ApostleO

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[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 2 points 8 months ago

"Service guarantees citizenship."

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 10 points 8 months ago

Exactly.

This whole discussion feels like nobody watched ENT.

The Federation exists because Archer was such a fantastic mediator. Add in his rapport with T'Pol and Shran, and his willingness to die in the place of a Tellarite ambassador, and it's little wonder he was able to knit the beginnings of this alliance together.

I really got an Archer vibe from Pike in "Spock Amok" (SNW S01E05), when he dealt with the R'ongovians.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website -4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Why would you post any possible incentive to vote for Trump?

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 41 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I can see the argument from a certain perspective of the language, outside of context.

But remember when this amendment was passed. Right after the Civil War.

So, they wanted an amendment to bar traitors from federal office. Then they put in a section saying Congress has to actually make laws enforcing that rule, or it does nothing. And then, they didn't make any such laws?!

So, what, they went through all the work to make a constitutional amendment, and then it does nothing?

No, they clearly felt that the rule was clear enough as it was, and section 5 is there to allow Congress to make supporting laws built upon that to help enforce that rule. But that rule should have teeth on its own.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 6 points 8 months ago

Sure, Squeak...

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 16 points 9 months ago

It's a candle, but I suppose if you're real determined...

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 24 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I used the lottery for the same reason for a long time. Then they raised the price and lowered your chances to win even further.

Also, seeing people win a "$1Billion jackpot" and take home less than $400M after taxes, meanwhile multiple billionaires can be shown to pay $0 on taxes... It's pretty disillusioning.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Those are Mormons.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What about Timmy Turner?

I feel like having fairy god parents would make pope duties a lot easier. Make his blessings a bit more potent.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

We found the Spiders Georg of liberal women.

But in all seriousness, how could a woman perceive the conservative agenda and NOT become more liberal in response?!

Oppression kink?

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 1 points 9 months ago

One step closer to Star Trek future!

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Even if the Supreme Court upholds the removal of Trump from the Colorado ballot, it isn't immediately over for him, unfortunately. He won in 2016 without Colorado.

That said, it would be a precedent, and other Secretaries of State could start removing him with confidence. The question remains: would enough states remove him to make winning impossible? Which is to ask: how many battleground states (or even red states) would remove him?

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