The US Supreme Court Thread

It's the same with my kids (17/16/14), largely because of where I live, and the school district picks up a lot of North OKC that is traditionally 50% AA.

But where I work NE & SE Oklahoma, it's about a generation behind that, in that it can be still risky, especially outside of Tulsa, Muskogee & McAlester.

Where my friend teaches in an OKC district that was 100% white & affluent before bussing pushed that down to 40% white & 100% free & reduced lunch income levels inside of 10 years via whiteflight to the Norman/Edmond/Mustang/Yukon burbs, the kids still self-segregate.

Starting 10 miles west of me, outside of the islands Weatherford, Lawton, Altus & Enid where there is a college and military bases, the AA population, if it exists, hovers around .05% or less, at the county level.

And the racism is pronounced. If you're AA, you're there because an employer put you there and chances are, you're not going to find a lot of potential dates, nor are you probably going to raise kids.

Latinos have made some inroads because of employment, but NDN's aren't any more accepting of AA's as they are of whites or latinos.

 

The Exeter Chiefs in England say hi

 

I pretty much don't care, not that there's much I could do, but those don't have much of an effect on the the day to day interactions between NDN's & the rest of America that Dan Snyder's team does.

I'm sure one or two of those cats will travel to Ameriker one day and be sorely disappointed that we're not all going to work in war bonnets

 

The SCOTUS decision today basically states they're going to go against every court below them and allow this travesty because... why?

paging @yossarian

 

TBH, I've lived here my whole life, and I'm still a tad disappointed.

 

Because of Gorsuch I assume. I hope Kennedy stays

 

I would assume the court is kinda of going back to the way the law was originally before the change by Trump, is my only guess.

 

We can't be all things to all people

 

@Coyote-Trickster

The southern Tribes lost their case before they got to the SC

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amph...ne-tribal-citizenship-heres-why-that-matters/

 

The real question is now how are people who "feel" Cherokee or believe they have an ancestor that's a "Cherokee Princess" going to start hunting down any tenuous claim to a Dawes Roll enrollee and "get their benefits". Little do they know that the Cherokee aren't a per cap tribe, so there ain't no cut of the casino money. Just long lines at Hastings & Redbird Clinic.

Enjoy your victory, Pretendians, and whomever was funding it...

 

Elections have consequences.

Republicans took a gamble on blocking Obamas pick for the S.C.

It is paying off.

Muslim ban allowed to go into effect (so much for the 6 month review).

http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/04/politics/supreme-court-travel-ban/index.html

 

No, it's not. The vote was 7-2. Had Merrick Garland been seated, and he had sided against the majority, it would have been 6-3.

There's enough hyperbole in this world without us adding to it.

 

Dang you and your #facts.

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...own-ban-sports-betting-new-jersey/1053022001/

Supreme Court strikes down ban on sports betting in victory for New Jersey

 

FYP. This was long overdue.

 

not sure that I'm ready for my TV to accept bets with ever changing odds along with betting books in every Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts...cause you know THAT is coming!

 

FYP, as sports betting is a scourge on society.

 

It amazes me that pictures of old-time baseball players (still) look older than I do, and I'm 56.

 

It's because of those apples I send you every day.

Ps...When I get in my wayback machine I recall when I was 56.

 

We can only hope.

I just want to be free to drop a Hamilton at 500-1 odds on whether Rooney scores a hat trick or DUI first after joining DC United.

 

Another bet would be if his first American score is a goal.

 

my bet is that he gains at least another 15 lbs before being asked to leave MLS