Yeah, it looked more like you were bragging about it.
Same diff.
And now whining about the resulting suspension you got, just like a snowflake does.
Okay, that one did it.
Fuck off.
Apparently, asking Clothy about his usage of ethnic slurs (which he never denied using) counts as “not even in the same zip code with correct”.
I’m not sure how that works, since it was a question, not an assertion – how can a question be correct or not correct?
Not Carlson, I want to try to add to Bricker explanation.
This appeal was essentially about whether the plaintiffs are allowed to sue the government. Texas is a sovereign entity, and it doesn’t like getting sued in its own courts. If you want to sue Texas, your lawsuit needs to fit a category where Texas waived its sovereign immunity. Texas extends its immunity to its subparts, like the City of Houston.
When Houston and te rest of the defendants were sued, they responded by asserting that the plaintiffs allegations don’t fit in a category where Texas waived its sovereign immunity. The civil procedure in Texas says that if the government says it can’t be sued, that we need to answer that question first, and it even has special rules that make the question subject to an immediate appeal.
The case overall has a big question - what rights do same-sex couples get when they marry. And that big question gets mentioned in the Texas Supreme Court opinion, but they reminded us that this appeal isn’t about that big question.
It isn’t really difficult, yanno.
I may have been wrong about the nature of this situation. I apologize. Despite no one remembering I ever posted in this thread. 
I still say “bite me” to the Texas Supreme Court for plenty of things. But I will delay this particular bite until I see where this goes, since it’s frankly confusing, being reported in various biased ways, and also I was drunk when I first posted in this thread. It’s probably always wise to regret things you post drunk.
Yay! I’m on the list! ETA: If someone replies to this, a big hearty wet kiss to Clothy!
Tongue?
Dealt with. Been a long time since I had anyone on the ignore list.
No tongue! [/Madeline Kahn]
Got a problem with people reaching a conclusion by extrapolating from circumlocution do you? If that’s your standard, how about a cite where you said “I believe that spouses in SSMs are entitled to the same employer-provided benefits that are available to spouses in opposite-sex marriages”?
ETA: Thank you for your response in post 217. Although I may not have found it satisfactory, I appreciate your taking the time.
Robb, thanks for elaborating on the issue of the case. Much appreciated.
Hollyshit that’salot!
The legendary Billy?
No problem. However, I’ll take one more shot at this. There obviously is no direct cite for the highlighted statement above. There was, however, a very clear statement from me that I didn’t care where he got the insurance. Now, to a rational person (like me), that statement covers a whole bunch of things:
- He could get it from his employer.
- He could get it from his spouse’s employer
- He could get it from Joe’s Pizza and Insurance down the street.
- Probably some other sources that I didn’t think of.
And it is meaningless to me where he gets the insurance. And given that, a rational person would thereby conclude that I quite OBVIOUSLY have no problem with him getting it from his spouse’s employer, as that was one of the options. However, that conclusion was not reached by numerous people, from which I conclude that they aren’t all that rational.
And not one bit of this entire trainwreck had a durn thing to do with my original post, which simply pointed out that the OP was completely wrong in his post where he assumed (hell, he jumped a mile to that conclusion) that Texas was denying benefits to same-sex marriages.
Do you, like, break a lot of boards with your head showing off to your students down to the McDojang?
When Scumpup thinks* you’re* brain-damaged, it’s pretty much over.
Sticks and stones may break his bones but he’s well shielded from the devastating effects of words.
Splendid! Then it is pretty much over for you too! Gosh, today is a good day!
Since you have no clue whatsoever about what I teach or don’t teach, I will ask for a cite that my school is a McDojang. This should prove really interesting.
I suspect you teach very little. You have a martial arts school. Is there more that I should give a wet shit about? Edited to add: There are thousands of martial arts schools and teachers. You being one of them is less than commandingly impressive.