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M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#256276: Oct 1st 2018 at 10:45:18 PM

[up][up][up]It is because Kavanaugh also genuinely believes the POTUS is above the law. For obvious reasons, Trump wants a Supreme Court Justice who believes that. And what Trump wants, the GOP gives him.

Yeah, finding blatantly partisan conservative judges who think Roe vs. Wade was the WORST THING EVER isn't too hard. But finding one who genuinely thinks the POTUS should be treated like a god king? That's a bit trickier.

Edited by M84 on Oct 2nd 2018 at 1:48:48 AM

Disgusted, but not surprised
megaeliz Since: Mar, 2017
#256277: Oct 1st 2018 at 11:13:24 PM

[up] something to remember, is that Trump is much more popular among the Republican base than Republican Politicans.

Imca (Veteran)
#256278: Oct 1st 2018 at 11:16:04 PM

There is also the strong message that it sends, that #Me Too! ends here. That's not a side effect, but the whole point for a lot of them, it doesn't mater that they have to sacrifice some of there own to make it.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#256279: Oct 1st 2018 at 11:18:32 PM

[up][up]And the GOP base is what also keeps said politicians in power. So if they want to stay in office, they do what Trump wants.

There's a reason that the only GOP politicians who have shown even a shred of integrity are the ones not seeking re-election like Flake.

Disgusted, but not surprised
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#256280: Oct 1st 2018 at 11:22:20 PM

True. I don'T think that they can really stop Me Too!. If they continue in this manner, the blue wave will become a tsunami.

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#256281: Oct 2nd 2018 at 12:46:21 AM

To be honest, us females have lots of reasons to be pissed off in the last few years. Not that our anger is any more important than that of any other marginalized group; we just have some different challenges.

Do not obey in advance.
Imca (Veteran)
#256282: Oct 2nd 2018 at 12:47:46 AM

It may not stop it, but it still sends a message, and a very.... unpleasant one.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#256283: Oct 2nd 2018 at 1:44:48 AM

Just out of curiousity...is there anyone here left who even remotely beliefs Kavanaugh? I mean, when the first allegation came I was all "well, let's wait and see". Then I was "okay, with so many women coming forward, there is most likely something to it, not enough to put him on trial though." But at this point, there is so much evidence speaking against him, I am actually wondering if it would be enough to put him on trial.

Imca (Veteran)
#256284: Oct 2nd 2018 at 1:50:38 AM

He cant be put on trial due to the statute of limitations..

I don't think any one believes him any more, but due to the way the legal system works, he literally can't be charged at this point.

Edited by Imca on Oct 2nd 2018 at 1:53:16 AM

CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#256285: Oct 2nd 2018 at 1:51:52 AM

While it should be no surprise, the sheer despair and horror so many of my fellow authors (all of them women) over the entire court appointment has been terrible. While this is just another Trump disaster for me, this is a shredding of dignity and horror on a deeply personal level for many.

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#256286: Oct 2nd 2018 at 1:58:39 AM

At this point he could be on the hook for multiple counts of perjury and that's about it.

Of course all the conservative talking heads keep insisting that either it's not perjury because reasons, or it was but that isn't actually a crime because reasons.

"Yup. That tasted purple."
BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#256287: Oct 2nd 2018 at 2:08:29 AM

There is no statue of limitations for attempting rape with the aid of another person in the state where the alleged rape of Ford was committed.

I was initially willing to give Kavanaugh the benefit of the doubt... but that started to erode once more allegations came out against him. And now, we have texts proving that he was trying to get ahead of Ramirez's allegations first published in The New Yorker.

Edited by BearyScary on Oct 2nd 2018 at 1:13:16 AM

Do not obey in advance.
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#256288: Oct 2nd 2018 at 3:38:09 AM

An article about how foreigners see this train wreck.

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tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#256289: Oct 2nd 2018 at 4:09:49 AM

Trump admin has begun a policy of denying visas to non-married same-sex partners of diplomats/UN officials.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
PhysicalStamina i'm tired, my friend (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
i'm tired, my friend
#256290: Oct 2nd 2018 at 4:38:48 AM

[up][up]Pass, I've seen enough seasons of the Let's Laugh At America show for one lifetime, thank you.

i'm tired, my friend
Reflextion from a post-sanity world (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
#256291: Oct 2nd 2018 at 4:40:11 AM

[up] I'm sorry you find that sort of thing so offensive.

Someone did tell me life was going to be this way.
Ramidel Since: Jan, 2001
#256292: Oct 2nd 2018 at 4:55:44 AM

@Swanpride: The reason to push him through is because they don't have time to pick another candidate before the Senate potentially shifts to blue.

@Morning Star 1337:

On another note. A recent Jim Sterling video, EA's legal battle with Belgium and Telltale's closing down has me wondering...how should the Video Game Industry be regulated?

Well, the main things that should be banned are data harvesting (already happening in Europe), thinly-disguised gambling such as gacha mechanisms and paid loot boxes, and Evony-style false advertising. Ideally, there'd be a way to nail "whale hunters" like Candy Crush Saga, where an Allegedly Free Game abuses addictive-behavior mechanisms, but I don't know enough to develop the latter regulations.

Frankly, the latter is probably easier to defeat through middle-school Internet education. If consumers stop putting up with P 2 W mobile shit, then companies will stop making it.

(Also, of course, Chinese game devs will respond to these regulations with their usual middle finger held high.)

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#256293: Oct 2nd 2018 at 5:05:53 AM

[up] That is simply not true. If they wanted they could pick another candidate and push him through next week. Even if the democrats try to stall, they could be done before the elections.

Ramidel Since: Jan, 2001
#256294: Oct 2nd 2018 at 5:12:20 AM

No, because

  • There are procedures for this kind of thing,
  • Trying to fast-track a candidate with absolutely no vetting would not fly past Flake, Murkowski or Collins, especially not right now.
  • Trump isn't really reliable when you need something decided fast. He might be too busy golfing.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#256295: Oct 2nd 2018 at 5:31:07 AM

[up] But they already have a shortlist to pick from.

3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#256296: Oct 2nd 2018 at 5:32:03 AM

Having a List doesn't mean they have done in-Depth Vetting on them.

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3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
Just a harmless giant from a foreign land.
#256299: Oct 2nd 2018 at 5:40:12 AM

[up][up]Because I was typing while also talking to someone in German. tongue

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megaeliz Since: Mar, 2017
#256300: Oct 2nd 2018 at 6:13:40 AM

[up]x9 less offensive, more just stating the obvious, I think.


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