Didn't the Japanese commission today mention the contract only requires it happen sometime in 2020?  Which side is Trump and who is Dr Fauci in this scenario?

Screw Trader Joe’s. It took them until 2019, under duress of a consumer petition, to finally eliminate so much of it’s excessive plastic packaging. Not to mention it’s completely lackluster efforts at only stocking sustainable fish.

They evidently still had “reasonable doubt” about those charges. Hard to know why without jurors coming forward.

Our legal systems and journalism, because of potential defamation, aren't well suited for this type of issue.  Men who abuse and assault like this make me wonder if we'll ever find a way to protect survivors and help them find justice.  And sadly, until that magical day, these women are often left with an option that…

Admirable goal. Sadly this particular case seems to involve an expired TRO, correct? If so it wouldn’t have done much unless he had stalked her in the TRO timeframe. He seems like the type of menace that “gamed” it better than that.

Sadly, in some ways, untrue. The only “rights” one can lose under a TRO are in relationship to the person awarded the order. House arrest is a fairly steep escalation and rightfully requires due process consistent with the measure.

Would be co constititionally difficult. Temporary restraining orders require a lower standard of due process because they are temporary. I believe court mandated therapy, of any sort, would require full legal intervention including a trial and judgement. Hard to force people into legal consequences without full due…

Centrist, moderate who often votes blue but highly uncertain I can vote for Bernie. Out country is just too split for his agenda. And I don’t know any red-leaning undecideds who will remotely vote for him.

If it’s written to a third party, a "false statement of fact" and could cause harm to the one it’s made against. That’s really all libel/defamation takes. The public figure component would have required proving malice, a much higher standard.

Not many Utah Mormons who will vote for a Democrat but nationally Mormons are noticeably more conflicted.  Support for Biden nationally is a shockingly high 40%+ for Mormons, that says something.

Disagree. Democrats are already saying they’ll afll in line with “whoever wins” the primaries. I’m seeing such rhetoric everyday on Facebook and social media.  Just like 2016 was "anyone but Hillary" for Republicans, 2020 is shaping up to be "anyone but Trump" for Democrats.

They are and do. But I live in rural-ish Utah and support for Trump is stronger than ever. And nothing will make them vote for him more than a "socialist" big federal government candidate like Sanders.  It will push 2016 votes closer to the conservative average.  There have been Trump 2020 signs on my block for 6…

I hate seeing articles like this. 2016 should have taught us how we treated conservatives like Romney feeds the resentment that fuels the rise of demagogues like Trump. I don’t expect full throated adulation but the open mockery we are seeing of what was a historic vote is politically disheartening. It’s stuff like…

Romney does not carry much weight with the Mormons here. He’s seen as “flip-flopping” “carpetbagger”. Make no mistake, Utah Mormons will vote for Trump. For an accurate read on tthe temperature of Utah Mormons, see how Mike Lee speaks and votes about Trump.

Many struggled to vote for Trump. But his support is shockingly strong here. Romney will likely lose his next election in 4.5 years. His criticisms of trump are publicly despised. As much as they were torn by Trump there is a strong tendency to respect authority/heirarchy and going against a leader is verboten. Romney…

Thanks for clarifying. My mistake.

They aren’t required to make such statements. If anything the Hardee’s one is an example of what happens when we become too litigious.

In some ways I hope you are correct. But Jr is popular in the conservative circles I travel in. The Donald was the battering ram entry into “establishment” politics now they would be fine with someone less impulsive and constrained. Neither of them are great businessmen which has always been the great irony.

I agree on much of what you say especially GOP control of Senate. Disagree on Kavanaugh; his concepts of unitary executive in his writings required legislation. I think he and Gorsuch are way too smart to play the games described. Future justices? Hard to say but I think most vying for that position truly care about…

Uh, not how that works. No matter how much Congress is behind him how have to have the state votes to repeal it. It’s the only way to ammend the Constitition.