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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
I want Gingrich going on about the moon.
Imagine it: We need to build the 51st state in a Moon Base on the Moon, and build a wall to keep the Illegal Extraterrestrials out.
And the multiple divorce jokes.
The two (Trump and Gingrich) would be an unparalleled union of mockery.
FPTP does not force a two party system, it forces two party races, so you can have any number of parties, as long as they fight one on one.
Look at India, they use FPTP but have a ton of parties, however they're regional. The U.K. is pretty similar, we've got a variety of parties, but parliamentary seats come down to two horse races.
So you could end up with two parties dominating in each state, but with a multitude of parties ending up in Congress.
edited 15th May '16 3:04:07 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(Balloon Juice) (WSJ) Trump doesn't actually have the money to self finance for a general election.
edited 15th May '16 4:30:28 PM by PotatoesRock
It's a proportional representation system. Also, how many votes one has in a primary - or whether it's a vote rather than a preference scale - is not predefined in my proposal.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanI can't wait for Clinton to take him apart in the debates.
However I think we missed a great opportunity in not nominating Biden to go after Trump; that would be a bloodbath. Like Trump, Biden has no brain-to-mouth filter but his brain doesn't constantly produce offensive nonsense.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.I have a question about the current Supreme Court setup.
Until a ninth Justice is confirmed, it's possible for the court to have a 4-4 split on their decisions. When that happens, the lower court ruling is upheld, but it doesn't set judicial precedent like it would if the Supreme Court gave an actual ruling one way or the other. But what happens if another Justice dies or retires before the current vacancy is filled? Having just seven Justices would remove the possibility of a tie, but is there some minimum number of seats the court has to have filled for its rulings to count?
If not, then given the current Republican resistance to approving any Supreme Court nominations, I gotta wonder if anyone knows which of the remaining Justices is in poorest health at the moment?
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And Gore at least got the nomination.
Wonder what that presidency would have been like...
Oh God! Natural light!As POTUS, Al Gore would have been as undistinguished as Calvin Coolidge.
Silent Cal versus Wooden Al: Who was more boring? Discuss.
EDIT: Come to think of it, given the current crop with their endless scandals and controversies, I think I'd prefer a boring president right about now...
edited 15th May '16 7:49:22 PM by pwiegle
This Space Intentionally Left Blank.I mean, I'm interested in how he would have dealt with the significant events of Bush's presidency, personally.
Oh God! Natural light!Until a ninth Justice is confirmed, it's possible for the court to have a 4-4 split on their decisions. When that happens, the lower court ruling is upheld, but it doesn't set judicial precedent like it would if the Supreme Court gave an actual ruling one way or the other. But what happens if another Justice dies or retires before the current vacancy is filled? Having just seven Justices would remove the possibility of a tie, but is there some minimum number of seats the court has to have filled for its rulings to count?
If not, then given the current Republican resistance to approving any Supreme Court nominations, I gotta wonder if anyone knows which of the remaining Justices is in poorest health at the moment?
A good question... According to Article III of the United States Constitution, the number of Supreme Court Justices are determined by Congress. Theoretically, the Supreme Court can have as little as one Chief Justice if Congress chose that it would have only a single Justice. However, Congress currently chose there to be nine by law. A Supreme Court with as little as one Justice is still The Supreme Court. The only reason for the particular ruling in the event of a tie is in case there is an even number of Supreme Court Justices making a ruling.
edited 15th May '16 8:22:08 PM by GameGuruGG
Wizard Needs Food BadlyDonald Trump: Rubio not being considered for VP.
I have feeling Rubio was Trump's first pick and he ended up declining.
edited 15th May '16 8:32:18 PM by Demonic_Braeburn
Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.Forgive my ignorance, but who are the conservative and liberal judges, exactly?
Oh God! Natural light!

Gingrich however as a former congressman of Georgia would make that state uncompetitive again.
Georgia is worth 16 electoral votes, if Clinton has anything like a reasonable chance she should grab it.
^Without wasted voters, there is no spoiler effect. And the spoiler effect is the big reason why FPTP drives tactical voting for only two parties.
edited 15th May '16 2:43:44 PM by SeptimusHeap
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman