Maybe he’s just ”taking off the gloves” as you’ve advocated previously…
What exactly do you suggest that conservative politicians do? Let multinational, billion dollar corporations chastise and undermine them until they are diminished to nothing? I know you would like that, but it isn’t reasonable.
Unless they go to court. It's a clear 1st violation. It's not even close. But that's where we are - no different than vaccine mandates from Biden or eviction stays
Mask mandates weren't aimed at specific people or organizations that disagreed with biden so not sure how you think it is no different. There was nothing illegal about mask mandates.
Depends on your perspective. Housing as well. And I don't mean political bent. I mean knowingly circumventing the law as president. You either uphold it, or you don't. The housing extension was patently unconstitutional. So you have a president who knowingly did something against the law. And he did it to placate Cori Bush and to pander to the progressives.
You give him way too much credit. Based on his response to me, it's clear he has no clue that businesses have First Amendment protection.
The huge difference is in the motive. One is Florida punishing dissent. The other is not that. Even if we grant that it was obviously unconstitutional, we're still talking about two wildly different things.
Kind of, but there are elements of scoring political points to both. I don't think Biden's motive was purely altruistic. And principles are principles. Biden took an oath. Many believe in the stance DeSantis is taking, and the public good attendant to same
Sure, in those contexts, you can definitely draw some similarities. Strictly in response to the FA issues brought up in this thread, though, I think the analogy doesn't quite land.
Circumventing/ignoring the constitution for political gain. That's the thread that binds
One, they’ll never leave. Their sunk costs are titanic.
And, to support your point, I read that Disney is the largest private employer in Florida. Both sides have reasons for Disney to stay there.
Revenge is how you color it. To some, hoodatguy, crazy, stoll, etc, it's fighting back against a wave of behavior that is deleterious to the country. It's honorable behavior.
Everyone believes their position is right and just. The difference between the moderate and the zealot is the ability to see and appreciate the other sides POV. Those on the right treating these issues as a war don’t care what anyone else thinks, even if they are in the minority on an issue. They are right and just and the opposition must be destroyed.
In an even more disturbing turn of events, Grayson Allen has become a hero for the Milwaukee Bucks.
Go look up Lois Lerner, goober. Talk about "cheering on government to pick and choose to punish and retaliate specific businesses for having a dissuading opinion."
What, the Democrats don't have enough lawyers to challenge the law in the Supreme Court?
Why don't you appeal to your state and local government and say you want to be exept from taxes; that you'll maintain your own property and the sidewalk and streets in front of your house.
Mandates are fine if Democrats do it.
Who is stopping them from exercising their 1st Amendment rights?
Telling a corporation to pay its taxes is punishing dissent?
You still don't understand the issue. Amazing.
Yep, your post really contributed a lot to a Anonymous political board!
Enforcing the law is a punishment now?
Yeah, I have a life, unlike you Bowel. I do other things during the day and post when I have time.
Oh, I can't ignore ol' Bowelmania - he's the reason I'm on this board in the first place.
