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  1. Funny, Russ, two of the three don't even apply to working-age people. Dildo.
  2. Render unto Caesar, indeed. Christ on a crutch.
  3. Not legally they don't. Maybe as a practical matter if there is a small estate.
  4. Perhaps, you troglodyte, the prayer on National Prayer Day was intended to address those who worship God, but not Christ, as well as followers of Christ. There are a few of those, yknow. And, regarding the bold, Jesus was kind of the ultimate social activist.
  5. An old buddy of mine does or did patent contingency work for a while. He mentioned getting a check for $1M one time. Not to the firm, to him personally.
  6. He's just like us!
  7. It's actually something of a testament to the level of freedom we have achieved when the figurative polka aficionados are clashing with the figurative late-night silence aficionados in the highest tribunes of the land.
  8. Ironically, a bunch of Christofascist, mostly Catholic, assholes has co-opted the term "common good" for a scheme that achieves just that -- provided you think common good is defined by a bunch of Christofascist assholes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_good_constitutionalism I'm sure you're quite aware of this, but posted for those who aren't. IconoMacklemore is a cheerleader for this.
  9. Well, to a certain extent I agree with you. But, you have to acknowledge that Jenner is trans, among other things. Just because she's a piece of shit doesn't mean you can show disrespect to her transness, without showing disrespect to all trans. I detest Candace Owen, but I'm not about to start calling her a hard r for that very reason. I was not aware that the deadname was such a mortal thing, although it makes sense with slight reflection. So I could have made that mistake. I rely on troph and safe sex to keep me on the straight and narrow on such matters, and my group of gay friends..
  10. That Texas Law Help has consistently pretty good information, I think. It seems to be put up by an actual indigent representation 501c3 and seems to be reliable. I notice that the SEA page has links to local practices on SEAs, and Dallas' is pretty comprehensive, even if Dallas isn't the location in question. There's even a chart of intestate succession that might have been handy during the bar exam.
  11. Yeah it could. Not sure it's necessary, though. I think that helps with property titles, like cars and real estate and even accounts when there's no survivorship, or POD, or tenants in common. But, slorch should talk to a lawdog. This isn't my area, but I have been administrator of both my parents estates and am an educated observer. https://texaslawhelp.org/article/small-estate-affidavits That might be just the ticket.
  12. As set forth above, I tend to agree with your position on Ulbricht, at least in the abstract (not knowing super-specific facts). And, if he did order hits, why wasn't he charged with it? I'm not down for life sentences for drug dealers, as a general proposition, or money launderers either. I think a commutation of the rest of his sentence would be more appropriate than a pardon. What's in this for Trump anyway? Jr. like to buy his shit off the internet?
  13. Yes, please. Special Counsel or Special Prosecutors are not special because they have any special powers, really. They are appointed when there is a conflict of interest between the "line" Department of Justice and the defendant or target of the investigation, usually also part of the Executive, or the interests of the Attorney General, or a Deputy, or the President, for example. People have this persistent idea that Special Counsel are some kind of "Uber prosecutor" appointed when we're super srs about some crime. That's not it at all. They are special in the sense that they usually have just one job, as opposed to the many things pulling on US Attorneys, and their "jurisdiction" is not somewhat geographically limited in the same way as US Attorneys. And they tend to be very good prosecutors. But other than that, they're not so special. Garland did not appoint Smith because he finally got serious about Trump, it was because Trump declared his candidacy against the sitting President, nominal head of DOJ, making the conflict of interest more real and less theoretical.
  14. What a crock of shit. When did you become such a conspiracy nut?
  15. I think his sentence is overlong. I would favor a commutation of all but maybe 10-15 years.
  16. Also, regarding Woodrow Wilson and Eugene Debs. Many prosecutions have some political elements to them, sure. No argument there. And the Alien and Sedition Acts have a sorry history of attempting to criminalize dissident, but not criminal speech. The Debs prosecution was a pretty shameful episode in our history, both for the law applied and the way the prosecution was conducted, although Debs was his own worst enemy there. And we already knew Wilson was a piece of shit. Also Debs ran for President from prison. Obviously, he was not elected, but a precedent for Trump. His sentence was commuted by Harding, which I find highly appropriate.
  17. The way I see it, when the government criminally prosecutes someone, it is absolutely the most acute pitting of the government against the individual, and the power imbalance is enormous. I think that's the way it should be seen and why we have a presumption of innocence and various other procedural safeguards available (at least to those with the savvy, lawyers, and finances to assert them). When an incoming administration has sworn to prosecute people ahead of any criminal investigation and without serious regard to their actual guilt, but because of their political opposition, or even more petty reasons (making Trump look bad), I can't really argue with a pardon to preempt that. Among Biden's pardons, Hunter's is certainly worse, as he was investigated, tried, and found guilty. When the facts are as bad as they were against Hunter, the notion of a prosecution being "political" kind of loses any significance. The same is also true of Trump's criminal charges. I am a big fan of pardons, more specifically commutations of sentences. The justice machine reaches some really draconian results in too many cases. But, that has little bearing on this.
  18. But the adults are back in office.
  19. Fucking adults. Gulf of America. Again, OP. FUCK YOUR OWN FACE. EABOD AND DIAF.
  20. Sorry for your loss. A probate proceeding would take care of any creditor's claims, to the detriment of that bank account. You are also supposed to file a final income tax return and an estate tax return even if none is payable, but only if the estate exceeds $13,990,000 https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/frequently-asked-questions-on-estate-taxes https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/how-do-i-file-a-deceased-persons-tax-return In the absence of a probate, not really sure what happens. At least in theory, only assets of the estate would be liable for creditor claims. But once distributed to heirs and commingled with their funds, possibly more could be subject to creditor claims. My Dad passed away with only a monthly balance of a couple hundred dollars on the credit card. I logged in to pay it and it wouldn't let me. I called and they had somehow received notice of his death and closed the account, and took like $50 in lieu of the couple hundred owed, right then and there. It was insane. In an actual probate, if a creditor files an unsecured claim, they can usually be bought off for pennies on the dollar to avoid having to make an appearance and fight for some share of the assets. If the appointed administrator fails to properly do all this, s/he can become liable for portions of any debts.
  21. Found a productive use for that budget surplus!
  22. Im sorry, that made me laugh. I got a vision of it.
  23. it's an interesting thought experiment, if it doesn't drive you insane. On the one hand, JDV is a lot smarter than Trump and therefore much more capable. But, as is the grand question, with Trump off the board, what does he do? Keep Trumping or revert to his original, somewhat more sane tendencies? Also, he's insanely unpopular, even among Trump's base. So what can he get done? What does Congress do with Trump off the board?
  24. But we're gonna spend money having the FAA and other agencies reprint those charts. Great government for grownups!
  25. Well, I think it really boils down to names like "democratic socialists," or really even "democratic." In places that succumbed to Soviet communism, the complicit parties were always the "democratic socialists" or something very close to it. It's not a very nuanced thing. But, given that they were also all pretty much beneficiaries of asylum and programs like temporary protected status, you'd think they'd be a bit more sympathetic. Eh, not really. Tengo el mio.
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