Pick a President. And a law.

[mrsb]

Aug 28, 2012 22:29:42 GMT -5 teflep said:

Aug 28, 2012 22:28:50 GMT -5 mrsb said:

I might have to give up my citizenship if you ever become president. My husband might stay though.

Bacon no good?

Vegetarian and I used to have a college roommate who would cook bacon in our tiny dorm room every day. If you are willing to change the national food to grilled cheese I would be willing to stay and pay higher taxes.

[mrsb]

Aug 28, 2012 22:35:21 GMT -5 JLN said:

Aug 28, 2012 21:51:13 GMT -5 mrsb said:

Me for president Just kidding I am not sure who but the law I want is that no man can legislate or vote on women's health issues. No vagina no opinion.

Uh oh.

It was a half joke. (Half true in that I am really tired of reading articles on politicians trying to limit access to womens health. There are many things that politicians should be concerned about. Abortion and birth control are not one of them.) I am not stupid and do not actually think there should be a law limiting the voting rights of one sex.

[JLN]

Aug 28, 2012 22:40:48 GMT -5 mrsb said:

Aug 28, 2012 22:35:21 GMT -5 JLN said:

Uh oh.

It was a half joke. (Half true in that I am really tired of reading articles on politicians trying to limit access to womens health. There are many things that politicians should be concerned about. Abortion and birth control are not one of them.) I am not stupid and do not actually think there should be a law limiting the voting rights of one sex.

Every time someone says something like that it ends up in a multi-page thread discussing it.

[Deleted]

Aug 28, 2012 23:06:09 GMT -5 JLN said:

Aug 28, 2012 22:40:48 GMT -5 mrsb said:

It was a half joke. (Half true in that I am really tired of reading articles on politicians trying to limit access to womens health. There are many things that politicians should be concerned about. Abortion and birth control are not one of them.) I am not stupid and do not actually think there should be a law limiting the voting rights of one sex.

Every time someone says something like that it ends up in a multi-page thread discussing it.

I'm debating getting out my popcorn!!! But its early. Perhaps just coffee

[MixedBerryJam]

Okay, I have not point out here, that you cannot "legislate" around supreme court cases. If the supreme court has said it's unconstitutional, you cannot draft a law saying it's allowed.

I just want to make sure we're all on the same page there.
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I can if I go the constitutional amendment route, though, right? In which case it'd be the undoing of Citizens United. I will have to somehow invent a machine that makes enough of the states adopt, though, because if they couldn't agree on the ERA, I don't know how I'd get them to agree on CU. Off to my villain's lair to work on my mind control machine.

For president, I'll just stick with what we have now.

[anasara]

Aug 28, 2012 22:14:23 GMT -5 @dancesinchucks said:

Huntsman and repeal the Patriot Act

Amen.

[MixedBerryJam]

Aug 29, 2012 10:06:18 GMT -5 asdfjkl said:

Aug 29, 2012 9:50:32 GMT -5 MixedBerryJam said:

Okay, I have not point out here, that you cannot "legislate" around supreme court cases. If the supreme court has said it's unconstitutional, you cannot draft a law saying it's allowed.

I just want to make sure we're all on the same page there.

I can if I go the constitutional amendment route, though, right? In which case it'd be the undoing of Citizens United. I will have to somehow invent a machine that makes enough of the states adopt, though, because if they couldn't agree on the ERA, I don't know how I'd get them to agree on CU. Off to my villain's lair to work on my mind control machine.

For president, I'll just stick with what we have now.

I already said that I'm not going to get all bent on the Constitutional Amendment stuff. This is fun fantasy thread. I'm sorry for going all Debbie Downer on it.

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Don't apologize ... your thread, your rules. I knew I was "bending" them.

I'll still stick with Obama, and for a law, would "Teenage boys can never have the last word" infringe on their free speech? Because, hfs, stfu teenage boy one and teenage boy 2.

[Velvetshady]

Jed Barlett.
All nominees for Federal-level elected positions (Pres, VP, Congress) must pass a TS/SCI Full-scope Lifestyle polygraph level clearance review prior to officially being named on a ballot.

or...

For malpractice law suits involving professions where a specific license is required to practice, a true jury of peers is required--meaning a jury made up of people with that same license.

[druidp]

Aug 29, 2012 13:34:39 GMT -5 Velvetshady said:

Jed Barlett.

Oooooooh - yep, that wins.

[heightsyankee]

Aug 29, 2012 14:06:14 GMT -5 asdfjkl said:

Aug 29, 2012 13:34:39 GMT -5 Velvetshady said:

For malpractice law suits involving professions where a specific license is required to practice, a true jury of peers is required--meaning a jury made up of people with that same license.

This is actually the only kind of "tort reform" I can actually get down with. Having litigated several medical malpractice cases, asking a high school graduate working as a cashier at Target to understanding the significance of sequential brain scans in timing an alleged birth-related brain injury is a fucking joke. And nothing against cashiers. We need them (and their taxes), but how can we actually expect them to understand this shit. All they see is, wow someone is really fucked up; that's GOT to be someone's fault.

My DH would agree. He was just 2nd in command on the losing side of a HUGE O&G patent case. Patent cases are tricky stuff and I can't see how the average joe can process all that information in such a short period of time. After the case was over, the forperson on the jury basically said they thought the lead lawyer on the other side was a great guy and really like him, while they didn't like the #1 guy from DHs firm. Had Other Guy been rep'ing DH's client, they would have won. ^o) Honestly. This is how hundreds of millions of dollars in damages was decided?