As I stated above, the luck objection seems to me different from what I meant and I personally don't find the actual answer all that interesting. We b...
Most everyone when they think luck and change are relevant. It stems from an inability for most to properly understand QM theories, which, admittedly,...
Only in America. :rofl: Well, it's a nice dose of schadenfreude and I'll use this example each and everytime a US company suggests to apply US law and...
My argument is distinct from the luck argument I guess or Robert Kane misrepresents it in his paper. I'm not dealing with chance and luck but ontologi...
I don't agree with the discounted cash flow not having any reference to buyers and sellers. The discount curve you're going to use is an interest benc...
I think the juxtaposition of free will and determinism is false and should be forgotten. Determinism means that for a given state at a certain time at...
So, could a democratic senate majority request an FBI investigation after his confirmation and impeach him if it turns out he lied to the senate durin...
It seems the FBI was told to look for corroborating evidence for sexual assault. It should've been "did he give false testimony before the senate". A ...
If I'd be innocent I'd challenge them to find proof, knowing there is none. I could do so angrily and vocally but I wouldn't be so stupid to challenge...
I don't see an answer. Missing a promotion or not getting a job you want, isn't punishment, regardless of the underlying reasons and causes. EDIT: Dea...
This is nice too: Let's not try to fight global warming because it's hopeless On a positive note, at least the Trump administration admits to global w...
When's the last time you complained to your employer that being passed up for a promotion was punishment? Are all the other capable judges passed up f...
My original reply was to the fact that you can have a non-political process and avoid bias in the system. The court systems have their own vested inte...
Sorry missed that. Yeah, he could've even gotten away with saying: I don't recall it happening but if it did happen I sincerely apologise to Dr. Ford....
Political bias is grounds for substition in Dutch courts, whereas the political bias of a US judge is a given nowadays based on which president confir...
Except they need Republicans to vote against as well so the call for the FBI would then be to have them unearth necessary details that would convince ...
this is a red herring. Ford's testimony has already been considered believable enough to pursue further investigation into whether Kavanaugh has repea...
I'm Dutch and a lawyer and I'm telling you that it's not a political process. The sitting judges submit a list of 6 candidates. The house proposes 3 f...
It isn't a political process. No politicians involved. The executive branch appoints, the selection committee is made up by the judiciary and legal pr...
There's a lot of countries out there with an independent justice system that have no problem keeping corruption out of their system, so this doesn't h...
@"Bitter Crank" Have a lot more political parties in the senate so you need a coalition to have someone confirmed. Problem solved. Also this : Corrupt...
His hardcore base is presumably a fraction of Americans so if it factors in that strongly I'm not understanding the power dynamics of US politics. An ...
Some more musing: even if we assume it's a "he's said, she's said" thing then there's a 50% chance Brett was a complete douchebag and is lying about i...
So votes today regardless. 3 testimonies from separate women for which corroborated evidence could be found if you'd look for it, if it happened. Then...
Strictly speaking Sam Sam has a contract for model train parts, not for a ring so there's also a legal obligation to return it as it is otherwise thef...
So the best you get back with is a link that says nothing is conclusive in 2009 and ignore the studies done since then in the same article? Have you r...
That last line reads like a projection. You're the one unwilling to recognise you've naively voted in a racist crook as president. The crook part was ...
I really should learn to clarify when something is an explanation or argument from someone else rather than something I actually believe. I meant "I s...
You're right. I didn't word it well since I was shifting into the mindset of someone who would think this and as such it read as if I actually believe...
Wait a minute. Fines are a possibility under the other charges as well. I'm going to drop the imprisonment and go straight to a prison term the length...
Just a wild guess since I don't know what the defence raised. I think the bank frauds need also to show banks acted on it and some sort of proof they ...
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