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Sadly, no-one was brave enough to take me up on it, so we didn\u0026#39;t set any exact terms."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/3979629215231399534\/comments\/default\/9106569384638731200"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/3979629215231399534\/comments\/default\/9106569384638731200"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/mustelid.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/the-dim-and-distant-history-of-global_30.html?showComment=1607724358015#c9106569384638731200","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"William M. 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Yes that\u0026#39;s ri..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Ah yes thanks for that reminder. Yes that\u0026#39;s right there was a climate FAQ, but it only covered the generally-uncontroversial (though they would be controversial, to today\u0026#39;s nutters) basics and avoided AGW. And the sea ice FAQ too..."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/3979629215231399534\/comments\/default\/5175271252582518851"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/3979629215231399534\/comments\/default\/5175271252582518851"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/mustelid.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/the-dim-and-distant-history-of-global_30.html?showComment=1607722296979#c5175271252582518851","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"William M. 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I stopped following Usenet ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I remember those days. I stopped following Usenet and sci.environment probably in the late 90s. Took about 10 years off before starting to follow blogs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJan Schloerer regularly posted a climate FAQ, and it can still be found at faqs.org. It mentions a name or two you\u0026#39;ve forgotten.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.faqs.org\/faqs\/sci\/climate-change\/basics\/\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERobert Grumbine also posted a sea ice FAQ back in those days. He moved over to the blog side, but he hasn\u0026#39;t posted anything on his blog in a couple of years. Out of that group, he was the only one I met face-to-face, when I was in the D.C area on business.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere were a few cranks, but nothing like today\u0026#39;s blogosphere."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/3979629215231399534\/comments\/default\/2776321953586860740"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/3979629215231399534\/comments\/default\/2776321953586860740"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/mustelid.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/the-dim-and-distant-history-of-global_30.html?showComment=1607719619046#c2776321953586860740","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Bob Loblaw"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11643980587768003219"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/mustelid.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/the-dim-and-distant-history-of-global_30.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-3979629215231399534","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7612793/posts/default/3979629215231399534","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-156384722"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"11\/12\/2020, 20:46"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-1206782752300396839"},"published":{"$t":"2020-12-10T12:59:22.908+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-12-10T12:59:22.908+00:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I deleted a pile of old spam here, leaving just on..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I deleted a pile of old spam here, leaving just one as a token. But I\u0026#39;d missed a couple of comments which, whilst wrong (;-) deserve a reply:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026quot;Global warming started some where near 27,000 years ago\u0026quot; is \u0026quot;it\u0026#39;s all recovery from the ice age\u0026quot; which is more commonly \u0026quot;it\u0026#39;s all recovery from the Little Ice Age\u0026quot; but whichever one you pick it is, ermm, wrong. But I can\u0026#39;t find a good link for that right now, alas.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs to the old favourite \u0026quot;consensus\u0026quot;... people seem to get confused again and again on this, and you\u0026#39;ve just (well, in 2007) done the same: you need to distinguish \u0026quot;in science\u0026quot; and \u0026quot;in public\u0026quot;. Naturally, \u0026quot;in public\u0026quot;, what is reported is the consensus view, if there is one, and the lack of consensus, if there is no overall agreeement. You may find \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/wmconnolley.wordpress.com\/2016\/12\/07\/scott-adams-is-a-tosser\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EScott Adams is a tosser\u003C\/a\u003E helpful."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/111187386377384267\/comments\/default\/1206782752300396839"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/111187386377384267\/comments\/default\/1206782752300396839"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/mustelid.blogspot.com\/2005\/03\/more-myths-of-near-future.html?showComment=1607605162908#c1206782752300396839","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"William M. Connolley"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05836299130680534926"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-q32v3eQdd2M\/XOmOJxxX1kI\/AAAAAAAAG8s\/9bDkBRKtXGc8pySNtrEbIUcsNwJNhnt4QCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/47454520042_17122d322e_o.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/mustelid.blogspot.com\/2005\/03\/more-myths-of-near-future.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-111187386377384267","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7612793/posts/default/111187386377384267","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1843277402"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"10\/12\/2020, 12:59"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-5394046430665386243"},"published":{"$t":"2020-12-10T02:33:46.027+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-12-10T02:33:46.027+00:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Wasn\u0026#39;t there an archive at UTZoo?  Henry Spenc..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Wasn\u0026#39;t there an archive at UTZoo?  Henry Spencer, as I recall, had a lot of reels of mag tape.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E-- Hank Roberts"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/3979629215231399534\/comments\/default\/5394046430665386243"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/3979629215231399534\/comments\/default\/5394046430665386243"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/mustelid.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/the-dim-and-distant-history-of-global_30.html?showComment=1607567626027#c5394046430665386243","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/mustelid.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/the-dim-and-distant-history-of-global_30.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-3979629215231399534","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7612793/posts/default/3979629215231399534","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-956778713"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"10\/12\/2020, 02:33"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-515898849986247610"},"published":{"$t":"2020-12-04T20:22:44.465+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-12-04T20:22:44.465+00:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"No, forsouth!\n\nI don\u0026#39;t like  sous vide , but  ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"No, forsouth!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI don\u0026#39;t like  \u003Ci\u003Esous vide\u003C\/i\u003E , but  l\u0026#39;d never diss a Watts rotisserie "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/3979629215231399534\/comments\/default\/515898849986247610"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/3979629215231399534\/comments\/default\/515898849986247610"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/mustelid.