all of these people would do well to learn something about “cheap” and “costly” grace. no one is saying that platner is irredeemable, but that some things are a bridge too far for someone seeking a public trust. if he feels truly contrite, he can work on himself and his community and try again.

According the article, the Everett Police still have not told the parents why they arrested their 13-year-old child, nor why they handed him over to ICE while his parents waited in the station to pick him up.

How do you think they'll get around the Major Questions Doctrine they invented?

Could debate the "and left" part against the right adversary, but yes -- they bring the ability to strike a high value target basically without fail