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So, going to lobby for 1983 civil liability, causes of action, and statutory revocation of qualified immunity for federal law enforcement organizations and officers too then?
December 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
So, going to lobby for 1983 civil liability, causes of action, and statutory revocation of qualified immunity for federal law enforcement organizations and officers too then?
Breaking N̶e̶w̶s̶ America: Trump still an asshole.
December 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Breaking N̶e̶w̶s̶ America: Trump still an asshole.
Why would it matter that everyone was a US citizen? Did they have individualized, articulable, reasonable suspicion everyone detained was involved in criminal activity?
December 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Why would it matter that everyone was a US citizen? Did they have individualized, articulable, reasonable suspicion everyone detained was involved in criminal activity?
...maybe end up in a prison like facility, tortured, and sent to another country subjected to worse.
December 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM
...maybe end up in a prison like facility, tortured, and sent to another country subjected to worse.
Maybe. But it captures the general sense that they will try something (this route or something else) and just need a hook sufficiently credible to trigger the forbearance concept discussed here. Extra-constitutional means may be de-facto accepted.
December 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Maybe. But it captures the general sense that they will try something (this route or something else) and just need a hook sufficiently credible to trigger the forbearance concept discussed here. Extra-constitutional means may be de-facto accepted.
Despite Congress just prior finding that it was in fact necessary. And anticipating a potentially hostile court, collected a mountain of evidence.
December 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Despite Congress just prior finding that it was in fact necessary. And anticipating a potentially hostile court, collected a mountain of evidence.
Maybe because Republicans have spent a decade rigging tax policy against progressive policies and blue states?
November 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Maybe because Republicans have spent a decade rigging tax policy against progressive policies and blue states?
How does the method of electing senators relate to federalism? Even if the Senate were proportional or had a different structure, states would still retain their independent sovereignty.
November 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
How does the method of electing senators relate to federalism? Even if the Senate were proportional or had a different structure, states would still retain their independent sovereignty.
Small-c conservatives worry about the economic distortion of USG spending as it's a large fraction of the GDP. They think destroying government is the answer. Elon musk alone is (and even more so with his $1T pay package) able to distort our economy without even the transparency and accountability.
November 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Small-c conservatives worry about the economic distortion of USG spending as it's a large fraction of the GDP. They think destroying government is the answer. Elon musk alone is (and even more so with his $1T pay package) able to distort our economy without even the transparency and accountability.
And this is all incredibly bad economically. Eg. typically rewards are not taxed and are basically a giant middle income tax loopholes; it's modern day couponing and fee price discrimination all in one. Rewards cards should be banned, or processors required to pay imputed taxes and report benefits.
November 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
And this is all incredibly bad economically. Eg. typically rewards are not taxed and are basically a giant middle income tax loopholes; it's modern day couponing and fee price discrimination all in one. Rewards cards should be banned, or processors required to pay imputed taxes and report benefits.
"vigorous travel schedule" != Work schedule. So he flies a lot (on a luxury plane). But his typical public event schedule is laughably thin. Lots of golf & parties. Often days without any public appearance at all.
Maybe exactly the schedule expected of a rich 79yro retiree, but not a president.
Maybe exactly the schedule expected of a rich 79yro retiree, but not a president.
November 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
"vigorous travel schedule" != Work schedule. So he flies a lot (on a luxury plane). But his typical public event schedule is laughably thin. Lots of golf & parties. Often days without any public appearance at all.
Maybe exactly the schedule expected of a rich 79yro retiree, but not a president.
Maybe exactly the schedule expected of a rich 79yro retiree, but not a president.
Easy to imagine.
It's much harder to imagine why society would ever want the distortionary effects at the concentration of so much capital.
It's much harder to imagine why society would ever want the distortionary effects at the concentration of so much capital.
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Easy to imagine.
It's much harder to imagine why society would ever want the distortionary effects at the concentration of so much capital.
It's much harder to imagine why society would ever want the distortionary effects at the concentration of so much capital.
Yes, criminals like to "take advantage" of people.
October 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Yes, criminals like to "take advantage" of people.
Only because this court refuses to take any responsibility whatsoever. They could say the plain meaning of IEEPA statute is that airing a commercial citing true facts does not constitute a national economic emergency...they just won't.
October 26, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Only because this court refuses to take any responsibility whatsoever. They could say the plain meaning of IEEPA statute is that airing a commercial citing true facts does not constitute a national economic emergency...they just won't.
If it was such a reasonable idea, he should have had no problem going through the normal design and approval process and convincing Congress to appropriate money.
October 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
If it was such a reasonable idea, he should have had no problem going through the normal design and approval process and convincing Congress to appropriate money.
One billion dollars has a nice Dr. Evil ring to it.
October 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
One billion dollars has a nice Dr. Evil ring to it.
Yet we can definitely determine gang affiliation or membership, arrest, and deport people based on tattoos. Even if the owner claims ignorance, possible or asserted alternative meanings, or lack of other evidence.
October 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Yet we can definitely determine gang affiliation or membership, arrest, and deport people based on tattoos. Even if the owner claims ignorance, possible or asserted alternative meanings, or lack of other evidence.
Creation of independent agencies did make this explicit though. But it seems SCOTUS decided that the US constitution implicitly disallows Congress this power under UET. Apparently Congress can't direct via law how agencies function. What does SCOTUS think Congress _can_ legislate?
October 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Creation of independent agencies did make this explicit though. But it seems SCOTUS decided that the US constitution implicitly disallows Congress this power under UET. Apparently Congress can't direct via law how agencies function. What does SCOTUS think Congress _can_ legislate?
Seems odd SCOTUS couldn't state “judicially discoverable and manageable standards for resolving" partisan gerrymandering when lower courts seemed to be able to run a literal process called discovery and then create a standard expressed in a judicial opinion.
October 14, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Seems odd SCOTUS couldn't state “judicially discoverable and manageable standards for resolving" partisan gerrymandering when lower courts seemed to be able to run a literal process called discovery and then create a standard expressed in a judicial opinion.
Assuming that a cause of action is available at all and you have the means to bring an action, access to evidence to prove your case, and that is not assured to succeed.
October 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Assuming that a cause of action is available at all and you have the means to bring an action, access to evidence to prove your case, and that is not assured to succeed.
Clear intent however to apply this tradition to coins. Pretty hard pressed to say this design is "emblematic of the United States semiquincentennial". And Congress could clearly have authorized presidential honors or likeness with mirror language to (n) but did not.
October 4, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Clear intent however to apply this tradition to coins. Pretty hard pressed to say this design is "emblematic of the United States semiquincentennial". And Congress could clearly have authorized presidential honors or likeness with mirror language to (n) but did not.
But see 31 U.S.C. § 5112(n)(2)(E) Limitation in series to deceased presidents. And other sections clearly indicating intent to limit designs for coins.
October 4, 2025 at 3:53 AM
But see 31 U.S.C. § 5112(n)(2)(E) Limitation in series to deceased presidents. And other sections clearly indicating intent to limit designs for coins.