Rococo4 wrote:i just think all the hate toward Kennedy is ridiculous, he served for 30 years, gave the left a few very high profile landmark wins, and they trash him as he goes out the door as an 81 year old.

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JUburton wrote:

Rococo4 wrote:

JUburton wrote:lmao at the notion that mcconnell wouldn't have gotten rid of the appellate court filibuster the INSTANT judicial nominees were being held up.

or to think that had the situation been on the other foot in 2016, the Democrats wouldnt have done the exact same thing to leave a vacant liberal seat open. It's all politics and power. Both sides have done it, basically since Bork nomination in 1987.

Bork was scuttled because it went from a swing vote to a hard right and the democrats had the senate. The Senate approved Kennedy 97-0. BOTH SIDES

It was dumb strategy to try and block Gorsuch, no matter how pissed you guys were (and not really you guys because none of us have votes, I'm just refering to the Senate Democrats), because it is unlikely the 50 votes would have been there to change the rules now with the "swing" justice retiring.

gr wrote:Of course he doesnt care about journalists. This isnt peoples lives anymore. Its reality TV, ratings, and shouting culture. No one actually dies, they just get to play dramatic parts. Oh, you were written out of life? Maybe you'll get a part on Season 14 of CSI Nashville.

I dont care about the policy positions this administration has that I might happen to agree with because its lead by a self-obsessed psychopath with zero basic human empathy. He's the only President in the nation's history that could conceivably single-handedly destroy the entire essance and organizing principle of what this country is supposed to be. I didnt think that was possible a year ago. But people go on TV with t-shirts and catchphrases to back him because its fun cheap theatre and no one in their circles are effected.

Its not what they're doing, its how they do it. They are the living embodiment of the one asshole in every crowd theory. They all got together and formed one mega voltron shit show.

In an interview with NBC’s Kasie Hunt, California Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris responds to calls to abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE).

"I think there’s no question that we’ve got to critically reexamine ICE and its role and the way it is being administered and the work it is doing," Harris said. "And we need to probably think about starting from scratch because there's a lot that is wrong with the way that it's conducting itself. And we need to deal with that."

"First of all, I don't think that the government should be in the position of separating families and that is clearly what is part of what's happening at ICE and DHS," she continued. "You look at what's happening, again, in terms of how they're conducting their perspective on asylum seekers, that is a real problem and is contrary to all of the spirit and the reason that we even have the asylum rules and laws in the first place."

"Their mission, I think, is very much in question and has to be reexamined," she said.

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gr wrote:Of course he doesnt care about journalists. This isnt peoples lives anymore. Its reality TV, ratings, and shouting culture. No one actually dies, they just get to play dramatic parts. Oh, you were written out of life? Maybe you'll get a part on Season 14 of CSI Nashville.

I dont care about the policy positions this administration has that I might happen to agree with because its lead by a self-obsessed psychopath with zero basic human empathy. He's the only President in the nation's history that could conceivably single-handedly destroy the entire essance and organizing principle of what this country is supposed to be. I didnt think that was possible a year ago. But people go on TV with t-shirts and catchphrases to back him because its fun cheap theatre and no one in their circles are effected.

Its not what they're doing, its how they do it. They are the living embodiment of the one asshat in every crowd theory. They all got together and formed one mega voltron #$!&@ show.

He's not the only president that "could" but he's the only president that has ever tried to.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Puerto Rico's non-voting representative in Congress is introducing a bill that seeks to make the U.S. territory a state by 2021.

Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzalez said Wednesday that 14 Democrats and 20 Republicans currently sponsor the bill among the 435 members in the House of Representatives.

"This is the first step to open a serious discussion regarding the ultimate status for the island," Gonzalez said.

The bill calls for the creation of a bipartisan, nine-member task force that would submit a report to Congress and to the president identifying laws that would need to be amended or repealed so Puerto Rico could become a state. The panel would also be instructed to recommend temporary economic measures to help the island Rico in the transition to statehood.

Puerto Rico has been a U.S. territory since 1898. Its inhabitants are U.S. citizens, though they are barred from voting in presidential elections and have only one congressional representative with limited voting powers.

Gov. Ricardo Rossello said the island's unequal status is the cause for 5.4 million Puerto Ricans to currently reside in the continental U.S., a trend exacerbated by the damage inflicted in September by Hurricane Maria.

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Phred wrote:

gr wrote:Of course he doesnt care about journalists. This isnt peoples lives anymore. Its reality TV, ratings, and shouting culture. No one actually dies, they just get to play dramatic parts. Oh, you were written out of life? Maybe you'll get a part on Season 14 of CSI Nashville.

I dont care about the policy positions this administration has that I might happen to agree with because its lead by a self-obsessed psychopath with zero basic human empathy. He's the only President in the nation's history that could conceivably single-handedly destroy the entire essance and organizing principle of what this country is supposed to be. I didnt think that was possible a year ago. But people go on TV with t-shirts and catchphrases to back him because its fun cheap theatre and no one in their circles are effected.

Its not what they're doing, its how they do it. They are the living embodiment of the one asshat in every crowd theory. They all got together and formed one mega voltron #$!&@ show.

He's not the only president that "could" but he's the only president that has ever tried to.

Andrew Jackson was pretty bad, too. several of them owned slaves. FDR did one of the worst actions in the history of our country (great president in other aspects). we've actually had lots of bad presidents. trump being super stupid and having no checks and balances to stop him is the big change and most scary part, IMO. Also learning that 30% of our country is simply completely fine with authoritarianism.

Every single one of the strikers and their demagogue leaders have been living in luxury.... Now I want you who are my comrades in arms ... to come with me and eliminate the Lewises, the Whitneys, the Johnstons, the Communist Bridges [all important union officials] and the Russian Senators and Representatives ... Let's put transportation and production back to work, hang a few traitors and make our own country safe for democracy.[141]

@marcorubio


Sign of our times... the F word is now routinely used in news stories, tweets etc It’s not even F*** anymore. Who made that decision???

The Savior wrote:Your president invited violence over a year ago. Tit for tat isn’t ok?

Democrats don’t have guns? Why are you afraid?

jerseyhoya wrote:Man Charged With Threatening to Kill Ajit Pai’s Family

Hopefully Democrats cool it with their rhetoric that could influence or directly lead to violence.

swishnicholson wrote:

The Savior wrote:Your president invited violence over a year ago. Tit for tat isn’t ok?

Democrats don’t have guns? Why are you afraid?

It's good to get a reminder of why I should stay out of the politics thread from time to time. I'd like to read The Savior on sports without being reminded he thinks it's okay to physically attack a guy because he wants companies to be able to make more money from the internet.

jerseyhoya wrote:Man Charged With Threatening to Kill Ajit Pai’s Family

Hopefully Democrats cool it with their rhetoric that could influence or directly lead to violence.