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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
That's not how this works. At all.
Having Joe Manchin around is still marginally better than an actual Republican. Labels have power in the Senate. The reason Mitch is able to do things like refuse to hold confirmation hearings for a Democratic President's nominees is because he's Senate Majority Leader, which is a title he holds because a majority of Senators have a "Republican" label over their heads.
If 51+ Senators identify as Republicans, regardless of how they vote, Mitch calls the shots in the Senate. Thus, despite the unpleasantness of dealing with Manchin, having him around is still preferable to giving Mitch another Republican Senator to further consolidate his dominion.
Manchin sucks, but having a conservative asshole with delusions of being a moderate holding up a sign that reads "SCHUMER FOR MAJORITY LEADER" at the start of each Congressional session is still an improvement over a genuine Republican.
Edited by TobiasDrake on Nov 10th 2020 at 7:12:26 AM
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x2 Adams couldn't stand Jefferson, who had become his Rival at this point, and he also couldn't handle losing his Re-Election to him either (Adams is our first 1 Term President). He had also decided to be petty before Jefferson got into the White House, mostly by putting in a lot of Federalists into key positions that would be hard or impossible for Jefferson to replace. Marbury v. Madison was about one of those appointments.
Edited by DingoWalley1 on Nov 10th 2020 at 10:07:06 AM
According to TheOtherWiki, 3 other US presidents who have served a full term did not attend their successor's inauguration (I couldn't find who the others are).
Edited by Khudzlin on Nov 10th 2020 at 4:10:09 PM
Speaking of Colbert's show, he had Abrams on it recently and she talked about how her main priority was creating a sustainable infrastructure in the state that would allow it to function for the democrats even when there weren't races.
I really hope the democrats follow her advice and someone puts some effort into flipping other red states with demographic shifts.
So the Supreme Court begins oral arguments today on the unconstitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. It is likely to last several months into 2021. When Biden will be president.
Is there any chance Biden can do something to save it, or does the SC have the final say and when it's gone, it's gone for good?
The hardest thing in this world is to live in it.We are in serious trouble here
My wife will die without the ACA. Other friends will. I probably will. Don't you dare suggest I'm not taking this seriously.
The idea of a President influencing a SCOTUS decision is pure evil. Imagine the horrors Trump would have brought on us if he could.
Edited by CharlesPhipps on Nov 10th 2020 at 8:06:07 AM
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.President Satan defied court decisions during his term, I bet President Biden could as well, if the Court with Injustice Karen on-board votes to kill the ACA.
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Edited by speedyboris on Nov 10th 2020 at 7:02:34 AM