Closer. Im Michael Smerconish in philadelphia on friday, the thirdparty group no labels ended months of speculation about whether it would field a unity ticket for the president ial race in a Virtual Convention with an 800 delegates from all 50 states voted to move forward with the process and on the heels of that news, several outlets are reporting theres a particular candidate. Now under consideration. Geoff duncan, 48 yearold, was a republican Lieutenant Governor of georgia under brian kemp from 2019 to early 2023, is a conservative republican and also a vocal critic of Donald Trumps efforts to over returned the 2020 president ial election. Duncan recently wrote an oped in the Atlanta Journal constitution titled end doesnt justify the means on trump about why he wont support trump for president. Writing quote, trump has become incapable of leading in a respectable or mature way until more of us are willing to acknowledge that pardon, truth, we will be on the outside looking in. The
which is more cruel and unusual? one of the most influential appellate courts erupted in public disagreement over one of the most difficult issues of our time, homelessness. having recently decided matters of affirmative action, student loans and adoption, on top of last year s rulings concerning abortion, guns, religion and climate change, scotus might soon have the final word here, too. at issue, ordinances in grants pass, oregon, which would impose fines on homeless people for encampment on public property. a trial court was faced with this issue, whether cities can impose criminal penalties for sitting, sleeping or lying outside on public property for homeless individuals who cannot obtain shelter. it held the ordinances were unconstitutional and constituted cruel and unusual punishment under the eighth amendment. the matter came before the powerful ninth circuit court, which has jurisdiction for much of the western united states and all of california. the ninth circuit
i previously reported on tragedy of homelessness in los angeles and san francisco, both cities subject to the law established in this decision. after touring skid row in l.a., and continue the tenderloin in san francisco, i came away thinking it s not the core issue. but a manifestation of what drives the problem namely mental health and drug addiction. so the real question becomes, is it cruel and unusual to impose a fine on homeless people in a public encampment? that s the view of the ninth circuit panel. or is it cruel and unusual to allow individuals who, due to mental illness and drug addiction, lack the capacity to make sound judgments to keep themselves safe? i have a feeling the supreme court is going to take on this se and decide the latter. but i want to know what u think. go to smerconish.com and answer this this week s poll question. which is more cruel and unusual?
apprehension of surrounding, or unaware or delusional miss apprehension of health. that s the hard part. defining harm to themselves. the guy that i watched on the vent didn t appear to have physical injury. there s no way to know the dliegsal vision of his surrenderings without engaging or assessing but he s clearly not thinking rationally, probably, due to mental illness and/or substance abuse. at its root, that s what this is, underlying conditions that lead to the loss of shelter. the lack of a roof is the manifestation, it s not that itself. homelessness is probably the wrong descriptor. housing alone won t fix the addiction and illness that are the drivers. that is not to say they don t need shelter, they do. mayor adams is going to be fairly judged by how well he cares for those he removes from
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