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Jerry, I do not understand your response. Of course the legislative branch passes laws and the executive branch enforces them. Both are branches of the government, and that is how our government is structured under state and the federal constitution. Different branches have different jobs, but it's all the government. Just because the FBI (or ATF, or EPA, and so on) is administered by the White House and not Congress, that in no way implies that laws passed by Congress are not enforced or are not even intended to be enforced by the federal government. In the case of the Texas law, the law explicitly forbids any branch of the state government, whether controlled by the legislature or the Governor's administration, from enforcing any aspect of the law. I can't think of any other law, passed by any legislative body at any level, that explicitly forbids the government from playing any role in enforcing that law. I believe that that "feature" renders the Texas law unconstitutional. I believe that erasing the entire concept of "standing" also cannot be permitted, as it would allow anyone to sue anyone over anything without having to show that they have been harmed in any way.

I switched to a pullout for my CRW rigs years ago. I like it much better than throwouts for CRW. I think the handle is less of an issue for CRW than for freefallers because if you check the handle right before you leave the plane it is unlikely to be floating when you go to pull. And its pretty simple to train yourself to actually pull the pin.

To be fair, the mask is not a cure. Neither is the vaccine. Both are mitigation methods that will slow the spread and stop the pandemic. But those idiots are too stupid to understand science. Fortunately, the kids seem to have some sense.