Posts Made By: David Cotterell

Just when you think he can't get any more insane....

Trump Derangement Syndrome has 180º flipped its definition now.  If you continue support this sick, evil man you have TDS.  

Dave

Threatening genocide is a war crime.  War crimes are illegal.  Giving an order to commit a war crime is illegal.  QED.

Do try to keep up.

Dave

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

I just dumbed myself down in order to get down to your level of intellect, and I'm still not hearing an answer, just your delusions.

 I asked you for an illegal order.  You made that claim.  He hasn't given one, so I'll challenge you again on your failure.  

What Illegal order did he give?  Please do try again.  

And no, you continuing to assert your delusional mindset does not amount to a fact.  You certainly are entitled to live in your delusional state of mind, but asserting lies and asserting those lies with conviction, does not amount to evidence to the contrary.

From the Convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of Genocide (CPPCG) to which the USA is signatory.

"The Convention defines genocide as any of five "acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group". These five acts include killing members of the group, causing them serious bodily or mental harm, imposing living conditions intended to destroy the group, preventing births, and forcibly transferring children out of the group. Victims are targeted because of their real or perceived membership of a group..."

The 'national group' here is Iran and its people.  The "causing of bodily or mental harm" is Trumps threat to destroy power plants and other infrastructure.  In his words, "...bomb Iran into the Stone Age..."  

Furthermore:
"The convention further criminalizes "complicity, attempt, or incitement of its commission". Member states are prohibited from engaging in genocide and are obligated to pursue the enforcement of this prohibition. All perpetrators are to be tried regardless of whether they are private individuals, public officials, or political leaders with sovereign immunity..."

You are right about one thing - he hasn't given the order yet - so when and if he does that's the 'illegal order' that I hope the US military leaders refuse under the Universal Code of Military Justice.  

I suppose that if the generals refuse the order then Hegseth can fire them all tomorrow and replace them with compliant generals - he has form for that.

Dave

It’s 708 EDT now so let’s see what shakes out in less than an hour.

I’m up next here at the Brighton Royal Canadian Legion open mic on the  anniversary of the death of John Prine so you can probably guess what I’m gonna play.  Or you can suggest a tune.

Dave

Originally Posted by David Cotterell

It’s 708 EDT now so let’s see what shakes out in less than an hour.

I’m up next here at the Brighton Royal Canadian Legion open mic on the  anniversary of the death of John Prine so you can probably guess what I’m gonna play.  Or you can suggest a tune.

Dave

I did "Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian" and "It's a Big 'Ol Goofy World"..

While I was on stage The Cheeto-skinned moron gave them another two weeks.  So we will have to table this discussion until then.

Unless you want to talk about John Prine.

Dave

The citizens of Hungary gave a big middle finger to Orban, Putin, Trump and his minion, and the IDU who are trying to push far - right governments into power around the world...

A fine day!

Dave

Trump Derangement Syndrome used to be an epithet hung on liberals for constantly criticizing Trump. 

We're now at a point where we can clearly see that we were right all along and that TDS is now what you call any person who supports, excuses or enables Trump.

Dave

Story still breaking...

Dave

Originally Posted by James Brown

Great points.   I’ve posted several times about the VRA.   I think Russ nailed it.   The conservatives on the Court believe the VRA is limited by the 14th amendment to ban gerrymandering to give to racial minorities an affirmative advantage or a disadvantage.   The liberals on the Court disagree vehemently because they believe the principles of fairness and justice underlying the 14th Amendment and the VRA mandate minority majority districts or other steps beyond free and open elections to foster equal representation.   It is my sincere hope that everyone except Richard sees that these are both defensible positions and that neither is Constitutionally “wrong”.

  The gerrymandering is a state by state issue as I understand it so there are x states gerrymandering one of the ways above and y states doing it the other way and these actions, however opposite in intent and execution they are, are both 'defensible positions and neither are Constitutionally wrong'.

Really?

That just seems like a messed up situation..... It's like 25 states drive cars on the right side of the road and 25 on the left because each state has the power to legislate for  its own citizenry for the 'local' good based on that one state's needs without regard to what the effect nationally might be.

Am I reading this wrong or .....?

Dave

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

Encouraging to see Talarico ahead a bit in the polling at this time:  https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5902035-texas-senate-race-poll/

However, the betting market has Paxton favored to win at this point, too. 

Faux news and Jesse Waters have already started a propaganda campaign against Talarico by insinuating that he's either gay, vegan and anti-beef or "prebuicient" and not the manly alpha male type required to lead the great state of Texas. That, and all of the anti-Paxton campaign ads and/or criticisms of him prior to his win over Cornyn, have now been scrubbed by the GOP. So, while Talarico should be the logical preference by anyone who objectively looks at the choices, I remind myself of my past reading of what JFK told Jackie the night before he was assassinated in Dallas: "We gotta be careful, we're going to nut country tomorrow."

Huh?

New word for me...

Dave