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May 23 ourkind commented on How Local-Hire Proponents Want to Turn the Creed "Work Where You Live" Into Law.

I'm no constitutional law scholar, but I am under the impression that such a policy would be unconstitutional as violating the Dormant Commerce Clause and/or the Principles and Immunities Clause.

Does anyone that knows more about con law know if this would pass constitutional muster?

May 20 ourkind commented on All You Motherfuckers Complaining That aPodments Are Too Small at 200 Square Feet.

@Dominic, my comment #1 was not say that I think apodments are bad. I actually think they are great and I hope that they succeed. But I understand why some people are upset by the way they are popping up in their neighborhoods. I think that they should be subject to the same type of building reviews that every other large apartment building is subject to. But other than that, I think they are cool.

But like I said, the argument you seem to be responding to in this post still does not seem relevant. Even in your list of crazy arguments in your long article, you do not bring up the argument you are countering in this post.

May 20 ourkind commented on All You Motherfuckers Complaining That aPodments Are Too Small at 200 Square Feet.

Dominic, as much as I like your reporting, you missed the point in this one. The push against apodments is not because people are opposed to small apartments; they are opposed to huge influxes of residents and large buildings in a community without any opportunity for community input or review.

Mar 26 ourkind commented on The 50 State Solution.

It's very likely that the court fails to get the merits on either case, and instead decides them based on standing. Many legal scholars believe that the court will simply refuse to use these cases to declare a country wide right to same-sex marriage. More likely, the very narrow 9th Circuit ruling is upheld, which applies only to CA, and the section of DOMA is given a rational basis review and is overturned, which does not create a marriage right but allows same sex married couples to be recognized by the federal government.

Mar 2 ourkind commented on Seattle High School Teacher's Race and Social Justice Curriculum Suspended After Parent Complaint.

This reeks of Men's Rights crazies. All things that point out the privilege of white men is seen as oppressive to them, and they believe equality can only be achieved by ceasing all corrective education and action (like killing VAWA and Affirmative Action).

Fuck those guys.

Feb 22 ourkind commented on Lunchtime Quickie: TGIF, Ladies!.

Why would she still upload it to YouTube?!

Feb 11 ourkind commented on Lawmakers from Rural Counties Should Quit Their Whining About the Viaduct Tunnel Before We Demand Our Money Back.

I somehow combined "absolutely," "certainly," and "positively" into one word. Whoops.

Feb 11 ourkind commented on Lawmakers from Rural Counties Should Quit Their Whining About the Viaduct Tunnel Before We Demand Our Money Back.

@17: Governor Gregoire chose the tunnel option for us. Seattle voted against the tunnel. That was not our choice to spend the money on a tunnel that doesn't even serve downtown Seattle. As to the arena, the plan should end up costing the city nothing in the long run, and should even bring revenue to the city. I love how you so quickly dismiss plans for mass-transit as doing nothing to ease congestion despite failing to support such an assertion with anything other that your statement. Our city is aching for more transit, and that's what we are doing. It is not wasteful at all.

You know what abortively will not help improve our schools? Withholding funding.

Feb 11 ourkind commented on Lawmakers from Rural Counties Should Quit Their Whining About the Viaduct Tunnel Before We Demand Our Money Back.

@14: Unfortunately, I would foresee any such law being challenged and defeated on 14th Amendment equal protection grounds.

Jan 14 ourkind commented on I'm a Supporter of Physician-Assisted Suicide....

I thought the point of physician assisted suicide was to help people who physically incapable of taking their own lives do so. 45yo deaf twins are perfectly capable of taking their own lives.