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The Liberal justices really missed an opportunity to ask: If Biden were to order the assassination of the conservative members of this court because of their inability to place law before politics, do you believe Biden would have presidential immunity?

I'm good with it not being my, your, or the government's, business.

What really makes no sense is that so many people support a rapist/admitted sexual predator/adulterer/proven fraud over a decent, albeit rather boring, man. And that they are willing to believe the obvious lies (well, obvious to anyone who's been paying attention and has a modicum of critical thinking skill).

Me, no. However, I do like it that you've modified an untenable standard. But the course of the life an individual, or their family, shouldn't be negotiated over like a rug in an Arab souk. That is none of you business and that is the point. Whatever belief system you rely on to make these judgements, even with evolving concessions, is bunk and imposing those views on anyone is wrong.

Trump Blasts Kristi Noem For Not Paying Puppy $130,000 to Go Away Quietly -- Andy Borowitz

Laws against rape have no basis in law? Laws against fraud have no basis in law? Laws against interfering in elections have no basis in law? I can guarantee you that if you or I sold someone a house that we told them, in writing, was a 6000 square foot house, but was actually a 3000 square foot house, we'd be in court very shortly, and end up being fined (at best) or serving jail time (at worst.) That's the law for little people. It is actually great to see even billionaires having to obey the law. Yep. Sadly, many conservatives like the idea of being able to sexually assault women and get away with it. If a billionaire rapist and fraudster who owns entire buildings and pays through the nose to suppress news stories about him banging starlets has managed to convince you that he's the "little man" - don't talk to anyone selling any bridges. Yes. Trump's cronies on the corrupt Supreme Court are working to get him elected. Although I hear this time it's going to take THREE superyacht cruises to convince Clarence Thomas to support a criminal for president. So give early, give often! Funny that. The people that are closest to Biden are his strongest supporters. The people who have worked with him, the people who have known him longest, even republicans who have fought with him speak highly of him. Christine Whitman. Meg Whitman. Colin Powell. Chuck Hagel. Even Mitt Romney. The people that are closest to Trump are now his strongest enemies. Bill Barr, Mike Pence, James Mattis, Mark Milley, John Bolton, John Kelly, Betsy DeVos, and Cassidy Hutchinson. Even his own family is now warning the country about the clear and present danger Trump presents to democracy.

No. You keep wanting to define when the fetus is 'alive'. Well, the sperm cells are alive before fertilization and conception. I'll guess you don't want to go back that far. In ancient times, a baby was considered in various situations after 'quickening'. That is, once it started to move in the womb. There were legal ramifications after that. Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quickening That's typically around 20 weeks, roughly halfway. Ironically, modern medicine can keep a premature baby alive from about the same time. I'd be mostly comfortable with free access to abortion until the fetus is viable outside the womb. After that, for the health of the mother. Which, despite what all the self righteous morons claim, is how it's been. The idea that people are aborting viable fetuses for 'birth control' is ludicrous. And a lie.

SCOTUS doesn't want to hear his whining: Meidastouch: Peter Navarro's Attempt To Be Released From Prison Fails

It doesn't count when they've been indicted alongside him.

True. I was asked of my opinion, not that of Texas Law. I disagree with those states that have no exception. In fact, I'll remind those on here that I was opposed to the reversal of RvW - for these exact reasons. For me; it was better to have a national referendum that countered my opinion, than to have state laws that became egregious.

When I was in South Africa a few weeks ago had the pleasure of meeting Sangiro. We had a good laugh about Speakers Corner. Carry on!

In short, I was playing along with the beat me up game and turning the tables a bit to find the "icky" part. My position still remains the same and I do wish that RvW had not been revoked - because I do believe in the end, the women have a lot more to consider in their personal situation about the issue than men. Cause, ya know - not all men can be trusted to do the right thing.

https://constitutioncenter.org/go/liberty-medal-2017-remarks-from-john-mccain-and-joe-biden

no I am not good with that. It is still a lump of useless cells that serves no purpose and it not even remotely close to being a 'baby' or even a 'life' My stance has NOTHING to do with whether or not there is a life, if it is alive, if it is a person, if it has a heartbeat, or anything else biologically or ethically about that thumbnail sized petri dish clump of cells. Let's ask again - are YOU good with women having (or should having) bodily autonomy or equal rights that men enjoy? Are you willing to say that under the law, women should NOT have rights to their body? Which is the effective result of any anti-abortion legislation. what say you? Not interested in discussing when life begins as I do not consider it relevant. Do you consider women's rights to be relevant?

