billiam0202

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[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

So that's what it looks like when Gemini hallucinates!

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Most of the problems caused by Trump are for this exact reason.

Congress is too paralyzed to be effective anymore. The GOP is fully on Gingrich's "never compromise with the Dems for any reason, and hold the government hostage until you get your way" corruption while the Dems are the party of "we're beholden to the same corporate money as the GOP but at least the GOP doesn't have to pretend to not be".

Also, our eternally-increasing election cycles means that if you're a Rep, you get maybe one full year to legislate before having to worry about the optics for your re-election.

Add in procedural bullshit like the Hastert Rule and the filibuster and the result is a government that only functions via executive order or when one party controls all the branches (and maybe not even then, depending on how extreme your caucus is or how bought your Senators are).

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

The actual definitions of words mean nothing to them.

Insert Sartre quote about arguing with antisemites here.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

And this isn't even a law, it's a resolution.

That's literally the least thing Congress can do, after just walking into the building.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 63 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (8 children)

In much the same way that Confederate memorabilia is collectable.

As in, "You should avoid anyone who collects this shit. They're probably a white nationalist."

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 32 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

When you don't know the actual definition of words, you can use them to mean anything.

Kinda like how they don't know what Marxist, Leninist, socialist, globalist, woke, trans, leftist, liberal, or DEI actually mean, so the right just uses them all interchangeably to mean "things I don't like or that scare me".

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Nah, it's just changed from

Learn to code

to

Learn to AI prompt engineer, bro!

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Essentially, yes.

The source provided by OP is lacking in details but here's one with more.

When an appeal is filed at the Circuit Court level, it's first heard by a panel of judges. The judges are supposed to be a random selection of three from the circuit (I don't know if it's ever more or less; I've only ever heard it as three. Someone more law-talky feel free to correct me).

In this case, the three-judge panel (consisting of two Trump appointees 🙄) granted the feds an emergency stay- meaning nothing can be done to stop the feds until the case has been heard, which they've set on the docket for Tuesday.

There are various reasons for an emergency stay but usually the reasoning goes like this: the panel believes that the defendant (eg, the feds) will suffer some sort of harm (in the legal sense, not necessarily the physical sense) if they allow the plaintiff (California) to get what they want. Also, they believe that the defendant is likely to succeed on the merits of their arguments. So if the defendant is likely to win their case and they would suffer legal harm if the courts allowed the plaintiff to stop them while the case was being decided, then the correct course of action is to maintain the status quo until the official ruling.

After that, the next step is to request an en banc hearing, which is where the entire circuit court hears the case. They could either affirm the panel's decision or reverse it, and either way it's likely this case would then be appealed to SCOTUS.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago

House votes on "takesies-backsies" cause Dear Leader told them to find him more ICE money.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

"Contingent" on what, Kegsbreath?

Greenland making fun of Trump?

Denmark still refusing to "sell" it?

Trumpy needing yet another distraction from some stupid shit he's doing he wants to hide?

You getting cranky from the DTs?

 

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