Gas Bandit's Political Thread V: The Vampire Likes Bats

GasBandit

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Republicans sue Republican Governor of TX of his plans to expand early voting.

 
Are we going to have a War on Halloween now?
If it should happen that RBG rises from her grave on All Hallows’ Eve and descends upon Capitol Hill with an unquenchable thirst for the blood of certain selfish Congresscritters, I am going to HELP her.

—Patrick
 

figmentPez

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I just watched a short WSJ video on Trump's new SCOTUS nominee. I'm not sure what bothers me more, that she's a lying sack of shit who is terrible at hiding the fact that she really wants her personal opinion to influence court decisions, or that those interviewing her for the circuit court in the clips shown didn't have any clue how to ask questions that she couldn't weasel out of. "No, I can't answer you about how I'd act as a judge because that might disqualify me" Then they should have fucking asked her for an example of when she made a ruling that went against her personal beliefs. I doubt she could have come up with an honest answer to that.
 
I just watched a short WSJ video on Trump's new SCOTUS nominee. I'm not sure what bothers me more, that she's a lying sack of shit who is terrible at hiding the fact that she really wants her personal opinion to influence court decisions, or that those interviewing her for the circuit court in the clips shown didn't have any clue how to ask questions that she couldn't weasel out of. "No, I can't answer you about how I'd act as a judge because that might disqualify me" Then they should have fucking asked her for an example of when she made a ruling that went against her personal beliefs. I doubt she could have come up with an honest answer to that.
Someone should inform these people that the 5th amendment doesn't apply to job interviews.
 
Someone should inform these people that the 5th amendment doesn't apply to job interviews.
I think it would be great if it DID apply to job interviews.
See, in order to properly invoke the 5th, you can't answer any questions. Even the ones that would make you look good. You also don't get to refute claims made by others. You don't get to pick and choose. Either you answer ALL the questions, or NONE of the questions. The instant you answer even a single one, you lose the protection of the 5th.

--Patrick
 

figmentPez

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" She’s a member of People of Praise, a charismatic covenant community in South Bend, Indiana, that has been criticized by former members for being a religious cult. "

She's a cult member, from a group that, until very recently, called women handmaids.

"saying that during her confirmation hearing that she would not enter an order of execution if she were a federal trial judge because it would conflict with Catholic Church teaching."

So much for being impartial and ruling only based on the law. I didn't even know about this case and I could already tell she was a liar.

" Members are supposed to consult their head on nearly every aspect of their lives—from raising children to buying a car. A woman’s personal head is her husband, and women aren’t allowed into serve in top leadership roles in the community. "

Wait, she's not allowed to serve in a leadership role in her own community, and must answer to her "head" in all things. Are we putting her on the Supreme Court, or are we putting her husband, or her priest, or who in that position?

" People of Praise often live close together and unmarried people sometimes live with a married couple. There are specific courtship rituals—dating isn’t allowed until a member has been thoroughly counseled by a head. It’s positively socialist in many ways, as members are required to tithe at least 5 percent of their earnings, share property, and submit their family budgets to their head. "

Holy shit the alarm bells are so loud right now. Modern "courtship" is such a toxic practice, and forcing people to submit their budgets for the church to review is horribly controlling. This isn't a "cult-like" group, it is a fucking cult.

“There is a strong emphasis on the manly, occasionally to the point of ridiculing the ‘wimp.’”

And toxic masculinity confirmed!

“According to a teaching that has been circulating among the community heads, women are by nature manipulative,” he recounts. “This is one of the effects of Original Sin on them. The wise husband will factor this into his relationship with his wife, recognizing that much of what she does is insincere. To deal with this, the husband should distrust her motives and instead draw closer to his head and the men in his men’s group.”

Again, if her own chosen religion does not trust her? Why should anyone else? Why are we putting someone on the court who believes herself to be, by nature, manipulative?

TL;DR Republicans are about to put a cult member on the Supreme Court.
 
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