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The current line is that race cannot be a primary consideration. So... yeah. It'll be vague until 100 more court cases refine it.
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Might be ruling TX's favor on porn age verification law.
However, they acknowledge that they're worried it might trample some 1st rights.
Another, broader article on the issue.
States can pass laws. Not sure how age verification here would be different than on cigarettes, alcohol, etc. The only real problem...with such laws...is privacy.
The bigger problem is how ineffective such laws would really be considering porn is everywhere. Making actual businesses require age verification is silly when you can go to pretty much any other site and see the same content. Although, I would wager it would limit more hardcore stuff from being as easily seen.
What happens when the site is off U.S. shores though? Do we force ISPs to start doing age verification for households? How do we know who is using the internet at that time?
Also, does this become a slippery slope? If this goes through, what's next? Will YouTube be in the crosshairs for anything not G rated? Twitch? TikTok? FB? X? And so on?
However, they acknowledge that they're worried it might trample some 1st rights.
Another, broader article on the issue.
States can pass laws. Not sure how age verification here would be different than on cigarettes, alcohol, etc. The only real problem...with such laws...is privacy.
The bigger problem is how ineffective such laws would really be considering porn is everywhere. Making actual businesses require age verification is silly when you can go to pretty much any other site and see the same content. Although, I would wager it would limit more hardcore stuff from being as easily seen.
What happens when the site is off U.S. shores though? Do we force ISPs to start doing age verification for households? How do we know who is using the internet at that time?
Also, does this become a slippery slope? If this goes through, what's next? Will YouTube be in the crosshairs for anything not G rated? Twitch? TikTok? FB? X? And so on?
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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Not SCOTUS, but surely heading there...
Minnesota SC rules the inside of cars are public spaces when on public roads.
Minnesota SC rules the inside of cars are public spaces when on public roads.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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Those fucking retards.Leisher wrote: ↑Thu Feb 20, 2025 2:30 pm Not SCOTUS, but surely heading there...
Minnesota SC rules the inside of cars are public spaces when on public roads.
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I'm open to the idea that you can just see in and see something, and therefore not need a search warrant, but not the idea that they are inherently public space.
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"If your wallet is in your pocket on a public sidewalk, then it's public space."
Retards.
Retards.
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Both can be right, but it still doesn't make the ruling correct.
If cocaine is sitting out on your car seat within view of any window, fine. That's probable cause and no warrant needed.
If cocaine is under your seat and out of view, that's not a public place.
If cocaine is sitting out on your car seat within view of any window, fine. That's probable cause and no warrant needed.
If cocaine is under your seat and out of view, that's not a public place.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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In other news, children can still buy beer ingredient kits.
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Meh. Drinking age in Germany is like 10 and I don't think Germany's ever had a scandal or anything...right?
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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That is a breakdown of injunctions on a president's policy and the second number is how many were done by judges from the opposing party.Bush- 6 - 3
Obama- 12 - 7
Trump- 64 - 59
Biden- 14 - 14
Trump- 96 - 83
No matter how deep into your preferred cult you are, you have to recognize that there's an issue here. Judges who make rulings based on politics should be immediately removed from the bench. From SCOTUS to Judge Judy.
The problem is...how the fuck can you tell? Sure, you can probably spot patterns, but once that becomes a determining factor, it's easy to game it.
Because there is a human involved, there will always be flaws. AI isn't the solution because law, while written in B&W, can be very grey.
The only things we can stop are lawsuits/legal challenges being pushed in certain states, districts, etc. because of a specific judge. I would think we could create a law to prevent that type of abuse.
Outside of that, I guess fucking deal with it.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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I saw a thing recently that there's going to be an investigation about how one judge was randomly assigned 4 trump cases in a row, in a short time.
I'm all for investigations. I hope someone goes to jail over it.
I'm all for investigations. I hope someone goes to jail over it.
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Yeah, I mentioned how such a tactic is easily spotted and stopped.
And yes, people caught gaming the system like this should be disbarred and removed from the bench. The law is not a place for politics.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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You get a few of those middle people doing time, and in the future the middle people will begin requiring the illegal orders in writing to cover their asses.
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Yes, the president does not make laws via EOs, and should be blocked. Hopefully he'll be impeached for it.
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Can we impeach former presidents too?
Number of EOs per president for the last 10.
They serve a purpose, sure, but not to the extent that they're being used in recent history.
And yes, some should be blocked. Others, perhaps not.
OG point still stands as well: The bench is not a place for politics. Judges should not be tied to political affiliation.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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Sure, but interpretation of law will always have some partisan component in the gray areas. Trump's unitary executive theory hasn't been popular in courts/law/etc in decades. So makes sense his stuff is getting blocked.
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FDR hated the SCOTUS. Blocked his New Deal programs left and right. Tried to pack it with extra judges.
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Yeah, it's very telling that no other president used EOs like Trump.
To an extent, sure. Running his stuff to the exact same judge 3 or 4 times in rapid succession? A judge whose wife's earnings come from USAID? Not so much.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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One thing I agree with many folks on is that "reverse racism" isn't a thing. The "why" we disagree upon though. They say it's impossible to be racist against a majority. They say this because they're fucking ignorant. Seriously, take a damn history class once in your fucking life. I say racism is racism and doesn't need qualifiers like "reverse".
Anyway...
SCOTUS unanimously says discrimination against straights and honkeys exists and they can sue for it.
That's a game changer.
SCOTUS also unanimously tells Mexico it can't blame gun manufacturers for cartel violence.
Huge fucking "DUH" and a big blow to anti-gun folks here too.
If guns didn't exist and people just used tree limbs would you sue the Earth for murders using said limbs? IT'S THE FUCKING PEOPLE!!!!
Anyway...
SCOTUS unanimously says discrimination against straights and honkeys exists and they can sue for it.
That's a game changer.
SCOTUS also unanimously tells Mexico it can't blame gun manufacturers for cartel violence.
Huge fucking "DUH" and a big blow to anti-gun folks here too.
If guns didn't exist and people just used tree limbs would you sue the Earth for murders using said limbs? IT'S THE FUCKING PEOPLE!!!!
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell