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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Some choice excerpts...
Maybe he's had a change of heart, who knows, he's been out of the spotlight up until today but, we're definitely headed towards crisis mode.
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This is something he's wanted to do for a long time; he ran as a 3rd Party Candidate in 2000 for the Reform Party (aka, the Ross Perot Party), though he stopped actively being a part of that Party in February. Only with Obama, though, did he start 'seriously' influencing politics (specifically the Republican Party), and he's been lucky ever since.
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I just hope his luck runs out soon, I really can't take much more.
I'm betting when the dust settles historians are going to look at the New York Times as the newspaper that did more to destroy democracy than save it.
I can't imagine how potential left-leaning voters will choose to vote in the midterms, 2020 and beyond instead of leaving the US after this.
"The devil's got all the good gear. What's God got? The Inspiral Carpets and nuns. Fuck that." - Liam GallagherCertainly, I doubt you’ll see people leaving the country in droves over the next two months.
Seriously, Mario, I understand that this is all feels shitty, but this sort of aimless pessimism displays a rather tenuous grasp of the current situation.
Edited by KarkatTheDalek on Sep 24th 2018 at 11:41:16 AM
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What are you even talking about? There's no vast community of American refugees and there won't be in the foreseeable future. If you're going to be pessimistic, at least ground your pessimism in reality.
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One of the leaders of the Charlottesville counter-protests against United the Right last year left for Germany earlier this year because she saw the writing on the wall when Nazis continued to harass her, and the first accuser against Kavanaugh was reported to have wanted to flee the US when Kavanaugh was named the nominee for Kennedy's replacement, because she knew that voting Democrats in Congress wouldn't stop Roe v. Wade from getting overturned and abortion becoming illegal again.
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Usually in these scenarios pessimism is the sensible position. There's no silver lining in the event the Russia investigation is quashed. Trump will feel empowered to do whatever he wants, and a Democratic Congress will be limited in what it can do to stop him from doing something catastrophic, especially if the Supreme Court is divided or conservative-dominated. What happens if Trump has no staff left and he's on his own? Can Congress stop him from carrying out a nuclear strike or lashing out in other ways? Can Trump call for the military to dissolve Congress and arrest all Democratic members of it (that may not be legal, but that won't stop Trump from trying)?
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The question is will the damage be already done? If so, Democrats in Congress will find themselves in the same scenario as the years leading up to the recession, which directly led to where we are now.
Just you wait. Canada's going to see an influx of American refugees soon if this political situation gets more dire.
Edited by Mario1995 on Sep 24th 2018 at 11:52:25 AM
"The devil's got all the good gear. What's God got? The Inspiral Carpets and nuns. Fuck that." - Liam Gallagher
So I've who left and one who thought of it and never actually did. Hardly a vast drove of any kind.
Edited by sgamer82 on Sep 24th 2018 at 9:58:36 AM
I’d say this nicely sums up the news today
Edited by megaeliz on Sep 24th 2018 at 11:55:35 AM
On the other hand, he and his Republican allies can make them illegitimate through gerrymandering, voter suppression, purging from the rolls among other things....
Just because you can't stop an election doesn't mean you can't make it a sham. Just look at Russia, North Korea, Iran and all the other authoritarian countries with legally mandated elections.
Edited by Mario1995 on Sep 24th 2018 at 12:10:14 PM
"The devil's got all the good gear. What's God got? The Inspiral Carpets and nuns. Fuck that." - Liam GallagherSharing this in case people haven't seen it.
It might be time for a massive protest.
Edit: I should probably explain. This is a list of places protests are going to be held if certain individuals are fired and instructions for when they're happening. Rosenstein being fired is one of the triggers for a protest. You can sign up to be notified.
Edited by Kostya on Sep 24th 2018 at 12:19:18 PM

Wow, Rosenstein was only in for a little over a year, mabye we'll get lucky and the next guy will end up defying trump as well.