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Buzzfeed has a collection of "anti-men" amendments introduced in response to all the anti-woman legislation going around. -- (link) - Mop (196 lbs) Mar 27, 09:32
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- Is Verrilli just having a bad day or is this his normal? - Will Hunting Mar 27, 09:33 4
  - I'm guessing Kagan's thinking this guy is a real a-hole right now. This is no way to get a seat on the Supreme Court. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Mar 27, 09:36
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  - I shoulda had a V8! -- nm - Verrilli si Mar 27, 09:35 1
    - What's the nearest bar to the Supreme Court? Because that's where we'll find him this afternoon. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Mar 27, 09:45
LOFL: Urban dictionary -- (link) - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 09:29
i dont think znu wrote this. 10 reasons it would rule to date a unicorn -- (link) - tRuMaN, mush-brained Mar 27, 09:25 1
- You had me at one. -- nm - znuu Mar 27, 09:29
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- If it's rejected, how much of a hit does Obama take in his chances to get reelected? -- nm - Max Mar 27, 09:30 14
  - It's an interesting question, and I see a couple of facets to it. - ty97 Mar 27, 09:38
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  - I think quite a bit with indepedendants. - spamlet Mar 27, 09:36 9
    - You are describing a sentiment that resonates with conservatives, not independents. -- nm - con_carne Mar 27, 09:44
    - Independents already feel that way. -- nm - ty97 Mar 27, 09:39 2
      - are you out there feeling independents now? - oblique Mar 27, 09:40 1
        
        hey, I just got goosed! -- nm - CQ: 21, 22. Whatever it takes Mar 27, 09:42
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      - I bet it's higher than any of the other two branches of the government. - spamlet Mar 27, 09:41 3
        
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        The court has been packed since at least the time of FDR. - spamlet Mar 27, 09:46 1
        
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  - Not much since Romney has been criticized for his health care plan which is similar to Obama's -- nm - eag Mar 27, 09:33
  - 0. because it is the evil other side that ruined it for him, not him -- nm - oblique Mar 27, 09:31
- This sucks so much. -- nm - Krusty Mar 27, 09:26
- The IM is interesting, as I read something yesterday that Roberts, not Kennedy, might be the conservative member to watch -- nm - ty97 Mar 27, 09:25 6
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    - The argument was not that this was likely, but rather that it was something to consider - ty97 Mar 27, 09:28 1
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  - on the other hand I read a piece a few weeks ago saying that while it's possible he would be a 6th vote, it's unlikely he'd be the 5th. - znufrii Mar 27, 09:27 2
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      - here's the article, fwiw -- (link) - znufrii Mar 27, 09:32
- Let's say this is struck down....does that cause any other dominos to be in play? -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 27, 09:25 8
  - SCOTUS could knock down just the mandate, or knock down the whole law. -- nm - ty97 Mar 27, 09:26
  - because of the lack of a severability clause, the whole Act could be nullified -- nm - pixitude Mar 27, 09:25 6
    - Isnt current public opnion against it anyway - eag Mar 27, 09:27 3
      - against the mandate, but for the banning of discrimination based on preexisting health conditions -- nm - con_carne Mar 27, 09:28 2
        
        The GOP has even embraced that part. -- nm - St.Vermin, ;) Mar 27, 09:37 1
        
        just not the mandate they proposed first -- nm - pixitude Mar 27, 09:47
    - Not only this Act, but other similarly themed acts involving monies? -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 27, 09:26 1
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What happens if SCOTUS kills the mandate but allows the rest of the law to stand? Three Scenarios -- (link) - ty97 Mar 27, 09:23 2
- Rar rar, like three dungeon dragons -- nm - con_carne Mar 27, 09:32
- P.S. my wife has already calculated that if we didn't have insurance, it would be cheaper to take the penalty and then buy insurance if you get sick. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Mar 27, 09:24
Teaser for the Total Recall trailer. -- (link) - Mop (196 lbs) Mar 27, 09:22 2
- Oh. Also. Awesome. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Mar 27, 09:22 1
  - yep.. -- nm - Remlik Mar 27, 09:27
interesting news in light of the "tax" debate at the USSC yesterday: DC is considering a rule that you have to pay your parking ticket before it can - Max Mar 27, 09:20 9
- LA does this - pixitude Mar 27, 09:23
- In most states you have to pay the tax due before you can contest it. - spamlet Mar 27, 09:21 7
  - But by that logic, why not impose a "parking tax" due quarterly, requiring annual filing, and if you show you didn't exceed it in tickets, you get the -- nm - tax back? Mar 27, 09:23 1
    - I was joking below. It's just a way to get your money and then finding a way to keep it. - spamlet Mar 27, 09:25
  - Yeah, but taxes are a little different than a ticket for a violation. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 09:22 4
    - But is it? That's the whole argument at the Supreme Court! (nm) - spamlet Mar 27, 09:24 3
      - ::fully admits to not knowing what the Supreme Court is up to of late:: -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 09:25 2
        
