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Today is a sad day for the CON. Our proud leader has CTE today. If we weren't doomed now, we certainly are now.....

Whestion

Vazdaria

Well Hello Everybody! I have secrets for you all.

Vazdaria

Free states of chile wrote:

Do you guys have a plan to restore your government?

We are actualy working on it as we speak. These things are "off the table and RMB" and won't become available for some time.

Vazdaria

Anybody wanna endorse me? :)

Tacoma 2 wrote:

Today is a sad day for the CON. Our proud leader has CTE today. If we weren't doomed now, we certainly are now.....

I am still here

Vazdaria wrote:

Anybody wanna endorse me? :)

Region 4 wrote:

Defero's not awol he's playing Tropico rn, not sure why he hasn't been here though.

Lost interest I guess.

Syrillia wrote:

I'm against state or federal government recognition of marriage. I'm in favor of a contractual arrangement, thus allowing any range of marriage possibilities between two (or more!) consenting adults. But what was the reason for state involvement in the first place? To encourage families and the privatization of childcare? To privatize care for the elderly? To better facilitate the transfer of property after death? In recent decades, to protect both spouses in the event of death or divorce? Surely all of these incentives remain firmly in place. The states still have powerful incentives to stay involved in marriage.

I haven't yet had a chance to read the opinion, but if that quote is from the dissent, I imagine that it will be invoked within the coming years when the polygamists come out to claim their constitutional rights. I'm all for it, as I've said repeatedly. Loving stands not only for the proposition that marriage is a substantive due process right, but also that barriers to marriage must hold against strict scrutiny. Such barriers must be closely tailored to address an important government interest. It's just difficult for me to see what overriding government interest is served in preventing the marriage of homosexuals. Stop the drain on government benefits? Then why allow marriage at all, like you said. Ensure children are raised in a healthy environment? Homosexuality has nothing to do with that, scientifically or socially. Why not just limit marriage to couples that make a certain income if that's the case? There's no government interest, and even if you can conjure one up, there's no close tailoring.

See above. The fact that it fell equally on everyone is just one factor, not enough to survive strict scrutiny.

I agree to an extent, but due process demands the protection of people over governments. I will happily throw away the rights of the states to protect the people within them, but generally I do prefer action at the state level. Hopefully we can agree that the Commerce Clause jurisprudence needs to be heavily scaled back.
States can't interfere with the right to marry. Years ago that meant allowing interracial couples to marry. Now it means allowing gays to marry. Soon it will mean allowing polygamists to marry. Would I have sided with the majority in the Loving case? Likely not, despite the fact that I am in an interracial relationship. But now that the court has gone that way, it has to go all the way.
The court found a right to exist, it did not make new law. If you had asked me, I would've claimed that the constitution protected individuals equally all along. You would have denied that was the case. The Supreme Court has acted as the referee and decided it.

I wanted to eventually respond to this, and I will at some point.

Vazdaria wrote:

We are actualy working on it as we speak. These things are "off the table and RMB" and won't become available for some time.

I wish I was a part of this.

Vazdaria

Defero Populus wrote:

I wish I was a part of this.

SHHHHH. Don't tell.

Syrillia

Defero Populus wrote:

I wish I was a part of this.

Me too.

Ambria

Syrillia wrote:

Me too.

I could get on board.

Free states of chile

8 years 270 days ago

Do we have a legislature?

8 years 269 days ago

Vazdaria wrote:

SHHHHH. Don't tell.

Is there actually such a thing since most seem to have no idea what is going on?

N-america

Free states of chile

8 years 268 days ago

I think the plan is so secret that even him doesn't know. hahaha

Defero Populus and Ambria

8 years 266 days ago

Well we have our 10 for the GOP debate

1. Donald Trump
2. Jeb Bush
3. Scott Walker
4. Mike Huckabee
5. Ben Carson
6. Ted Cruz
7. Marco Rubio
8. Rand Paul
9. Chris Christe
10. John Kasich
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11. Rick Perry
12. Rick Santorum
13. Bobby Jindal
14. Carly Fiorina
15. Lindsey Graham
16. George Pataki
17. Jim Gilmore

Rin raindrop valley international news 3

8 years 266 days ago

Raindrop Valley International News: 5 August 2015

Good evening and welcome to RIN, Raindrop Valley International News.

I’m Shannon Cole.

In Raindrop valley the Patriarch of the Vallian Catholic Church has requested His holiness pope francis visit the Valley for a pastoral and state tour. The Patriarch is yet to receive a response.

In Central Pacific Empire, members of the United Empire of Islam have begun arriving in the region ahead of tomorrow’s CPE Festival. The Festival is attracting visitors from across the NS World, and will be a celebration of three and a half years of regional history. The Festival, organised by Conta is the first of its type in the world.

Also in the region, His holiness pope francis has addressed a sitting of the Imperial Council and Prime Minister on the occasion of Vatican City Day. The Pope called for a careful secularism that does not result in individualism at the cost of society.

In the Coalition of Catholic States, the region has remained largely stagnate in terms of regional affairs, preferring instead bouts of role play.

Moving across to our reporters at The Commonwealth of Crowns, Narnifrey has announced that the House of Nobles will be dissolved and all legislative activity will be terminated for the upcoming election as of next Wednesday. Candidates will then have two days to announce their candidate before the election begins. Former Prime Minister of the Central Pacific Empire, Lentheric2, who quit the region after not being able to handle criticism, not sits as Lord Chancellor of the The Commonwealth of Crowns.

The Confederation of nations is yet to revive itself, almost being dead following the Ceasing to Exist of its founder, Defero Populus. The founder has since returned, but whether the region can return to its former glory is tough to determine at this stage.

In The Commonwealth of Kings, there has been slow activity, causing regional members to fall asleep at the wheel. There is no impeding driver for activity just yet.

RIN: News from Raindrop valley to the world.

Cpe international delegate 1

8 years 266 days ago

Cpe international delegate 1 wrote:

Dear CoN,

I am the Foreign Affairs diplomat here on behalf of Forssaland, our current Foreign Affairs Minister.

I hope we can discuss opportunities for closer engagement and improved ties.

I look forward to hearing from your foreign affairs spokesperson.

Thank you.

Is there anyone in government keen on moving forward with discussion on closer ties, or are internal matters too pressing or dire to discuss this now?

Free states of chile

8 years 265 days ago

Donald Trump will crush all!

Free states of chile wrote:

Donald Trump will crush all!

He really didnt

Free states of chile

He crushed Paul, Kelly and Rosie O'Donnel, it seems a good record for one night.

N-america

Free states of chile wrote:

He crushed Paul, Kelly and Rosie O'Donnel, it seems a good record for one night.

Paul really stuck it to trump when he painted him as a plutocrat who buys politicans "of all stripes".