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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
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Having it succeed only proves that it's riding a crest of populist nonsense and is about to crash horribly. Wisconsin, by comparison, is cleaning out the cruft of years of liberalism. It has to hit rock bottom before it can recover.
Yeah, it's what they actually believe.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Donald Trump says he is serious about 2016 bid, is hiring staff and delaying TV gig.
Lost in Space
And thus the comedy news shows get two more years of priceless material.
edited 25th Feb '15 6:29:46 PM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
What's his platform even gonna be?
Oh really when?
Lost in Space
"I'm a fucking businessman; I know how to run a fucking country. I fire people. If you don't do your job, you get fucking fired. I'm Donald Trump, yo!"
edited 25th Feb '15 6:37:38 PM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Visiting from the Hoag Galaxy
Isn't it really hard to fire government employees without a very good reason? I don't think his tactics would work there.
Not Three Laws compliant.
Collector Of Fine Oddities
Idiocracy brought to life.
Supreme Court Says Dentists Can’t Decide Who Gets to Whiten Your Teeth.
Also, CPAC starts tomorrow. Although I doubt anyone here intends to watch it.
More like giant cherries
I don't think you grasped my point. By preventing Keystone XL from being built, we have done nothing to stop the mining of tar sands or the transport of tar sands oil to the refineries. At best we've made it slightly more expensive and less safe. This isn't a perfect solution fallacy error; it's a "not actually a solution at all" error.
I'm not sure you grasped mine. It's part of a solution. Just because it doesn't solve everything by itself doesn't mean it's not the right thing to do. It's like saying that you want to build a bridge but one stone by itself won't let anyone cross the river so there's no point in even trying and placing that first stone.
Or perhaps a more relevant analogy, it's like saying that there's no point in voting because your vote individually will make no difference.
What's his platform even gonna be?
Hey, everyone look at me! I've not been getting enough attention lately!
Blind Final Fantasy 6 Let's Play
The Trump / Palin Ticket;
GIVE US ATTENTION! WE NEED IT!!
"If you don't vote for me I'll just start demanding a revolution on Twitter again."
"Yup. That tasted purple."
Lost in Space
As I've mentioned before, I'm not sure that precedent supports jailing legislators who repeal or fail to pass a state or local law, when doing so brings the state or locality into conflict with federal law. It just means that it's up to the Feds to enforce it.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
State officials have no duty to enforce federal law, yep.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers
This mess could backfire on the GOP, as it could force DC into statehood, leading to two more, effectively permanent, Democrat Senate seats.
Todd Akin is considering a primary challenge to Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) in 2016.
And would D.C. seriously snub the Republicans? Isn't DC's purse strings legally controlled by Congress? And would they really go for rebellion over Pot of all things??
edited 26th Feb '15 7:40:53 AM by PotatoesRock
A nice butterfly
Would Donald Trump's toupé count as its own candidate, or will he simply name it his Vice President?
It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
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Campaign manager.
Lost in Space
DC is a renowned bastion of liberalism, no matter who's running Congress.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
I know it's basically Democrat central, voter base wise, but I find myself skeptical that this would cause statehood. ... And wouldn't Congress have to approve of same said statehood?
They're also being requested to have their speeches be about actual policy, not just rabble rouse.
Meanwhile, the Kochs' various tentacles at the event are training activists at the event to become more engaged in politics, whether they're running for office or becoming trackers of Democratic candidates.
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edited 26th Feb '15 7:56:31 AM by PotatoesRock
Lost in Space
Oh, no, you're right that Congress would have to vote to approve D.C. statehood, and it might even require a Constitutional amendment, and it absolutely won't happen while Republicans are anywhere near a majority.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
More like giant cherries
I'm pretty sure it would require an amendment, though that can technically bypass congress by going through a constitutional convention.
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... Which would require most of our states to not be Republican held...
Which they are.
2014 literally killed a lot of short term Liberalism for until 2018~2020. :s
edited 26th Feb '15 8:02:58 AM by PotatoesRock
RE: Nullification: If states can nullify, then surely counties, cities, neighborhood associations, and households can, too. Yet I'm sure any state which gets nullification from below would whine all about it.