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Wasn't a fan then, either, but there's a bit of a difference between "doing nothing" and "forcibly seizing private land and acting in contravention to the expressed will of the legislature."

An elected leader unilaterally overriding the legislature and acting by fiat sounds far too much like mid-1930's Germany for my taste.

Oh, I agree entirely. I was merely stating jurisprudential reality.

Near as I can tell, typhus is an entirely different disease than typhoid fever. @tRidiot?

I've had very good luck with my two Loopers (black and brown). Had both of them better than a decade.

The big difference between "strict" and "intermediate" scrutiny vs. "rational basis" is who carries the burden of proof: for the "scrutiny" standards, the government must affirmatively prove it meets the elements. For "rational basis," the challenger must prove that the law doesn't have some...

They can't restrict importation; interstate commerce is the sole purview of the feds. (Don't start on alcohol importation--that has a special provision in the 21st Amendment letting the states regulate it.) They can make it a ban on possession of more than a given quantity, but that's not what...

Is that stingray trim?

It happens, but I think it amounts to a light thumb on the scale in most places. A problem where the election is very close, but do you really think AOC didn't enjoy a significant majority of genuine support from her constituency? That Feinstein, Boxer, etc. don't? Schumer?

I think many of them do represent a significant swath of their constituencies. If you were to remove them from office, the voters would proceed to install someone just like them. It's said that behind every sleazy lawyer is a sleazy plaintiff (and I agree). I also think that behind every...

The way I remember it was Hawai'i gave tickets (and I think a stipend) to the mainland. I can't find an article to confirm either way; @druryj, do you have a source? I may be misremembering.

You really need to watch Idiocracy. That movie caused me to coin the term "predicumentary."

I think training is a great idea. I've taken many courses, far superior to the excuse for training we currently have, and at my own not-insignificant expense. I think a tax and a permission slip on a fundamental, enumerated right is a terrible idea. Should we also require a permit and...

@Annie, please answer the white courtesy phone. Annie to the white courtesy phone. (Tagging her will give her an alert, making this more visible.)

DCPD responded; I'm guessing he called in the name and they looked it up.

I had the same experience a year or two ago. You couldn't pay me enough to go back there.

I assure you, it's more than two cities. I can't speak as to those two, but a lot of cities have been caught at it. Even without adjusting the timing, a number of cities have been shown to be placing the cameras at the most profitable intersections, not the most dangerous ones. Some studies...

Wow. He could give lessons in arrogance to Pres. Trump.

https://imgur.com/gallery/Ko3JUYR Go read the whole thing.