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RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#333601: Oct 13th 2020 at 2:51:38 PM

Prevent it entirely? No. Introduce a bunch of restrictions targeted specifically at minorities and anyone else they don't like? Of course. And we can't be having with this privacy nonsense where you can't check that everyone is conforming to their beliefs.

Edited by RainehDaze on Oct 13th 2020 at 10:52:20 AM

CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#333602: Oct 13th 2020 at 2:52:18 PM

The Texas situation is so monstrous it occurred to me nonironically I wish George W. Bush was campaigning for Biden.

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#333603: Oct 13th 2020 at 2:56:24 PM

[up]Same. Somehow, Dubya has a 60%+ national approval rating, and its higher in red states. A Dubya endorsement for Biden might be enough to swing Ohio, Texas, and maybe even Georgia into Biden's column.

Sadly, it appears that he won't be making any public endorsements this year. Voting is already started, so there is little benefit to delaying an announcement.

Edited by Rationalinsanity on Oct 13th 2020 at 6:57:14 AM

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nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#333604: Oct 13th 2020 at 2:59:30 PM

This election keeps on reminding me how important lower courts are. Just off the top of my head, 11th Circuit decided Florida poll taxes were cool, 5th Circuit continually upholds voter suppression in Texas, and 9th Circuit (+Supreme Court) don't think arbitrarily ending the census early is a problem. If Biden + Democrats can be convinced to look at court reform, I hope appellate and district courts are on the list, too.

Edited by nova92 on Oct 13th 2020 at 3:00:00 AM

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#333605: Oct 13th 2020 at 3:00:02 PM

He may however prove helpful, if Biden wins and Bush publicly congratulate Biden it could take the wind out of any Trump plans to dispute the results.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#333606: Oct 13th 2020 at 3:04:07 PM

Speaking of which, Biden says he's "not a fan" of court-packing.

Who knows if that's actually a legit "no" or just a way to sooth people who would be off put by it, but it's the clearest answer he's given since RBG's death.

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#333607: Oct 13th 2020 at 3:07:42 PM

Yeah that’s another dodge if I’ve ever seen one, I’m sure he’s not a fan of several things that end up being necessary.

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#333608: Oct 13th 2020 at 3:08:02 PM

I think he just wants the subject off the table during the election so it doesn't drive away moderates and disaffected conservatives.

Besides, its ultimately up to Congress anyway.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
singularityshot Since: Dec, 2012
#333609: Oct 13th 2020 at 3:14:32 PM

Personally it's telling that he immediately pivots to the argument that Kamala Harris put forward in the VP debate - that rushing Amy Coney Barrett onto the court is court packing. That refusing to hold hearings for Merritt Garland was court packing.

He may not "be a fan" but he's happy to stretch the definition to potentially justify future action.

Edited by singularityshot on Oct 13th 2020 at 3:15:40 AM

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#333610: Oct 13th 2020 at 3:20:08 PM

That's not a bad line of attack if they can pull it off properly. To flip it so that it's the Republicans who are guilty of court packing in the public eye. Who knows if it'll actually work, but I like it.

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#333611: Oct 13th 2020 at 3:22:14 PM

Someone somewhere has worked out that that’s the line to run with, Harris has used it, multiple democrat senators have used it, now Biden is using it. It’s groundwork laying for an argument that Democrats won’t be packing the court so much as unpacking it.

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#333612: Oct 13th 2020 at 3:24:59 PM

If the Democrats sweep DC and then, less than a week after the election, the conservatives on the SC strike down the ACA in whole or in part...I think a pivot will be coming.

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Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#333613: Oct 13th 2020 at 3:37:44 PM

Barr's Unmasking Prob wraps up without a public report.

They couldn't find anything to charge people with, so they're just quietly putting it way.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#333614: Oct 13th 2020 at 3:39:27 PM

538 has moved North Carolina from Toss-Up to Lean Biden, after a series of polls have him ahead by several points.

https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1316145400395575298

(Tweet leads to further links)

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PhysicalStamina i'm tired, my friend (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
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#333615: Oct 13th 2020 at 3:42:54 PM

How good is that for Biden?

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Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#333617: Oct 13th 2020 at 3:46:27 PM

It's one of the states Trump has been cutting spending in the Midwest for to shore up his votes in. So that's delicious news.

[up]And that's less delicious. Was it along party lines?

Edited by Parable on Oct 13th 2020 at 3:47:00 AM

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#333618: Oct 13th 2020 at 3:49:41 PM

I saw on CNN that it was 7-1, with Justice Sotomayor dissenting.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/13/politics/supreme-court-census/index.html

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nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#333619: Oct 13th 2020 at 3:52:53 PM

It looks like it's an order to halt counting while the 9th Circuit Court hears the case, but I'm not optimistic that they'll be reinstating the original deadline.

WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#333620: Oct 13th 2020 at 3:58:07 PM

What benefit is there to not knowing what the population of your country is?

RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#333621: Oct 13th 2020 at 3:59:42 PM

Non-citizens still factor into congressional representation. They want to limit the time to count so that populations and areas that would be more favourable to Democrats are under-represented.

Karxrida from Eureka, the Forbidden Land Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
#333622: Oct 13th 2020 at 4:00:57 PM

11th Circuit decided Florida poll taxes were cool
Isn't that literally unconstitutional? I'm pretty sure the 24th Amendment prohibits it.

Edited by Karxrida on Oct 13th 2020 at 4:02:18 AM

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Happiness is a cup of tea
#333623: Oct 13th 2020 at 4:00:58 PM

Maybe they think it'll somehow effect voting in their favor?

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RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#333624: Oct 13th 2020 at 4:09:28 PM

[up][up] They argued that it wasn't a poll tax to require felons to pay all fines before they can vote and not have the state actually keep track of who owes what.

Oh, and Republicans also went for "Bloomberg setting up a fund to pay off fines is vote buying".

nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#333625: Oct 13th 2020 at 4:12:06 PM

The Census matters for a lot of things. It decides whether states gain or lose House seats and affects the redistricting process at the Congressional and statewide, meaning undercounted communities get less representation. It also affects distribution of govt. resources and funding, which also a huge deal. IIRC, by last count most of the undercounted places were poor/minority communities.


[up] Schrodinger's poll tax.


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