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Ramidel Since: Jan, 2001
#112101: Feb 15th 2016 at 10:46:55 AM

@Shinra: Essentially, Fighteer was saying that he'd like to punch Nihlus in the face, and Nihlus responded by snarking back at him for being an Internet Tough Guy. So Fighteer banned him.

edited 15th Feb '16 10:47:37 AM by Ramidel

FFShinra Since: Jan, 2001
#112102: Feb 15th 2016 at 10:48:14 AM

Gotcha.

I will not comment further on the situation. Most people here already know my own relationship with that guy.

[down]Oh fuck you too.[lol]tongue

edited 15th Feb '16 10:49:21 AM by FFShinra

Aszur A nice butterfly from Pagliacci's Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
A nice butterfly
#112103: Feb 15th 2016 at 10:48:29 AM

[up]Ho Yay

[down]Oh fuck you too.[lol]tongue

Dude you are not helping your case about not liking guys. Your express desire for me to engage in some sexual intercourse that you are aware of only fuels speculation of you having poor taste, but still pretty gay taste

tongue

In a different subject though, srsly, on the Antonin Scalia thing. What is more likely, that he will get replaced before the next election or after

edited 15th Feb '16 10:52:38 AM by Aszur

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
LogoP Party Crasher from the Land of Deep Blue Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Party Crasher
#112104: Feb 15th 2016 at 10:49:37 AM

[up] Foe Yay

It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.
JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#112105: Feb 15th 2016 at 10:49:41 AM

Respectfully, I don't see why they should have banned Nihlus. If it was for the "personally slaughtered 300 Al Qaeda operatives, than I'm pretty sure he was being sarcastic, or mocking people who have done that previously. If anything between the two of you would be objectionable, which I don't think it actually was, it would be Fighter saying he might punch Nilus in the face.

Edit: [nja]

edited 15th Feb '16 10:50:27 AM by JackOLantern1337

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
Ramidel Since: Jan, 2001
#112106: Feb 15th 2016 at 10:50:32 AM

I agree with Jack, which is something I very rarely do. Fighteer was banning Nihlus when he himself was being aggressive and a bit rude.

FFShinra Since: Jan, 2001
#112107: Feb 15th 2016 at 10:50:59 AM

Senate is in recess right now, so if Obama wants to do it and not leave it to whoever succeeds him, he has to do it NAO.

Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#112108: Feb 15th 2016 at 10:51:01 AM

Here's an idea: Why doesn't the government have me be the new Supreme Court Justice? I'm ''totally'' qualified for this position and entirely bi-partisan!.

Leviticus 19:34
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#112109: Feb 15th 2016 at 10:51:21 AM

I was offering a possible interpretation of Nihlus' post to elicit a response, to which he responded as I expected given his prior history. Sometimes a troll has to be counter-baited into revealing themselves.

Anyway, let's talk about SCOTUS.

edited 15th Feb '16 10:52:36 AM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
FFShinra Since: Jan, 2001
#112111: Feb 15th 2016 at 10:53:18 AM

7 days is the window.

edited 15th Feb '16 10:53:35 AM by FFShinra

Aszur A nice butterfly from Pagliacci's Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
A nice butterfly
#112112: Feb 15th 2016 at 10:53:30 AM

I was offering a possible interpretation of Nihlus' post to elicit a response, to which he responded as I expected given his prior history. Sometimes a troll has to be counter-baited into revealing themselves.

Plus, he had oil in his account, and it needed to be liberated.

7 days is the window.

Can anyone block his attempts to use this window? Or is he just free to do it at any time with no one able to do shit about it?

edited 15th Feb '16 10:55:08 AM by Aszur

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#112113: Feb 15th 2016 at 10:54:34 AM

Eh, ban would have happened sooner or later given how he argued.

Oh really when?
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#112114: Feb 15th 2016 at 10:54:48 AM

I do have a question about recess appointments. I thought those could only work if the President submitted the appointment prior to Congress going on recess, and they left it on the table. I don't think that the President has carte blanche to nominate anyone he wants while the Senate is on recess as a fait accompli.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#112115: Feb 15th 2016 at 10:54:54 AM

Nihlus was someone who had principles and ideas that he believed in and he stuck with them in spite of what the rest of us said. Hardly what I'd call a troll.

