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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
I'm pretty sure my alt-right-ish nephew is having an absolute meltdown right now and I am living for it. I know my sister's freaking out. When Trump was first elected she was laughing at all the kids at the college she works at who were scared about what Trump was going to do to their civil rights and rubbing Trump in her co-workers' faces.
This does mean that holiday dinners are going to be a trial this year (that lot have all had covid because of course they have, so no avoiding it).
Edited by Bur on Nov 7th 2020 at 10:19:04 AM
Biden is planning to set up a coronavirus task force on Monday, in recognition that the global pandemic will be the primary issue that he must confront. The task force, which could begin meeting within days, will be co-chaired by former surgeon general Vivek H. Murthy and David Kessler, a former Food and Drug Administration commissioner.
He would also institute new ethics guidelines at the White House, and he has pledged to sign an executive order the first day in office saying that no member of his administration could influence any Justice Department investigations.
Biden has long pledged to rejoin the Paris climate accords by executive order, but he has also said that he would attempt to persuade other nations to adopt higher standards in an attempt to curb the impacts of climate change.
Edited by nova92 on Nov 7th 2020 at 8:43:03 AM
A bit belated, but: I love turtles. They're like seriously one of my favorite types of animal. Can we please stop dragging their good name through the mud by comparing them to Mitch McConnell?
Thought: We know the Supreme Court has ruled Congress and the State Judiciary can outlaw Partisan Gerrymandering... Could Biden outlaw it himself through Executive Orders? We have 2 Supreme Court cases that have explicitly ruled that Partisan Gerrymandering is illegal but have no criteria to effectively end it, and ruled that they can not do anything themselves. Surely Biden can use these Cases and try to create a criteria himself to ban it?
If I were Biden, I'd try it anyways and see what would happen. It'd probably be struck down by the Supreme Court, although there's always a chance it could survive and become the Standard.
Edited by DingoWalley1 on Nov 7th 2020 at 11:52:30 AM
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can't help it, because McConnell looks and sounds like one.
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Wow... it's actually kind of surreal seeing someone actually willing to work at being President after the last four years. I can imagine that Trump is going to spit a few final, spiteful FU's in office just before he's officially unpresidented (I've been waiting for years to say that...), but I guess Biden will cross that bridge when he comes to it. He's actually going to try and work around McConnell rather than just sit on his hands with one branch of government out of his party's control. Still seems trippier than it should be...
Edited by Snipertoaster on Nov 7th 2020 at 4:54:03 PM
We can choose to be better.Crossposting from election results thread:
Folks from other countries react to the US elections.
Of particular note:
- They were upset by gerrymandering, voter purging, and voting registration.
- In New Zealand, two minutes for someone to vote. In Estonia, a minute. In the UK, five minutes. India, five to seven minutes. In Germany, five to ten, and in Australia, ten. They were stunned at why US voting took so long.
TL;DR: If we are to take pride in voting as we do in the US, fix it.
Now normally I'd be grumbling at the 'smug European' crowd, but these people are genuine, speaking in person, and from all around the world. And they're all clearly sad and upset about how Americans have such difficulty voting.
And to the surprise of nobody (except Trump and his supporters, and I'm sure even among them there were the realistic ones), Biden won.
First, a toast to Trump.
You turned out to be, well, a shitty president as everyone expected. Still, you could've been a lot worse. Honestly, by the end of 2016 I thought the World War III was real likely (and don't you even bring the whole Iran assassination, it would've never gotten that far to begin with). Enjoy this moment here, big guy. Because from now on the only places you will ever visit outside of your house will probably be courts, hearings, and possibly prison.
And to Biden.
...I do not envy you, man. In addition to Trump's mess to clean up, you also got COVID-19 and all its fallouts to take care of. Hope you and Harris pull through.
And lastly, to America in general. By 2024, here's hoping America becomes less of a crazytown.
Congrats to everyone here. Must've been a real rough few days for all of you.
Continuously reading, studying, and (hopefully) growing.How would you all feel if AOC ran for president in 2028?
By the way, some Trumpers are still coping by claiming "IT'LL BE JUST LIKE 2000 WHEN AL GORE LOST FLORIDA) except even if Biden lost one state due to a recount, the others would still make him win.
Edited by Makir on Nov 8th 2020 at 12:53:25 PM
Judging on what she has said, if she stays in politics it seems like her trajectory is to head back to New York and possibly try and pick up some executive branch positions.
So at this stage I think it's more likely that she'll try and run for mayor of New York (which would be hugely groundbreaking in and of itself)
After that, should she want to return to national politics I would imagine it would be through the Senate and possibly from there a pivot to the White House.
There is a reason why Representatives (generally) don't run for president. Two year terms mean that they really don't get a break from campaigning. And if they are not campaigning, they are fundraising for their next campaign. Senators however have the luxury of six years. They can explore presidential campaigns without the fear of losing their current positions.
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First-Past-The-Post voting systems unfortunately perpetuate 2-party systems. There's just no way for other parties in America to gain enough power without a radical change in the voting itself. If, like many European countries, the House and Senate was not decided with FPTP but with proportional voting, you'd see a big change real quick.
Edited by Makir on Nov 8th 2020 at 3:56:11 AM
I think local representation is a valuable thing, so I don’t favour proportional representation for US (or Canadian) legislatures, but I do like ranked ballots. That lets people vote for the candidate they like best without worrying about splitting the vote.
Edited by Galadriel on Nov 8th 2020 at 7:22:23 AM

Biden is preparing a storm of executive orders to undo all of Trump's garbage.
As has been speculated, it's being strongly suggested that he will appoint people in an acting capacity and rely on executive orders to bypass Mc Connell's obstruction.
Edited by Draghinazzo on Nov 7th 2020 at 1:17:20 PM