ugh joy reid
― criminally negligible (harbl), Friday, 3 September 2021 12:42 (two years ago) link
I'm more surprised xyzz let a passing jab at a Soviet republic go unmentioned!
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 3 September 2021 13:04 (two years ago) link
Wait is anything that Ms Reid said NOT true? Idgi
Anyway here's a Twitter thread about why calling for boycotts when Texas haven't (?) called for boycotts might be a bad idea.
Yes because people suddenly being unemployed will surely make the whole situation better you goddamned ghouls. https://t.co/RJAmDjZWDH— đŠShepherdđ´ (@NeolithicSheep) September 2, 2021
― Ima Gardener (in orbit), Friday, 3 September 2021 14:15 (two years ago) link
You would think companies like Apple would exert pressure by not putting offices in these states, but capitalism.
I've been surprised to see quite a few twitter threads scolding people for stating that companies/productions should pull out of Texas. While I definitely agree that the, "fuck Texas, anyone that lives there deserves this shit" attitude is heinous, I don't really think it's at all bad to believe that one of the consequences of this bullshit should be seeing them take a massive financial hit.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 3 September 2021 14:20 (two years ago) link
lol missed that thread in the xpost.
I guess. But shit like the big sports pulling their showcase games and series out of other states made a difference in the past.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 3 September 2021 14:22 (two years ago) link
The "financial hit" will not hurt anyone responsible for this law. It will hurt the least well resourced and least protected people first, hardest, and solely.
― Ima Gardener (in orbit), Friday, 3 September 2021 14:23 (two years ago) link
banning abortion, snitching on your neighbor, being an apartheid state, and having tons of guns everywhere are american enough without bringing the soviet union into it. there are various "well actually" arguments that can be made about the individual elements of it but mainly i just don't like joy reid or this type of comparison. same as the "this is just like saudi arabia!" things flying around.
― criminally negligible (harbl), Friday, 3 September 2021 14:25 (two years ago) link
xpost - I don't agree with "solely", otherwise you aren't wrong.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 3 September 2021 14:25 (two years ago) link
But I don't understand how, say, pulling the MLB all-star game out of a city would "solely" hurt the least protected. It's not like they would otherwise completely shut down the stadium and fire all the vendors, they just lose out on the national spotlight for a night. I don't think that's a bad thing.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 3 September 2021 14:27 (two years ago) link
Itâs being talked about the Virginia gubernatorial campaign
Terry McAuliffe, on press call, says "there's a good way that Virginia could go the way of Texas" if he loses. He calls Glenn Youngkin the most anti-abortion R candidate in VA history."That's saying something, because I ran against Ken Cuccinelli."— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) September 2, 2021
McAuliffe says the Texas law could help Virginia court companies to uproot and move there. "We should call Dell, we should call American Airlines."— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) September 2, 2021
― đ đđ˘đ¨ (caek), Friday, 3 September 2021 14:37 (two years ago) link
― Derek and Clive Get the Horn Street (Boring, Maryland), Friday, 3 September 2021 15:55 (two years ago) link
But most political capital should not be put on boycotts and instead on political action to pack the Supreme Court, pass federal legislation, and litigate.
― Derek and Clive Get the Horn Street (Boring, Maryland), Friday, 3 September 2021 15:59 (two years ago) link
political action to pack the Supreme Court, pass federal legislation, and litigate.
Right, but I think people want to know what else they can do since this is largely out of ours hands and depends on the action of seemingly disinterested, conflicted or downright corrupt Dem leadership. People are understandably tired of waiting for the leaders they voted in to do the right thing and want to know what they can do after donating.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 3 September 2021 16:07 (two years ago) link
yeah, people don't want to feel helpless and want to find actions they personally can take.
protesting of course is one, donating to the right organizations...
― Duke Detain (Neanderthal), Friday, 3 September 2021 16:10 (two years ago) link
Exactly, which is why I think so many are taking to the "overwhelm the reporting system" route, since it feels like something.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 3 September 2021 16:14 (two years ago) link
a statute can be written to give a person standing, probably a more appropriate phrase is enforcement authority or right of action, because it doesn't require the enforcing person to be harmed. another way it's not like the ADA where (as far as i know) you have to include in your initial pleading that you are the person harmed.
