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Did Roe and Casey have sufficient Constitutional basis?
I don’t know either way. Here again, someone smarter than I, a Yale Constitutional Law Professor, liberal, pro-choice, and outspoken on the original basis of the Roe decision:
One interesting issue that has been raised amongst the noise. While Roe was widely panned by legal scholars over the past half century, there were a LOT of opportunities to shore up the question by passing substantive legislation on the topic. Plenty of periods with either D or R majorities in Congress and/or the executive, but instead of anchoring what everyone is currently raging about in this moment, at best incendiary legislation which couldn’t even garner votes within the proposing party for passage.
The issue isn’t one that politicians are interested in solving as it is too valuable a cudgel to wield when needed. We are participating in that RIGHT NOW.
Regardless, poor case law is poor case law, and should be revisited, as SCOTUS has rightly done several times in the past. In that regard, I’m all for SCOTUS taking a closer look at previous rulings. My short list:
Eminent Domain for commercial rezoning
Civil Asset Forfeiture
4th Amendment
Qualified Immunity
United States v. Miller
All the while I’m sitting in Texas, which if recent history is any guide, is going to tee this up for some shitshow legislation on the other side. From where I’m sitting, the clowns in Austin are going to Californicate this state before the California transplants have a chance to lace up their boots.
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Possibly one of the most compelling, but more importantly balanced treatments on the subject that I've ever come across.
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On 4/30/2022 at 2:46 AM, AirGuardianC141747 said:
Just curious, if retiring active duty do you still have a year for the paid for move/final pcs if you will to most anywhere you choose? (Might be based on your initial active duty entry point?) Or was it just having your goods in storage for one year and being able to extend every year up to five years if you submit your request on time?
You're able to request a one year extension on your retirement move entitlement. I extended twice, and was told that they were cinching down on the extensions and that I probably wouldn't get another. Worked out; retired in '18, moved the house in '20, about 2.5 years later.
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56 minutes ago, ClearedHot said:
Have a buddy at Southwest who posted this:
We had a full class of 30 new hires; only 10 showed up for class, why? Long time to upgrade (10+ YEARS), we fly more than our peers for same or less pay, poor contract. Not so at Delta and FedEx…for starters….
That sucks. WN was my rock solid #1 choice, which was really an emotional position more than anything else due to family ties. Hell, if they cold called me right now I'd seriously consider bailing on my 3yr legacy spot. Unfortunately, while I was updating that application most frequently, it was the least penetrable of all the majors. I had the longest list of contacts on property who were willing to walk my resume into whatever office necessary to get me a call. Unfortunately, HR had (and assuming still has) an iron grip on the hiring process. Hell, one of my senior CA references said that if Rocky himself owed you a huge poker debt there was nothing even he could do to budge the needle.
FedEx learned their lesson and course corrected. Hopefully WN follows suit.
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22 hours ago, Prozac said:
As far as I’m aware, Hunter Biden has not been convicted of anything regarding the laptop story yet, nor was his name on any ballot in 2020. Not sure what you mean when you say it turns out to be “true”. If you mean there is in fact an ongoing investigation, sure, ok. If you mean that he did something wrong, well that remains to be seen. If he did, I hope he is convicted and appropriately punished.
No journalist (aside from extreme fringes, and certainly nowhere in the NYP story) stated that HB was "guilty" of crimes, though they were easy to infer from the existence of the evidence. That the evidence existed, having far exceeded the threshold of journalistic verification, was the thing that was suppressed uniformly by big tech and outright lied about by the intel community.
No big deal, right? The question becomes "what is influence", and at what level does that influence become direct interference and outright tampering with outcomes?
Start with one of the most seemingly benign forms of "influence" that is so commonplace that it is at this point completely invisible though it is in plain sight: search bar autocomplete. Do you think that this feature has any influence on you or your thinking? Of course not, that's silly, besides, I use _____ (DuckDuckGo, Brave, etc.).
I'm not nearly smart enough to answer, so I'll leave you with someone who is: Dr. Robert Epstein.
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On 4/20/2022 at 6:11 PM, Danger41 said:
Your guys squadrons actually honor PMCR?
In the fighter squadrons it wasn't written in any regs, but woe be to the SOB that showed up the next day without rest and there was scheduling fallout. The attached guys were typically jonesing to get out of the late debriefs as they weren't available anyway the following day and had meetings they couldn't get out of, so at 0230 they were looking at their watches and bolting for the door, knowing they had to be at their desk at 0700 regardless.
But that Lt FNG better not walk in the door before 12 hours later.
Top3 during 2nd go: "FNG Slapnuts to the ops desk"
FNG SN: "oh yeah I wasn't on the schedule so I was here at 0730"
DO: "MF'er you did WHAT?!?!?!"
There just wasn't extra bodies around so it was an understood standard (sometimes actually in the standards, but not always).
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21 hours ago, Prozac said:
The AF should keep this in mind when airline hiring falls off (and it will….someday) and it is again tempted to treat people like garbage because it can.
We literally just watched the AF do a full grunt 360 degree bat turn on retention.
Pre-COVID: OMG we have a retention CRISIS y’all!!! O5 for all my friends!
COVID: [180] Cut bonus, needs of the AF, same tune
Post-COVID: [180] [see meme above]
These lessons do not get learned. They simply don’t.
Get a line number.