Edit[nja]'d again.

edited 15th Feb '16 10:55:23 AM by JackOLantern1337

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
Ramidel Since: Jan, 2001
#112116: Feb 15th 2016 at 10:54:57 AM

Anyway. I predict that the Senate is going to hold firm on the "let's wait for a new Prez before we pick a Justice" made-up rule. I also think that if the Senate stays red, they'll hold firm even after we get a new President.

[up][up]He does, but the appointment only lasts until the end of the next Senate session unless confirmed.

The reason Obama's not doing so is because he'd rather give the Republicans more rope with which to hang themselves.

edited 15th Feb '16 10:56:53 AM by Ramidel

Eschaton Since: Jul, 2010
#112117: Feb 15th 2016 at 10:55:34 AM

Well, he was certainly "resolute," and kept hammering the same points on every issue and sticking to them no matter what (and not really adding very much else).

Some of it rubbed me the wrong way, though I stayed out it, such as his argument about police shootings a while back that seemed to boil down to "remember, black people are criminals." I could see the point trying to be made about police procedure, but it wasn't communicated very well. I don't quite see it as trolling, but it's not a very large leap.

EDIT: About SCOTUS, not much to talk about since there is likely going to be deliberately nothing going on for the next year.

edited 15th Feb '16 11:01:48 AM by Eschaton

JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#112118: Feb 15th 2016 at 10:55:45 AM

[up] They can't do this forever. Can they?

Edit: Fucking [nja]'s

[up] I don't remember that. As it stands, it seems to me he was banned for expressing ideas that most of us here disagree with. As Archemied said, for breaking the Circle Jerk.

edited 15th Feb '16 10:57:18 AM by JackOLantern1337

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#112119: Feb 15th 2016 at 10:56:08 AM

[up][up][up][up]He wasn't very good at backing what he said up though.

[up][up]Those are my feelings, as well.

edited 15th Feb '16 10:57:03 AM by LSBK

FFShinra Since: Jan, 2001
#112120: Feb 15th 2016 at 10:56:21 AM

Thats why I think Obama will have to do it right now. But it would be seen in poor taste on top of inflaming everything.

Will have to double check on whether he can at this point.

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#112121: Feb 15th 2016 at 10:57:12 AM

I think that he can make temporary appointments, but they'd be subject to confirmation as soon as the Senate returned, and I don't see how that could work in SCOTUS' case because lack of confirmation would retroactively invalidate any decisions they had rendered.

[down] Little secret: He was my radical conservative alter ego that I invented to troll myself. Convincing, eh?

edited 15th Feb '16 10:58:24 AM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
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HGW XX/7
#112122: Feb 15th 2016 at 10:57:32 AM

He was better than a lot of posters here. The way he argued wasn't particularly far from Fighteer's usual style either.

Schild und Schwert der Partei
JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#112123: Feb 15th 2016 at 10:58:30 AM

[up][awesome] I don't know if their is a way to repeal or reconsider bans here, but if so I think it should be done with Nihulus. Again, asked respectfully.

edited 15th Feb '16 10:59:57 AM by JackOLantern1337

I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
Aszur A nice butterfly from Pagliacci's Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
A nice butterfly
#112124: Feb 15th 2016 at 11:00:03 AM

If there is someone whoever Obama nominates, it would be the other Supreme Judges (wild guess here), but given its current composition they would be unlikely to disagree with him.

Who else can put a hamper on Obama's 7 day window?

[up][up] What's my style, I wonder? I bet On a Scale from One to Ten, i enchant all the judges except for the grumpy german one who always gives everyone a 5.0

edited 15th Feb '16 11:02:46 AM by Aszur

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
FFShinra Since: Jan, 2001
#112125: Feb 15th 2016 at 11:00:14 AM

No offense to Fighteer, but I don't care for that style either.

@Fighteer - Yeah, but better to put the Senate on record than to simply let them pocket it.


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