Yes, it's easy for you to say that standards have worked in the past, but until you take a good look at what was going on in the past, that statement is rather doubtful because you don't consider how the standards were enforced. For most of those 1000 years the standards were strictly dictated by The Church, and if you would have stepped out of line, or even perceived to have possibly stepped out of line, you'd be subjected to The Inquisition. — Metaphysician Undercover
My attitude arises out of about a billion hours spent in the north Florida woods, which I have discovered to be more interesting than human beings, on average, generally speaking. — Hippyhead
Agreed. And if I could add, not just educate them, but be educated by them where possible. That's surely implied in the concept of not holding them in contempt. — Hippyhead
Dominion software got them to make a complete retraction. — Hanover
I may have missed this. What exactly would have to happen for Trump to be legally barred from running again? I'm getting the impression from NPR coverage that no one really knows for sure. Is that right, or am I missing pieces of the puzzle? — Hippyhead
“We need to help induce national calm NOW,” Cumulus’s executive vice president of content Brian Philips wrote in the memo. The company “will not tolerate any suggestion that the election has not ended. The election has been resolved and there are no alternate acceptable ‘paths.’”
Philips added, “If you transgress this policy, you can expect to separate from the company immediately.” —
But if ever there were a time where we need all rational hands on deck, it's right now. — Xtrix
If they convict him in the senate, he's barred from holding public office again. — Xtrix
But that's unlikely to happen, given that 67 senators are needed to do so.
es, but that's libel law. If my car doesn't start as a purchaser I have rights. If I buy a paper and it's filled with lies, what exactly is the action I can bring? That it isn't fit for purpose? And the obvious defense would be freedom of speech. — Benkei
The common denominator in all those interactions is you. — Benkei
Sure. If I own a newspaper I can demand how it's run. But your original analogy was that of a consumer. I'm just not seeing it. — Benkei
If they convict him in the senate, he's barred from holding public office again.
— Xtrix
Are you sure that's all that's required? I'm hearing jabber about there needing to be another vote specifically about banning him from running. — Hippyhead
I'm hearing that what's needed is two thirds of the Senators who show up to vote. If that's true, that's a very different situation, yes? — Hippyhead
When there are important votes, almost every senator shows up. — Xtrix
But they don't have to show up. The Republican senators could liberate themselves from Trump just by not showing up to vote. Seventeen senators not showing up would get the job done, right? — Hippyhead
But there are endless possibilities for activism. — Xtrix
Too bad it's not a secret ballot. Then I have no doubt they'd have the votes -- most Republicans can't stand him. They're just too cowardly to say it publicly. — Xtrix
Actually, it's not inconceivable the FBI will start asking sites like ours for IP addresses. The law on that is probably different in Europe and America, so I don't know the ins and outs of it. — Baden
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