Lit MACLUNKY -- The Lit Forum Maclunky Thread, v3

I'll say this, regardless of whether you disagreed with his policies, I still believe that George W. Bush was a good & decent man. Watching him up on the podium genuinely enjoy interacting with the Clintons and Obamas reminds me of the best parts of our democracy. Peaceful transition, but also personal respect.

Alas, we've lost that with our current president, but we shall overcome.

--Adm. Nick

 

I feel this poem is appropriate

 

from http://waitingforthet.tumblr.com/

 

And the sad part is, Jocasta should be able to look up that information if she has any decent wireless access.

(Yes, I'm a hopeless sci-fi and comics - and proud of it! )

 

But is wireless access to your brain a good idea?

 

Jen, I am disappoint. Biggs is one of that small subset of Star Wars characters who actually DO have their names said in the movies proper.

 

For organics, no; depending on how many rights we want to grant AI ... ? It's a thornier question when you're dealing with cybernetic life-forms, IMHO.

In Jocasta's case, it gets more difficult (and weirder) when we remember that her base programming comes from a mental imprint of Janet Van Dyne, AKA the original Wasp (which Ultron took from Janet without permission ).

AFA droid rights in SW ... I think they often deserve more respect than they get, but all it takes is looking at BT-1 and 0-0-0 to make me wary of droid emancipation.

 

How is this?

 

Probably this:

http://thehill.com/business-a-lobby...g-group-trump-in-violation-of-lease-agreement

 

I believe this is referencing Trump not divesting himself of his business interests before taking office, which this piece (just one example, I grabbed it off the top of my Google search results) argues violates the emoluments clause of the Constitution.

I don't have anything to add for or against what's presented, as I have no idea whether it's a solid or flimsy argument. Me no law good. The link above isn't the first or only time Trump and the emoluments clause have been scrutinized in the media though; I've been seeing pieces here and there for at least a month now.

Fake edit: NINJA BEN

 

Okay. Well, I won't pretend to be a law expert but that specifically said give gifts. A business venture would be different because foreign leaders wouldn't be giving him anything as a gift, but as a business exchange. Which is completely different. At least that's the way it looks to me, but again, I'm not a legal expert by any means.

 

Boiled down to the key important point, it's this:

The rules do not apply to Trump.

That's the attitude, that's who you've got for your new President.

 

I'd agree that a peaceful march is in line with what is acceptable. Yesterday's violence, riots, and overall nastiness were completely disheartening. I get not wanting Trump as President, I get not liking the man, but what I saw yesterday was unacceptable no matter what your beliefs.

 

Well, that's good, at least. To me, I just think this situation–as unfortunate as it most definitely is–has been badly exacerbated by people on both sides, and it's really frustrating. This isn't what we're supposed to be about.

 

Eh.

Basically, you can't, say, exchange governmental perks for business approvals in a foreign country, which is the concern.

 

That's great you were there in DC Jello. The pictures and video of the womens march are amazing. I'm glad so many people showed up both in DC and at all the other marches around the world.

 

The most stirring picture from the march for me:

(Source)

 

Yeah, I saw in the news today that there were no arrests, great example of what a peaceful march looks like and what kind of positive and powerful effect they can have.

I wasn't able to make it to the rallies here in Maine, but I hear both Augusta and Portland had ten thousand or more turnout.