And looking increasingly in the balance re GOP / Dems. There is a reason the calls have been more vocal for DC Statehood from the Democrats than the ones for statehood for Puerto Rico. Which gives yo… (View Post)

A few things here: One is that, back in 1992, there was initially a majority of SCOTUS that was open to overturning Roe v Wade in the Planned Parenthood vs Casey case. They obviously didn't but they … (View Post)

What has been interesting recently on SCOTUS is that Kavanaugh and Comey Barrett - which had been seen as backsliding by Republicans with some of their decisions - now seem to be becoming more confid… (View Post)

Right, let's start ostracising people with whom we don't agree, shall we? And before you start going on "yes, but it's a public health hazard!", let's take a look at the broad facts. The pe… (View Post)

On a completely different topic, here's a view on the Manchester music scene from our US cousins in 1990: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th5AObhdJfs (View Post)