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Not to mention playing games like Strat O Matic and figuring batting averages and era's

Not for anything but wouldn't a Muslim ban run counter to the First Amendment? Freedom of religion. Especially since several of the founders fought extremely hard for that particular clause. The idea of a Christian Nation under any President comes extremely close to the Church of England that the "Patriots" fought to rid themselves from. It just wasn't over tea and taxes

FWIW the primary petitioners in the Colorado case were Republicans https://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court_Probation/Supreme_Court/Opinions/2023/23SA300.pdf

Eventually? That's what's happening now. In reality national elections are basically decided by a handful of "purple" states. It's been that way (with a few exceptions) as long as I can remember.

Happy Winter Solstice.

Just an addendum to the above, I actually got into an extended argument with my former pulmonary doctor. It was over a prescription. The drug was only available tru "speciality pharmacies" He asked how I was handling the drug. "I've never heard from anyone" "Do you answer your phone for unknown callers?" "Not usually" "You should always answer your phone"...and proceeded to rant never explaining about hipaa laws an such when it came to speciality pharmacies" He had already given me a referral to another specialist and ended the conversation with, "I'm sure you'll be happy with Dr XXX" My wife and I walked out of the office..."I think we just got fired" Turns out his assistant never sent the request to the pharmacy or to the referring doctor

I've been inundated the last couple of days with calls from "mortgage" companies trying to get me to refinance or take out a second loan. I usually don't answer these calls but occasionally one sneaks thru on a familiar area code. I try to be obnoxious as possible but some of these guys are relentless.

Speaking of cable company (and others) customer service

Since it only pertains to the primary ballot in a state Trump has never won...

I have a feeling the most likely reason is that the three are minors

Any guesses to the three left off the list?

This looks like a self defeating cause. If Biden loses these states it's almost guaranteed they'll be under a Muslim ban in 2025

So is Trump is now admitting that trying to overturn an election is an official act?

Once he is convicted he definitely should be blocked from the ballot. The Colorado case means practically nothing until it reaches the Supreme Court. The ruling I'm waiting for is the one on whether he can be held responsible for his actions post elections and while he was still in office.

The Supreme Court won't confirm the Colorado ruling. Trump needs to be defeated in an election. Or actually be convicted of a crime or three.

Rivera is definitely gone. I just suggested to my Nephew in law (a huge Wash fan) that they need to bring in Ray Agnew to replace Mayhew and take a good look at Ben Johnson. I think Howell still could be a serviceable QB but needs a whisperer.

The way I'm reading this is it pertains to the primary ballot in the state

T-Mobile has been offering free MLB as one of their perks. They'll blackout the local broadcasts, Nats and those guys in Baltimore, but I can get Tigers and Pirates games. The NFL package has gotten ridiculous especially since it's an add on to YouTube TV. We'll dump it after the season. Except that means to VaTech or UVa games. That might be a good thing 😉

One of the issues we have here is that cable (Cox) is the only game in town. There is no realistic second or third option for internet. There is one company that has signed an agreement for hard wired internet service but actually implementing it is several years away in our neighborhood. We're using the monopoly's internet only service. It's the add ons that get expensive.

As if they needed another reason to do so

Was just reading a Tim Miller piece on this past weekend's gathering of MAGAs. If there is a post Trump era it just might be Matt Gaetz https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/the-matt-gaetz-gop-future?r=45wcm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

This might be worth following. Amazon is in talks with Diamond Sports.

I guess his wife's under the table grifting wasn't enough to pay the bills. Maybe just use a tent instead of an RV you couldn't afford