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I didn't say that Straw Man.

Fun Facts: Lots of Lesbian couples are having kids these days through the marvels of science and many Gay men have been hiring surrogate mothers.

And you have no authority for that outside of your own opinion.

Exactly. And how many of the homophobes and transphobes here have ever complained about that or the annual Bay To The Breakers footrace in SFO which has no Pride connection either.

LGBTQ folks are not mentally ill (at least according to most psychiatrists and psychologists)

The boycott succeeded because Chick-Fil-A IMO perceived having difficulty expanding into new territory here and abroad (see London). In the long term they could obviously see that an anti-LGBTQ stance (via their corporate donations) might hurt them by alienating a potential block of consumers.

Not true, but carry on.

You see nudity in other parades/events not just the Pride ones. For instance check out photos of the San Francisco's annual Bay To The Breakers footrace in which the public lines up along the route. And this from Seattle Fremont Solstice Parade 2023 https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/events/fremont-solstice-parade-2023-what-you-need-to-know/

If I own a company, I don't want someone who deals fact-to-face with the public, infecting them with COVID because of their refusal to take a vaccine.

They did in the case of Chick-Fil-A as the company stopped making donations to anti-LGBTQ organizations as a result of the boycott and the boycott was discontinued. Since then, gay men, lesbians and transgender folks have once again been eating those "yummy" chicken sammaches.

She should have been fired as she was in what was described as a "customer-facing role" https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/former-insurance-employee-gets-damages-in-religious-beliefs-vaccine-case-495289.aspx

What exactly does he mean by that? https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/29/trumps-debate-black-jobs-democratic-anger-00165930 Trump’s debate references to ‘Black jobs’ and ‘Hispanic jobs’ stir Democratic anger Donald Trump warned during his debate with Joe Biden and again at a Friday rally that migrants were taking “Black jobs” and “Hispanic jobs” from Americans, angering critics who called it a racist and insulting attempt to expand his appeal beyond his white conservative base. [...] “The fact is that his big kill on the Black people is the millions of people that he’s allowed to come in through the border. They’re taking Black jobs now,” Trump said during the debate on CNN. “They’re taking Black jobs and they’re taking Hispanic jobs. And you haven’t seen it yet, but you’re going to see something that’s going to be the worst in our history,” he warned without specifying the danger.

https://x.com/IlhanMN/status/1807834678847853055 The Supreme Court can no longer be trusted to uphold the Constitution. If Donald Trump is reelected, this convicted felon, rapist, and twice-impeached former President will be able to do whatever the hell he wants. It’s a scary day for American democracy.

Biden has absolutely nothing to do with the NY State prosecution.

From Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Tribe (with a 2:25 MSNBC interview clip at link). https://x.com/tribelaw/status/1807832150420643921 On re-reading the decision, I’m all the more convinced that the blow is a devastating one — a “5-alarm fire that threatens to consume democratic self-government,” to quote Justice Jackson’s powerful dissent.

From Congressman Adam Schiff: https://x.com/RepAdamSchiff/status/1807829849144254856 Today’s Supreme Court decision on Donald Trump’s immunity claim is far worse than anything I imagined... Effectively giving a president immunity for any crimes committed while in office as long as that president can plausibly claim the action was taken in some form of official capacity. It must now be presumed that the president, as king, is immune from accountability. The rule of law applies to everyone except the most powerful person on Earth. It would be difficult to overstate how much this opinion shifts the balance of power away from Congress and towards the presidency, and how unshackled a corrupt president will now be. The Court gives the president absolute power, and it will corrupt him, absolutely. As Justice Sotomayor says so powerfully, this new immunity ‘now lies about like a loaded weapon’ for any President that wishes to place his own interests, his own political survival, or his own financial gain, above the interests of the Nation.’ The Court holds that when a president acts within his ‘core’ authority, he is fully immune. And when he acts outside his core authority, but in an official capacity, the presumption of immunity is so strong as to be nearly absolute. Even if he acts in a purely personal capacity, and the Court majority gives no indication of when that would be, his statements while acting officially may not be used as evidence, and his motives may not be questioned. Having taken up a case they never should have, having waited until the last day to issue the opinion, having known it was the defendant’s strategy to deny justice by delaying it, the Court now remands the case for further proceedings of indeterminate length, ensuring there will be no accountability for Trump’s insurrectionist crimes before the election. During his abortive coup attempt, Trump told his acting attorney general and other top Justice Department officials to ‘just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the Republican congressmen.’ Now the Supreme Court says he is immune from ordering his Justice Department to lie, and the evidence of his malice, his very words, may not be used as evidence against him. Under this ruling, a president can order the assassination or jailing of their political rival, and be immune. They can take a bribe in exchange for an official act, and still be immune. They can organize a military coup to hold onto power, and still be immune. If that sounds mad, that’s because it is. This is a day that will live in legal infamy. When justices on the Court that bears Roberts’ name, paid back their appointment by a corrupt president with an opinion that provides immunity to all corrupt presidents, and weakened our democracy and the rule of law for the ages. Our only remedy is the ballot box, a new congress, and a new Court — that has more reverence for the Constitution than the lust for power.

I do, although it doesn't appear that you do.

Listening to the legal experts of NBC/MSNBC, yes. Remember Nixon said something to the effect of "If the President does it, then it’s not illegal" (and this ruling seems to confirm that).

If they cause a scene over having too many bags, yes, they can be removed.

https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/1807806493498159577 Flag: In a footnote, the conservative Supreme Court appears to say the federal cases against Trump cannot continue if he returns to the White House. John Roberts: "In the criminal context … the Justice Department 'has long recognized' that 'the separation of powers precludes the criminal prosecution of a sitting President.'"

https://x.com/AshaRangappa_/status/1807788604833308949 The Court has handed Trump, if he wins this November, carte blanche to be a "dictator on day one," and the ability to use every lever of official power at his disposal for his personal ends without any recourse. This election is now a clear-cut decision between democracy and autocracy. Vote accordingly.

From the Twitters: Seal Team Six, stand back and stand by.

https://x.com/AhmedBaba_/status/1807792294830952479 The 6-3 right-wing Supreme Court establishing immunity for “official acts” places the presidency closer to authoritarianism then ever in history. If a judge (and SCOTUS if appealed) deems certain conduct official acts, then presidents can abuse their power without consequences. The 6-3 right-wing majority is creating a new standard of “presumptive immunity” for acts alleged to be official and puts the burden on prosecutors to prove otherwise. They also say when courts are deciding whether an act is official or unofficial, judges can’t inquire into the motives of the president. This is insane.

https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/1807789806430330924 READ: The final words in Justice Sotomayor's dissent: "Never in the history of our Republic has a President had reason to believe that he would be immune from criminal prosecution if he used the trappings of his office to violate the criminal law. Moving forward, however, all former Presidents will be cloaked in such immunity. If the occupant of that office misuses official power for personal gain, the criminal law that the rest of us must abide will not provide a backstop. "With fear for our democracy, I dissent."