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dickthegrouch

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17. Sadly the process also makes it very difficult to correct unintended consequences.
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 02:20 PM
Feb 20

When even SCROTUMS can't re-visit issues they caused without an active en-point case, and the legislature's inability to acknowledge short-sightedness many bad laws arre still on the books, and still being exploited by unscrupulous people (including many attorneys).

I remember being told in my first College-level Physics lecture "Accuracy is paramount, you are engineers now", as our professor failed the entire class on a pop quiz for making an assumption that wasn't stated in the question. Several people had objected, since they showed their working and their answer using the incorrect assumption (the gravity force being exerted) was correct.

Many years later the first mars lander crashed and was rendered an entire waste due to a similar assumption.

Lawmakers should similarly be subjected to such rigorous training.

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I can hardly believe it, but UpInArms Feb 20 #1
He certainly gave a history lesson. Buckeyeblue Feb 20 #5
reminding of the history of a king imposing taxes without representation bigtree Feb 20 #21
One can hope Tim S Feb 20 #2
amen bigtree Feb 20 #19
DURec leftstreet Feb 20 #3
nah. they're just trying to save B.See Feb 20 #4
there is a strong element of saving their own financial portfolios here bigtree Feb 20 #8
So, seems they know how to reference B.See Feb 20 #11
there were sly exploitations of relatively recent conservative doctrine by some of the majority bigtree Feb 20 #20
Armies of masked thugs deporting our best customers are bad for business Bluetus Feb 20 #6
Nope. Just says he values his wallet more than loyalty to Trump Raven123 Feb 20 #7
I agree with that bigtree Feb 20 #9
The problem is Gorsuch was one who agreed on the Trump immunity decision Raven123 Feb 20 #13
I get that bigtree Feb 20 #15
Or he's renegotiating lame54 Feb 20 #10
Only when big money is at stake. 617Blue Feb 20 #12
I agree on that bigtree Feb 20 #16
K&R UTUSN Feb 20 #14
Sadly the process also makes it very difficult to correct unintended consequences. dickthegrouch Feb 20 #17
Gorsuch addressed that, I think, by pointing to the 'major questions doctrine' bigtree Feb 20 #18
'btw' bigtree Saturday #22
It appears that 2 of the 3 TACO picks are THINKING on their butts! ProudMNDemocrat Saturday #23
My question then: why did the esteemed right-side of the Court . . . peggysue2 Saturday #24
it's the old adage, I think, about who's ox is gored bigtree Saturday #25
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