        buzzing one out under the bench. -- nm - Max Mar 27, 09:31
        
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IT'S ALIVE! YDC: my car started. Turns out... - St.Vermin Mar 27, 09:18 5
- Google. Screwing auto-repair shops since '98. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Mar 27, 09:29
- Is there a recall or something you can use to lean on the dealership to replace your errant technology? - Old Antarctic Explorer Mar 27, 09:27 1
  - I haven't seen anything yet, but I'll keep a-googlin'. -- nm - St.Vermin, ;) Mar 27, 09:31
- Nice! Saved yourself some loot and wasted time. Though it sucks you have to sit there for 10 minutes to start you car. - Krusty Mar 27, 09:25 1
  - Yeah, I hope this is an infrequent condition. And glad it's almost spring! -- nm - St.Vermin, ;) Mar 27, 09:31
screw you, ML. -- nm - loosilu Mar 27, 09:17 1
- Not here please take that somewhere private:) -- nm - eag Mar 27, 09:19
ST Poll enclosed: So, this morning Bub was watching Bubble Guppies (stupid babies picked it at school and he is revisiting now). - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 09:15 2
- Very catchy songs on Bubble Guppies, but Octonauts is Star Trek for kiddies. Excellent show. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Mar 27, 09:17 1
  - We need some new Octonauts. We have them all recorded and have recycled for weeks. - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 09:34
When would SCOTUS issue a ruling on the individual mandate, and does it impact the election? - Mop (196 lbs) Mar 27, 09:15 25
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  - This will depend on whether the Media will choose to use this decision to portray Obama as a loser - con_carne Mar 27, 09:46 2
    - Bwahahahahaha! -- nm - St.Vermin, ;) Mar 27, 09:48 1
      - We will see if this is a thing that gets mentioned a lot during the campaign - con_carne Mar 27, 09:55
  - Yeah, but does it fly? CNN was already running the story yesterday. It seems to have legs. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Mar 27, 09:16 12
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      - (purple monkey dishwasher) -- nm - Don Homer Mar 27, 09:18
      - There's a story about a 3yr old who's now got health care that would go away if this fails.... - Will Hunting Mar 27, 09:18 9
        
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        Oh, yeah? I have a story about a 200-year-old country that will 'go away' if it doesn't fail! - St.Vermin, ;) Mar 27, 09:19 6
        
        I like how after years of eroding constitutional powers, trying to fix a system that no one* thinks works is where people draw the line - Will Hunting Mar 27, 09:21 5
        
        Totally agree. I don't understand the outrage. The idea of "government takeover" of healthcare is pure fiction. -- nm - pmb Mar 27, 09:32
        
        There's more than one way to skin a cat. - St.Vermin, ;) Mar 27, 09:25 3
        
        Single payer. Done. -- nm - Krusty Mar 27, 09:26 2
        
        Agreed...Insurance has been twisted and turned in so many different directions, this is the logical way - amoxy Mar 27, 09:32
        
        I wonder if this is a warcry for liberals. (i.e. "We tried to do it their way...") -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Mar 27, 09:28
        
        This. Sorry for my kilbo-ness. - Mop (196 lbs) Mar 27, 09:18
- see B2 for this discussion. -- nm - znufrii Mar 27, 09:15 5
  - or B3, rather. -- nm - znufrii Mar 27, 09:19
  - I kinda like Everclear. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Mar 27, 09:17 3
    - For some reason I always liked their song Unemployed Boyfriend. - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 09:18 2
      - But have you ever had a boyfriend? -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Mar 27, 09:19 1
        
