The Sicatoka

You've heard the story of democracy where two wolves and a lamb vote on what's for lunch, yes? That's why the Electoral College. Without the EC, well, a national candidate would only have to go here.

As the resident libertar-conservative at USCHO (haven't haunted there in months) I said that and was heckled that only Rs do that.

Scott Adams explains the "McConnell Rule" to his arch-nemesis.

Then why post something that's "obvious".

He is a master persuader. Scott Adams wrote a whole book about it.

An EO can not override the Constitution, and election of the President is Constitutionally mandated and proscribed.

In light of the Nevada ruling (where casinos can be full but churches are still restricted), I respectfully disagree. It should've been both or neither.

"The Wall" is a foreign relations matter (the wall would go up between Arizona and sovereign Mexico, not Arizona and California). Foreign relations is Constitutionally (Article II) the Federal domain.

But because there's no past precedence for something ('nothing on the books') doesn't mean something is legal either. What you're saying is we'd be in uncharted waters with no precedence.

"The highest-ranked, uncommitted, college-eligible player ..." He is 96th. Happy to have him? Heck-yah. But this ain't Jonathan Toews ... yet.

I'm always willing to give a whole lotta Mike.

You just spelled it out. Authority --> Justification --> Mandate --> And they'd have to make their argument because there's nothing on the books. At this point, it must be noted that if they have to make a legal argument for it, they don't presently have authority to mandate.

The trademark notation is all over this cloth.

Gee, and some would like to change "1st" in your statement to "2nd" I'm sure. And please explain how one can "mandate" if one does not have "authority". -- I mandate you eat a PB&J for supper tonight! (You laugh because I'm not the boss of your meals.)

As the article title says, that is wonderful Commentary; but, until the issue is argued and adjudicated in the courts it is just that ... commentary (aka opinion).

I'm no lawyer, and I didn't even stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, but I'd go with the old standby: Amendment 1: freedom of speech (widely interpreted today to include freedom of expression). Put a far less subtle, less PC, way: Don't make me wear a gold star.

That would require the powers of deity (think: Lazarus). And clearly, folks who do not favor Mr. Trump would not want him to have god-like power such as that.

I'm saying quit expecting Presidents to do things that are clearly beyond their human control.

So why are we ascribing viral deaths to non-deity Presidents.

Why do some believe we have a deity-monarch? The President of the United States has no god-like power. And they are not a monarch as they are not there for life (contrary to an theories attributed to Misters Obama or Trump). The President can not waive a scepter, preach an incantation, and make a virus go away. Yet some believe they can. Mr. Obama couldn't; Mr. Trump couldn't. The President is a human, nothing more, nothing less.

And now we go live to a Walz consultant briefing ...

In north Minneapolis, a 17 year old (whose life matters, Inc.) is shot dead https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8743623/Campaign-staffer-17-Ilhan-Omars-Republican-opponent-shot-killed-Minneapolis.html And the Minneapolis City Council wonders ... where are the cops (after they defunded them). https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/09/15/with-violent-crime-on-the-rise-in-mpls-city-council-asks-where-are-the-police The Onion couldn't do a better job.

Is that what you kids call it these days?

https://www.nperf.com/en/map/US/-/3255.Verizon-Wireless/signal/?ll=46.87873365912776&lg=-96.74663543701172&zoom=12 Closest on this map is downtown MSP.

Seeing that makes me shake my head. It's like only driving the front half of your car into the garage in a hail storm.