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Discussion: Reforming the Supreme Court

No one should be appointed to a position of power for life.

Absolutely no one.

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Discussion: Weekend Weather Update

Wed July 24th

Wednesday Weekend Weather

Today and tomorrow, warm humid weather continues with chance of showers

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday should be warm, much less humid, and dry. Mostly sunny skies and a gentle breeze completes a very promising weekend picture

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Discussion: Favorite Children's Books

I volunteered for a number of months with an organization called Reading Buddies. It was mostly retired folks who would read to 1st and 2nd graders at inner-city schools. This gave teachers an hour or so break to do admin and other stuff. I enjoyed it very much as I thought I was able to connect with the kids. 

The book I most enjoyed reading was The Giving Tree by my hero, Shel Silverstein. (He was truly a renaissance man. Film, books, poetry, music, wit - he wrote A Boy Named Sue). 

I could always initiate a good convo with the kids on that book. It focused on LOVE as the reason why we humans do so much of what we do. 

That's me, below, reading. 

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Discussion: Trump shot at rally?

terp said:

The president drops out of the race and we don't see him for 5 days.  Thats totally normal.

in the age of COVID it's entirely normal. 

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Discussion: The Rose Garden and White House happenings: Listening to voters’ concerns

mtierney said:

PVW said:

Trump wants to end this. In Trump's America, presidents stay in office for life and voters have no voice. Someone can write an article like Epstein's and, if it’s too critical of the president, find they suddenly have tax issues or problems securing permits, or maybe even find themselves jailed or worse.

Have been meaning to  ask you, for sometime now,  why have you begun posting in declarative sentences? You used to speak in paragraphs all the time about just about everything. What has changed?

Trying to make it easier for you. 

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Discussion: Harris 2024!!! The Only Sane Candidate for POTUS

tjohn said:

mrincredible said:

Another side note (I’m sorry if this was already covered) but this also takes all of Hunter Biden’s travails out of the picture. Trump has been selling the idea of the “Biden Crime Family” to his cult for years. I’m sure he’ll come up with something equally false and vile for the eventual Democratic nominee, but he won’t have the benefit of years to make the lies start to stick. 

Hoping Joe pardons his son who was caught up in a political process with the effect of making the punishment for his crimes much more severe that would otherwise be the case.

agreed, but do it after the election.

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Discussion: Reforming the Supreme Court

It would be hard to change the appointed for life as it's in Article III of the Constitution. But an interesting suggestion I've heard is that the Supreme Court appointment per se doesn't have to be for life. In other words, Madame Judge is from a District Court or an Appellate Court and gets the nod to be on the Supremes. That term could be for just 10 years or so and then it's back to a lower federal court. I almost like that better than adding more justices (i.e., packing the court).

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Discussion: Reforming the Supreme Court

How about age limits?

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Discussion: Favorite Children's Books

Go, Dog. Go!   I love this book, and all the P.D. Eastman classics. The dogs and the story remind me of 1950s and early 60's beatniks.  It's like Jack Kerouac for kids. They go on the road.  They speak in lingo: "Do you like my hat?"  What was that really about?  They go to a party in a tree.  P.D. Eastman was so cool, man.  

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Discussion: Harris 2024!!! The Only Sane Candidate for POTUS

GoSlugs said:

nohero said:

My informal survey indicates that people who never were going to vote for the Democratic nominee are most bothered by how that nominee is going to be nominated.

Republicans REALLY wanted to run against Biden.  

The events of the last two days have been a real downer for them.

I passed a Biden Sucks lawn sign an hour ago here in Ohio.

Poor guy's gonna have to get a new sign.

awww

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