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It'd be amusing for the judge to cite a legal principle in Latin, that translates to "lick my cleft, pig boy."

What they really believe is that, if they keep pushing, they'll accumulate even more unaccountable power.

Is Trump aware

Doubtful.

Millimeters would be a more suitable unit if we were.

Arrested for being a nonce. Way to bury the lede.

That assumes that Trump or his fascist successors would honor democratic norms. I've seen no evidence of that so far.

Yeah, the barrier to actually using the 25th is absurdly high, and a president with dementia could cling to office by the simple expedient of objecting to the finding of incapacity. The amendment regards that as sufficient evidence that the president can carry out his duties. And if a VP chose to protect an incapacitated president from removal from office, the process could be derailed that way, too.

As for rebutting Kreskin, I think I'm done attempting to reason with them. Instead, I'll try teaching my dog to play chess, it's more likely I'll succeed at that.

You're listing laws, many of which could apply to Israel's conduct in Gaza. But when it comes to direct actions that the US took under Biden, you only cite the Leahy Act and the Arms Export Control Act, neither of which is international law, and the breach of neither of which constitutes genocide (though it's undeniable that the US's actions contribute to genocide). And the enforcement of both the Leahy Act and the ACDA is a joke. The Leahy Act forbids the US government from supplying arms to nations that the US Department of State finds to be abusing human rights. In other words, it's the US policing itself. Simlarly, the AECA gives the President the power to require that recipients of US armaments are allowed to use them only for "legitimate self-defense." And the President gets to decide who that is and what constitutes a breach.

Unless you are arguing that, according to international law, anyone involved in the arms trade is guilty of genocide if someone it sells to commits genocide? OK, then how many prosecutions have occurred for cases like that that the Hague? I'd like to see the international system work like that, but it doesn't. As best I can tell, that number is zero.

Glad I could help you out and make you better informed.

It's not a good look to be patronizing when you don't know what you're talking about. Your whole line of argument is nothing but begging the question.

Standard fascist rationale: "Because we said so, that's why."

Yeah, pretty basic opsec is not to drive to the crime scene. And don't bring anything with you that is not essential to the mission and which might get dropped and be used as evidence.

Wear cheap sweats and a ski mask. Dispose of them all as soon as you can. If cars are involved, use fake plates. Better yet, use bicycles and ride as much as possible off paved roads. And don't ride straight home.

Yeah, except it's no fun to drive when it's in the shop.

Even the very conservatively designed Polestar at least has good build quality.