Stupid Republican idea of the day

I would LOVE for this to go trial, have the jury find for the plaintiff and award him…one dollar.

And…

A boot to the head.

It is a messed up world where I am rooting for the billionaire… but, here I am.

I hope that it gets thrown out as a frivolous suit, and he has to pay Bezo’s legal fees.

OK, legal question.

We all know that a Judge can reduce the amount awarded by a jury, Can a Judge increase an amount awarded by a jury?

Arkansas senator proposes bill to cut school lunches to improve reading

Because nothing helps a kid struggling to read better than starvation.

Can’t wait for the bill that authorizes police to punch kids in the face if they are suffering from bullying.

Let them eat books.

Ann Coulter: All hate crimes are hoaxes.
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/430978-ann-coulter-all-hate-crimes-are-hoaxes?

Montana state legislator Joe read introduced a bill that would require the state to ignore federal rules aimed at addressing climate change. He claims that the federal rules violate the 10th Amendment and, I guess, what ever happens in Montana stays in Montana (would that that were so, sometimes).

There is a companion bill as well,

But if you thought Read’s grasp of constitutional law was shaky, you should check out his reason for objecting to doing anything about climate change. That’s laid out in his second bill, which targets both science education and in-state programs designed to reduce carbon emissions. And it doesn’t mince words, suggesting that pretty much all the scientists have it wrong: “the [US] National Climate Assessment makes the same errors as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the National Academy of Sciences is also fundamentally wrong about climate change.”

Because, he is smarter than everyone else.

There appears to be a lot of that going around. :dubious:

The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) is supposedly a “non-partisan professional association of physicians” that has been around since 1948. In reality, they are “recognized as politically conservative or ultra-conservative, and its publication advocates a range of scientifically discredited hypotheses, including the belief that HIV does not cause AIDS, that being gay reduces life expectancy, that there is a link between abortion and breast cancer, and that there is a causal relationship between vaccines and autism.” (Wiki)

Their website has an editorial by Dr. Kristin S. Held, an ophthalmologist from Texas.The headline breathlessly screams ‘Do Not Be Deceived! Medicare For All Will Crash the System’ but it’s her reasoning that makes this a stupid Republican idea of the day:

Emphasis mine.

So not only are there death panels, but the panels may have Antifa members on them.

We wouldn’t want Antifa on death panels, they have no idea what they are doing.

The want the fascists to be on the death panels, that will keep the trains running.

Pennsylvania State Representative Daryl Metcalfe says reducing carbon dioxide emissions will kill his vegetables: That’s the level of ignorance we are dealing with.

Emails reveal coordination between Chao, McConnell offices

Raise your hand if you’re surprised by this.

I didn’t think so. :dubious:

The complaint:

The bill, in its entirety:

Oh, that’s WAAAAY too complicated for today’s Republicans to take at face value. At least three committees should be formed immediately to study this resolution, look for precedents and LACK of precedents. Is Hillary behind this? Or maybe that Kenyan Muslim? It sounds like language from the Koran. It will take at least, oh… TWO YEARS to study this fully and decide [del]what action to take[/del] to shelve it for MORE study.

Texas state legislators have introduced a bill requiring that any person who has ever told a government official that they are not a citizen be removed from the voting rolls. That seems to imply newly-naturalized citizens.

Rep. Matt Goetz (R-Florida) decides to engage in witness tampering: Trump ally Gaetz apologizes for threatening Michael Cohen ahead of hearing - POLITICO

Nice to have a family. A man should take care . . .

Yes. It’s called remittitur (reducing an award) and additur (increasing). However, the symbolic $1 jury awards are for cases when the jury finds the defendant liable but also finds that the plaintiff suffered no actual damages, or failed to prove the amount of damages. Well, usually. Sometimes it’s just because the jurors are assholes.