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Post by flukus » Wed, Jan 25, 2017, 6:31 AM UTC

sigmar wrote: post #137

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> What better way to compare attendance of an outdoor event other than photos? Someone posted a good list of possible ways this could be misleading yesterday: http://www.datasciencecentral.com/profiles/blogs/there-are-l... As far as reading too much into it, I meant that the election of the first black president was a much bigger deal then the 40 somethingth white old dude. I'd expect trumps turnout to be lower and I…

> I meant that the election of the first black president was a much bigger deal then the 40 somethingth white old dude But that (and many of the questions in that link) are not relevant to the specific question of how many people were at the inauguration. Which is the topic at hand. Those questions would be more relevant in a discussion of drawing other conclusions from the attendance numbers

Post by kevinkimball » Wed, Jan 25, 2017, 6:32 AM UTC

flukus wrote: post #107

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>Has anyone actually done an unbiased comparison? I've seen the picture but there are plenty of possible explanations for that. What better way to compare attendance of an outdoor event other than photos? There are also DC metro numbers, but they don't seem necessary as we have high-resolution images. >And people seem to be reading far to much into it in any case. Seems emblematic of bigger issues. Such as: unwilling…

> What better way to compare attendance of an outdoor event other than photos? Someone posted a good list of possible ways this could be misleading yesterday: http://www.datasciencecentral.com/profiles/blogs/there-are-l... As far as reading too much into it, I meant that the election of the first black president was a much bigger deal then the 40 somethingth white old dude. I'd expect trumps turnout to be lower and I…

Post by redler » Wed, Jan 25, 2017, 6:34 AM UTC

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #116

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"accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever" Payments in exchange for regular business which would have been engaged in anyway would seem not to apply, although there's disturbing room for corruption there.

U.S. Const. art. I, § 9, cl. 8. states: "No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state." [1] Add to that: - The lack of case law or Congressional guidance; - George Washington receivin…

Post by imauld » Wed, Jan 25, 2017, 6:34 AM UTC

xname2 wrote: post #111

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> I'm really confused by how impeachment works in the U.S. Impeachment requires a crime. Lying isn't usually a crime, and as best I can tell hasn't been one any of the times Trump has done it (.. yet?). It also hasn't been a crime any of the times Obama has done it. Failure to give up business interests is breaking precedent and confounding ethicists, but also doesn't seem to be illegal. When we come up with somethin…

I can't believe there are so many people here suggest DJT should totally give up his business. This is basically the same as saying no business person should run for the president, so just leave it only to career politicians. Gets lots of downvotes for no reason. The hates toward DJT are crazy.

Post by dsfyu404ed » Wed, Jan 25, 2017, 6:36 AM UTC

knieveltech wrote: post #81

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Do people really want him to get impeached and convicted, with Pence being the successor? Seems like a terrible idea...

Pence has successfully kept it more or less between lanes for the ~17 years he's been a career politician. The guy might have snakes in his head but part of me would rather risk that than what is, to all appearances, an unhinged budding fascist surrounded by sycophants. YMMV.