And Galen is coming back

Yes, but with a good dollop of fairness to all parties. The anti-abortion position is adverse to over half of humanity and based on religious views shared by a minority.

Hmm... I wonder which person in the news uses that phrase? Hmm...

Men. Men get to decide. Men get to decide what women can do with THEIR OWN bodies. One of the things I find utterly abhorrent about this whole discussion is that a corpse has more bodily autonomy than a live woman.

“Four more years…pause” Yes folks he actually read the directions on the teleprompter. He also committed to a debate with Trump, something his handlers will surely walk back.

I've been trying hard for a couple of days and could not sell any of my cast iron. Guess that's not for me either. Wait . . . you said OnlyFans. Damn, I was trying OnlyPans.

Sexual immorality is just a construct. The only immorality would be if someone is taking advantage of a child or a person otherwise not able to give informed consent. Homosexual sex is not immoral. Men entering the priesthood then using the posistion of trust to take advantage of children is immoral. Likewise it is not immoral for a boy or a girl to feel they don't fit your expectations of their sexuality. It is a struggle, and it may be very difficult for them, but it is not immoral.

Skydiving first started at the Ovid Airport, D82, in August 1967. The original Parachute Jumping Center License from the New York State Department of Commerce Bureau of Aviation is hanging on the wall at manifest. The DZ moved to Seneca Falls, N.Y. in April 1972. I opened Finger Lakes Skydivers DZ in Ovid in May 1982 and operated until November 2015. The business was sold and new operators began in April 2016 under the name Skydive Finger Lakes. The business was sold again and the next operators took over in April 2018 and operated through October 2021. They sold their aircraft and moved out of the area. There was no skydiving business operation during the 2022 and 2023 skydiving season. There was occasional skydiving by invitation only for experienced jumpers during those summers. A completely new skydiving operation, Skydive Seneca Lake, skydivesenecalake.com, will begin on April 25, 2024 with a Cessna TU-206 and a C-182. They are in no way associated with any of the past operations. I purchased the Ovid Airport in 1989, it has a 2800 X 40 paved runway and 2200 X 60 turf runway, 20+ acres of landing area, heated and air conditioned clubhouse with kitchen, lounge, restrooms with showers, and indoor packing area. It is locate in the center of the Finger Lakes Region of New York State. You can see 7 of the finger lakes from jump altitude plus Lake Ontario and on a clear day you can see Canada. John King

I don't remember which political pundit said it about a week ago, but they had this zinger: "Nikki Haley really needs to stay in the race. Just like Charlie Sheen's understudy in a Broadway play, you know they are going to be needed!"

President Biden gives the State of the Union address tonight. His recent public appearances haven't painted the best picture of him. We will see how he does tonight. "Three-quarters of voters, including half of Democrats, say they have concerns about President Joe Biden’s mental and physical health, according to the latest national NBC News poll." With people concerned about his age now, what will they think in 11 months at the inauguration if he is elected, in 2, 3, 4 years. I am not a Trump fan either but it is looks like these will be our choices.

Hi Jerry, An embryo can be frozen for a very long time, then used to create a living baby. The current record is 27 years, with the baby being born in Oct 2020. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55164607 Can't do that with a baby. OTOH, as far as vaccines go, a pregnant woman won't make other women around her pregnant. I'm not sure if I agree with vax mandates or not (none exist at the moment). I AM in favor of not allowing unvaxxed people in certain places, to do certain activities and putting them at the 'back of the line' for medical care.

Hi Sky, For me, it is the simple Bell Curve. Cut off both ends & then we are talking. Jerry Baumchen