To add to this, during their various debates and declarations, state legislatures of Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia all explicitly gave slavery as the primary reason for their attempt to destroy the United States government. So literally more than half.

He’s playing Cwazy Cupcakes with God now.

Well China i guess you better not shoot at or get close to them then 🤷‍♂️

Skynet?

“Ah, yes, “Reapers” we have dismissed this claim.”

My understanding is that that applies to other state courts making rulings, but i cant see how that apples to apples to Secretaries of State deciding that he is an invalid candidate. Which is why it would possibly force the Trump campaign to sue and push to force the SC to rule on the issue one way or the other. Because if they dont then Trump could remain off the ballot in that state.

If somebody wanted to press the issue a SoS in a state would just flat out say he isnt and force the Trump campaign to sue. Force the SC to take it up due to multiple, conflicting rulings/interpretations of the law. That might be the only way to ensure they do it in a timely manner.

That said, i dont have much faith that the SC in its current composition wouldnt just side with Trump immediately.

Correct. Setting aside other comments made which lead myself and others to argue that this is a bad faith/cowardly ruling, they posit it only covers military officers and legislative representatives to prevent them from being able to serve. Not the executive branch.

They then go on to specify that the Commander in Chief capacity in which Trump served is in he is in charge of the military, but is a representative of the public with the military subordinated to civilian authority. Not as a military officer within the structure of the armed forces.

Therefore, per this very, very pedantic (though arguably technically correct) reading of the law, they are arguing it should not be used to bar him from being on the ballot.

It’s like saying “i dont want any berries in my food” and being served strawberries. Scientifically/technically speaking they do not meet the definition. But in common parlance, understanding, and intention they are understood to be and lumped in with them.

In other news: water is wet, and this floor appears to be made of floor.

Besides, America has their own vast, vast history of systematic and institutionalized racism and segregation to learn about before we go worrying about other countries history of systematic and institutionalized racism and segregation (I say this as an American and former history major).

Some notable examples of topics simply not taught or HEAVILY glossed over at best in many US history classes:

• King Phillip’s War (arguably is an English example since it predates the founding of the USA, but it happened on what would become the USA, and perpetuated by people related to those that would become Americans)

• Tulsa Race Riots

• The Wilmington Coup/Massacre

• The American conquests of the Philippines and Hawaii

• The many interventions in Mexico

• Pretty much everything the CIA has ever done in South America, Asia, and Africa

• That time in WWII we unconstitutionally stripped the rights from law abiding American citizens just because of their Japanese ancestry and put them in concentration camps

Unfortunately, this is barely even scratching the surface.

Also apparently D&D is of the devil, so we got that too.

You dont remember the classic line

“Ooooooooklamohma where my jizz coms seeping down my pants!”

As a Toledo resident, the best part of tonight is that i no longer have to feel dirty crossing the border OR support your state’s economy to buy good edibles! /s

In all serious though, my mom’s side of the family is from Ann Arbor, and there are many beautiful parts of your state that i have been lucky to go see. Old Town Lansing is such an underrated place IMO.

The good news is if we keep sending all our boomers to Florida eventually Ohio might be a place younger people can have a say in and want to live in.

E:spelling

That’s a weird way to spell “conceited cunt.”

“An empire toppled by its enemies can rise again. But one which crumbles from within? That’s dead… forever.”

Maybe all the winning he promised us was the numerous lawsuits against him along the way?

Damn Napoleon going to be shorter than this cut of the movie.

(Yeah yeah i know he was average height for his time)

You know it is bad when FIFA has to be the one to do the right thing.

Fyi it is also apparently a comedy show and about them staring in making superhero movies, not actual superheroes.