Freedom of speech everywhere, except in the halls of Congress.
Insider trading illegal, expect for Congress people.
Got it. Any other double standard I should know of?
Same with guns.
Fuckinâ hypocritesâŚ
A GW Bush appointee to the bench in 2001.
But hereâs his real qualification:
âFrom September 1995 until leaving in March 1997, Bates worked as Deputy Independent Counsel for Kenneth Starr and the Independent Counselâs office during the investigation into President Bill Clinton.â
â Wikipedia
Yeah, I totally trust that guy.
Edit: His application of âgovernment speechâ to this exhibition is something Gorsuch would like. 'Nuff said.
Does the judge have the facts of the case correct? It sounds as if the picture was chosen by some kind of a judging panel, not directly by the member of congress. And thereâs no question that there was content-based discrimination, applied under pressure. (I think the real problem here is that the judge doesnât want to make an official finding the the architect of the capitol has committed an unlawful act, because that would likely trigger all kinds of other mess. Yeah, I know thatâs not why judges should make particular rulings)
Double standards are prohibited, except where allowed.
Itâs well established law. You can find all the details under the HFMFU legislation.
(Formally know as the Hooray For Me Fuck You legislation)
People keep coming up to me and saying that this artist is being paidâthatâs rightâheâs a paid artistâto do a portrait of Sessions.
Well played, Mr. SorosâŚ
I got one for ya
Trump claims legal immunity. But thereâs evidence he asked the Russians (ON TAPE MIND YOU) to hack the election. See the last paragraph of this article (make sure you are sitting down first):
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/apr/13/british-spies-first-to-spot-trump-team-links-russia.
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In my non-lawyers way of looking at things I read in the Constitution (specifically article 3 section 3) it would take 2 witnesses to an overt act to convict someone ofâŚtreason. How about if that very act is on tape? Would any president or potential president be so stupid to do such a thing as putting on tape something that could be construed asâŚOh I donât knowâŚtreason? And then I remembered my college years and one Richard Milhous NixonâŚ
So is took Duncan Hunter 6 months to get upset. The art work hangs for 12 months and Pulphusâ work hung for 6 months before being upsetting. Does anyone else see grandstanding?
âThere is little doubt that the removal of the painting was based on its viewpoint,â Bates wrote.
That should help with the appeal.
They have two winning points now. First, the painting, per the contest rules, was deemed suitable by a committee headed by the Capitol Architect and hung in the Capitol for months. Second, the painting was removed due to âits viewpoint,â which couldnât be a clearer admission of a First Amendment violation.
@mattshuham , why are you calling this the âanimal copsâ painting when it also shows a protestor as an animal and shows a cop as a human? On a second matter, your description of the work as âa painting of police brutality,â I will judge it a difference of interpretation rather than an outright mislabeling. I donât see any police brutality in the painting. Instead, I see references to, but no depiction of, Michael Brownâs death in Ferguson. The references provide context for the message of the painting. YMMV. I will further note that Michael Brownâs killing is one where the concern people had was not one of police brutality, but rather one of how quickly police turn to lethal force when dealing with black males â even unarmed males presenting no immediate danger to the police or public. Iâm sure some (many?) people will give me a âyou crazy?â look for not seeing brutality in multiple gunshots, but I see most police shootings as falling in a different category.
Good gravy.
This is what a Dem. Rep. on Congress is focusing on?
Really?
On the other hand, who was that asshat Congressman who told the cafeteria to rename french fries to âFreedom Friesâ when France wouldnât help our bogus war that Wolfowitz, Rumsfeld and Cheney drummed up?
As long as weâre removing offensive artwork from the Capitol, someone should haul away all the statues of slave owners from the Capitol rotunda. Should clear out a lot of room.
I donât know. Do you?
Now these know-nothing Râs are censoring art. The painting was judged and deemed good enough for this exhibition. The young artist and the painting got a great deal of attention he & the painting probably would not have otherwise gotten if these dumb, arrogant Râs hadnât kept removing the painting from the exhibition. They just never learn.
Why doesnât congressman Hunter complain about the Simpsons? Just take a look at Chief Wiggamâs very porcine looking features.
I thought we were concerned about millions loosing healthcare, and millions being deported, destruction of the EPA and its effect on the environment, fairness in Tax laws, voting rights, etc.
Who cares about a picture hanging on a wall. Get ypur shit together Democrats.
I realize this is a big issue for the artist, but itâs not the only constitutional right being desecrated daily on Capitol Hill.