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The man has a most excellent opinion. He doesn't need to voice it to clean his conscience. It's not his fault. He's a powerless puppet with hands bound.

So rather, no statement at all. An argument afterwards isn't necessary either. People just have a look at the law, it's all there. It's all very simple. Let it be cold, let it show how it really is. Let them not fool each other.
 
He was not voicing it to clear his conscience ... he was voicing it to put it on the record that the legislature can do what he thinks they should do. Whether they do or not is another story.

Judges do stuff like this often when they law seems opposed to what they think it should be .. it is their one and only way to try to change the law in their official capacity.

In addition, in case of appeal of the decision, it gives the appeals court his reasoning behind the decision, which is also important should the plaintiffs appeal. A simple "Case dismissed" gives them nothing to go on .. and I assume there was a lot more in that opinion .. like the facts of the case ... beyond the clip that was posted. You see that opinion in every court case for the reasoning of a) appeals and b) explanation of the decision to the plaintiffs and defendants in the case.

Law libraries would be out of business if the courts just said "case dismissed"

Not sure why this is a hard concept to understand
 
At the risk of sounding like a conspiracy theorist, do you guys think the reports about Hillary's health are true? (Parkinson's, that is.)
 
Who knows ... the Clinton's are famous for telling half truths, flat out lies, on massive distortions. Her recent health scare is a good example .. just a bit overheated, nah, she really has something more serious ...

She might have it, she might not ... if she does, it will come out eventually (obviously).

In any case, the past issues with them telling the truth make it hard to say it is all BS ... the not wanting to believe in conspiracy theories make me want to say it is probably BS .. but I would not be surprised if she did have it either.
 
Yep, it's possible that it's nothing serious but also possible that there's more going on behind the scenes. That being said, it's equally possible that Trump isn't completely healthy either. He isn't showing signs of anything bad but this is a guy who doesn't seem to take care of himself, has a family history of Alzheimer's, and would be the oldest president for a first term. His campaign also recently released a bizarre (probably made up) doctor's note and they've been reluctant to release actual health records.

Ultimately it's good that we're being forced to discuss the health of the candidates. They're both pretty old and it's a stressful job. Regardless of what side they're on, people need to consider how they feel about the VP nominees being president.
 
We know for sure, Johnson is a hell of a lot healthier than either of them .. or probably any other President in history :)

Edit: I think both VP candidates are better than the tops of the tickets .. not that it is saying much
 
Kaine was an OK choice, Mike Pence would be a pretty horrible president IMO. Only barely better than Trump.
 
Kaine is not a total scumbag and Pence is at least fiscally good .. so both would be a plus in my book over Clinton/Trump
 
I've seen people diagnosing Clinton with autism in a non-ironic way. Obviously, this is nonsense.

For now, I believe the pneumonia, but the knock she received in 2012 may have had some slight effects on her state of mind.
 
Johnson made it on the ballot in all 50 states ... only one besides Hillary/Trump to do that ... which is cool. Still below the 15% for the debates, NBC poll out today has him at 11 ... hopefully the debate folks will value their non profit status enough to let him in
 
From the Colin Powell email leaks

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dicking bimbos :edmetal:
 
Yeah I refuse to vote for her. My conscious would be forever strained knowing that man is back in the White House chasing around young interns and other stuff.
 
Collin said:
chasing around young interns and other stuff.
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I think he would find the work situation now to be much different than it was when he was in office. Also, let's be honest - Trump is gonna trade in his current model soon anyway.
 
As it stands, can anyone see Trump losing at this point, provided he doesn't make a major, MAJOR fuck-up?
 
We haven't even reached the debates yet. There is no way to tell at this point, could go either way.
 
Mosh said:
We haven't even reached the debates yet. There is no way to tell at this point, could go either way.
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Fair point. I'm just concerned that Hillary has very few hardcore supporters, unless they have another motive for their allegiance, such as Democrat favouritism or fear of Trump. Throw in the rising popularity of third-party and Clinton's going to struggle.

The way the electoral map is structured is also a valid argument.
 
Trump still has a few hurdles, namely geography. I don't anticipate the electoral map changing all that much from 2012. I live in a swing state (CO) and I don't think he has a chance here at least. Iowa maybe. Florida is going to be important.

Hillary's supporters are a problem. They think the election is in her favor already and aren't taking Trump seriously. That's how he won the nomination in the first place and that's how he is going to win the presidency. Hillary's camp needs to be encouraging people to go out and vote.

Edit: Going off of that, the lack of enthusiasm for Hillary doesn't help either. I don't think the whole "vote for her because she isn't Trump" strategy is going to work much longer.

Third party's are going to hurt Trump the most IMO. Jill Stein is a joke, but Gary Johnson is very popular with conservatives.
 
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