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Celerity

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13. It's not absolute, but it's damn close & will likely be a very key part of the national suicide pact

Reply to whathehell (Reply #12)

Mon May 16, 2022, 05:50 PM

May 2022

Same for the 2nd Amendment, the Senate as it is constituted (profoundly imbalanced population-wise), the Electoral College, the filibuster, the SCOTUS (lifetime appointments, ability for the Senate to block one party for years if need be from replacing justices, etc), etc etc.

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So FDR is not good enough for you. [View all] rusty quoin May 2020 OP

Post removed Post removed May 2020 #1

I am not sure where you are going with this. murielm99 May 2020 #2

Best thing for US after Biden is voted in is to re-instated the fairness doctrine to Alwaysna May 2020 #3

The first step in a long journey. Grokenstein May 2020 #4

100% Soxfan58 May 2020 #5

+1,000 Lulu KC May 2020 #7

The Fairness Doctrine never applied to cable, so Fox News would not come under its purview. Celerity Apr 2022 #9

That said, I'm not sure it could not be made applicable.. whathehell May 2022 #10

it can't be applied to private cable/satellite networks, you instantly run into 1st Amendment issues Celerity May 2022 #11

The First Amendment is not absolute.. whathehell May 2022 #12

It's not absolute, but it's damn close & will likely be a very key part of the national suicide pact Celerity May 2022 #13

"The national suicide pact"? whathehell May 2022 #14

'National suicide pact' meaning constitutional long wave flaws that will, if not altered and also Celerity May 2022 #15

Seeing he died before us boomers were born Soxfan58 May 2020 #6

No, we weren't planning on resurrecting him, whathehell Jan 2021 #8