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/the-dim-and-distant-history-of-global_30.html?showComment=1607113364465#c515898849986247610","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"THE CLIMATE WARS"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02578106673226403151"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/mustelid.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/the-dim-and-distant-history-of-global_30.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-3979629215231399534","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7612793/posts/default/3979629215231399534","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1658894565"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"04\/12\/2020, 20:22"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-4791887782691068066"},"published":{"$t":"2020-12-04T14:03:36.471+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-12-04T14:03:36.471+00:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Are you dissing Sou?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Are you \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/vvattsupwiththat.blogspot.com\/2020\/12\/a-short-course-in-lame-duck-climate.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003Edissing\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blog.hotwhopper.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ESou\u003C\/a\u003E?"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/3979629215231399534\/comments\/default\/4791887782691068066"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/3979629215231399534\/comments\/default\/4791887782691068066"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/mustelid.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/the-dim-and-distant-history-of-global_30.html?showComment=1607090616471#c4791887782691068066","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"William M. 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Movies, choir practice and religious. Somehow that might be even less acceptable.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Libertarian Solution would be a market, of course. Let organizations bid for a limited right to have meetings or other activities that might spread the virus. The limited right would be sized so that total of the virus spread would less than 1. 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I am surprised to find so little support for the idea that the law should be general, rather than specific."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/9220545008031908205\/comments\/default\/3773112688561955674"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/9220545008031908205\/comments\/default\/3773112688561955674"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/mustelid.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/coronavirus-days-scotus.html?showComment=1606736462634#c3773112688561955674","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"William M. 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I trust I have said nothing to give any other impression.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026gt; whether it will survive, but whether it will begin\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat makes a good soundbite, but not sense. We have civ; we have had it for 10,000 years or so. Only if you redefine the world to include \u0026quot;the wisdom to do X\u0026quot; do we not have it."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/3649757787676511727\/comments\/default\/85868758177615611"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/3649757787676511727\/comments\/default\/85868758177615611"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/mustelid.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/climate-change-doesnt-work-like-that.html?showComment=1606736348269#c85868758177615611","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"William M. 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It is these gatherings that present the virus with opportunity and the size of the building in which the religious observance takes place is irrelevant.  The same reasoning applies to weddings and funerals, whether religious or not.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn the other hand bottle shops and department stores are transactional in nature and the customers are unlikely to gather for a chat after completing their purchases."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/9220545008031908205\/comments\/default\/5130623957603001214"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/9220545008031908205\/comments\/default\/5130623957603001214"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/mustelid.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/coronavirus-days-scotus.html?showComment=1606709413783#c5130623957603001214","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Wombat"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09741189551648572262"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/mustelid.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/coronavirus-days-scotus.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-9220545008031908205","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7612793/posts/default/9220545008031908205","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-308627057"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"30\/11\/2020, 04:10"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-7224527282372999788"},"published":{"$t":"2020-11-29T14:51:46.819+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-11-29T14:51:46.819+00:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Actually, they didn\u0026#39;t expect a religious Feder..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Actually, they didn\u0026#39;t expect a religious Federal government. Most people at that time were not church going. That didn\u0026#39;t happen until much later, the Millerites and fellow travelers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Constitution doesn\u0026#39;t reference any religious belief. By design.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.learnreligions.com\/is-the-united-states-a-christian-nation-248215\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf the Christian Conservatives were \u0026quot;libertarian\u0026quot;, then your comments would be useful.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhile the power of religion has been growing, the number of adherents has been falling\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Ehttps:\/\/religionnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Religiosity-Graph1-807x538.png\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.pewforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/10\/PF_10.17.19_rdd.update.new3_.png\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Constitution sets up a balance. The Religious Right wants an established church. The Religious Right now has a majority on the Supreme Court. 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We just don\u0026#39;t know how or when they may manifest - sea level rise is the clearest of these and it\u0026#39;s pretty murky. But just because we can\u0026#39;t imagine nature\u0026#39;s revenge doesn\u0026#39;t mean it isn\u0026#39;t lurking out there.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERegarding civilization, the question in my mind is not whether it will survive, but whether it will begin. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn recent evidence, we have achieved a great deal more technical advancement than civilization sufficiently robust to manage it. The current greenhouse gas trajectory is only a part of the compelling evidence.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis all said, if we were only in some way collectively sane, yes, we could solve our problems."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/3649757787676511727\/comments\/default\/8595970214380146583"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/3649757787676511727\/comments\/default\/8595970214380146583"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/mustelid.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/climate-change-doesnt-work-like-that.html?showComment=1606601220031#c8595970214380146583","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Michael Tobis"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08229460438349093944"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"31","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-bN7uNYRR-6w\/VvlqKhbia6I\/AAAAAAAAICA\/iPzuPsXm3UoZ68GE1cruYhmTAAO342pYA\/s113\/mtbymarina.png"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/mustelid.