▲ 677 ▼ Florida governor removes elected opposition official, replaces with political ally (www.rawstory.com) submitted 3 years ago by GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee to c/politics@lemmy.world 82 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TrismegistusMx@lemmy.world 36 points 3 years ago (3 children) You don't need the quotation marks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] hihellobyeoh@lemmy.world 20 points 3 years ago (2 children) I agree with what you mean, but they do need them as the easiest defense against a slander suit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TrismegistusMx@lemmy.world 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'd argue in court that he's a fascist tyrant. The precedent will be useful. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] genoxidedev1@kbin.social 13 points 3 years ago (2 children) "Your honor... look at him" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago "just...I mean...just LOOK at 'em" permalink fedilink source parent [–] GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee [S] 1 point 3 years ago Problem is so are many of the judges that would theoretically see his case. The theocratic, white ethno-project has been incubating in the United States since the 70s. Democrats are too spineless to attempt to balance the Supreme Court, and all the appointees that have been made to the lower circuits will take time to be felt - time I don't think the US has before it risks going the way of the Weimar Republic. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Stitch@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) Public figures have higher barriers of proof for those accusations than a private individual would permalink fedilink source parent [–] GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee [S] 2 points 3 years ago The quotation marks are precisely why I changed the headline to something that doesn't need quotes but is still accurate and won't open up slander/libel. permalink fedilink source parent [+] kboy101222@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hihellobyeoh@lemmy.world 20 points 3 years ago (2 children) I agree with what you mean, but they do need them as the easiest defense against a slander suit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TrismegistusMx@lemmy.world 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'd argue in court that he's a fascist tyrant. The precedent will be useful. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] genoxidedev1@kbin.social 13 points 3 years ago (2 children) "Your honor... look at him" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago "just...I mean...just LOOK at 'em" permalink fedilink source parent [–] GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee [S] 1 point 3 years ago Problem is so are many of the judges that would theoretically see his case. The theocratic, white ethno-project has been incubating in the United States since the 70s. Democrats are too spineless to attempt to balance the Supreme Court, and all the appointees that have been made to the lower circuits will take time to be felt - time I don't think the US has before it risks going the way of the Weimar Republic. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Stitch@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) Public figures have higher barriers of proof for those accusations than a private individual would permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TrismegistusMx@lemmy.world 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'd argue in court that he's a fascist tyrant. The precedent will be useful. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] genoxidedev1@kbin.social 13 points 3 years ago (2 children) "Your honor... look at him" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago "just...I mean...just LOOK at 'em" permalink fedilink source parent [–] GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee [S] 1 point 3 years ago Problem is so are many of the judges that would theoretically see his case. The theocratic, white ethno-project has been incubating in the United States since the 70s. Democrats are too spineless to attempt to balance the Supreme Court, and all the appointees that have been made to the lower circuits will take time to be felt - time I don't think the US has before it risks going the way of the Weimar Republic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] genoxidedev1@kbin.social 13 points 3 years ago (2 children) "Your honor... look at him" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago "just...I mean...just LOOK at 'em" permalink fedilink source parent [–] GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee [S] 1 point 3 years ago Problem is so are many of the judges that would theoretically see his case. The theocratic, white ethno-project has been incubating in the United States since the 70s. Democrats are too spineless to attempt to balance the Supreme Court, and all the appointees that have been made to the lower circuits will take time to be felt - time I don't think the US has before it risks going the way of the Weimar Republic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago "just...I mean...just LOOK at 'em" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee [S] 1 point 3 years ago Problem is so are many of the judges that would theoretically see his case. The theocratic, white ethno-project has been incubating in the United States since the 70s. Democrats are too spineless to attempt to balance the Supreme Court, and all the appointees that have been made to the lower circuits will take time to be felt - time I don't think the US has before it risks going the way of the Weimar Republic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Stitch@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) Public figures have higher barriers of proof for those accusations than a private individual would permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee [S] 2 points 3 years ago The quotation marks are precisely why I changed the headline to something that doesn't need quotes but is still accurate and won't open up slander/libel. permalink fedilink source parent