JerryBaumchen

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  1. Hi folks, Ouch, this should hurt: Trump's 'Kraken' lawyer Sidney Powell asked to pay $200K in legal fees (msn.com) 'It is the latest blow to the rag tag band of lawyers who tried to overturn Trump's defeat.' Jerry Baumchen
  2. Hi folks, Well, our National Idiot is at it again: Trump is already claiming the California recall is rigged - POLITICO 'the election to recall Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is “probably rigged,' Remember the old question: If a tree falls in the forest and there is no one present, does it make a sound? If Trump does not actually say anything ( probably not a possibility ) is he still stupid? Jerry Baumchen
  3. Hi Don, Re: Can a state pass a law that it does not intend to enforce? I think probably know the answer to this. I do not know the government in Texas. Here in Oregon, our government is almost a copy of the federal gov't. The legislative branch ( House & Senate ) makes the laws. Then, they have no more involvement in it. With one exception; they can curtail money needed to enforce a law. The executive branch ( governor ) enforces those laws. So, IMO yes, a state can pass a law that they do not intend to enforce. YMMV. Anyone else? Jerry Baumchen
  4. Hi Robert, While the feds do not have a perfect track record; they damn sure have more money & more lawyers than Texas does. Jerry Baumchen PS - ETA) Looks like the feds are going to spend some of that money: Justice Dept. sues Texas over state’s new abortion law - oregonlive.com
  5. Hi folks, Looks like the battle is enjoined: Liz Cheney has a message for former President Donald Trump and the primary candidate he endorsed on Thursday to unseat her: "Bring it." 'Bring it': Cheney responds to Trump's endorsement in Wyoming primary - POLITICO Jerry Baumchen
  6. Hi folks, This arrived via email today; thought it was worth a laugh: Jerry Baumchen
  7. Hi folks, And, one more nail in the Forgotten Coffin: A pro-Trump group organizing a DC rally for Jan. 6 defendants lost its tax-exempt status - but is still claiming donations are tax-deductible (msn.com) 'But the IRS revoked the group's tax-exempt status after it repeatedly failed to disclose spending.' Some days it is just hard to win. Jerry Baumchen
  8. Hi jakee, And, it would seem that Larry Elder is not as popular as he would like: Larry Elder attacked by egg-throwing agitators in Los Angeles (msn.com) Maybe he should try omelets instead of scrambled eggs. Jerry Baumchen
  9. Hi Stumpy, And, I agree. But, one has to start somewhere. Plus, it has gotten the Texas's Lt. Gov's. attention. Jerry Baumchen
  10. Hi folks, Actions have consequences: Portland’s planned boycott over Texas abortion law could cost Lone Star State $7M a year - oregonlive.com We can only hope other cities & states do the same. Maybe once it is costing them money, they might just reconsider. Jerry Baumchen
  11. Hi Will, It is the Rudy Giuliani-Lindsay Graham School of Intelligence. Jerry Baumchen
  12. Hi Will, It takes a level of intelligence to become a medical doctor. It takes almost no intelligence to become a skydiver. We are definitely cleansing the gene pool. These people get no tears from me. I suppose their families can ask for 'thought & prayers' because that works so well for the mass shootings. Jerry Baumchen
  13. Hi folks, And, the backlash begins: Portland City Council to vote on banning Texas commerce, travel in protest of abortion ban - oregonlive.com I fully expect to see a lot more of this. Jerry Baumchen
  14. Hi folks, The most well known face of the 6 Jan insurrection bites the bullet: 'QAnon shaman' to plead guilty in US Capitol riot case (msn.com) When faced with reality, he had his 'Come Jesus Moment,' as defense attorneys like to call it. Jerry Baumchen
  15. Hi jakee, Oh, come on; you know Trump told us he knew more than the generals did. You did believe him, didn't you? Jerry Baumchen
  16. Hi folks, Re: You run out of sky before you realize it. I realize it was a very long time ago & lots have changed since then. But, in the Fall of 1964 I watched someone that I knew tried & tried to get a main ripcord pulled. He finally pulled his chest pack reserve at 300 ft. In the Spring of 1965 I watched someone else that I knew tried & tried to get a main ripcord pulled. He finally pulled his chest pack at 400 ft. Both of those events are burned into my mind. If you ever see something like that, you will understand why I say: You run out of sky before you realize it. Jerry Baumchen
  17. Hi Peter, Re: with the video of the the test jumper doing that, but with little tension on the reserve risers, the reserve fires into the mess -- Are you sure you do not mean little tension on the main risers? Jerry Baumchen
  18. Hi folks, Now, it looks like McCarthy is drinking the Goebbels KoolAid: Rep. McCarthy threatens tech and telecom firms that comply with Jan.6 committee’s request (msn.com) Jerry Baumchen
  19. Hi Chris, To each his own. I still say: You run out of sky before you realize it. Jerry Baumchen
  20. Hi olof, Re: there were 4 companies implicated in the Opoid crisis And, some update on that issue, with an Oregon slant: Judge approves Purdue Pharma opioid settlement; Sackler family owners will give up control, get immunity - oregonlive.com Jerry Baumchen
  21. Hi Chris, As was said by J. Scott Hamilton, while writing the annual fatality report many, many years ago: 'The worst kind of malfunction is a high-speed malfunction.' You run out of sky before you realize it. Although, with almost everyone wearing modern AAD's, this is no longer that type of problem. Of course, at that point, the decision to cutaway or not is decided for you. Jerry Baumchen
  22. Hi folks, She must have been trained by Joseph Goebbels: Marjorie Taylor Greene threatened to 'shut down' telecoms companies if they hand over Republicans' phone records to the January 6 commission (msn.com) Joseph Goebbels - Wikipedia Jerry Baumchen
  23. Hi folks, One thing about the military, they can make decisions: Marine Corps corporal receives lightning-fast dismissal over refusal to wear a mask (msn.com) Jerry Baumchen
  24. Hi Bill, As crazy as it seems; you are right. Jerry Baumchen
  25. Hi Robert, I was just about to respond with the same thought. They simply lack standing. Jerry Baumchen