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5 hours ago, Lord Ratner said:
Because it was at least 99% Boeing's fault. That said, at least at American Airlines it is highly unlikely that emergency would have led to a crash. Our pilots are much more proficient at hand flying and do so for somewhere between 5000 to 25,000 ft each leg, mostly on climb out.
Don't get me wrong, Boeing owns the Max fiasco fair and square. But which is it, 99% Boeing's fault, or it wouldn't have happened here because of our training and proficiency? Ignoring the airmanship (or conspicuous lack thereof) in either Lion Air or Ethiopian is about as valid as completely ignoring it in AF447.
Of course, what I really want to know is what the Nav thinks, with two votes on the topic. [popcorn gif]
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1 hour ago, brabus said:
That’s awesome. While some places are definitely better than others, nowhere is safe from this crap. It is directed to the states from the federal level, so it is there in some form, even if “minor” in comparison to off-the-rail places like CA, etc. Bottom line is parents need to be vigilant and continuously demand full transparency and understanding of curriculum their kids are under. If there’s the slightest pushback from teachers, admin, or school board when you ask pointed questions and demand to see things for yourself - you have a much bigger problem than you think.
Shack.
I've decided, though I haven't seen any evidence of chicanery, that I'll make it a point just to go sit in on a school board meeting. And make it a point to vote in school board elections. Again, not because I think there is anything nefarious afoot in my little ISD, but because it is clearly important for parents to show up and be visible; if only to shake hands and thank the board members that have taken the time to step up and serve. Message sent.
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11 hours ago, brabus said:
Why are parents surprised? This shit is everywhere. If any of you read this and say, “glad that’s not in my kid’s (public) school,” you’re 100% wrong. Time for everyone to get off their asses and fight this bullshit.
My kids school has a sign in the parking lot that reads something to the effect of "Staff is armed and will use lethal force to defend students."
I'm not saying that stuff isn't at my kids' school. But maybe not.
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https://www.axios.com/boris-johnson-ukraine-zelensky-2283122f-3d5a-487a-91df-95eb62d81f5b.html
I'm going to guess that some very top-shelf and seldom used UK capes were dusted off in order to arrange this meeting.
Ballzy, Boris, ballzy indeed.
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1 hour ago, Prosuper said:
Does that include the 787?
lol, yeah, probably not.
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16 hours ago, Lawman said:
Yeah people would probably not be ok with the resultant crash of every airborne commercial aircraft within hundreds of miles, not to mention the mass attack to infrastructure of countries not directly involved in hostilities.
You can still land a Boeing...
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19 hours ago, hockeydork said:
- The backbone of our electrical grid to power these should be as much wind & roof top solar (where it works) as we can put in the ocean/on houses and as high as we can put it so where the wind blows more constant. Supplement this with nuclear plants on cloudy days/low wind. Have an app that informs people based on weather projections when will be a good time to charge their commuter/program their dishwasher/laundry machine to run.
Ops tested Feb 2021 in TX.
Wind and solar make great supplementals, not the main mast of the ship.
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2 hours ago, ClearedHot said:
I agree with @nsplayr,
Mark the tapes...
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17 hours ago, Lord Ratner said:
The other mind fuck is your first experience with ramp. Imagine trying to drive a 737 through a six-lane roundabout in Kabul during rush hour. That's pretty close to CLT ramp.
While setting the parking brake at the gate on my first IOE leg into ORD, CKA turns to me (still wearing my WTF just happened face) and says “Welcome to O’Hare, world’s largest uncontrolled field.”
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3 hours ago, ViperMan said:
Putin is throwing his d*ck around in Europe and we are caught with our pants down.
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3 minutes ago, Guardian said:
Having any luck finding a place? It’s hard to find a GI Bill rotorcraft place online.https://www.veracityaviation.com/ is where I'm looking at the moment, but I was going to scour the DFW area options before I commit.
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5 minutes ago, SocialD said:
I used 31 months of MGIB-SR in the early 2000s. Talking with multiple VA folks, they say I have to find a way to burn up the remaining 5 months of MGIB, if I want to get the full 12 months of post 9/11 benefit. If I don't burn it (I can't forfeit it), then I'll only get 7 months of post 9/11 GI bill. What a jacked up system.
Sooo....anyone know of any 4-5 month programs that cost about $400/month to blow some MGIB? Lol.
Can't help you there. I burned every last month while at school for undergrad. Yeah, that is a phuked up gotcha.
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16 hours ago, BFM this said:
Why would you want the MGIB when you should qualify for the P911GIB.
Makes sense now.
I received my last semester of MGIB benefit in 2001, so I was ineligible for P911GIB...for the most part. I still have a year of eligibility which I'm planning on using to add rotorcraft to my commercial. Jus for funsies.
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Why would you want the MGIB when you should qualify for the P911GIB.
The meaning of life and other ill sh!t
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Fair; I guess clarification is needed.
I view the abortion law passed last year as very bad public policy, ripe for use to mobilize less moderate progressives, who already have a foothold in most urban centers within the state. Fast forward to SCOTUS striking down Roe, and a new law even more extreme than the previous iteration. At some point it becomes a watchspring that gets wound tighter and tighter, and at some point progressives start making gains not just in TX urban centers, but in the suburbs, and at some point the political balance shifts to Illinois, where the vast majority of the land mass is conservative, but that means jack squat.