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I’m proud to be Gen X.

So Oklahoma banned abortions. this nation is screwed

My local middle eastern guy had to shut down for about 6 months. Couldn't find any help. one day it was just him and his brother. He said the problem for him wasn't finding people that wanted to work it was finding people who wanted to be on payroll. He told me that it's a cultural thing among "my people". Paying taxes is a no no. Since then I noticed it among all kinds of local job listings that come up for gas stations. They explicitly state that you must be on payroll. He's back but now during Ramadan he's looking for a dishwasher at night, going to pay $17. The guys he had don't want to give up the time they can eat working. My son might do it as a second job.

30 years is a nice round number for a justice. I looked it up and it only applied to: Bushrod Washington John Marshall William Johnson Joseph Story John Mclean James Moore wayne Stephen Field John Harlan Hugo Black William Douglas William Brennan Byron White John Paul Stevens Anthony Kennedy Clarence Thomas There were 11 more that served between 25-30 years.

The problem is the senate gets to decide it's rules and as we have seen throughout history, even with LBJ, the Senate Majority Leader, has tremendous power in our country. You'd need constitutional amendments and I am not sure our country will ever again produce one of those. But in theory I'm on board with an amendment stating the # of justices and laying out specific timelines and requirements on when a justice can be brought forward relative to elections. But what do you do with other types of judges? Would it be a requirement that every nominee gets a judiciary hearing? Question on the rules today: If the judiciary doesn't recommend a justice does it still come to a vote? Does the majority leader control that? An amendment like this strips The Leader from having that power. Do we just have the hearing, let them vote on their recommendation, then go to the full senate regardless of what happens? I'm ok with that for just SC justices.

Every Tuesday I order from a local deli. Been there for over 30 years. With Ford still having most people working from home I know he’s taken a hit from lunch sales because it was a popular spot for the white collar people being so close. He has an online system which is very convenient for me as I can order during a meeting or whatever. I assume that system takes a cut of the sale so I always add a tip. It’s only a few bucks and I don’t miss it. I get an awesome sandwich for $15. Can’t beat it. Gets me out of the house for a few minutes too.

McConnell decided the court only needed 8 justices. He made that decision on his own. Then he decided it needed 9 again, all based on some made up standard that he then explicitly changed 4 years later. The legitimacy of the court is already shot so just play the politics.

Lindsey Graham even said he wouldn't vote for a nominee if Trump could make one in 2020 and explicity said to remind him he said that....then in 2020 changed his mind because they were mean to BK. If Biden were to get another pick he should nominate the black judge from SC that Graham said he wanted.... then let him try to walk that back. He will of course but for entertainment purposes. Then I'd like to hear the GOP confirm their racism by saying that two black women on the court is just too much.... nevermind we are and have been fine with more than 2 white men.

Why not? We subtract them now when one side gets a majority. So why not add? What's the difference? I don't know the answer to that and don't need to know the answer. We don't make decisions based on extreme examples. It's not prescribed in the constitution so it's up to the people to decide I guess. Maybe the answer is recess appointments when a vacancy opens up due to death so that the games played by The Majority Leader have less of an impact.

I'm part of a movie facebook page and someone mentioned The Untouchables.... I quoted Andy Garcia's line to Connery when they first met "it's much better than you, you stinking irish pig". Even had it in quotes. They flagged it and gave me a warning.

but we had to mansplain it 😍 a few weeks ago in one of our fitness classes the instructor was counting off and then wanted to check some people's form so she asked my wife to count. My wife starts counting and then this other guy starts counting too.. I guess her counting wasn't good enough. He had to "man count".

right. If the Dems still have the 50/50 lead, or control, then Biden can do what he wants if one of the conservative openings comes up. If the GOP has control then BIden won't be able to do anything. McConnell will hold the seat open for as long as he needs to. That precedent has been set. That's one of the talking points that should be raised when discussing court expansion. The Leader can now keep seats open until their party takes office and they can also rush through nominations a few weeks before the election. Because of that there should be more justices so that a single person can't have such a sway.

What are the crazy boundaries in the Detroit area? 275 to the West, 94 to the south?

the sad thing is I could totally see this.

There's just a different vibe this year than in years past. Guys seem to care more. They're going harder. We're going to do the little things right.

Ugh

Think about how Joe Kennedy Sr was basically ostracized until he could pay his kids way 20 years later for his Hitler remarks? How is what the GOP and their sympathizers like Tuckkker were saying any different?

So does devout Catholic Mike Pompeo still think Putin is a genius?

Are we supposed to shop at lowes or Home Depot? I can’t keep track. I remember when one of the cable networks did a series called “American Muslim” at some of the crazy fundamentalists boycotted because they advertised. That was pre Trump GOP.

I need to get that. I alternate between entertainment, history, and baseball books on my kindle. I read while I eat at home since I'm by myself during the day. It's a nice way to make sure I take a proper break. Right now I'm reading Cloudbuster Nine, about Ted Williams in the war and the military baseball team he was on during that time. TV history books are interesting. Bill Carter, who wrote The Late Shift, had one recently on the 2000s called Desperate Networks. Also did a follow up on The Late Shift that covered the Conan/Tonight Show fiasco.

Hmmm..... tomorrow is April 2

The dems need to do a better job at exploiting this. This type of thing could be the "defund the polilce", "CRT" rallying cry they need.