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clemont107 Mega Togekiss?! from Land of Missed Opportunities (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Mega Togekiss?!
#342551: Dec 8th 2020 at 1:57:47 PM

[up]I have no doubt Mr. Twitterfingers has secretly wanted death on those who don't give him a favorable view. I'm not sure if he has personally sent death threats to those he hates though. Personally I think he's too chicken to call for people to "disappear".

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SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#342552: Dec 8th 2020 at 2:00:19 PM

Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner buying $30M lot in Florida 'Billionaire's Bunker'.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
Shaoken (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Dating Catwoman
#342553: Dec 8th 2020 at 2:18:06 PM

Saw this on Twiteer and don't have a news source for it, but Donald Trump walked out in the middle of a medal of freedom ceremony.

singularityshot Since: Dec, 2012
#342554: Dec 8th 2020 at 2:20:20 PM

On the First Lady discussion, it's certainly going to be interesting to see what Jill Biden will do in the White House. She's also a reluctant political spouse but the relative anonymity of Second Lady meant she actually held a teaching position at a Washington DC further education college. She insisted that her security detail act as if they were students and she was known for grading papers whilst flying on Air Force 2.

Can she do the same as First Lady? Almost certainly not, sadly. But having an actual teacher in the White House might mean that education gets the TLC it deserves, especially after four years of Betsy Devos.

clemont107 Mega Togekiss?! from Land of Missed Opportunities (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Mega Togekiss?!
#342555: Dec 8th 2020 at 2:21:56 PM

[up][up]The tears from Orange Grandpa must taste so extravagant for the war veterans he had mocked even before his candidacy.

"Wow, no Mega Togekiss in Legends Z-A. Or any non-Froslass new Sinnoh Mega Evolutions. Round of applause, everybody." - Dawn
nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#342556: Dec 8th 2020 at 2:23:46 PM

Politico: Biden will select Ohio Representative Marcia Fudge to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

She's the second House member to be tapped for the Biden admin, which will temporarily put the Dem. majority at just 2 votes.

Imca (Veteran)
#342557: Dec 8th 2020 at 2:26:48 PM

No, it isn't. Christmas is Christian, you are buying into Christian propaganda by saying it's not necessarily the case. Christian is not the "default", any more than being white or male is.

My homeland celebrates Christmas and is less then 1% christian.... going to back Charles here... "Christmas is a state multi-religious and nonreligious cultural holiday"

ShinyCottonCandy Everyone's friend Malamar from Lumiose City (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Everyone's friend Malamar
#342558: Dec 8th 2020 at 2:28:06 PM

[up]We dropped that topic specifically because it was determined to not fall within the scope of the thread.

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Blueeyedrat Since: Oct, 2010
#342559: Dec 8th 2020 at 2:28:39 PM

The Supreme Court heard a request by Mike Kelly (R-PA) and other plaintiffs, asking them to invalidate Pennsylvania's presidential election results. Their response in full.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2020

ORDER IN PENDING CASE

20A98 - KELLY, MIKE, ET AL. V. PENNSYLVANIA, ET AL.

The application for injunctive relief presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is denied.

clemont107 Mega Togekiss?! from Land of Missed Opportunities (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Mega Togekiss?!
#342560: Dec 8th 2020 at 2:31:27 PM

[up]Thank god. Did Injustice Karen vote for the request or against it?

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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
#342561: Dec 8th 2020 at 2:34:00 PM

The shortness of the order might well indicate that it was unanimous, as I’d presume that if any disagreed they’d get to include a dissent in the order.

Edited by Silasw on Dec 8th 2020 at 10:34:30 AM

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Blueeyedrat Since: Oct, 2010
#342562: Dec 8th 2020 at 2:34:47 PM

As far as I can tell, there are no public dissents. Like, this came down within minutes of Kelly's case coming up on the docket. That one sentence, that's the whole thing.

Edited by Blueeyedrat on Dec 8th 2020 at 2:35:09 AM

nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#342563: Dec 8th 2020 at 2:53:03 PM

There was no chance of this going through, but honestly, I am kind of surprised that Alito didn't make a public dissent for the purpose of political signaling, after that crazy rant he gave a few weeks ago.

