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RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#256726: Oct 5th 2018 at 1:46:16 PM

Stop being melodramatic. This doesn't change Trump's power one bit. The timeframe it would take to do anything about Trump via the courts is much slower than just voting the fat orange out.

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#256727: Oct 5th 2018 at 1:46:21 PM

I agree.

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archonspeaks Since: Jun, 2013
#256728: Oct 5th 2018 at 1:47:17 PM

[nja]’d First off, Trump doesn’t have “unlimited power” with Kavanaugh. Second, Kavanaugh’s political volatility may actually prove to be a liability, as several others have pointed out in this thread.

Edited by archonspeaks on Oct 5th 2018 at 1:50:02 AM

They should have sent a poet.
Grafite Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: Less than three
#256729: Oct 5th 2018 at 1:49:30 PM

I couldn't care less about Manchin's reelection right now, this is a matter of principle, on whether being a successful (conservative) man should make you immune to any kind of allegations, especially women's and the answer seems to be yes. What a disgusting example the leader of the free world is showing to the globe, and not even the first time, given Trump.

The midterms won't change the fact that the Supreme Court will be decidedly tainted for decades more to come, all because of a "moderate" democrat.

Life is unfair...
CookingCat Since: Jul, 2018
MrHellboy The Shadow from A world of my own Since: Dec, 2017 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
The Shadow
#256731: Oct 5th 2018 at 1:51:07 PM

Sounds like a good idea to me.

I'm staying away from political discussion forums for a while (except this one, of course)

Edited by MrHellboy on Oct 5th 2018 at 3:50:29 AM

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archonspeaks Since: Jun, 2013
#256732: Oct 5th 2018 at 1:51:32 PM

[up][up] That’s a solid idea. That place is a mess. I don’t even go there for info about games any more.

Edited by archonspeaks on Oct 5th 2018 at 1:54:05 AM

They should have sent a poet.
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#256733: Oct 5th 2018 at 1:51:57 PM

Manchin isn't a moderate Democrat.

The problem is people keep forgetting he's Robert Byrd's (a.k.a. a Democratic Klansman) heir.

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#256734: Oct 5th 2018 at 1:53:43 PM

> Trump doesn’t have “unlimited power”

No but as President he is the supreme figure of authority,his Government and military answer to him,you are correct of course that he does does possess unbridled power,this is due congress,however,there is only so much they can do and with the house full of Republican they let him do wants until they disagree

And yes the fear mongering is silly,cut it out

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RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#256735: Oct 5th 2018 at 1:55:01 PM

The house has four weeks to get anything done, which is highly doubtful.

ironballs16 Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
#256736: Oct 5th 2018 at 1:56:44 PM

[up][up]

To be fair, Byrd himself considered his involvement in the Klan to be an Old Shame.

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Izeinsummer Since: Jun, 2013
#256737: Oct 5th 2018 at 1:57:18 PM

Kavanaughs views on the executive only matter if four other justices agree with them, and his views are insane. Are the other conservative justices really that void of principles?

Grafite Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: Less than three
#256738: Oct 5th 2018 at 1:58:30 PM

@Cooking Cat: Let all that negativity out, it's probably healthier. I was truly hopeful for America for a while, but when Kavanaugh is confirmed, it'll just reflect the true colors of the country I was refusing to see until now, maybe because I was too young to understand what Trump's nomination meant at the time. I hope Europe stays as far away as possible like Trump wants.

The midterms can do no good when the culture that propelled these men and their enablers will still remain in Congress.

Life is unfair...
Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#256739: Oct 5th 2018 at 1:58:42 PM

[up][up] Probably.

Edited by Larkmarn on Oct 5th 2018 at 5:01:05 AM

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archonspeaks Since: Jun, 2013
#256740: Oct 5th 2018 at 1:59:23 PM

his Government and military answer to him

There are a lot of limits to the president’s actual authority, and that’s on top of the general dysfunction the executive branch is exhibiting right now.

[down] Yeah...no. Please stop with this.

Edited by archonspeaks on Oct 5th 2018 at 2:04:30 AM

They should have sent a poet.
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#256741: Oct 5th 2018 at 2:03:34 PM
Thumped: Wow. That was rude. Too many of this kind of thump will bring a suspension. Please keep it civil.
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#256742: Oct 5th 2018 at 2:09:41 PM

Can we stop with the what ifs and fantasies over someone being assassinated or dying of natural causes?

Remember, these idiots drive, fuck, and vote. Not always in that order.
RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#256743: Oct 5th 2018 at 2:10:31 PM

And of course motivate the Republican base with massive turnout, giving the republicans both a good chance of retaining control of the house and getting a supreme court seat and another time to spout rubbish about needing more guns.

They have so much to benefit from this that if anything happens I wouldn't be surprised if it was a Republican plot to frame the Democrats.

Grafite Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: Less than three
#256744: Oct 5th 2018 at 2:12:26 PM

@Marq: Damn Marq, this broke you more than me it seems. The solution isn't assassination, that would only turn Kavanaugh into a martyr which I refuse to let happen. It's packing the courts. I was against it before, but hey, given the GOP have absolutely butchered everything the Supreme Court is supposed to stand for by playing dirty and throwing vulnerable people under the bus, I don't care at all if the democrats play dirty to restore the balance.

Life is unfair...
MrHellboy The Shadow from A world of my own Since: Dec, 2017 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
The Shadow
#256745: Oct 5th 2018 at 2:14:11 PM

And let's not forget, even if Kavanaugh lost the nomination, they would have slotted in somebody just as bad, or worse, than him anyway

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CookingCat Since: Jul, 2018
#256746: Oct 5th 2018 at 2:18:18 PM

NVM, misinterpreted your post.

Edited by CookingCat on Oct 5th 2018 at 2:17:54 AM

Grafite Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: Less than three
#256747: Oct 5th 2018 at 2:22:18 PM

[up][up] Kavanaugh is different, he was one of the worst modern SC picks because of all he represents and how the democrats once again failed to stop it. But what I assume many people were expecting, including me, was the Democrats would take the Senate in november and stop the GOP from nominating a scumbag. Well, never expect the US to do the right thing until they're on the ground is the lesson I'm taking away.

Edited by Grafite on Oct 5th 2018 at 10:24:46 AM

Life is unfair...
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#256748: Oct 5th 2018 at 2:25:07 PM

I was expecting Kavanaugh's nomination. So, all of the outrage and delays were a pleasant surprise.

Then again, my expectations have been astoundingly low.

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MrHellboy The Shadow from A world of my own Since: Dec, 2017 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
The Shadow
#256749: Oct 5th 2018 at 2:25:26 PM

[up]Again, you're not helping

Edited by MrHellboy on Oct 5th 2018 at 4:24:51 AM

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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
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#256750: Oct 5th 2018 at 2:32:10 PM

It has been noted many times that the chances of the Senate flipping is low, possible but low. If you 'expect' the Dems to take it as if it's a given, then frankly your views are unrealistic to begin with.

It's also a fact that the GOP always, on paper, had the votes to push through anyone they want ever since they literally changed the rules for Gorsuch. The fact that it's still been a hard fight, a hard march is significant in the long run. Yes, if he gets confirmed tomorrow it's a loss. And a huge one at that.

But just like with the Tax Reform, the favor was always on the GOP's side. The Democrats had no actual, hard power to stop it.

Yes, if Manchin ends up the deciding vote, the Democratic Party should *crucify* him.

But it's hardly as if the Democrats just rolled over.

Edited by 3of4 on Oct 5th 2018 at 11:32:24 AM

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