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I see Roberts as a problem for Trump in just about any case.

Opinion: In Trump’s immunity case, John Roberts has quite a mess in front of him

 Throughout Thursday’s marathon oral argument in Trump v. United States, which lasted more than two and a half hours, most of the US Supreme Court’s nine justices provided at least some clue as to how they’re likely to rule on whether the January 6 criminal prosecution against former President Donald Trump can go forward. (Trump has denied any wrongdoing related to this case.)

At its core, the question in the Trump case is relatively straightforward: Can Trump be criminally prosecuted for his alleged role in the events leading up to and on January 6, 2021? Lower courts resoundingly said yes—without getting into the harder question of whether there’s ever a circumstance in which criminal laws can’t be applied to actions by a president. The Supreme Court could have ducked that question too, either by not taking up Trump’s appeal in the first place, or by holding that, whether or not there is ever a case in which a president is immune from criminal prosecution, the January 6 prosecution against Trump can proceed.

Four of the justices — Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh — expressed support for different arguments that would each pose serious (if not fatal) obstacles to the closely watched criminal case. Four of the justices — Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett and Ketanji Brown Jackson — seemed to support a ruling that would allow most, if not all, of the charges in the January 6 case to go forward. If that holds, the fate of the January 6 prosecution likely rests in the hands of the justice who spoke first and last on Thursday, but who did the least to reveal his views: Chief Justice John Roberts. And he has quite a mess in front of him.

It became clear early in Thursday’s argument that there was little support across the bench for a narrow ruling that would be good for only this case. As Gorsuch put it at one point, the court needs to articulate “a rule for the ages.” Never mind that we’ve never had a criminal indictment of a former president before; the concern seems to be about the need to articulate a forward-looking rule so that future presidents will know when they should be worried about future criminal prosecution, and when they shouldn’t. Once the court articulates that rule, presumably, it would send Trump’s case back to the district court — where Judge Tanya Chutkan would be expected to apply it before proceeding to trial. ..............

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/26/opinions/trump-immunity-supreme-court-roberts-vladeck/index.html
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'Sopranos' star says many celebs are against Biden agenda, but are 'petrified'

Emmy-winning actress Drea de Matteo told Donald Trump Jr. in a podcast interview that many prominent celebrities like herself are against Biden’s agenda but are afraid to speak out.

De Matteo, who rose to fame in HBO’s "The Sopranos" spoke with former President Donald Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. on a recent episode of his "Triggered" podcast. De Matteo has a history of slamming cancel culture, even starting a streetwear brand called "Ultrafree" that helps "promote free speech."

De Matteo spoke about how she has changed her opinions on certain issues such as illegal immigration, and that while she previously voted for Biden based on sympathy for illegal immigrants, the chaos at the border has changed her mind. After showing off a cap from her friends’ company, Sloppy Tease, that read "Close the border you moron," they discussed the mass illegal immigration of able-bodied, fighting-age men. "I just don’t know that they’re here to support the American people," de Matteo said.

Trump Jr. noted that he had met some of de Matteo’s former co-stars in New York and suggested, "I don’t feel like a lot of those guys were leftist liberals," yet even so, he did not want to out them as non-liberals until they wanted to come forward themselves. He then asked de Matteo if she had noticed other Hollywood actors also question modern leftist policy, but who don’t quite "have the guts to do what you’re doing."

While de Matteo still considers herself a liberal in a certain sense, she said that she has been against modern far-left trends for a long time, even if she has been open about it only recently. "I really did want to fight, but I didn’t think I had, A, the voice, B, the balls," but said everything changed once she "got thrown to the wolves."....................

https://www.foxnews.com/media/sopranos-star-says-many-celebs-against-biden-agenda-petrified
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EV's are not going anywhere and will take over. I drove a Tesla and it was an incredible drive. How many people after buying a battery powered drill still use their plug in drill. Not many. I went to my local Pilot truck stop this morning to get gas and they are putting in 25 ev chargers.

Ford Lightenings was a mistake to begin with but do not blame EV's over them.

You've bought off onto this silliness? Did you drive your Tesla on a northern Interstate in a blizzard and -10?

In my part of Texas, I know "NO One" who will even remotely consider buying these POS.
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All dogs have the natural instinct to chase prey. It’s up to the owner to train them

My bird dogs ignore everything but their target. None of them chase deer cause I break them from that

Years ago, we had somebody who shot a neighbor dog because it was chasing a deer. It turned out to be a very expensive decision for that person and rightly so

And 14 months is still considered a pup. Especially larger breeds. And a hunting dog is geared more towards chasing birds

I agree with the poster that stated it sounded like she didn’t even bother to train it and then was upset when the dog did what it naturally is supposed to do. Dogs don’t learn like we do. But they can learn

I had a labrador once that was so well trained against chasing livestock that you could take him to a city park where people were feeding ducks and he would ignore them. But my son would take him duck hunting and he would retrieve every bird

We’ve raised chickens and labradors, and only once had a problem that I fixed, and the dog never touched a chicken again but would hunt his ass off in the bird woods


I’ve always said there’s no such thing as a bad dog. It’s bad owners that are the problem
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Jokes and Humor / Re: The Official TBR Silliness Thread---2024
« Last post by DCPatriot on Today at 06:58:38 pm »
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I'm well aware of gas operations in WV. I hear them at night. There are wells within just a few miles of our home. That said, natural gas is not enough without coal, and solar/wind will never make up for coal.

The US in 2022 gets more electrical power from renewables than coal.
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Depends on how much tech they've stolen.
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Politics/Government / Former Rock Vocalist Currie Slams Dems for 'Ineptitude'
« Last post by DB on Today at 06:46:29 pm »
By Solange Reyner
Friday, 26 April 2024 07:47 PM EDT

"It used to be PUNK, R&R to vote Democrat. I fell for it," Currie said on X.

"But when your party demands you live in fear, squaller, beyond your means by just buying groceries, gasoline, disrespecting our veterans, our police, our elderly, supporting CRIMINALS, chaos, riots, Hamas, FAILING Israel, demeaning us at every turn! HURTING our CHILDREN! Wasting OUR MONEY."

"Ineptitude with every policy! Lies and more lies..  NO MORE!" she continued. "The Democrat Party can KISS MY A**.

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/runaways-democrats-cherie-currie/2024/04/26/id/1162616/
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It could be the greatest aircraft ever made and the US would probably say the same thing. :pondering:
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