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Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]I mean Congress can pass bills to prevent the Supreme Court from overturning its own decisions. For example Roe v. Wade could be overturned. But Congress could do something about it.
That would obviate your argument about a more conservative court later going back on its decisions.[/quote]Then why didn’t the Democrat pass such bill to preserve Roe v. Wade when they have the majority? I could be wrong, but I don’t think it’s that easy.
Participant[quote=svelte]Polygamy – I’ve never really understood the country’s aversion to that. Guess I wouldn’t oppose it, but would probably put some sort of limitation on drawing public assistance. Ain’t gonna happen anyway, so I don’t spend much time thinking about it.
I’ve known several ppl in 3some relationships. They never seem to be long-lasting, though I’m sure some have.[/quote]
Would you put the same limitation on drawing public assistance for straight and gay couples?Does it matter if their relationships last? Straight divorce rate is around 50%, it’ll be interesting to see what the divorce rate would be for gay couples.
Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]AN, nothing is stopping legislators from passing laws to affirm the Supreme Court’s decision.
btw, in ok with polygamy. Maybe in 20 years polygamists will get their way.[/quote]Do you mean disaffirm instead of affirm? I don’t know if legislators can just disaffirm SCOTUS’s decision. Is it that simple?
Why 20 years? Why not now? If it’s ok to make them wait 20 years, then why can’t gay marriage wait a few years till there’s enough support from the people to make it the law the right way?
Participant[quote=jeff303]Why, indeed? You’re probably right about the level of support. As far as I’m concerned though, if the logistics could be worked out, I’d be all for it.[/quote]What logistic? I personally think polygamy should be legal as well, along w/ gay marriage. If this decision is about restoring people’s right, then why are we not applying it for an even smaller minority w/in our population? I bet if you poll all the supporter of gay marriage, my bet is most would say no to polygamy. Which annoys me, because that show their hypocrisy.
Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]AN, I agree with you. For selfish reasons I would rather have had a state by state war of attrition.
We all knew that gay marriage would come about sooner or later. It would’ve been fun to see a lone state holding out against pressure from around the world and the business community (kinda like the confederate flag, but bigger).But for thousands of gays who want to get married, justice delayed is justice denied. They cannot wait another decade or 2. So the Supreme Court did the right thing.
BTW, Obama already recognizes gay marriage at the federal level if couples married wherever gay marriage is legal. Very progressive as compared to the previous administrations.
What about Brown v board of education?
Should the Supreme Court have left it to the states?[/quote]I want to done right. I don’t want it to be rush which open the door for possible overturn later. As I said, the way they did it today, it gives precedence to future over turning it if we ever get a 5-6 right leaning justices. I also don’t want 9 unelected people deciding what’s right/wrong for the country. I want to people to have a say in what they want from their country. Rightly or wrongly (to a certain extent), it’s up to Americans to decide their own destiny.Participant[quote=spdrun]Once it’s entrenched, I don’t think anyone is going to want to invalidate hundreds of thousands of marriages.[/quote]
They’re not elected official, so why should they care? It’s still a small quantity in grand scheme of things. theParticipantThat’s the main problem with this way of going about it. If in the future, there are 5-6 right leaning activist judges, they can do the opposite and there won’t be much we can do since this set the precedent, even if the majority at that time support gay marriage. Something as controversial as this, I want majority support instead of having the 5-6 judges dictating it.
Participant[quote=jeff303]Their role is to ensure the Constitution isn’t violated. That includes, among other things, the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, as well as the Equal Protection Clause. Both of these tenets have clearly been violated by every state that has forbade same-sex marriage (since those individuals were ineligible for legal and tax benefits, among many other things). Therefore, the court finally acted to protect those individuals’ rights. It seems pretty simple to me.[/quote]If that’s the case, why now? Why did it take so long? Why not grant civil union all the legal and tax benefits as marriage? Also, why limit it to just 2 people? I don’t think there are as many supporter for polygamy as same-sex marriage. Is it OK for them to have their rights limited as well?
Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]Policywise, the Supreme Court spared the country a bruising, divisive culture war that would have eventually resulted in legal gay marriage nationwide anyway.
I admire Justice Roberts for guiding the court so far. But in this case he sided with the wrong side of history. And that will negatively affect his legacy.[/quote]Is that the role of the court? Are they there to spare the country from having a debate? If it’s so inevitable, then why not let the people speak instead of having 9 people dictating it?
I support gay marriage, but I don’t support how it came about. I would much rather have the majority open their minds and accept the idea themselves instead of having 9 high and mighty judges dictating it. Just look at the legalization of marijuana as a prime example of how quick things can turn around.
Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]I was hoping that ACA and gay marriage would continue to be issues in 2016.
As a political sportsman, I would rather have had political matches as the legislative level in every state. Great entertainment. We would have ended up with a progressive America, and a redneck America. People and businesses would have voted with their feet and eventually redneck America would have been totally huminiliated and impoverished into capitulation.But for the sake of the Union and national unity, I’m gratified that my side has won on so many front. We won because we have better, superior ideas.[/quote]Life must be good when you live in black and white.
Participant[quote=CA renter][quote=svelte]
Great catch, ocrenter. I suspect everyone was giving their size in DC – I know I was. the revised number for CAR is:
6.8 = 87.31 / 12.8
which brings it right in line with everyone else.
