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Thursday, May 07, 2026

The new law, signed this month by Gov. Bob Ferguson, terminates the overfunded pension account at the end of June 2029. It would then reinstate the fund, leaving 110% of what the state expects to owe its members. As of June 2024, the fund was 160% funded. By 2029, it's expected to reach more than 200%. This move is expected to sweep nearly $4 billion from the Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' System Plan 1, or LEOFF 1, with that surplus put into a separate pot where it could potentially cover general state expenses. read more


Wednesday, May 06, 2026

Physical assaults against Jewish people in the U.S. last year reached the highest levels since 1979, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced Wednesday. Why it matters: An overall decline in anti-Jewish harassment and vandalism didn't extend to a reduction in violence. read more


Tuesday, May 05, 2026

A Green Party candidate who has pushed for Britain to pay trillions of pounds in slavery reparations is descended from a Nigerian royal family that traded slaves, it has been claimed. Antoinette Fernandez is the "reparations officer" for the Green Party's Global Majority Greens group, which works towards "racial and environmental justice". read more


Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Former Vice President Kamala Harris' support for the 2028 Democratic presidential primary surged to 50 percent in a new survey from the Center for American Political Studies and the Harris Poll, strengthening her position as the early front-runner if she chooses to run. read more


In a blow to Democrats, the Supreme Court of Virginia has declined to pause a lower court ruling that blocks election officials from certifying the results of last week's redistricting special election ... read more


Comments

Snoofy,

Only one yes, the "didn't oppose" is kind of confusing in your tally.

I would say no weapons until 25(hormones) unless ex-military, feel the same way about trans surgery. I believe a mag max is fine, but no laws on the number of mags you can carry.


It's also true that Originalism is only ever invoked by right-wingers, when they know the outcome they want, but they need to invent a legal rationale from whole cloth.

idk but it would seem to me having this as a "standard" is a good thing, even though you can search for your opinion in historical documents, in that it requires the court to go back and make an argument for their "rational" give some pre-post certification evidence as to why the opinion isn't just made out of whole cloth".

Kagan complains they are amateur historians, but really isn't that what a supreme court judge should do? Look up historical; text, opinions, rulings and interpret it to the context; the difference being the top court, there is no "stare decisis" that the lower courts could used to the satisfaction of the SC.

So they must look at history in some way.
The article you linked to clearly doesn't say any judge invents a legal rational from "whole cloth" .. ie a lie, but vary from traditionalist, or originalism, liquidation.

Also are you saying left-wingers are just making legal rational from "whole cloth"?

If not history, what should in your opinion be the "standard" the judges should use for their opinions? Their feelings? Marxism? Nazism? Or ?? what exactly should they base their opinions on?
Its really not a system of government if you base rights on "feelings" without some reference/argument someone in the past has used or made. "Originalism" encompassing "traditionalism", and "liquidation" seems reasonable for a stable society.

Why do they want to be out of Canada?

In a word? Oil, they think they can make more $$ using the resources that are available to them, and quit supporting the East coast socialist.

Questions is why would you want to be in Canada, GDP per Capita it ranks as the 51st State. But if Alberta is released the GDP per Capita could raise its standard of living.

The provinces in the east rank really really low.

Canada's richest province is not 'poorer than poorest' US state
factcheck.afp.com

Again Missippi seems to be outpacing the most liberal places in North America.

I wonder if they've considered the difficulties of foreign trade, as they would become a landlocked nation.

Easily, go through the US, as much of its trade (crude) is with the US, it over 88% of Alberta's exports. Major export routes include pipelines to the U.S. Midwest (PADD 2) and Gulf Coast (PADD 3).

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