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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Double post.
Trump skipping Barbara Bush's funeral, Melania going in his place.
Considering if he did go, he'd probably make it about himself, it's probably the nicest thing he could do for the family...
Yup, and the reason he got in was because Tammy Duckworth was out having her baby, while Jeff Flake changed his vote. Supposedly this is because he plans to vote no on Pompeo, from an article I read this morning, but... >_<
Some articles which I haven't seen brought up.
Sean Hannity is tied to two more Trump-connected lawyers--and they were involved in sending a cease-and-desist letter to an Oklahoma radio station where a conservative activist had accused him on air of sexual harassment
. I knew O'Reilly and Ailes weren't the only Faux News abusers!
On a related note, Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow is being investigated for allegedly diverting tens of millions of dollars from his Christian nonprofit to himself, his family, and their businesses
.
And after the Department of Justice refused to defend against Joe Arpaio's appeal to get his record wiped clean, the non-profit advocacy group, Protect Democracy, filed a request with California’s 9th Circuit Court to appoint a private attorney to defend the Arizona court’s decision
. The group hopes to challenge Trump's pardon of Arpaio as unconstitutional by "infring[ing] on the constitutional rights of private litigants and the power of courts to uphold the Constitution, and so is outside the President’s constitutional authority."
So in the continuing push to punish immigrants for wanting to become Americans, checking marriage licenses is the newest way ICE is kicking non-criminal immigrants out of the country. Full article text
There's a renewed push to get the Equal Rights Amendment - explicitly banning discrimination based on sex - affirmed to the Constitution. It's only short one more state. Full article text
And one article noting the differences between the Bush and Trump tax cuts, and why Trump's are so much less popular. Full article text
That’s the epitome of privilege right there, not considering armed nazis a threat to your life. - Silasw![]()
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A lot of political norms are built around the (naive) assumption no one will ever be so cruel and stupid while occupying the office. We might think There Should Be a Law, but there really isn't any predicting the depths of a society's depravity until it's seen firsthand.
edited 20th Apr '18 5:38:47 AM by CrimsonZephyr
"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."@Euo: Because when we copied the rule, the rule that the monarch does nothing independently hadn't fully solidified yet (it was less than a century after the last independent royal veto). Also, because it's meant to be part of the system of checks and balances - a Presidential power that can be used to fix judicial and Congressional errors.
edited 20th Apr '18 6:04:32 AM by Ramidel
The check on the presidential pardon power is the voters. It's meant to be used in edge cases where the justice system has failed and someone is facing punishment that they do not deserve. If a president goes around pardoning his political allies and personal friends regardless of the actual justness of their cases, it's expected that they'll face political backlash for it, which keeps such abuse to a minimum.
The issue with Trump, as always, is that so many people are willing to uncritically support everything he does just because he's the one doing it. If people aren't willing to call anyone out on their bullshit, then it's easy to get away with all kinds of bullshit.
Really from Jupiter, but not an alien.Trump's ability to shrug off things that would provoke massive backlash from any other candidate, due to his uncritical base, is one of the most infuriating things about him.
Such as how such a huge deal was made of Hillary's emails! Uranium! Benghazi! when Trump's scandals (his business dealings, his bankruptcies, Trump U, his relationship with Russia, his social attitudes in general) were much more alarming and ominous.
Standard disclaimer: Yes, he's not as Teflon Don as he memetically is, but he still at the very least is much more resistant to controversy than other politicians.
Just saying, because this thread tends to launch into "well what do you expect/he's not getting impeached overnight/wait for Mueller" mode when someone makes the claim that he's a Karma Houdini.
edited 20th Apr '18 8:14:26 AM by Larkmarn
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He's been a (relative) Karma Houdini so far. That said, the dominoes are seemingly starting to fall, so karma may very well catch up to him yet.
Yes I damn well know that that's not what karma actually is, and it's a very minor sticking point with me. I didn't make the trope.
edited 20th Apr '18 8:41:34 AM by TroperOnAStickV2
Hopefully I'll feel confident to change my avatar off this scumbag soon. Apologies to any scumbags I insulted.Speaking of the GOP getting away with everything, Beto O'Rourke is not ahead in the polls
, no matter what the media said, because apparently people who answer polls don't actually vote. Full article note
Also, did anyone even know that the GOP was writing an alternative to the FAMILY Act? And in typical Republican fashion, it's built as a way to destroy Social Security
and drive millions more Americans into poverty. Full article text
Frankly I'm not impressed by their logic, singular polls obviously should not be seen as the Gospel truth but outliers can be right and to outright reject it is rather myopic. It's something worth noting and paying attention to.
edited 20th Apr '18 10:25:29 AM by Fourthspartan56
"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang"I'll admit I'm quite pleased to see the pro trump part of the GOP finally begin to die. Maybe after this fiasco we can get a real conservative party"
Look, I know it's 4/20, and everything, but surely you've realized that the opposite is happening? That establishment Republicans are being chased out by Trump's henchmen? That an unprecedented number are retiring ahead of the elections? What are you talking about, my dude? Trump's solidifying his control over the GOP.
"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."

Hey, if his fearmongering reaches his insane devotees and convinces them to stay/move away from California I'm not going to stop them. More sunshine for us.
Hitokiri in the streets, daishouri in the sheets.