â criminally negligible (harbl), Thursday, 2 September 2021 22:47 (yesterday) link
There is some vague legal precedent for the idea of private enforcement in various statutes and caselaw, e.g. references to "private attorneys general" in class action caselaw, but, again, you have to have been harmed to survive a motion to dismiss, and typically also to then serve as class representative. There are whistleblower actions where, e.g., an employee of a medical clinic committing medicare fraud could bring the action, and there are rewards for the whistleblower, but, again, the whistleblower has a connection to the action, even if they aren't the party directly harmed. Having a hard time thinking of a statute where you don't have to be in the "zone of interests" of the statute you're enforcing (this came up as past SCOTUS language when I was trying to figure this out)
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 3 September 2021 16:25 (two years ago) link
yeah i don't think there is anything in the u.s. constitution that would limit that kind of thing, and there is good reason for the qui tam/whistleblower phenomenon because by the nature of the issue the government wouldn't know about it without the whistleblower. here the state has said they have a government interest in not having abortions occur after there is a heartbeat, but they are not exercising the right to enforce a law meant to protect that interest because it would be unconstitutional for them to do that. there is plenty of law saying the state cannot employ non-government actors to violate the 4th or 5th amendment, but i don't think substantive enforcement of a criminal law by a private person has ever come up. of course this is civil, not criminal, but it's obvious they are just putting the private citizen in the government's place, and even in non-criminal law enforcement like speeding tickets and immigration offenses the government would have to follow the constitution. the 4th amendment analogy is not irrelevant here because griswold, roe v. wade, et al. derive the privacy right in part from the 4th and other bill of rights amendments. there would be no reason for the state to completely give up its right to prosecute e.g., speeding on a public highway, because it has an interest in doing that and can do so lawfully. if it decided it was going to delegate that right to a speed camera company, it can't first enact a statute saying speeding laws are only enforceable against one group, or deprive the alleged speeder of the right to a trial, or do anything else unconstitutional.
― criminally negligible (harbl), Friday, 3 September 2021 19:02 (two years ago) link
Yeah I think you're spot on that there's a due process issue. They're basically "deputizing" people to enforce the law, and therefore the same due process concerns should apply to the way it would be enforced. I wonder if there were ever cases regarding the forming of posses and that sort of thing.
There may also be questions about standing and right of action that pertain to the Texas state constitution and Texas law, just have no knowledge of that.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 3 September 2021 20:15 (two years ago) link
You just spent more time, with more real analysis, than the SC is going to ever give this law.
― Taliban! (PBKR), Friday, 3 September 2021 20:53 (two years ago) link
I wish some big NGO or foundation (Gates, you listening?) would step forward and offer to cover all judgements & legal fees in TX until this blatantly unconstitutional law eventually gets tossed... i.e. "just keep doing what you're doing, keep offering services, and we'll get your back."
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 3 September 2021 20:59 (two years ago) link
even though it rewards scumsucking parasites
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 3 September 2021 21:00 (two years ago) link
until this blatantly unconstitutional law eventually gets tossed
I worry that this could be 50 years given the current political situation.
― Taliban! (PBKR), Friday, 3 September 2021 21:07 (two years ago) link
When Californians get the right to start suing people for shooting deer, it'll get tossed
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 3 September 2021 21:34 (two years ago) link
I wish some big NGO or foundation (Gates, you listening?)âŚ
― caddy lac brougham? (will), Friday, 3 September 2021 22:15 (two years ago) link
The Gates foundation doesn't have an angle here, no abortion provider unions to crush.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Friday, 3 September 2021 22:17 (two years ago) link
i guess itâs just fundamentally absurd to imagine a mega-billionaire whoâd actually want Good Things and would be willing to crash his wealth to do it
― caddy lac brougham? (will), Friday, 3 September 2021 22:18 (two years ago) link
You don't get an invite to Little Saint James through good works.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Friday, 3 September 2021 22:28 (two years ago) link
meanwhile Musk probably just Zoomin w Greg Abbot on the reg.***doomer alert pls scroll past***
any billionaires that are willing to get nakedly âpolticialâ in any real sense are going to go full-on fash prob in my lifetime
― caddy lac brougham? (will), Friday, 3 September 2021 22:49 (two years ago) link
politicious
― caddy lac brougham? (will), Friday, 3 September 2021 22:51 (two years ago) link
Supercalifragilisticextrapoliticious
― Richard Marxist (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 3 September 2021 23:00 (two years ago) link
Hereâs a depressing thought - by the time someone gets a âprocedurally properâ challenge to this law before the Supreme Court, a lot of abortion infrastructure in Texas and states that pass similar laws will be gone anyway, because theyâre shut down in the meantime.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Saturday, 4 September 2021 04:47 (two years ago) link
i have another depressing one: this statute has an extremely bizarre and detailed statement of legislative intent and severability which explains that even if a court finds it's illegal in one case, the legislature intends for it to remain standing for all the *other* cases where it *doesn't* create an undue burden. and even the individual WORDS and PHRASES of the bill are intended to be severable. so these fascists want to keep a zombie abortion ban going for as long as they can no matter how many cases they lose.
