The Political Thread

[CraigPelton]

Haven't you heard of Log Cabin Republicans? Those people are gay and vote Republican. I have several friends that are Log Cabin Republicans.

You act in total opposition to your stated values because there are gay Republicans? What?

 

[Comrade Khan]

Wild seeing cp twice in a month.

 

[Chris]

Supreme Court Denies Trump’s Last-Ditch Effort to Avoid Sentencing

Donald J. Trump is scheduled to face a New York judge on Friday morning after being convicted of 34 felonies. His punishment will be largely symbolic.

www.nytimes.com

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday denied President-elect Donald J. Trump’s emergency bid to halt his criminal sentencing in New York, all but ensuring it would proceed as planned on Friday.

After a series of unsuccessful legal maneuvers in New York State courts, the former and future president had hoped to prevail before a friendlier audience: a Supreme Court with a 6-to-3 conservative majority that includes three justices Mr. Trump appointed during his first term.

But the court opted to stay out of the case for now, despite having come to Mr. Trump’s rescue in a string of other recent matters. In July, the justices granted former presidents broad immunity for their official acts, undermining a separate criminal case against Mr. Trump in Washington.