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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
I think your argument that the Supreme Court is not beholden to the Republican Party misses that there are many ways other than losing their job that they can be influenced.
But hey, that's just me and you're right I could be biased.
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.It took me a long time to realize so many laws just exist to legalize and normalize hate. I feel disgusted with myself for those days I believed in "liberties" like this and the "it is important to tolerate even beliefs you find repugnant."
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.I would hope I would have the same opinion when I was specifically targeted. I'd much rather have genuinely believed something that was wrong than just having been suffering apathy for another person's suffering.
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker doesn’t plan to vote for President Donald Trump
Wonder how Trump and/or the RNC will punish Massachusetts for this.
Does she think that, if the 25th Amendment is invoked, the Speaker of the House automatically becomes VP? Because that's not how it works. First off, the 25th Amendment can't actually remove a sitting President, it just allows them to be declared unfit to serve and for the Vice President to exercise the powers of the Presidency as Acting President, which is a subtle but important legal difference - when you become Acting President, you still hold your previous position, which in this case means the Vice Presidency would still be occupied, while when you become President, you leave your previous position. Second, even if it did remove the President (which again, it does not), the Vice President immediately becomes President (and not acting president) and can nominate a new Vice President for Senatorial approval. Third, even if both the President and Vice President were removed, nobody else in the line of succession actually becomes President. Everyone after VP becomes Acting President. Fourth, the 25th Amendment process has to be initiated by the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet, so Kamala and most of Biden's appointees would have to be in on this plot as well even if the rest of the plot actually worked.
Edited by Balmung on Oct 15th 2020 at 12:05:49 PM
I just got a top left corner You Tube ad with the title "Nancy's plan for President Harris". Didn't watch it, but the "Pelosi is planning to invoke the 25th to take out Biden" theory seems to be coming directly from the Trump campaign.
No, I don't think it's just you. They don't know how to attack an opponent who was not already unpopular, so they're flailing.
AFAICT this conspiracy theory comes in two flavors:
1: Harris and Pelosi are conspiring to put a Gasp!Horrors! Woman of Color! into the Presidency.
2: Pelosi is trying to make herself President (Despite never having shown any sign of wanting to be) and will do it by getting rid of Biden because since, despite having been born in Oakland to parents who were both legal residents at the time, Kamala Harris is not a Real American Citizen.
Edited by ChrispyBacon on Oct 16th 2020 at 5:29:22 AM
A few stories debunking the Biden "scandal" (linked in the Ars piece):
- Business Insider: An explosive New York Post story that sent Trumpworld into a frenzy is riddled with holes and red flags
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- Intelligencer: Rudy Found Hunter Biden Emails That Totally Weren’t Stolen by Russia
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- Daily Beast: Man Who Reportedly Gave Hunter’s Laptop to Rudy Speaks Out in Bizarre Interview
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The central lie in the story is that Shokin was investigating Burisma at the time Biden demanded him fired, which suggests a quid pro quo deal with Burisma. This is not true. And that's just the basis of the story, pretty much everything is fishy about it.
This is basically the real contention, I think. While Burisma didn't succeed in influencing Biden through his son, they certainly seem to have tried, and Hunter shouldn't have gotten involved for that very reason in the first place. It is politically sloppy, if nothing else.
Edited by Redmess on Oct 15th 2020 at 3:45:58 PM
Hope shines brightest in the darkest timesKamala Harris Cancels Campaign Travel After Aide, Flight-Crew Member Test Positive for Coronavirus
She wasn’t in contact with the two that tested positive, but yikes.
Yeah, I don't blame Harris for cancelling when the unofficial official policy is to just do nothing and let the virus run rampant.
Hope shines brightest in the darkest times

Bold of you to assume that Roberts was following marching orders from party leaders. As opposed to Roberts personally opposing Trump's impeachment and thus not feeling particularly inclined to keep it on the rails.
Again: Conservative Justices ruling in favor of conservative ideology is not a sign that they are slaves to Mitch McConnell's will. It is a sign that they are conservative. It's not a conspiracy when Republicans support Republican things.
There is no one singular bad guy within the GOP who is responsible for all of the bad, and to whom all other Republicans are unwilling servants. Republicans gonna Republican, and they all need to be combatted.
Edited by TobiasDrake on Oct 14th 2020 at 10:03:14 AM
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