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RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#331876: Oct 5th 2020 at 8:04:27 PM

Specifically referring to the SC Senate race.

ScubaWolf from South Carolina Since: Feb, 2020
#331877: Oct 5th 2020 at 8:21:15 PM

Tempting fate there to give you a loss, Lindsey.

Edited by ScubaWolf on Oct 5th 2020 at 11:21:27 AM

"In a move surprising absolutely no one"
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#331878: Oct 5th 2020 at 8:22:19 PM

Pandering to the "own the libs" crowd, I see.

Disgusted, but not surprised
RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#331879: Oct 5th 2020 at 8:22:51 PM

Pence and Harris are getting plexiglass.

Alito and Thomas have called for overturning Obergefell v. Hodges, which in addition to the obvious implications on marriage equality would blatantly permit destroying the separation of church and state by endorsing people refusing to do the very job they signed up for if the other party won't conform to their religious beliefs.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#331880: Oct 5th 2020 at 8:35:00 PM

I believe it was discussed a few pages back, but Roberts won't be eager to overturn such a new precedent, and Gorsuch has (surprisingly) ruled in favor of LGBT rights in the past. So the ruling is probably safe.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
DingoWalley1 Asgore Adopts Noelle Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
Asgore Adopts Noelle
#331881: Oct 5th 2020 at 8:44:27 PM

Yeah, it was a 7-1 vote against hearing the case in the first place, with only Alito actively wanting to overturn Obergefell, and Clarence agreeing with Alito on the substance but not the actual ruling, meaning that Kavanaugh and Gorsuch both disagreed with Alito and Thomas's wanting to destroy LGBTQ+ rights. I have a feeling that any case that tries to hurt individuals like this will fall really short of Bigots wishes; the worst we could get is 6-3 even with Barrett on the Court.

Edited by DingoWalley1 on Oct 5th 2020 at 11:45:08 AM

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#331882: Oct 5th 2020 at 8:46:11 PM

On the other hand, the Supreme Court also refused to hear the case of Kim Davis, a former Kentucky county clerk, who had refused to hand out marriage licenses for same-sex couples arguing her religious convictions prevented her from recognizing such unions.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-kim-davis-same-sex-marriage/2020/10/05/cd5a74d2-0710-11eb-9be6-cf25fb429f1a_story.html

Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. said they agreed with the court’s decision not to accept Davis’s appeal, but used the occasion to renew their objections.

“Davis may have been one of the first victims of this court’s cavalier treatment of religion in its Obergefell decision, but she will not be the last,” Thomas wrote. “Due to Obergefell, those with sincerely held religious beliefs concerning marriage will find it increasingly difficult to participate in society without running afoul of Obergefell and its effect on other anti-discrimination laws.”

Thomas continued: “It would be one thing if recognition for same-sex marriage had been debated and adopted through the democratic process, with the people deciding not to provide statutory protections for religious liberty under state law. But it is quite another when the court forces that choice upon society through its creation of atextual constitutional rights and its ungenerous interpretation of the Free Exercise Clause, leaving those with religious objections in the lurch.”

The stinging opinion from Thomas renewed the debate over how established the court’s Obergefell decision should be seen. Some liberal activists said it was an indication the court might revisit the decision, especially if President Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett is successful.

Edited by sgamer82 on Oct 5th 2020 at 8:47:46 AM

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#331883: Oct 5th 2020 at 8:52:34 PM

The problematic part is that it's unusual for justices to make a statement like this when saying why a case isn't being heard. They agreed that there was no reason to hear the case... and then went off to say why they want to overturn the results of a recent case.

Also, Thomas is an enormous hypocrite, having grown up under Jim Crow and being in an interracial marriage.

singularityshot Since: Dec, 2012
#331884: Oct 5th 2020 at 8:53:05 PM

Just for clarity, we are speaking about the same case, right? Alito and Thomas are signalling their opposition to Obergefell in their dissent in not hearing the Kim Davis case?

TheRoguePenguin Since: Jul, 2009
#331885: Oct 5th 2020 at 8:54:13 PM

I'm guessing most of them don't want to be remembered as stealing the rights of the LGBT+ community, even if they don't care about them. Those two just don't give a crap.

RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#331886: Oct 5th 2020 at 8:54:37 PM

[up][up] It's not even a dissent. They agreed with not hearing the case.

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#331887: Oct 5th 2020 at 8:58:47 PM

It's basically passive-aggressive "I don't want drama but..."

singularityshot Since: Dec, 2012
#331888: Oct 5th 2020 at 9:02:27 PM

Sorry yes, you are right - it's not a dissent. But it is the same case we are talking about.

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#331889: Oct 5th 2020 at 9:02:30 PM

"I'm not a homophobe, but I disagree with your lifestyles."

Do not obey in advance.
RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#331890: Oct 5th 2020 at 9:05:04 PM

"I'm not a homophobe, but I think people should be able to refuse to conduct government business based on their feelings."

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#331891: Oct 5th 2020 at 9:07:58 PM

"Also, Thomas is an enormous hypocrite, having grown up under Jim Crow and being in an interracial marriage."

I was listening to an interview with Jim Clyburn a while ago and he mentioned that one of his biggest regrets was not doing anything to stop Thomas's confirmation. He'd never met another black man filled with such self-loathing.

CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#331892: Oct 5th 2020 at 9:08:05 PM

Muther****ing Kim Davis.

That's the woman who issued my marriage license.

I feel like I should get it changed.

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#331893: Oct 5th 2020 at 9:11:20 PM

Well, you should have some sanitizer nearby. Just clean her influence off. tongue

CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#331894: Oct 5th 2020 at 10:21:31 PM

And in other news, I have another nomination for "2020 is the Year of the Malkavian."

Claudia Conway, 15 year old who hates her racist parents, used Tik Tok to explain that Donald Trump is actually dangerously ill and that her mother is part of the group covering it up. Also, she was pissed that her mother lied to her about having coronavirus since she was around her all day.

https://twitter.com/SailorZZtar/status/1313234717106470917

So, yes, it turns out Tik Tok may actually be as big a danger as Trump thought.

Edited by CharlesPhipps on Oct 5th 2020 at 10:28:37 AM

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#331895: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:07:41 PM

Note that Claudia Conway has also tested positive for the virus. Most likely got it from her mom.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#331896: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:10:56 PM

Kellyanne Conway is not exactly Mother of the Year.

Disgusted, but not surprised
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#331897: Oct 5th 2020 at 11:18:51 PM

[up]I literally tweeted that to Lindsay Ellis.

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
devak They call me.... Prophet Since: Jul, 2019 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
They call me.... Prophet
#331898: Oct 6th 2020 at 12:35:56 AM

Well seeing Trumps's appearance where he struggles breathing, struggles putting the mask in his pocket and seems to be in constant pain, not a great look is it?

Guess that answers what "expected findings" they got on his lung scans.

Edited by devak on Oct 6th 2020 at 9:36:16 PM

Altris from the Vortex Since: Aug, 2019 Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#331899: Oct 6th 2020 at 1:02:34 AM

I'm shocked, he's undergone like two days of treatment. Very surprised.

Also hello to you lovely folks, I'm normally asleep around now, but my brain laughed at that for some reason, so here I am

So, let's hang an anchor from the sun... also my Tumblr
thatindiantroper Since: Feb, 2015
#331900: Oct 6th 2020 at 1:16:39 AM

"I feel like I should get it changed."

You could always get divorced and then remarried.


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