It does sound as if she has 40 panels if she has the 320w Kyoceras.
We have 40 panels also but use the 260w RECs. We’ve got room for 10+ more panels, but it is looking like that won’t be necessary. We’ve been pleased with our performance so far![/quote]
Those numbers make more sense, though it would have been nice to be #1! 😉 I’m still surprised that it’s in line with everyone else’s numbers because of our shade. Would have thought that would have cut our efficiency down by quite a bit, but the trees don’t shade it as much when the sun is at its northernost point. In a couple of months, the trees will probably bring our numbers down.
Yep, 40 panels, and room for more, but we shouldn’t need them, either.
Glad to hear they are working out so well for you, too, svelte.[/quote]I’m not sure what inverter and monitoring site you have, but I have Enphase microinverter and their site allow me to see exactly how much each panel make. One of my panel is covered by the chimney around winter time, so I see that one panel is making less than the panel right next to it. But during the summer time, I don’t see that problem, since the sun angle cause the shadow of the chimney not to be any issue.
June 23, 2015 at 9:56 AM in reply to: Career Advice wrto an Environment Undergoing Change of Ownership #787438Participant[quote=flu]I need to teach my kid to start investing much earlier in real estate. Starting at 30ies is just way too late if you are starting from nothing. One property per year netting $1000/month x10 is just unrealistic. More like one property per two years, maybe three if prices stay the way they are at. So to acquire about 10 properties, one probably needs closer 15-20 years..So kid should probably start when they are in their mid-twenties[/quote]Just by you think that way is a great start. My dad got me into investing when I turn 18 by offering me a 1 to 1 match and I took him up on it. If you teach your kid about the advantages of owning rentals and help them buy it (maybe a 2 to 1 match?) then they can start much earlier. I also feel that it takes a few generations to build true wealth.
Participant[quote=CA renter][quote=svelte][quote=CA renter][quote=svelte]Got 71.1 kwh yesterday with 10.4 kw system.
Let’s see how they compare
6.83 = 71.1/10.4 – svelte
6.66 = 35/5.25 – ocrenter
7.01 = 31.54/4.5 – montana
6.5 = 24.7/3.8 – ANMontana, looks like you’ve done best so far!
Also interesting that our results are so close together…looks like one can expect between 6.5 and 7 hours of energy on the BEST day of the year…
That’s probably on a crystal clear long day with zero clouds. Worst day will be much harder to compare apples to apples, since clouds will vary over the different homes.[/quote]
On Friday, June 19th, we generated 87.31 kWh with an 11 kW system. On Saturday, June 20th, we generated 84.3 kWh. We’re about 6-7 miles from the coast and the panels are new (within the last year). I’m surprised our generation is so good because we have trees that shade the panels during part of the day, and we also get the coastal influence. Must be the orientation or the panel/inverter types(?).[/quote]
I just checked. I got 71.98 on Friday
6.92 = 71.9 / 10.4
7.93 = 87.31 / 11Yours is way higher than the numbers others have posted.
Not sure the reason…a few possibilities:
(a) do your panels point due south? Supposedly the best orientation
(b) I have noticed inconsistencies in the energy reported, on the order of 3 to 4 kwh per day. For example, checking two sites for my house on Friday:
– My installation company’s website (sunrun) reports I generated 69 kwh
– My equipment company’s website (solaredge) reports I generated 71.98That’s a difference of about 3 kwh.
How are you determining how much you generated?[/quote]
I’m looking at the installer’s (Sullivan Solar Power) site. If there’s another way to find the info, please let me know because the numbers do indeed seem way too high (not that I’m complaining, if they’re right).
We have both west and south facing panels, with the majority facing west. And they do get shade at different times in the afternoon, and we do get some coastal fog since we’re about 6-7 miles from the coast (maybe a bit closer). They are Kyocera panels. We have string inverters — which I was lamenting until just reading this thread, if our numbers are correct.
For the record, 6/19/15 was our best production day so far.
These panels:
https://www.altestore.com/store/Solar-Panels/Kyocera-KD320GX-LFB-320W-27V-Solar-Panel/p10984/
I might call Sullivan on Monday to make sure these numbers are correct. Agree that this would be pretty strange. If they are right…WE’RE #1!!! :)[/quote]Hmmm… we’re 5.6 miles from the coast. So our distance is about the same. I have a chimney that does shadow one of the panel part of the day. But I have micro-inverters, so it should be more efficient than string inverters.
Participant[quote=ocrenter]She might have SunPower solar panels, with efficiency at 21% and is considered the Rolls Royce of panels. The rest of us probably went with typical 15% efficiency panels.
She isn’t just beating the few of us on piggington. She’s got the entire team SD on PVOutput beat, and that’s about 60 various systems throughout the county. And the margin of victory isn’t even close.
She might have the most efficient system of the entire country.[/quote]But doesn’t that calculate into the power output of the panel? So, when a panel is 15% efficient, it would be sold at 240W panel, but the same panel from SunPower that’s 21% efficient would be sold as a 336W panel. So, the amount of stated output would have already been factored in. I don’t see why SunPower would leave any on the table by “underrating” their panels.
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