Have we already forgotten about Phyllis Schlafly? It's easy to convince low-information voters to vote against their best interests, so of course the GOP is going to continue that playbook.

Since credit card companies are currently allowed to charge outrageous fees, that would be akin to an ex post facto action so no they wouldn't. Also while said fees are outrageous, the harm to consumers isn't relevant because the suit is between credit card companies and the government.

You're right, which is why the argument made is a moral one, not a legal one. If you want a more clear-cut example, think about the American South during the US Civil War. They no longer consented to being governed by Washington, so an argument could be made that the North was morally wrong to force the South to remain in the Union. However, as established in Texas v. White in 1869 there was no (and still isn't) a legal mechanism for a state to leave the Union, therefore the South couldn't legally secede.

The same legal precedent applies in this case as well. There isn't any way (currently, anyhow) for states to redraw their boundaries, so even if allowing the eastern Oregon fascists to join Idaho is the morally-correct action (which is not a position I endorse, just presenting the reasoning) they don't have a legal method of doing so.

You forgot to add the part where Rudy Colludy was taunting AZ about process evasion on Xitter literally hours before getting served.

I think a more pertinent question is, why is any Congressmember making overt religious motions at an official hearing?

The opening of the American Declaration of Independence literally states that the country is going to establish a government that derives “their just powers from the consent of the governed.”

To play devil's advocate, you could argue that's why the Eastern Oregonian fascists should be allowed to join Idaho- because they don't consent to be governed by the state legislature.

(Of course, the real problem is that these assholes are increasingly rejecting the concept of government altogether.)

The day Trump accuses Biden of sleeping with Ivanka is gonna be wild.

Yes, but they had the veneer of "low ratings" to hide behind. Netflix cancels their content with no warning and no explanation.

Actually, that's probably the one excuse that wouldn't fly. The only company that cancels more stuff randomly and with no reason than Netflix is Google.

Not just likelihood of success, but also whether any irreparable harm could occur while the case is being decided, in the event the case favors the plaintiffs. In this case, if card companies are only allowed to collect $8 while the case is ongoing, and then a judge ruling they are allowed to collect more than that, means there's a monetary loss that will have happened. Now I wouldn't be crying if credit card companies are forced to stop ripping people off, and absolutely fuck the Chamber of Commerce, but that's what it is.

It's all good bro.

Judging by my comment score, either I didn't make my point as well as I would have liked, or I made a few Trump humpers angry.

Abbott would never go to a protest because he doesn't stand for anything.

If Marduk were all that great, then he would not have allowed Ahura Mazda and Darius to conquer the Babylonians.

I have nothing reversed.

The poster I replied to was both-sidesing. I pointed out that when Biden supporters wear diapers in support of Biden (the same way Trump supporters wear diapers) then he'd have a point.

Down with Marduk! Ahura Mazda is the one true god!

You don't need a plan for Gaza, if you don't plan for there to be a Gaza.

You mean the board where all the members were appointed by Abbott, and who recommended parole because Abbott pushed them?

Nope, just another day in Texass.

Also Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho!

Yeah, Republicans hate when you do that because they're completely unarmed!

racist partisan hackery

I mean, it's Texas, so yes.