It’s no secret I’ve got nothing but disdain for the highest court in the US. Yet the bozos who make up the nine-person court continue to give me justification for the sentiment. This week the court is at it again, trying to determine whether or not gay people are protected from discrimination.
The case is simple enough; a Colorado website designer who opposes same-sex marriage doesn’t want to serve gay couples. Lorie Smith wants to expand her web design business to offer wedding sites, but she doesn’t want to peddle her services to gay clients, based on her religious beliefs. Nothing wrong with her having preferences, no matter how small-minded they may be.
But Lorie is worried that she might run afoul of Colorado state law, which prohibits businesses from discriminating based on sexual orientation among other demographics. So she decided to preempt the problem and sue state officials, claiming that forcing her to provide services to gay couples amounts to endorsing their marriages and violates her free speech rights. She could’ve simply advertised her services to the heterosexual couples of Colorado, but as we’re well aware, conservatives love needlessly making themselves a victim and crying that the whole world is against them. It may seem like a straightforward case, but if there’s one thing Ivy League-educated lawyers love, it’s listening to themselves pontificate.
The high court heard a similar case back in 2017, about a bakery that, by coincidence, was also in Colorado. Of course a baker can refuse to make doughnuts for anyone at all, but if a baker says he will make doughnuts only for white people, that is obviously illegal discrimination. But the justices back in 2017 were more closely divided than the current court, and now that the court is controlled by a 6-to-3 conservative majority, it appears Lorie may get her wish.
Side Items
Georgia Comes Through: In the last battle of the 2022 midterm elections, Senator Raphael Warnock dealt another blow to former president Trump, whose handpicked candidate, Herschel Walker, was outspent, outmatched, and outsmarted. Now Herschel can go back to doing what he does best, impersonating a law enforcement officer and coercing women to abort his unborn children
ACAB: A 77-year-old Colorado woman is suing a detective after a SWAT team raided her home based on inaccurate information from the Find My app. 77-year old Ruby Johnson was sitting at home minding her own business when a SWAT team and Denver police officers arrived in an armored vehicle with a German shepherd. Officers in tactical gear with rifles used a battering ram on the rear garage door of Ms. Johnson’s home and caused damage inside the house as they searched for a phone that wasn’t there. Every day there are more blatant examples of how corrupt, abusive, and clueless the police really are
What Even Is a Goblin Mode: In yet another sign of our collective cognitive decline, the Oxford English Dictionary has named “Goblin mode” as 2022’s Word of the Year. Goblin mode is defined as a slang term referring to “a type of behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations”. The fall of the western empire truly can not come soon enough
World Cup Recap
The Atlas Lions are still roaring! The first North African team to advance to the World Cup quarterfinals, the men from Morocco put on a memorable performance, besting Spain 3-0 in penalty kicks. They immediately go down in history as legends of the Arab world, showing out for Morocco, for Africa, for Palestine, and for all the unconquerable fighters around the world
Portugal finally learned their lesson. When you formulate your entire game plan around an aging star that’s clearly past his prime, you risk overlooking the wealth of young talent at your disposal. The Portuguese got wise in their game against Switzerland, benching Cristiano Ronaldo and subsequently winning 6-1. Ronaldo may not have loved starting the game on the bench, but clearly it’s in the best interest of the team to give younger stars a chance to shine