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/climate-change-doesnt-work-like-that.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-3649757787676511727","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7612793/posts/default/3649757787676511727","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-11518687"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"28\/11\/2020, 22:07"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-7429873261877558375"},"published":{"$t":"2020-11-28T20:59:32.163+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-11-28T20:59:32.163+00:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"They definitely didn\u0026#39;t want a state church, or..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"They definitely didn\u0026#39;t want a state church, or to prefer one religion over another, having seen quite enough of how that had worked out in England. OTOH, they expected a religious state, and for all good folk to be religious; this I think the USA expects even today, whilst nominally tolerating atheists.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026gt; some recent state actions in the U.S. bear a bit more scrutiny\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI can\u0026#39;t think of any. What are you thinking of?"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/9220545008031908205\/comments\/default\/7429873261877558375"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/9220545008031908205\/comments\/default\/7429873261877558375"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/mustelid.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/coronavirus-days-scotus.html?showComment=1606597172163#c7429873261877558375","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"William M. Connolley"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05836299130680534926"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-q32v3eQdd2M\/XOmOJxxX1kI\/AAAAAAAAG8s\/9bDkBRKtXGc8pySNtrEbIUcsNwJNhnt4QCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/47454520042_17122d322e_o.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/mustelid.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/coronavirus-days-scotus.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-9220545008031908205","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7612793/posts/default/9220545008031908205","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1843277402"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"28\/11\/2020, 20:59"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-4067438045984792538"},"published":{"$t":"2020-11-28T16:44:24.266+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-11-28T16:44:24.266+00:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"It is my admittedly hazy understanding of the thin..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"It is my admittedly hazy understanding of the thinking of that time that there were actually two competing aims of the establishment clause--the first to protect the Protestants who had fled harassment and persecution elsewhere, obviously, but the second to not afford state succor to those wishing to establish a state religion.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf that is so, some recent state actions in the U.S. bear a bit more scrutiny."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/9220545008031908205\/comments\/default\/4067438045984792538"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/9220545008031908205\/comments\/default\/4067438045984792538"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/mustelid.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/coronavirus-days-scotus.html?showComment=1606581864266#c4067438045984792538","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tom"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/12747117922597525042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/mustelid.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/coronavirus-days-scotus.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-9220545008031908205","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7612793/posts/default/9220545008031908205","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-698499129"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"28\/11\/2020, 16:44"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-6125547441981124621"},"published":{"$t":"2020-11-27T16:30:19.308+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-11-27T16:30:19.308+00:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"You\u0026#39;re groping towards what I said explicitly:..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"You\u0026#39;re groping towards what I said explicitly: the law should be framed in general terms, not explicitly naming institutions. In that, NY failed."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/9220545008031908205\/comments\/default\/6125547441981124621"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/9220545008031908205\/comments\/default\/6125547441981124621"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/mustelid.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/coronavirus-days-scotus.html?showComment=1606494619308#c6125547441981124621","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"William M. Connolley"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05836299130680534926"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-q32v3eQdd2M\/XOmOJxxX1kI\/AAAAAAAAG8s\/9bDkBRKtXGc8pySNtrEbIUcsNwJNhnt4QCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/47454520042_17122d322e_o.jpg"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/mustelid.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/coronavirus-days-scotus.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-9220545008031908205","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7612793/posts/default/9220545008031908205","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1843277402"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"27\/11\/2020, 16:30"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-3237463369074059541"},"published":{"$t":"2020-11-27T14:41:32.977+00:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-11-27T14:41:32.977+00:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"\u0026quot;Congress shall make no law respecting an est..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u0026quot;Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf a musical choir can\u0026#39;t practice or perform because of public health rules, but a religious one can, isn\u0026#39;t that respecting an establishment of religion?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf a hall can\u0026#39;t have a speaker addressing an audience, but a church can have a preacher and a sermon, isn\u0026#39;t that respecting an establishment of religion?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf a restaurant can\u0026#39;t serve food indoors, but a church can hold a dinner indoors, isn\u0026#39;t that respecting an establishment of religion?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Constitution sets up a balance. The Religious Right wants an established church. The Religious Right now has a majority on the Supreme Court.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/9220545008031908205\/comments\/default\/3237463369074059541"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7612793\/9220545008031908205\/comments\/default\/3237463369074059541"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/mustelid.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/coronavirus-days-scotus.html?showComment=1606488092977#c3237463369074059541","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Phil"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07567197089095711546"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/mustelid.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/coronavirus-days-scotus.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-9220545008031908205","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7612793/posts/default/9220545008031908205","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1228145359"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"27\/11\/2020, 14:41"}]}]}});