to restate the rebuttal yet again to Jim's post like he evidently feels the need to explain himself for a second or third time. I'd suggest, instead, that you or anybody else who is interested simply review the pertinent thread and come to your own conclusions...
WTF?   You have a problem with me and James having a conversation?

June 30, 2023 03:51 AM Forum: Politics

Lordy, there are tapes!

Posted By James Brown

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

No but when you include me in your statement regarding the postings then I can comment in kind...
Rod, I made an innocuous observation - you and me had a conversation when the forum was quiet and James was not participating.   That was all I meant by my comment - background for James, just in case he had read the earlier conversation.   I did not denigrate your position, I did not claim victory, I just made an innocuous comment.   

"In kind..."  Your reply today is all full of umbrage.   You apparently totally misread my comment to James.      

June 30, 2023 04:06 AM Forum: Politics

Lordy, there are tapes!

Posted By James Brown

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Well, I didn't take it in the spirit of umbrage; I just thought it was unnecessarily reiterating what had already been discussed at length. 
Ok.

June 30, 2023 09:29 AM Forum: Politics

Lordy, there are tapes!

Posted By James Brown

Originally Posted by James Lacey


I found Christine Blassey Ford's testimony to be entirely credible, but it didn't mean bupkiss at the end of the day. If the investigators never sought an indictment, then that is a situation that no amount of speculation on our part will change.

As I said, yes, Hunter is an unethical grifter. As to whether or not Joe will pay a political price or not, well, I doubt Joe-six-pack was going to vote for him anyway. What matters is how independents view it. Not to mention the state of the economy and stability by the time the election gets around, as well as Joe's opponent.
Yes.  Yes on all of this, except I did not find CBF nearly as credible as these IRS agents.   

June 30, 2023 10:35 PM Forum: Politics

The political price of many tiers of justice

Posted By James Brown

Originally Posted by David Cotterell
If your child committed a crime are YOU guilty too?  I just don't get all this fuss over the things Hunter or Jared and Ivanka did being a factor in selecting a President.  

Dave
No you are not.   But if the child commits a crime and the parent directly or indirectly exercises privilege and influence to minimize the cost to the child, all the while claiming that "no one is above the law" then the hypocrisy and actions may extract a political price.   

Also, there are new allegations here that President Biden was in fact directly involved.   That would shock me, but it does warrant looking into.   Jim

July 4, 2023 11:08 PM Forum: Politics

A great ruling by the US Supreme Court FOR the 1st Amendment!! Originating in Colorado too.

Posted By James Brown

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Oh I see, the ends justify the means. Reminds of the "deeply held" religious beliefs that people suddenly developed when they didn't want to get vaccinated for covid in the military or in essential services like police or fire...
The majority opinion was very clear that discriminations against LBGTQ+ for essential services is prohibited.  So this opinion expressly does not open the floodgates to hotel, job and restaurant discriminations.  In fact, this case is tightly limited to instances where creative speech protected by the first amendment conflicts with the general 14th amendment equal protection laws. 

Rod, do you think a black web designer should be forced by the state to create a web page when asked by a white supremacism group?  Do you think a Jewish web designer should be forced by the state to create a web page for a Nazi group if asked?  I don't.  (I get it that Nazi's and whites are not a protected class, but this is not a legal point, it is a point designed to help you see it from the web designer's point of view.)

This case is about free speech, and the Court was very firm that speech can not be coerced by the state.   Bravo.    Jim

July 4, 2023 11:43 PM Forum: Politics

A great ruling by the US Supreme Court FOR the 1st Amendment!! Originating in Colorado too.

Posted By James Brown

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman
Figures the whole thing is predicated on a lie:
"Colorado web designer told Supreme Court a man sought her services for his same-sex wedding. He says he didn’t – and he’s straight"
"Stewart called the Supreme Court’s decision Friday morning “disgraceful” and said that “it does seem like the entire case has been somewhat concocted to achieve a specific outcome.”
“As a designer, I think designers can refuse to do work for a prospective client for any number of reasons,” Stewart said. “Race, gender, sexual orientation should not be one of those.”
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/30/politics/colorado-web-designer-court-filings/index.html
Someone had to be the plaintiff.   The Supremes do not take cases where there is no real plaintiff.  Ever.  Read the opinion and you can see who the parties in interest actually are and read the whole history of the case.   Heck, just read the syllabus if your are interested in knowing what the case was about.   Read the press and you get spin and bias.  Spin and bias only.

www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-476_c185.pdf

July 5, 2023 11:16 PM Forum: Politics

The US Deals ANOTHER Crushing Defeat to the Totalitarian Marxist Joe Biden and His Democrat Thugs!

