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MerryBlooms

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29. You're retired JAG, in Arkansas, and you're Texas two step dancing

Reply to TomSlick (Reply #20)

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 09:52 PM

Jul 8

around this!
You're one heckuva lawyer 🤠😆🫡

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Breaking from Gavin Newsom [View all] senseandsensibility Jul 8 OP

We all love our Governor! skylucy Jul 8 #1

Oh yes we do senseandsensibility Jul 8 #3

K & R.................. Lovie777 Jul 8 #2

here as well, Marc Elias DoBW Jul 8 #4

He'd make a good president. calimary Jul 8 #6

He's my favorite so far. llmart Jul 8 #10

thats why i reelected him before. AllaN01Bear Jul 8 #24

I will definitely give Newsom close consideration. ShazzieB Jul 9 #35

His best qualification azureblue Jul 9 #39

I'm surprised it wasn't all along! some_of_us_are_sane Jul 8 #9

He's been at the vanguard of MAGA 2.0 resistance from Day 1. BannonsLiver Jul 8 #5

Every state needs to do this IMMEDIATELY FakeNoose Jul 8 #7

You're right. It should not be necessary. hamsterjill Jul 8 #19

Kick Exp Jul 8 #8

Purple states must take the same steps. oasis Jul 8 #11

This would actually probably survive the supremacy clause too SSJVegeta Jul 8 #12

Yes, because states are in charge of elections, not the feds. wnylib Jul 8 #26

And it is explicitly stated in the constitution. A fact that matters to 5 whole justices so far. SSJVegeta Jul 8 #31

LOL popsdenver Jul 9 #36

I'm skeptical. TomSlick Jul 8 #13

Nope. Article I, Section 4. paleotn Jul 8 #15

I don't read Article I, Section 4 that expansively. TomSlick Jul 8 #17

Tenth Amendment. paleotn Jul 8 #18

That's a better argument TomSlick Jul 8 #20

You're retired JAG, in Arkansas, and you're Texas two step dancing MerryBlooms Jul 8 #29

That's what old lawyers do. TomSlick Jul 9 #42

My father-in-law was a District Judge MerryBlooms Jul 9 #43

The legislation can be written so that a proper judicial warrant would be needed with reason to believe muriel_volestrangler Jul 9 #38

Post removed Post removed Jul 8 #16

Federal agents are also armed and authorized to shoot someone threatening with a weapon. TomSlick Jul 8 #21

depends who gets the drop on who dave99 Jul 8 #25

Ridiculous and illegal senseandsensibility Jul 8 #22

No, that's not how any of this works. MerryBlooms Jul 8 #30

Democrats have to be proactive in these treacherous times dlk Jul 8 #14

ding. this . AllaN01Bear Jul 8 #23

Post removed Post removed Jul 8 #27

I don't know who you're talking about senseandsensibility Jul 8 #28

This is exactly what we need!! Proactive vs reactive!!! Pisces Jul 8 #32

He thinks and operates from a broad perspective. Sogo Jul 8 #33

THis is good, but completely misss the point Bluetus Jul 9 #34

i totally misunderstood the headline orleans Jul 9 #37

Leading the way. Martin68 Jul 9 #40

I believe there are now meds for ballot seizures. C Moon Jul 9 #41