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by Bootstrap
Fri May 03, 2024 9:28 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Is Trump legally qualified to be a presidential candidate?
Replies: 569
Views: 38057

Re: Is Trump legally qualified to be a presidential candidate?

If there's any evidence of that at all, it should be investigated. I think the House of Representatives would be happy to jump on it if you can find them some evidence. But have you looked at how dictators like Hitler actually come to power? Often, by promoting claims like you just made. It gets to...
by Bootstrap
Fri May 03, 2024 7:48 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Is Trump legally qualified to be a presidential candidate?
Replies: 569
Views: 38057

Re: Is Trump legally qualified to be a presidential candidate?

How do you think the US should keep want-to-be dictators in check? How do you think the US can keep want-to-be dictators who are also unelected puppet masters, in check? We are seeing that right now, right before our eyes. The puppet being Biden and the identity of the puppet masters unknown. If th...
by Bootstrap
Fri May 03, 2024 7:40 am
Forum: Written Word
Topic: Paul Graham - How to Disagree
Replies: 19
Views: 380

Re: Paul Graham - How to Disagree

Sorry, Boot, but Paul Graham is just not an advocate for biblical New Testament principles, full stop. And I don’t feel a need to see him as much of an authority on anything, other than venture capital. But I think the Bible does speak to some of this, some of it quite directly. And the Bible is an...
by Bootstrap
Thu May 02, 2024 5:10 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Is Trump legally qualified to be a presidential candidate?
Replies: 569
Views: 38057

Re: Is Trump legally qualified to be a presidential candidate?

For reelection, I think this clause is also relevant: No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congr...
by Bootstrap
Thu May 02, 2024 5:07 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Is Trump legally qualified to be a presidential candidate?
Replies: 569
Views: 38057

Re: Is Trump legally qualified to be a presidential candidate?

The separation of powers is that the judiciary (particularly low level state or federal judges) are not in charge of the President, no matter how much they might want to be. The President is accountable to the voters for reelection and Congress for impeachment and the Senate for conviction. I don't...
by Bootstrap
Thu May 02, 2024 4:33 pm
Forum: Written Word
Topic: Paul Graham - How to Disagree
Replies: 19
Views: 380

Re: Paul Graham - How to Disagree

Let's think about the next level from a biblical perspective: DH1. Ad Hominem. An ad hominem attack is not quite as weak as mere name-calling. It might actually carry some weight. For example, if a senator wrote an article saying senators' salaries should be increased, one could respond: Of course h...
by Bootstrap
Thu May 02, 2024 2:57 pm
Forum: Written Word
Topic: Paul Graham - How to Disagree
Replies: 19
Views: 380

Re: Paul Graham - How to Disagree

Basically, I’m a lot more interested in how the Bible tells us to seek and find truth than how Paul Graham tells us to. We can evaluate this essay in light of the Bible's teaching. Let's start here: But I say to you that everyone who is angry at his brother will be subject to judgment, and whoever ...
by Bootstrap
Thu May 02, 2024 11:18 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Is Trump legally qualified to be a presidential candidate?
Replies: 569
Views: 38057

Re: Is Trump legally qualified to be a presidential candidate?

Josh wrote: Thu May 02, 2024 11:10 am This is very basic separation of powers, Boot.
I can't tell what you are agreeing with me or disagreeing with me about. Are you responding to something in what I posted? If so, what? Could you take something specific I said, agree with it or disagree with it, and perhaps explain why?
by Bootstrap
Thu May 02, 2024 11:08 am
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Political office
Replies: 81
Views: 1591

Re: Political office

Yup. https://courses.washington.edu/hist112/SCHLEITHEIM%20CONFESSION%20OF%20FAITH.htm Sixth. concerning the sword: The sword is ordained of God outside the perfection of Christ. It punishes and puts to death the wicked, and guards and protects the good. Thanks! It's always good to double check GPT ...
by Bootstrap
Thu May 02, 2024 10:43 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Is Trump legally qualified to be a presidential candidate?
Replies: 569
Views: 38057

Re: Is Trump legally qualified to be a presidential candidate?

Let's ask the Constitution what it says about impeaching a President: Article I, Section 3, Clause 7 Judgment in Cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Par...