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I cast my ballot today, and y'all will all be relieved that as to the presidential race, I voted for nobody, which I do believe will be better than ei...
October 26, 2020 at 21:10
This is either trolling or the worst parenting advice ever.
October 24, 2020 at 19:10
Whether it's pre-programmed or natural love seems irrelevant to the question of whether it exists.
October 23, 2020 at 18:18
There are different sorts of love, some openly conditional, like that between spouses where there are certain explicit boundaries (e.g. forsaking all ...
October 23, 2020 at 17:17
Calling a male a cunt is a European thing. I'd not heard that before, but I always like to learn new usages. I've heard it to be used to women of cour...
October 22, 2020 at 23:00
If intended to insult is defined as insult, then the statement "I intended to insult you, but I failed" would be a logical contradiction, but it's not...
October 22, 2020 at 22:52
Was calling you a cunt insulting if no one was insulted?
October 22, 2020 at 21:08
What does this even mean, that there is some hypothetical reasonable man that would be insulted by certain comments, so it is therefore considered obj...
October 22, 2020 at 17:58
Why don't we eliminate the Senate, considering Wyoming's two Senators have the same power as your two Senators, yet they represent a small fraction of...
October 22, 2020 at 17:55
I treat people equally. Gotta work on the fairly.
October 22, 2020 at 17:47
Trump's lawyer, preparing for a blistering campaign: /uploads/resized/files/6a/udhomc0vqem274cs.jpg You guys following this story? He thought she was ...
October 22, 2020 at 14:02
You're so sensitive. My flippancy is based upon my obvious irrelevancy in these matters, regardless of the level of my comprehension. That is to say, ...
October 22, 2020 at 13:32
How does that definition not include oral sex?
October 21, 2020 at 20:15
I'm not sure where you're from, but typically oral sex is received for cleansing purposes and not to receive pleasure.
October 21, 2020 at 20:05
#1 - doesn't concern me because I don't think whatever economic disaster we face in the future will have anything to do with this. What'll probably ki...
October 21, 2020 at 19:57
As an aside, I find that I can diligently respond to dozens of posts daily, but I can't seem to answer my emails.
October 21, 2020 at 17:57
[ It's like asking how we should sentence those who steal. It depends. It depends on what they stole, how they stole it, why they stole it, and maybe ...
October 21, 2020 at 17:42
If personal character were the primary driver in who I voted for, I wouldn't vote for Trump, but it's not. I guess you just wanted to point out that T...
October 21, 2020 at 17:33
I was just watching the new movie documenting the Chicago 7, dealing with 7 college aged kids protesting the Vietnam war who ended up being charged wi...
October 21, 2020 at 15:26
Because Burisma isn't a White House job, but is a job at a company that is so corrupt that the US and EU were trying to clean it up.
October 20, 2020 at 16:13
It's not false. I noted above that Shokin himself was corrupt, and I do know he was accused of seeking bribes, so that's why they wanted him out. Bloo...
October 20, 2020 at 16:08
There's a difference between "acceptable" and "legal." Whether Trump is worse is an interesting argument where can try to figure out who sucks more. I...
October 20, 2020 at 13:26
Not sure, but I think his dad is, but he spends a lot of time in the basement not answering questions or appearing in public, so I'm not completely su...
October 20, 2020 at 13:19
Not exactly a fully clean bill of health: https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2020-09-23/senate-republicans-issue-findings-on-hunter-bidens-...
October 20, 2020 at 13:15
No, I pointed this out. Quoting myself, an always reliable source: Biden bragged on camera that it was his withholding of $1b in US aid to Ukraine tha...
October 20, 2020 at 13:11
If I'm inconsistent in my treatment of Trump versus Biden, that just means I'm hypocritical, not that I'm wrong. Regardless, maybe Biden nor Trump are...
October 20, 2020 at 13:00
You're awful dismissive of Hunter Biden's involvement with an organization that the Obama administration and the EU believed to be corrupt, so much so...
October 20, 2020 at 12:50
The last Republican prior to Trump, GW Bush, won over 50% of the popular vote in 2004.
October 19, 2020 at 23:01
Actually the first party refuses to talk about it. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/joe-biden-response-hunter-biden-emails-business-dealings
October 19, 2020 at 21:34
I think you misunderstood my post. I didn't say I wasn't voting in this election.
October 19, 2020 at 19:15
Why they're his shill seems problematic. Your position is that he's just the lucky beneficiary of a cover up. Seems unlikely. In any event, I don't wa...
October 19, 2020 at 19:14
As I understand the recent news cycle as it pertains to Trump and Biden: As told from the right, Burisma is a Ukrainian gas and oil producer that was ...
October 19, 2020 at 17:39
To my international friends, I'd like to share with you that I today received my absentee ballot to vote for president, and I do realize my vote might...
October 16, 2020 at 13:08
Had the original Constitution contained the 13th Amendment prohibiting slavery, then the civil war would likely have been averted, so you could argue ...
October 14, 2020 at 15:17
I've not read it in a while, so I'm not sure I can comment on that specifically. I think it's held out as a terrible decision from a legal analysis pe...
October 14, 2020 at 14:30
Purpose implies meaning, whereas use doesn't require it. It's the difference between the teleos and the cause. If you look at the world as every event...
October 14, 2020 at 14:21
That's likely because you wouldn't believe in him.
October 13, 2020 at 22:54
This is only a problem because you worship the idol of utility, believing that usefulness is the highest good. I'd aim for purpose over use. Sisyphus ...
October 13, 2020 at 21:17
Nice. My father and grandfather were born in Birmingham.
October 13, 2020 at 17:49
My brother used to hide a piece of the puzzle so he could come by at the end and finish it. Maybe that describes a type of philosopher too, the type t...
October 13, 2020 at 11:44
Well, you're suggesting that the originalists temper the meaning and the liberals expand the meaning, which is to concede that what's occurring is jud...
October 12, 2020 at 19:30
So what's the principle you advocate here, that the 9 Justices act as philosopher kings and either re-write or strike down every law that, in their op...
October 12, 2020 at 19:06
Since what's good for the goose is good for the gander, you must be suggesting that if Barrett isn't confirmed in time, then the Republicans should aw...
October 12, 2020 at 18:54
Actually more complex than that. Under the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA), if you treat an exempt salaried employee as an hourly employee by pro ratin...
October 10, 2020 at 14:24
We judge everything, from the clouds to decide if we think it might rain to the bridge to see if might collapse, so why not judge people as well in or...
October 06, 2020 at 15:11
https://youtu.be/u_CINAyjIr0 First thing I remember Was asking Papa, "Why?" For there were many things I didn't know And Daddy always smiled Took me b...
October 05, 2020 at 20:07
I could go on record as now announcing I'm voting for Biden. It'd be a breaking news story that could cause a little excitement around here, but maybe...
September 30, 2020 at 16:01
https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/interpretation/article-iv/clauses/46 We might admit the UK. Other than changing flags, it shou...
September 30, 2020 at 14:07
I've been studying. So there's Cocoa Puffs, Apple Jacks, Lucky Charms, Fruity Pebbles, and Count Chocula. I just hope I remember them while they're ki...
September 30, 2020 at 13:43
Perhaps it allows the gay men to masturbate because there might be another provision (and I've not had a chance to read through all the rules) that pr...
September 30, 2020 at 13:36