treeFall

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by treeFall 2y ago
It doesn't allow it, because it already happens. People are acting like this is enabling some new behavior, and that the sky is falling, but this behavior has already been established.
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by treeFall 2y ago
I didn't realize the government could legally designate a citizen as X and then kill them without a declaration of war or a trial. Last time I checked, treason was a crime that you went to trial for.
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by treeFall 2y ago
Only if you believe that words have no meaning. If you're already at that place in your mind, anything is possible regardless.
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by treeFall 2y ago
>a dangerous line That's the same lukewarm sentiment that he's always received. It was an impeachable, criminal act. My point is that he got away with it anyways, even without this "official act" clarification. Which
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by treeFall 2y ago
So you're only worried about rich and influential people being killed, not the rest of us lowly American plebs?
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by treeFall 2y ago
More like: if my guy does it that is official Evidence: Obama supporters treating the assassination of that American citizen as an official action.
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by treeFall 2y ago
>Qualified immunity Qualified immunity is unconstitutional
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by treeFall 2y ago
The definition of words. It is unconstitutional to infringe on constitutional rights. Official actions are made such by the granted authority. No unconstitutional action is supported by the granted authority of the constitution.
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by treeFall 2y ago
Every sentence except for the first is about word games not mattering. The first sentence is what I am also addressing, so I don't see how it is making a new point. Help me out?
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by treeFall 2y ago
Depriving someone of their constitutional rights cannot be an official act by definition. Arguing that it can be is just word games in a world where words stop mattering.
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by treeFall 2y ago
Being killed by the government without due process of law (ie: death penalty for convicted criminals) is a clear violation of your constitutional rights though, and violating someone's constitutional rights (read: going against the con
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by treeFall 2y ago
Then it sounds like Sotomayor is being extreme by conflating domestic political assassinations as an "official act." Does she not understand the difference?
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by treeFall 2y ago
So you want to be an insurrectionist? That's what replacing an elected government makes you.
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by treeFall 2y ago
>The President of the United States is the most powerful person in the country, and possibly the world. When he uses his official powers in any way, under the majority's reasoning, he now will be insulated from criminal prosecution.
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by treeFall 2y ago
>the last thing you'd want is a servant for your coding problems. That doesn't match my experience. Software engineering culture is full of processes to facilitate conformity, from velocity and burn down charts, to bureaucratic
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by treeFall 2y ago
>Do you really want to to be lied to by every candidate? You misjudge managers. In my experience, managers want conformity in service of the company. The lie signals the willingness to conform in service of the company.
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by treeFall 2y ago
How do we know they didn't land on ocean debris?
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So you want to offer authN on your Instagram website [Image](i.imgur.com)
15 points by treeFall 2y ago|1 comments
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by treeFall 2y ago
It doesn't seem to matter, there's another post alleging Bridgen said vaccine = holocaust 2.0. They've been radicalized to attack when they hear trigger words.
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by treeFall 2y ago
Like I said, he's a hero
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by treeFall 2y ago
Here's the scammer's wedding registry from earlier this year. They look happy https://www.theknot.com/us/jeff-king-and-lexie-gehrke-feb-20...
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by treeFall 2y ago
See no evidence, hear no evidence
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by treeFall 2y ago
Why are US citizens biometric identities being sent to Israel? Aren't there laws about sensitive information like this leaving US data centers?
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by treeFall 2y ago
>App store monopoly is one that makes more sense to me Am I misreading this, or are you advocating for a monopoly? In what world is a monopoly better for consumers?
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by treeFall 2y ago
Even if you don't want an app, you have to pay $99 for the privilege of a "Login with Apple" button on your website.