Outlaw Josey Wales was right up there
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The Trump "Hush Money" Trial starts todayThe Supreme Court has long held, under a doctrine known as the “rule of lenity,” that “fair warning should be given to the world, in language that the common world will understand, of what the law intends to do if a certain line is passed.” Thus, when the meaning of a criminal statute is unclear, the Constitution sometimes requires that statute to be read narrowly because an unclear criminal law did not give potential defendants “fair warning” that their conduct was illegal.
The current Court is divided about when this rule of lenity should apply, and whether it provides much protection at all to criminal defendants.
David French wrote on this [issue](lenity trump conviction).
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The Trump "Hush Money" Trial starts todayYup - expected. It also would not be a surprise if the verdict is overturned by the Supreme Court. Vox did a decent review of this a year ago.
IF the Supreme Court were to overrule the current conviction AND if it were a 6-3 vote, one can be certain that left leaning voters will feel as outraged as right leaning voters are feeling today.
I suspect that is what DJT will be urging today - that the Supreme Court review the appropriateness of the prosecution. Whatever happens - and I'd bet for the overturning - one can be sure that everyone will be even more energized for the November election.
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Scottie Scheffler booked into Kentucky jail before PGA Championship after incident Scheffler was hit with charges over the incidentI wonder if Schleffler sues for the "misunderstanding."
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Free Steinway BDon't think I believe it - but who knows?
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Stupid Memorial Day TweetsThis is a day to remember the sacrifice of so many people who died for the freedoms we have. It is an enormous tragedy that so many people failed to live the gift of life, with a life ended in their prime, never getting a chance to find love, have children if they chose and experience some joys before leaving this earth. Just a few sentences of remembrance can help remind people of that which unites us.
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Stupid Memorial Day TweetsPlease tell me the Trump tweet is fake... It would seem like something that would be faked to make him look bad. If he truly is doing it on his own...makes me sad.
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Dave, you're driving too fast.I guess it depends on how goofy it gets. The idea that there's a brief - not too intrusive warning when one is over 10+ over the limit could be good - help save lives, avoid speed traps, and save some money. That would be similar to the warning I get when moving over a lane marker. Making it obnoxious or taking away the ability to speed - not such a good idea. Locally, there was a story of a guy who was doing 120+ mph when he t-boned another car, killing the occupant. It won't stop people like him.
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My next piano??@mark said in My next piano??:
I know it's a lot more money vs the FP10/30 but, we like what we like. I haven't played the HP704 yet. I might have to visit George and Ken soon.
Come on down.
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My next piano??There’s an FP10 that was bought in January that they’re selling for $450 on FB Marketplace
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My next piano??I did a lot of auditioning - but all of it was on cabinet focused instruments - ended up with the HP704 - which I've now had for about 18 months. I went cheaper prior with a high end Casio - but the action wasn't suitable. The 10 year warranty was a big plus for the Roland. George and I are fussy consumers, but LD is the expert.
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Air Cleaners?We are the epicenter of air cleaners. We have 9 of these in the house. In virtually every room it sounds like we're in a B17 flying doing a sortie over Berlin. OTH, theoretically, we should be able to make semiconductors on the dining room table.
My spouse is the driving force for these - having a sensitivity to all things airborne. Of course, we also have a good air cleaning system on the central air.
We never open windows.
All of this is why I've largely moved to high end headphones for music listening.
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Funny Pics@taiwan_girl said in Funny Pics:
@jon-nyc said in Funny Pics:
Obviously it doesn’t apply to me but funny all the same.
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People often post "happy holiday to all who celebrate" for people of different religions. "Merry Christmas to all who celebrate" or "Eid Mubarek to all who celebrate the Eid" - etc.
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Nikki SpeaksADD
Eliminate current civil forfeiture system.Eliminate gerrymandering
Prohibit insider trading on part of congress and staff - similar to corporate officers. Make it a felony with mandatory prison time.
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The Giant Book of Intermediate Classical Piano MusicI thought I might have that book as I was given such a book several decades ago. When I checked, I have a Carl Fischer compendium that is actually much better - both in scope and indexing.
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Strategic Reserve. Again.Per my oil industry guy, Congress required the closure of the reserve, having cut funding for the reserve.