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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#112376: Feb 17th 2016 at 4:31:16 PM

Still seems like a dumb idea though. What would he gain from abdicating to Biden? It's not like Biden is running.

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#112377: Feb 17th 2016 at 4:36:42 PM

He gets himself possibly on the Court? I admit that this makes no sense.

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#112378: Feb 17th 2016 at 4:49:22 PM

[up] Aside from doing it as a massive fuck you to the current Republican party, no, I also can think of no reason for Obama to nominate himself, either. But I had to be sure whether it was legally possible for him to do so, as I thought it was.

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#112379: Feb 17th 2016 at 5:06:06 PM

Hey if he wanted to realy play games he could nominate Hillary. tongue

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Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#112380: Feb 17th 2016 at 5:07:20 PM

Does there actually have to be nine justices on the Supreme Court?

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#112381: Feb 17th 2016 at 5:08:40 PM

Under the current law yes, but it's just an act of congress to change the number.

edited 17th Feb '16 5:08:51 PM by Silasw

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#112382: Feb 17th 2016 at 5:16:10 PM

There are supposed to be. Now, the process of nominating a new one can take some time but waiting until after the election is a bad idea.

Ramidel Since: Jan, 2001
#112383: Feb 17th 2016 at 6:50:27 PM

Yeah, but that means that if Biden dies, we face a temporary period of pure Republican dominance. Do we really want a raft of Republican legislation to be forced through directly by Boehner if Biden kicks it?

NickTheSwing Since: Aug, 2009
#112384: Feb 17th 2016 at 6:56:10 PM

He should do that, purely for the conservative rage induced aneurysms.

Heck, if Bernie wins nominating Obama would be funny and result in conservatives never being able to be rid of him.

FFShinra Since: Jan, 2001
#112385: Feb 17th 2016 at 8:17:59 PM

[up][up]Boehner's been retired for months now, dude. Paul Ryan is speaker.

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#112386: Feb 17th 2016 at 8:31:54 PM

That and Joe Biden could choose who serves as his vice-president... Remember how Spiro Agnew resigned from the vice-presidency, and Richard Nixon chose Gerald Ford as his new vice-president. Then Nixon resigned, making Gerald Ford President without even being elected.

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Ramidel Since: Jan, 2001
#112388: Feb 17th 2016 at 8:46:50 PM

[up][up][up]Even worse.

(And it's easy to forget who's in charge in Congress. Congress hasn't done anything in years.)

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#112389: Feb 17th 2016 at 9:19:43 PM

[up]X3 A new VP would have to be confirmed by the senate I belive.

edited 17th Feb '16 9:19:58 PM by Silasw

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ironballs16 Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
#112390: Feb 17th 2016 at 9:49:13 PM

Back in Oregon, one of the protesters, Shawna Cox, is trying to sue the US government for $666,666,666,666.66 for "suffer[ing] damages from the works of the devil". Notably, her lawyer declined to comment or sign that counter-claim.

edited 17th Feb '16 9:49:24 PM by ironballs16

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Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
#112391: Feb 17th 2016 at 10:09:37 PM

[up]... Poor, poor lawyer. "Look, somebody had to take this dumbass idiocy because she wouldn't back down. I deserve compensation and danger money for this, fellows of the bar. If you doubt me, than voluntarily replace me. Any takers? No, didn't think so."

Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#112392: Feb 17th 2016 at 10:09:48 PM

[up][up]Now, now. You have to sue the devil for that.

So, I'll try to see if I can contact one of his agents. Should I call up Kim Jong-Un, my mother-in-law, or a Copyright lawyer?

edited 17th Feb '16 10:10:11 PM by Protagonist506

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#112393: Feb 17th 2016 at 10:10:10 PM

There really is a point where I have to wonder how the people themselves don't realize how ridiculous stuff like this is. It seems like they want to be taken seriously but always end up doing it in a way that renders them laughing stocks and they can't take a hint as to how that happens

edited 17th Feb '16 10:11:15 PM by sgamer82

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#112394: Feb 17th 2016 at 11:33:28 PM

[up]X3 Hey at least he now has an easy insanity defence if he wants to try for it. tongue

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
NickTheSwing Since: Aug, 2009
#112395: Feb 18th 2016 at 1:24:39 AM

Now now, dear, you have to sue Satan for those inferred damages. Then you have to complete a case against the very first prosecuting lawyer (if one goes by your belief system), and that's if Old Scratch decides to represent himself in Court.

Keep in mind the Evil Lawyer Joke - Scratch has hundreds of years worth of lawyers down there, lady.

Your great grandkids will be occupying an Oregon building by the time you get past the first five.

Eschaton Since: Jul, 2010
#112396: Feb 18th 2016 at 1:45:39 AM

This current conflict over the Supreme Court has led to what I think is a rather interesting display, with Colbert interviewing both a Democrat (Cory Booker) and a Republican (Kasich), and both managed to give rather rambling non-answers on the issue. Booker eventually took a stand, but Kasich implicitly continued to toe the party line of "stop Obama at all costs." note 

At least Kasich was honest about his "positive" campaign being "most of the things the other guys are saying, but just not being a dick about it." Which I do appreciate and wish was at least the standard for this election cycle, but so far it's not a winning position (among anybody really).

edited 18th Feb '16 1:49:39 AM by Eschaton

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#112398: Feb 18th 2016 at 3:17:32 AM

Speaking of frivolous lawsuits, did you ever hear about the guy who sued himself?

He was a prison inmate with access to the law library and far too much time on his hands. His argument was, turning to a life of crime had landed him in jail and thereby deprived himself of the means of earning a living. So he was suing himself for wages lost, compensatory damages, punitive damages, etc. to the tune of umpty-nine million dollars or whatever. And since he was currently in prison and therefore indigent, he wanted the state to pay the damages for him, to himself.

Needless to say, the case didn't get very far in court.

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#112400: Feb 18th 2016 at 6:00:29 AM

That's because most of these people are still "unknowns" compared to Clinton. Generic candidate polling is largely meaningless when the public at large remains mostly uninformed, and well-known candidates get the disadvantage because they've been in the media so long they're bound to have some scars.

What that shows is that "Generic Democrat" (Sanders) beats "Generic Republican" (everyone but Trump) by an average of 4%, which is the more valuable data, because advertising and other informational campaigns will level the playing field and make the Generic Republican into a known quantity.


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