[Bee] In a 4-3 decision, the Colorado Supreme Court will require Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips must bake a celebration cake honoring the Colorado Supreme Court's decision to remove Trump from the ballot.
"The cake must have the words 'Dump Trump' in giant red letters," said Justice Richard Gabriel in his opinion. "No wait — have it say DRUMPF! HA! Classic. And put some little rainbow flags and Palestinian flags all over it. It is the opinion of the court that failure to bake this cake for us constitutes illegal discrimination."
Justice Gabriel then banged his gavel loudly to make it official.
"Oh, and it should be chocolate. With buttercream frosting and sprinkles. It's the law now because I said it."
The court will give Phillips one week to comply with the ruling or be faced with a mob of Antifa activists throwing bricks outside his shop. "Please don't hurt me!" cried a shaking Jack Phillips. "And please spare my windows! I just replaced them after last week's mob!"
At publishing time, Jack Phillips' legal team had confirmed they would be appealing the decision.
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Nine politically appointed lawyers now decide the fate of the nation. I am least of all hopeful.
#2
Something similar going on in Oregon at the state level, IIUC, where anyone who walked out of a meeting to break quorum is being denied re-election. These would be the rural offices, mostly Republican. Wasn't so long ago this tactic was the most bravest thing a politician could do with wall to wall hype supporting such a tactic.
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Do or do not. The time for 'demonstrations' is long past. It looks like someone has volunteered to be the example. That example is not a few air strikes. That example is to go full Mongol on someone pour encourager les autres. You've squandered any influence you might have had by spending too much time worrying about what others think about you. It's time to reestablish fear in other peoples minds what Americans think of them.
Posted by: Tom ||
12/21/2023 11:53 Comments ||
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There is an Iranian interest at work that constrains O’Biden. Joe is dangerously compromised in ways discernible only through his actions. Why does he placate the Iranians instead of confronting them? He is compromised. We don’t know in what way, but there isn’t any rational reason for him to chase after Iranian love like some pimply faced kid with a Selena Gomez crush. This crush or compromised condition continues to make the world less and less safe.
Posted by: Super Hose ||
12/21/2023 12:00 Comments ||
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Sorry, Ike. Jet fighter planes are very cool. I understand that. But I think in this case we need to carpet bomb the bastards with the heavy bombers, the B1, B2 and the Buffalo. Teach them some respect. But, I know, Joe won't do it.
Posted by: Abu Uluque ||
12/21/2023 12:13 Comments ||
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Hmmm - anyone recall Exercise Millenium Challenge 2002? Surely the OPFOR hasn’t studied that looking for opportunities to further shift the goal posts
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Did one of those guys say we need an international coalition to deal with this? I don't see the problem with the US unilaterally carpet bombing the Houthis. But if we need a coalition it seems to me that now would be a good time for NATO to do something about a real threat to their security and economic well being instead of squandering their resources on a bloody, stupid war with Russia.
And, yes, we know that Biden is compromised by Iran because Obama was/is so obviously compromised. It's ironic that they engage in a chickenshit proxy war against Russia but give Russia's ally Iran a free pass for all the mischief the Mad Mullahs want to make. How does that make any sense?
Posted by: Abu Uluque ||
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[Bee] In a 4-3 decision, the Colorado Supreme Court will require Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips must bake a celebration cake honoring the Colorado Supreme Court's decision to remove Trump from the ballot.
