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In Trump v. United States (2024), the Supreme Court ruled that U.S. presidents have absolute immunity for actions within their core constitutional authority and at least presumptive immunity for all official acts, but no immunity for unofficial acts. No.

Oh, yeah? Glen Assoun Donald Marshall Jr.: Spent 11 years in prison for a 1971 murder in Nova Scotia before being exonerated. Guy Paul Morin: Wrongfully convicted of the 1984 murder of9-year-old Christine Jessop; exonerated by DNA evidence in 1995. David Milgaard: Served 23 years for the 1969 murder of Gail Miller before DNA evidence proved his innocence. Steven Truscott: Sentenced to death at age 14 in 1959 for murder; acquitted in 2007. Thomas Sophonow: Wrongfully convicted three times for a 1981 murder and spent nearly four years in prison. Romeo Phillion: And others.

Luke 19:27 Ezekiel 9: 5-7 Numbers 31:17-18 (I think this one was written by Epstein's ancestor) Judges 19 (Stephen King can't write horror like that) 1 Samuel 15:3

I said "as politicised". Do we have right wing judges saying the PM is above the law? Do we have right wing judges saying "Money is Speech"? And on and on...

With what looks to me to be 'tilted ice' (in his favour) PP needs an extremely good vote count tonight. What will the aftermath be? If he doesn't get 75% plus, will he resign? Probabaly not. If he wins will there be more floor-crossers? Very possible. With PP at the helm, would the Cons want a quick election? Would the Libs? No and No. Can this leopard change his spots to get more Canadians to like and trust him? He'll try, but No. Will the convention be basically an Alberta forum? Yeah. Does anybody else want the job at this point? No. Will they allow delegates to hold referendum signs? They'll ask them not to but some will disobey. Instead of jellybeans in a jar, lets guess how many of the 4100 (or roughly 2,500, depending on the source) delegates will sport Cowboy hats. I'm guessing 42%.

Except in some jurisdictions just being there is enough: https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/stories/deeply-rooted-oklahoma-case-spotlight-tremane-wood "Tremane Wood was convicted and sentenced to death in Oklahoma County in 2004. He was sentenced to death for the murder of Ronnie Wipf during the commission of a robbery, a murder that his brother, Jake Wood, admitted committing. Jake was represented by a litigation team that worked diligently to secure a life sentence, while Tremane was appointed an overworked attorney who was struggling with alcohol and substance use disorders while handling approximately 100 cases." Jake committed the murder, Tremane was saved from execution by the governor.

And that's a good thing, right? We don't want supremes as politicized as in the States.

I agree with the first sentence. The second is just lazy criticism.

Hands up - who believes in simple solutions to difficult nuanced problems?

I totally agree with that and I don't cry over missed opportunities, etc... I never said anything to the contrary. My lawyer, duh. Read the post. Who's complaining? Just stating the facts as I see them. Some. Many because of what they were born into, whether money or family.

Yeah, I'll call my lawyer right away, have him put most of my assets in a tax haven country. Oh, wait: most of my assets are my small house... Anyway he'd have to wait 'til my CPP comes in next month to get paid... Any other ideas?

So why is this thread in the Federal Politics in Canada forum?

Ok, let's take a drive through the suburbs. Look at the size of those houses, how many cars in the drive, how many speedboats, pools... Let's go inside. How many rooms, bathrooms, tvs, A/C, etc... How many vacations in Mexico, pre-cooked meals, on-line shopping (Instant gratification takes too long), kids with $1000 Iphones... How much access to Credit... Of course there's unemployment, people trying to keep their head above water, etc... But it's always been like that. It waxes and wanes... Nostalgia's fine but how many people would actually want to go back? And of course, the widening wealth gap isn't helping, but that's not because the middle class is failing. It's because so much of what the 1% have is not taxed fairly. We tax money, not people, and a lot of capital is not being taxed. And I'm wondering what AI is going to do to allieviate or exacerbate problems.

Depends where you are and; Don't buy a shitty house! Get it inspected. !950s houses - no vapour barrier, little insulation, 60 amp services, wood single pane windows - you want to go back to that?

How many prisoners have been found innocent after years in prison or on Death Row? "It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent person suffer," Origin: Often attributed to Sir William Blackstone in his Commentaries on the Laws of England (1760s), the concept has roots in earlier Jewish law and Roman law.

You're gonna have to be way more specific.

There's no such thing as 'The Good Ol' Days'. Does that mean there were no poor hungry people in the early 1970s?

What's the quote? "There's Lies, Damn Lies, and statistics." I guess it depends on who's doing the math and what their formula and intentions are.

And houses are double in size despite people having fewer children. "In the early 1970s, the average new home in Canada was approximately 1,050 to 1,200 square feet. By comparison, median single-detached house sizes in Ontario specifically were around 1,317 sq ft in the 1970s, before increasing to over 2,300 sq ft by the 2020s." "$46,273.00 in 1975 would cost: $252,816.06 in 2025." "Average Family Net Wealth (1976): Approximately $46,273 Average Family Net Wealth (2025): Approximately $520,000" Looks like both house size and family wealth have doubled since the 70s.

No one factchecks him to his face. They just let him 'weave' his lies, boasts and accustions ad nauseum. And oh, yeah, the right went easy on Obama... I never said he was in cognitive decline. I just said he's full of shit.

Yeah, Blah Blah Blah... I remember people saying the same thing when I was kid. And I'm an old geezer. "In 1970, the average income of a census family was $9,600." "In 2024, average household income around $106,300." Damn immigrants!

Ther's a big difference between MOUs and trade deals. Trump just threatened South Korea for not passing their MOU in parliament. And all those MOUs came with higher tariffs. Total BULLSH!T!

Research indicates that human intellectual output and cognitive performance often reach a peak around age 35, entering a "hump-shaped curve" where performance increases through early adulthood, stabilizes, and then begins a gradual decline around age 45. Visual Artists: Prolific output for painters and visual artists often peaks around age 35, where they hit a sweet spot of fresh creativity and refined technique. Musicians: For musicians, particularly in improvisational or performance-driven genres, peak creative output often hits around age 36. While the average life expectancy at birth in the 19th century was low—generally between 30 and 40 years due to high infant and child mortality—educated, upper-class, or elite individuals who survived childhood lived much longer. For this demographic, it was not uncommon to live into their 60s, 70s, or even 80s. Educated or elite individuals in the Renaissance (e.g., scholars, artists, merchants) who survived childhood often lived to be 50–70 years old. While overall life expectancy at birth was low (roughly 30–40 years) due to high infant mortality, adults in this class benefited from better nutrition and sanitation, frequently living into their 60s

So you're saying conservatives can enact liberal policies. Good for them. But then why do you guys call all liberals Leftards and traitors... or worse? I was arguing about definitions and the false dichotomy implied.

OK, but I'm still not buying it. If you're all about conserving the past you're conserving the bad with the good. We used to call the Progressive Conservatives the Forward- backwards party. Sounds like you want to have it both ways, while at the same time implying liberals don't want to keep the good parts of tradition and policy. If I was rich and powerful I might want to keep things just as they are, too. That's a feudal mentality that puts brakes on upward mobility. "When you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression"