- Dave Columbo explains democracy to an extra-terrestrial:
- This week, the Supreme Court rejected the Republican idea that state legislatures should be able to overturn election results they don’t like:
Key worthwhile few seconds:
Winning oral argument against that proposal by Neal Katyal.
It is rejected by the Articles of Confederation, rejected by the early state constitutions, rejected by the founding practice, especially, New York where judges vetoed federal election bills. It’s also rejected by this court, and cases such as Smiley and Hildebrandt.
- A woman, who had religious reasons for discriminating against a gay couple by not designing a website advocating gay marriage, gets a ruling in her favor from the United States Supreme Court.
It turns out to be a “hypothetical” case on many levels:- The web designer was not really a web designer, not having ever learned to design websites.
- The gay couple did not actually exist.
- The referenced “gay” man was surprised to find himself named in the suit.
- He is not gay.
- There was no wedding. He was already married. Had been for years.
- Happily married, with a woman.
- He never contacted the “web designer”.
- In fact he was an experienced web designer himself, with no need for any outside help with a non-wedding.
Well, anyone can make a mistake, and it’s not as if she lied to authorities about something classified. Besides, she might, in the future, get web design skills. She might develop a legal need to discriminate against hypothetical couples.
Because of a religion that forbids false witness.
Hackwhackers reacts to an excerpt from Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s dissent. - Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo of Rewire News Group review the separate affirmative action case and its likely impact on college admissions.
You may prefer a complete transcript or podcast form.
- After this week’s negative decisions:
- News reports tell us dozens of Secret Service agents have been testifying against Mr. Trump for a variety of alleged crimes.
The Palmer Report is dismissive – – partially. It is not news that agents would be willing to testify. A grand jury subpoena is not a voluntary invitation. The real news is that Jack Smith knows which witnesses to call about which crimes.
- For as long as I can remember, organized crime figures were often convicted and put into prison on the basis of recordings in which they boasted about their crimes.
Tommy Christopher reminds us of the latest excuse after Donald Trump’s own incriminating recording, an excuse past crime figures never thought to make. Tommy traces Trump’s novel defense to its likely source on Fox.
Key excuse:
The audio leaves little doubt that Trump was representing to others that he was waving sensitive papers around at that meeting, which he now claims was mere “bravado” for his guests.
- Julian Sanchez reads the bravado defense:
I do sort of love that Trump’s official defense now is “That tape? Everyone knows I’m an insecure sociopath who lies constantly to puff himself up.”
— @normative@bsky.social (@normative) June 28, 2023
- CalicoJack in The Psy of Life examines 3 specific mass brainwashing methods and their role in defending Trump’s espionage.
- The Borowitz Report has an alternate story. Americans are shocked by the audio recording proving Trump can read.
- In MadMikesAmerica, Michael J. Scott turns on his television and is startled to see Donald Trump – no longer energized as he carries his rage, bluster, and (yes) bravado. Instead, he seems burdened and tired, staring into the abyss and seeing prison time glaring back.
Key image:
It appears that the reality of his situation is slowly dawning on him – a realization that protestations, threats, and power can’t always shield one from American justice.
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