Posted By James Brown

Originally Posted by James Lacey


Not to mention the WH is already working on another path to student debt relief that will take longer but is likely more durable. Or, in other words, "The WH deals ANOTHER Crushing Defeat to the Hypocritical Republican Elite and their Capitalist Pigs!"
Hi James:

I have not read about the alternate path, but it should include working with congress.   I am opposed to forgiving student loans in general.   It is unfair to all the students who worked through school and the generations of students who paid their loans.   Also, this whole concept of loan + forgiveness will be a huge driver of  tuition inflation and it encourages studies in fields where there are simply no jobs.

That said, I gotta say that the gleeful tone of Richard's opening post is a bit short sighted.  Biden bought/turned out youth votes with the promise of student loan forgiveness.  I don't doubt that he'll buy the same votes in 2024 with "Student Loan Forgiveness, Mark II."  So, once again, I absolutely agree with the Supreme Court's legal reasoning, but I have to acknowledge that the net effect of this opinion is that Republicans lose elections.    

Liberals who bitch about the Court's current conservative jurisprudence ought to keep that fact in mind.   

Jim

July 6, 2023 02:24 AM Forum: Politics

The US Deals ANOTHER Crushing Defeat to the Totalitarian Marxist Joe Biden and His Democrat Thugs!

Posted By James Brown

Originally Posted by Richard Davis


My take is that you might be the one who is short sighted when you make your analysis regarding my glee.  Certainly I am happy as hell that the SC reigned in the tyrannical act that Biden and the Dems tried to achieve, which was/would have been a blatant violation of the Separation of Powers very structure of the US Constitution.

Let's consider both outcomes of the SC ruling and what it would have done to the election chances for Biden and the rest of the Marxist Democrats.

Scenario A) Biden's wave of hand dictatorial ruling was upheld by the SC.  

What would be the results and ramifications of that SC ruling?  

1st, it would have cemented the idea that a precedent now exists for any President, Biden or all of his successors to be able to wave their hand and just spend money as he pleases, due to the fact that the SC upheld his Power to just decide and execute orders and create laws out of whole cloth, to take taxpayer money and spend it without Congressional approval.  

2nd it would more than not, likely assure his reelection as now his younger voters would say to themselves "Hey, he delivered on his promise to cancel our debts, and I'm going to vote him in for a 2nd term".  They might also see him as Santa Claus and vote for him because he's offering them free goodies.  

Therefore had the SC ruled the wrong way, permitting him to violate the US Constitution and validating his overreach, then he not only gets his wishes, cancels debt, but even more so, secures a greater possibility of reelection.

Scenario B) Biden was shot down as they ruled.

What would be the results and ramifications of that SC ruling?

1st, we have now stood up to the left and forced them to reign in their blatant violations of the US Constitutions, and stood on the principle that we do not live in a totalitarian state whereby the Marxist Democrats can do whatever they want to do, with impunity.  

2nd we have beat back, just a tiny bit, the Marxist Democrats' idea of recklessly spending money without any consideration of how it will affect the financial solvency of this nation (it is only a measly $400 Billion - $1 Trillion, but it is a start).  

3rd, we have indicated to Joe Biden and these Marxist Democrats that we finally are willing to punch back and stop their naked Power grab and that we on the other side do believe in the US Constitution, and we stand with it, against the tearing down of it. 

So then,what you apparently haven't considered is this.

Had the SC ruling gone either way, it wouldn't matter one bit in terms of its effect on whether or not Biden would be reelected.

We as Republicans were damned if we did, or damned if we didn't, meaning that with either outcome, it wouldn't have affected the probability that Joe Biden's base and his supporters would vote for him anyway. 

The one good thing that was achieved by this ruling by the SC is that we DID stop him and the Marxist Democrats' power grab.  

And let's just get this out in the open. Being the milquetoast Republican that you are, I can say with near certainty that You and the rest of the RINOs in this party ARE going to vote for him once again in 2024.  

Therefore your assertion above which I placed in bold holds no water at all.  smile
Not sure you caught it - but we agree that this is a proper application of the law by the SC - for at least many of the reasons you detail.   My addition is that the Rs will pay the price at the polls, especially when student loan relief "mark II" is announced.  That is just the way it goes.  Obviously, I would not have changed the opinion and I agree with the majority.

I certainly will vote for Biden again if it is between him and Trump.   Hopefully that will not be our choice...  

July 6, 2023 02:26 AM Forum: Politics

The US Deals ANOTHER Crushing Defeat to the Totalitarian Marxist Joe Biden and His Democrat Thugs!

Posted By James Brown

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman
Speaking of buying votes, it appears some members of the forum forgot the covid relief checks that Trump insisted bear his signature...
No doubt, but he didn't buy enough votes!  cool