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This is a complicated subject and I'm having trouble wrapping my head around it.

US presidents definitely have a certain amount of legal immunity whilst carrying out the duties of their office and for good reason: if every Tom, d*ck and Harry were allowed to file civil suits against the president every time they disagreed with a statement, or decision, the president would not only be inhibited from free speech in the form of discussion and debate, but would soon be too bogged down with legal challenges to carry out their presidential duties.

Having said that, Article II, Section 4 provides: The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.

The very existence of the impeachment provision surely means that presidential immunity is not absolute.

However, there appears to be some contention about when a president is and is not liable in criminal, or civil settings depending upon the action, the time of the action, statute of limitations, etc. Presidential immunty is relevant with respect to the civil and criminal cases currently faced by Donald Trump.

A civil suit was brought against Trump in 2021 by two police officers and about a dozen members of congress seeking damages for injury sustained during the January 6th breach of the Capitol. An appellate court consisting of a three judge panel has just unanimously ruled that Trump can be held civilly liable.

The ruling asserts that "The sole issue before us is whether President Trump has demonstrated an entitlement to official-act immunity for his actions leading up to and on January 6 as alleged in the complaints."

With this statement the appellate judges have bypassed any issue of actual liability, but have stated their ruling is only about the extent of presidential immunity.

The ruling went on to say, "We answer no, at least at this stage of proceedings." This means that their decision can be appealed, but if upheld these particular complainants may continue with their civil suit against Trump.

The appellate judges argued in their ruling, "When a first term president opts to seek a second term, his campaign to win re-election is not an offical presidential act. The Office of the Presidency as an institution is agnostic about who will occupy it next. And campaigning to gain that office is not an official act of that office."

This ruling perhaps has wider implications with respect to Trump's other suits, namely his criminal indictments in Washinton DC where he stands accused of conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 presdential election. Trump's defense currently centers upon his presidential immunity, but if his actions are deemed a part of his campaign, that defense becomes moot.

I'm into my 4th year living in a condo and every year the HOA monthly rates go up. It was $450 the first year and now over $625. Much of the increase was due to rising insurance. I attended an association meeting last month and the president (of the association) stated some of the expenses the residents have to pay was mostly for the roof and structure insurance.
She stated, they keep a surplus because coming up will be the expense of re-roofing which is done should it fail inspection. Historically they try to avoid special assessments when something in the building fails.
I noted the vent fans in the elevator have rusted and ceased working, it appears it's not covered in the maintenance agreement with the elevator company and will have to wait for some other event to be considered.

Today in Yahoo Finance they ran a story about condo owners in Florida hit with a 563% increase. Not to get political about this, I think the governor should be working on a plan to help lower insurance rate hikes.


Before this move, I lived in a 70 year old house without a mortgage so no one monitored that I didn't have insurance coverage. Old style construction so I took my chances and was very lucky nothing happened, like a hurricane taking my roof off or the original wiring going up in smoke. It became an issue for the new buyer to obtain insurance for a structure that hadn't been insured prior to the sale.

My current neighbor does building maintenance and his wife is a realtor so they have connections about the development. Many of the residents are in their 80's and retired for many years, unexpected increases have them strapped for funds where some of them were forced to sell and move to assisted living facilities... what a horrible thought.




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Given the season that's quickly approaching ....

All I want for Christmas this year is McGregor to run for office

When I was at school we had an exchange student from Spain whos name was Joaquin

He pronounced it as whakeem


He had a habit of helping himself to everyone's lunchbox

He became known as
"He came in my lunchbox "

There's a narrow 2-lane road leading to the county park where I'm often seen with friends on weekends. Typically, I arrive between 9 or 10am and find it amazing to see the same guy walking along the way to the park. From the main road into the park and back is no less than four miles... doable for someone at a slow pace. The guy wears a floppy-style safari hat, t-shirt and shorts... typical to many of the people who go to the park. The thing most distinguishable about him is his hunchback-like posture. You can spot him from 100 yards as his head and neck are forward and he's usually looking downward. Only once in all the times I've seen him did he look up and acknowledge me as I drove by.

I admire someone so ritual in his exercise plan that I've nicknamed him 'Walker' as he's probably in his 70's and doesn't appear to have any body fat. Bravo!

As kids, do you remember an elder correcting you if you leaned over in a slouched position that could cause bad posture that would affect you as an adult? I do. Yeah, there are times where people have congenital problems that cannot be avoided. Other issues come from machine operators where one side of the body gets stress causing the body to be twisted. I knew a guitarist who played classical guitar for hours upon hours and his posture from so many years holding the instrument had his body twisted that required chiropractic treatments to help straighten his shoulders.

When I see someone with a hunchback, I'm always reminded to SIT STRAIGHT!

This time it's actor, director and activist Rob Reiner who says he's followed the JFK assassination for 60 years and believes he knows who did it. For the answer... you have to tune in to his podcast!
Got it Rob... the podcast knows all!

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No, not Ron DeSantis. We're talking about a different prick here. It's Ron Jeremy of adult film fame. As the story goes, he was up on charges for more than 30 counts of s*xual assault and held without bond awaiting a trial.

Along the way, his mental status declined and the court declared him mentally incompetent because of symptoms of severe dementia and he was ordered to be held in the medical wing of a correctional facility located in downtown Los Angeles.

This allowed him to escape trial. Despite the abuse allegations made against Jeremy, he has not been convicted of a crime. He is unlikely to recover from his dementia and be restored to competency, according to court records, meaning he cannot be housed in a state hospital. It appears Ron will be moved to a different facility, possibly a private residence, one that may not have security. This news has angered some of his victims, although Jeremy has denied all wrongdoing.

Days of alleged abuses on movie sets and at industry parties dating back nearly 30 years are long gone. Is he capable of doing it again is now the question...





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How did former cricketer Imran Khan come into politics?
Khan entered politics in the mid-1990s as the leader of a newly formed political party, the Pakistan Movement for Justice, or PTI. The young, popular former cricketer quickly grabbed the nation's attention. He offered an alternative to a political establishment that, perhaps ironically, was riddled with allegations of corruption. Pakistan is stuck in dynastic politics.