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  1. 2 hours ago, Poz50something said:

    yu^.... this is exactly when the rubber hits the road so to speak.....when real life intervenes.  You have your whole life ahead of you, including having many adventures, sexual included, ahead. Yeah, you owe it to yourself to be proactive about your health. 

    Which shouldn't be misconstrued that ARVs are required.  They are your choice.  Achieving u=u a worthy goal.  But won't in all locales lead to more sexual adventures.  There is still a fair amount if 80's thinking HIV stigma here away from urban influence.  

  2. 2 hours ago, Erik62 said:

    My eye roll is because I feel "stupid" for not knowing the meaning of all today's rediculous acronyms 🙄. I have said MANY times before, I have a total disconnect with anything to do with today's world. 

    But we do have Google...

  3. 3 hours ago, Erik62 said:

    My heart is with you & I hope that protest & pressure via State authorities & interested parties will be successful. 

    I am also glad that you are able to find confidence in the States authorities willingness to fight for its residents. 

    Unfortunately, in Australia, we do not have the same confidence in either Fed or State authorities to have the best interests of their electorates above their own personal (Trumpist) ambitions. 

    Indeed, I would not attempt to speak for Australian society as it's political system and social structure was developed quite differently.  

    One of the interesting facets of US government is that there are layers.  The R's have been pushing to have all social decisions made at the state level.  Then the southern states could go back to having black slaves as their economic engine.  But also, there is a good amount of power given to individual states, even though for example things like whether one could terminate a pregnancy had been at the Federal level, now it is up to individual states.  That suddenly put a whole lot of people no longer having domain over what happens to their own body.  That decision is in the hands of someone else....

    OK, so that's one of the sucky parts of states rights.

    But it also means there are limits to what the Orange Geezus can do.  Governors can push back.  So unless Orange Geezus reverses his stance (and we all know he never ever does that right?), they will slow down his progress.  

  4. I probably have relatives in Ireland.  But after 200 years there really isn't a familial connection.  USA is home to me.  

    I maintain an awareness what 4547, and am attempting to establish a communication link with my Senators.  But I really don't have much option.  Perhaps there will be a protest in the coming months for me to join in.  And I will if and when that happens.  Otherwise, my focus is in how my state government is going to help dull the worst impulses of the inept guy in the white house. 

  5. There is a whole lot of "wait and see" here @PozTalkAuthor.  the Orange Geezus advertised he was intending shock and awe for those of us who didn't vote for him.  Honestly, freeing convicted violent criminals and inviting them to the WH for a planning session is pretty shocking.  So he has been successful this week.  Muskrat appears to be digging a hole for himself not unlike Donny minions before.  So let's see where that goes, it's hardly done.  

    There is an election season coming up.  And depending upon the details that emerge over the next month - Debt limit for example is going to fuck some things up and those in power are happy to shut down the government to get their way.  So... We'll see.  It might come to a "see who blinks".  

    MAGA faithful are cult followers.  So facts and reason aren't at play with them.  They will worship their cult leader until they either die; or have a new awakening.  My thinking is that they're happy to die.  

     

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  6. 25 minutes ago, fuckholedc said:

    Gay marriage can't just be terminated via a presidential decree (an executive order).  Of course birthright citizenship can't be either but that didn't stop him from issuing an executive order, which was then blocked by a judge.  Watching where this goes will reveal his playbook.

    The tax approach is interesting.  I don't know if that approach is possible so this is something to research.

    Vox has the following playbook (the link didn't come up - here it is - [think before following links] [think before following links] https://www.vox.com/politics/385968/same-sex-marriage-trump-administration).  The problem is, that even if Trump is one of the stupidest people on Earth (and he is), he is also an unconventional thinker whose actions cannot be predicted.  We already saw under other R administrations that there are plenty of people available to provide unimaginable approaches to law tailored for any specific purpose (we say this with George W Bush's administration and their tortured legal justifications for excessive imprisonment and abrogation of human rights for people they wanted to target - this was usually in the context of near permanent detention of people who may or may not have been suspected of being terrorists or foreign combatants and the need and desire by the Bush administration to ignore established law wrt the Geneva Convention).

    I agree, but that doesn't mean he won't put out a presidential order.  More likely SCOTUS would do that since it is a SCOTUS decision that allows it, not legislative which would and should be the "normal" way to get things done.  

    We have to wait and see on what the R party does here.  They are anything but normal at the moment.  I think you are being very kind by describing President Felon as an "unconventional thinker".  Although that is indeed an accurate statement.  The song "Oh Lord it's hard to be humble" was seemingly written in particular for him.  🙂 

    So I don't think we're in much of a position right now to predict.  A few weeks will be telling...  

    My question doesn't assume what will happen WRT gay marriage.  But in the event SCOTUS, either on their own or at Donny's behest; perhaps eliminating the need for big corporations from providing benefits to gay partners; what are the known ways that might work.  Would existing still have to be recognized?  Or would all be instantly annulled?  

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