        Always a bridesmaid, never a bride. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 09:20
- late June -- nm - Don Homer Mar 27, 09:15
oh eff you Dawson!!! - groiny Mar 27, 09:10 16
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  - yeah, I am done. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 27, 09:14 14
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      - Quezal? - groiny Mar 27, 09:15 12
        
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        I was reviewing Guatemalan tax returns this morning so as soon as Groiny posted it made me smile. - spamlet Mar 27, 09:20
        
        OFFS. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 27, 09:17 9
        
        I think it's a little bad he's gotta go bi-lingual to beat your ass. - Will Hunting Mar 27, 09:20 8
        
        Rule One: Learn the Hebrew alphabet. Seriosuly. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 09:21 7
        
        I don't play these games; mainly cuz I hate losing and I know full well that I suck at them. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 27, 09:22 4
        
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        I am not mad that you played it. - groiny Mar 27, 09:26
        
        A bird, right? -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 09:23 1
        
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        and greek - znufrii Mar 27, 09:22 1
        
        Greek seems tyo be pretty well known, but hebrew, not so much. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 09:23
Baseball starts tomorrow?? -- nm - Don Homer Mar 27, 09:09 9
- And yet I still have a draft next weekend. -- nm - TFox Mar 27, 09:14 5
  - Same here....I'm cool with that....this foreign crap is useless. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 27, 09:15 1
    - Agreed. I wish they'd stop. Football too. - Krusty Mar 27, 09:23
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    - *bows* - spamlet Mar 27, 09:22
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- Sort of, yes. -- nm - Krusty Mar 27, 09:10
The Murdochs are in trouble again, this time for funding the hacking of it's PayTV competitors smartcards. -- (link) - LMS Mar 27, 09:08 1
- So long as they're on the defensive, they don't have time to be screwing everyone else over. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Mar 27, 09:39
Soooo anybody else have a problem with my new profile pic on FB - eag Mar 27, 09:07 13
- yes -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 09:17 2
  - You dont count - eag Mar 27, 09:18 1
    - You asked if Iliked your profile pic on FB. I do not. - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 09:19
- You look like a cop that's about done with the job. :-) - Krusty Mar 27, 09:14
- Dude? Aviators? I don't think you can pull those off. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Mar 27, 09:12 2
  - They are transition lenses they turn dark in the sun -- nm - eag Mar 27, 09:13 1
    - OK. You get a pass... this time. -- nm - Mop (196 lbs) Mar 27, 09:15
- yes. i really dont need to see you motorboating redmond when i open facebook. -- nm - tRuMaN, mush-brained Mar 27, 09:09
- what is it, your butt? -- nm - loosilu Mar 27, 09:09 3
  - well I can see how it's easy to make that mistake -- nm - Remlik Mar 27, 09:21 1
    - You can join ginger - eag Mar 27, 09:23
  - You - eag Mar 27, 09:11
- what is it, your butt?\ -- nm - loosilu Mar 27, 09:09
The Most Common Cooking Mistakes -- (link) - ty97 Mar 27, 09:07 1
I will not lie, the best thing about Friends was the Hootie song on the soundtrack. - groiny Mar 27, 09:07 1
- which is actually a cover of a 54-40 song. -- nm - Andie Mar 27, 09:11
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- oooh, thanks for the reminder. -- nm - znufrii Mar 27, 09:17
- Enough to pay for one major surgery per year for the rest of your life. -- nm - Max Mar 27, 09:16
- enough for me to quit my job with extreme prejudice... - Mel Profit Mar 27, 09:13 4
  - Sorry, I will be the one coming into the office tomorrow and dumping everything on the floor - amoxy Mar 27, 09:14 1
    - In your hoodie? - eag Mar 27, 09:15
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    - sure, you try to collect the funds. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 27, 09:14
- is it enough that I can buy the Dodgers yet? nm -- nm - groiny Mar 27, 09:08 1
  - Plus you need a bit extra for the parking lot since its seperate from the team -- nm - eag Mar 27, 09:10
whaazzzuuuuuuppppp! -- nm - Don Homer Mar 27, 09:05 1
- Nothing much. I won B2. -- nm - Spawn - The Blood Feud God Mar 27, 09:07

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