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Or they could just stop being poor and buy a mansion.

No one is sleeping outside because they don't want to sleep on a friend's couch. It's a government ultimatum to force people to attend religious services, plain and simple.




No, it's an ultimatum to not turn places intended for the public into your personal campsite. Even if your circumstances are bad.


That's not what the word ultimatum means, and they are the public.


Yes. It is what ultimatum means, because they can no longer flout the law without punishment.

They are "members of the public". That doesn't mean they can unilaterally dictate the laws of society. If they were "the public", then they could just change the law. I wonder why they can't? Because most people don't want anyone setting up their household in a public park.


They weren't unilaterally dictating the laws of society, until 5 hours ago it was the US constitution which said this was the law in this country. 6 people unilaterally dictated the new law of society that enables the mob to ignore the rights of the few.

Enjoy your park.


Believe it or not, but the legitimacy of our institutions aren't in question after a ruling you dislike.

And I will enjoy my park. Maybe the rate at which I have been hearing stories about children getting pricked with dirty needles will lessen with this ruling.




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