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
#342564: Dec 8th 2020 at 2:59:02 PM

Alito’s statement to the Federalist Society didn’t get into election stuff. All indicators are that that’s a bridge to far even for the current court. If it’s a bridge to far for ethical reasons, fuck-you-got-mine reasons or simply self-preservation reasons we can only guess, but they all seem very not interested in being on the frontline of a coup attempt.

Edited by Silasw on Dec 8th 2020 at 10:59:18 AM

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#342565: Dec 8th 2020 at 2:59:41 PM

Roberts probably had a talk with him about a court's authority not being a law of nature and that stunts like these can easily lead to courts being dismissed as illegitimate.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
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
#342566: Dec 8th 2020 at 3:03:47 PM

A Supreme Court Justice using their position to undermine American democracy could probably be grounds for impeachment, or potentially criminal charges.

Also making left-wing groups scared that the court will overturn the election has the potential of setting off radicalised elements who might try and take preemptive action to stop such a thing.

Again, frontline of a coup attempt, not a good place to be if you value your health.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#342567: Dec 8th 2020 at 3:31:39 PM

I mean, that's true for the lawsuit from Texas's AG (which strikes me as more a blatant attempt at self-preservation from Paxton, who as I've noted in the past is in dire legal trouble with his own party), but even if this had actually succeeded totally Biden still would have won with 286 EVs. And Alito has already, IMO, destroyed any pretension of being an impartial justice. So yeah, I'm still surprised.

Edit: Just found out that Paxton is facing a FBI investigation in addition to the state-level one, so yeah, he's hilariously blatantly trying to get a Trump pardon.

Edited by nrjxll on Dec 8th 2020 at 5:35:57 AM

Galadriel Since: Feb, 2015
#342568: Dec 8th 2020 at 3:31:45 PM

I don’t think any of the SC justices are worried about their personal safety. They’re invested in the reputation of the Court and well aware that blatant interference like this would deeply discredit it. And the conservative ones wouldn’t want to do anything so blatantly partisan - partisan, as distinct from ideological - as to give the Democrats a clear justification for court-packing.

They Supreme Court will be right-wing, but they won’t do things extreme or openly undemocratic enough to undermine their own legitimacy.

Edited by Galadriel on Dec 8th 2020 at 6:31:54 AM

Forenperser Foreign Troper from Germany Since: Mar, 2012
Foreign Troper
#342569: Dec 8th 2020 at 3:39:40 PM

I so can't wait for the Electoral College to finally vote.

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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
#342570: Dec 8th 2020 at 3:49:15 PM

I don’t think any of the SC justices are worried about their personal safety.

It was only 3 years ago that a congressional basketball game got shot up by a former political activist, 6 years before that congresswomen Gabby Giffords was shot in the head in an attempted assassination that claimed the lives of 6 others (she survived), including a federal district court judge.

I’m pretty sure all members of Congress and SC justices are worried about their personal safety, it’s a bloody dangerous job politics, over in the UK we once had someone attempt to assassinate an MP with a sword.

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Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#342571: Dec 8th 2020 at 4:15:39 PM

There have already been threats of violence to overturn the election.

Wake me up at your own risk.
nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#342572: Dec 8th 2020 at 5:00:45 PM

Politico: Biden will select Tom Vilsack, former Iowa Governor and Agriculture Secretary for the entirety of Obama's term, as his Ag. Sec.

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#342573: Dec 8th 2020 at 5:01:55 PM

[up][up]And at least one actual coup attempt stopped in its tracks in Michigan.

Edited by sgamer82 on Dec 8th 2020 at 5:02:10 AM

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#342574: Dec 8th 2020 at 5:12:18 PM

One of the best things Biden brings to the presidency is knowledge of how these departments work and a good idea of who is proven qualified to run them.

PhysicalStamina i'm tired, my friend (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
i'm tired, my friend
#342575: Dec 8th 2020 at 5:14:15 PM

Do you think a department dedicated to regulating social media platforms/companies is necessary?

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