Wow, the Ukrainians are fighting for our freedom? That's awfully nice of them!

Ah, apologies, I missed that one. Its hard keep up with whether things are terrible or normal when it changes every week.

I disagree that people like that should be blasted into the sun, but I agree that that is not why covid is still around.

You're friend's doctor's info is a little out of date.

The January 17th data showed a big spike in waste water data

https://vtdigger.org/2023/01/24/burlington-reports-record-high-covid-concentrations-in-wastewater-data/

but by January 23rd it was back to..."normal" I guess.

https://vtdigger.org/2023/02/01/vermonts-overall-covid-levels-remain-low-as-burlington-wastewater-data-returns-to-normal/

Case numbers, hospitalizations and deaths are all significantly below what they were this time last year or the year before.

Eh, let him have it.

" Pipeline deliveries are routinely supplemented by shipments of foreign-sourced LNG delivered to the LNG import facility in Everett, Massachusetts, on foreign flagged vessels. However, because of the war in Ukraine, imported LNG is not available to the New England region in the volumes necessary to meet this winter’s needs without causing further stress on European markets and the American economy. "

Translation: We're sending the gas to Europe. Get ready to sacrifice for Ukraine!

Some people just enjoy being vicious, and they've discovered that with the right politics, they can do it here and be applauded.

Some others might think they're fighting against truly evil opponents and anything they say or do is justified by that. Either way the result is about the same.

Edit: Sorry my original post was a bit sarcastic. Here's the reality: The disease is here. Its been here for years now. If you closed the state borders tomorrow it would still be here in 10 years.

You seem to be arguing against all sorts of opinions I never expressed. Prop 5 is written in gender/sex neutral terms and just refers to an individual's reproductive autonomy. Obviously women are the main focus of this, but my question is how a court might interpret that as it relates to men and if there might be unintended consequences from it. Its a legal question.

Fair point. I'd be ok if prison work paid prevailing wages + overtime instead of $0.40/hour, which would be more money for your civil damages, and remove the incentive to create and exploit prison labor.

I'm not a lawyer, but I know how to use Google, and I don't think you can be sent to jail from civil lawsuits or debt.

People still wrote anonymous political pamphlets back then. How is this different?

I'm 100% on board with Prop. 2. With Prop. 5 I certainly agree with the aim of it, and I will probably vote for it. I'm curious how it might apply to the male population. If someone kept or aborted a fetus against the father's will, would that be considered a violation of his reproductive autonomy?