― criminally negligible (harbl), Saturday, 4 September 2021 12:14 (two years ago) link
good morning!
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 4 September 2021 12:48 (two years ago) link
so these fascists want to keep a zombie abortion ban going for as long as they can no matter how many cases they lose.
i'm sorry, can't read this post because i'm too busy keeping up with the "election fraud" cases that keep going no matter how obvious it is that it's wrong
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 4 September 2021 13:42 (two years ago) link
yup
― criminally negligible (harbl), Saturday, 4 September 2021 14:59 (two years ago) link
"flood the zone with shit" has expanded beyond its original bounds of media
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 4 September 2021 15:01 (two years ago) link
TBF, the election fraud lawyers have been sanctioned, and there's a pretty good chance they'll also be disbarred, so there are potential consequences for such an approach.
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Saturday, 4 September 2021 17:38 (two years ago) link
how much money did they make along the way?
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 4 September 2021 17:53 (two years ago) link
as far as i can tell, that's an awesome way to retire. just make a bunch of money, say "fuck you" to everyone you know, and go buy some island and do rich people things
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 4 September 2021 17:54 (two years ago) link
so Sidney, what do you do?
what did i do? back on the mainland? i was a...a paralegal
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 4 September 2021 17:55 (two years ago) link
hi, the name's Rudy! don't mind that pus coming out of those pores, it's perfectly normal! back on the mainland i started my own successful chain of putt-putt complexes along the I-70 corridor!
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 4 September 2021 17:56 (two years ago) link
Hey here's another chilling thought - so-called "election fraud" would make a perfect subject matter for another texas-style bounty law.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Sunday, 5 September 2021 02:58 (two years ago) link
Yeah as terrible as the abortion law is it's also an insane legal way to try to do/undo all sorts of things. You could create a private cause of action against just about anyone or anything. It will almost certainly get shot down on all of those grounds, but imagine the possibilities if it doesn't.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 7 September 2021 01:00 (two years ago) link
It feels very troll-ish, like sovereign citizen style lawmaking.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 7 September 2021 01:01 (two years ago) link
I also think it was extra effective as something like abortion in Texas because there were apparently only like 24 abortion providers in the entire state, so there were pretty good odds of just scaring all 24 of them into shutting down. If a law like this was enacted regarding a more commonplace behavior, all hell would probably break loose at some point, and you'd certainly have legal challenges reaching the court faster.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 7 September 2021 02:53 (two years ago) link
It's fucking bad, and to roughly paraphrase the way I heard Adam Liptak put it, it just kind of seems like it can't be that you can enact a blatantly unconstitutional law and get away with it just because you were clever. On the other hand, it's important to remember that this didn't really happen just because they were "clever," it happened because the GOP got political power and used it to take over the Supreme Court. Admittedly, some of that was probably a lucky accident as Trump stumbled his way into the White House and then got three motherfucking nominations, but there have also been other very concerted and strategic long-term efforts that brought us to the current court.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 7 September 2021 02:56 (two years ago) link
Hello there, fucking Federalist Society!
― it is to laugh, like so, ha! (Aimless), Tuesday, 7 September 2021 03:10 (two years ago) link
...Which seems like a misnomer, because the original Federalists were in favor of a strong central government, not keeping the federal government as weak as possible and scattering political power to the states.
― it is to laugh, like so, ha! (Aimless), Tuesday, 7 September 2021 03:12 (two years ago) link
JUSTICE ALITO SPECIFICALLY QUOTES FROM/CALLS OUT @AdamSerwer @TheAtlantic PIECE & CALLS IT "INFLAMMATORY"https://t.co/2MygIMJKZ0— Leah Litman (@LeahLitman) September 30, 2021
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 30 September 2021 20:15 (two years ago) link
Serwer article criticized Texas abortion shadow docket midnight decision
https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2021/09/my-we-are-not-nullifying-roe-v-wade-t-shirt-has-many-people-asking-questions-already-answered-by-by-shirt
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 30 September 2021 20:18 (two years ago) link