All purpose news and politics thread part v: The quickening

[PwrdOn]

Thanks, it really was. That said, any fractures on the right are fractures I want to see expanded. The margin needed for victory is going to be tight.

The right does not fracture, they make a show of it sometimes but come election time they always vote in lockstep with the GOP. If only the left could do this, instead of constantly trying to nominate these milquetoast moderates that campaign on vague generalities and then do nothing when they get in office, we could get some firebrands in office and enact some real change for once.

[shooshoomanjoe]

Nope. They said that it wasn't an example of white nationalist.

The military looks out for its own but who is dumb enough to believe this is the circle game? They flashed a white power symbol to the cameras. Does the military expect us to think the cameraman or someone watching behind a TV is supposed to punch the cadets?

[Theleviathan]

The right does not fracture, they make a show of it sometimes but come election time they always vote in lockstep with the GOP. If only the left could do this, instead of constantly trying to nominate these milquetoast moderates that campaign on vague generalities and then do nothing when they get in office, we could get some firebrands in office and enact some real change for once.

Letting blind hope slip back in I guess. You're right, they swallow their pride and do what they have to do and the left loudly bitches their way to defeat.

[Iron Maiden]

While the topic of impeachment dominates the news from Washington, Mitch McConnell's transformation of the Courts Barrels on

Senators confirmed 13 of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees, bringing to 102 the number of federal judges approved this year — more than twice the annual average over the past three decades.

The steady transformation of the courts reflects the single-minded focus of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has vowed to “leave no vacancy behind” as he and Trump seek to tilt the judicial branch to the right.

Many of these, if not all, are lifetime appointments in the lower courts. They have been targeting the 9th District Court of Appeals in California, "the San Francisco-based court, which covers a wide swath of Western states from Alaska to Arizona, handles cases of high interest to the Trump administration, such as immigration and detention."

Last week we saw the evil old fossil cackling with the odious Sean Hannity while bragging how he blocked all of Obama's court choices. Why do these hypocrites think only their choices should be placed on the courts?

[Tami]

I think, and this could change, my current short list of who I might vote for in the primary is (in alphabetical order):

Biden
Booker
Klobuchar
Warren

[Malvolio]

Yes, It Is Plainly Wrong To Meet Donors In A Billionaire’s Crystal Wine Cave

The superrich enjoy corrupt influence over politics — and some Democrats are just fine with that. And that SHOULDN'T be the case.

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Trump Adviser Caught On Tape: Voter Suppression Key To GOP Battleground Efforts

Justin Clark was recorded at a private event saying: “That’s what you’re going to see in 2020. It’s going to be a much bigger program, a much more aggressive program.” Isn't it ironic that the party of American ethics can't win unless they cheat?

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Trump Accuses Pelosi Of Quid Pro Quo And Proves He Doesn’t Know What It Means

The president suggested that the House speaker should be impeached for not transmitting the articles of impeachment against him to the Senate. More proof Dolt45 doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground. Meanwhile....

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Ex-GOP Senator Issues Ominous Trump Trial Warning To Republican Former Colleagues

“President Trump is on trial. But in a very real sense, so are you,” Jeff Flake wrote in an editorial for The Washington Post. When IMPOTUS45 goes down, Republicans will go down with him.

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Trump Is Readying Some Kind Of Homeless Crackdown

But his new homelessness czar won’t share any details about it. Why am I not surprised. More proof that when it comes to Trump, the cruelty IS the reason for everything he does.

Some Republicans will go down with Trump, but not all. Many of them are in extremely safe red districts that are sure to re-elect them in 2020.

[Mister Mets]

The military looks out for its own but who is dumb enough to believe this is the circle game? They flashed a white power symbol to the cameras. Does the military expect us to think the cameraman or someone watching behind a TV is supposed to punch the cadets?

I believe this is worthy of more investigation.

There are two possibilities. It could be that the military screwed up, failing to recognize white nationalism or covering it up.

It could also be that major figures in the media messed up wildly, which requires self-reflection on how they could have mistakenly accused innocent people of something disgusting and how to make sure this never happens again.

Dan Rodricks of the Baltimore Sun seems to think the dark suspicions were wrong. He suggests this is the fault of the Trump administration, writing "Our dark suspicions about this were wrong. Good. But ask yourself: Why did we think the worst? One of the reasons is still living in the White House."

That rationale is deeply flawed, since many people will believe things that are wrong about all sides. It is always the fault of the person who is wrong.

While the topic of impeachment dominates the news from Washington, Mitch McConnell's transformation of the Courts Barrels on



Many of these, of not all, are lifetime appointments in the lower courts. They have been targeting the 9th District Court of Appeals in California, "the San Francisco-based court, which covers a wide swath of Western states from Alaska to Arizona, handles cases of high interest to the Trump administration, such as immigration and detention."

Last week we saw the evil old fossil cackling with the odious Sean Hannity while bragging how he blocked all of Obama's court choices. Why do these hypocrites think only their choices should be placed on the courts?

Republicans have the Senate and the White House, so this is how McConnell's able to make these changes.

Conservatives do tend to care more about the courts. Another factor is whether the conservative arguments of judicial interpretation (originalism and textualism) are more defensible than the liberal arguments of judicial interpretation (pragmatism, stare decisis.)

[jetengine]

Originalism and textualism is fucking stupid. The founding fathers didn't expect their document to last 100 years. 200+ years later and people are poring over every minute detail to try and justify their own biases.

To whit, Originalism and Textualism is like bleeding a patient with an illness whilst ignoring the obvious medication nearby.

[Kirby101]

Originalism and textualism is fucking stupid. The founding fathers didn't expect their document to last 100 years. 200+ years later and people are poring over every minute detail to try and justify their own biases.

To whit, Originalism and Textualism is like bleeding a patient with an illness whilst ignoring the obvious medication nearby.

It bullshit anyway because half the time they directly contradict the Founders anyway.

[Mister Mets]

Originalism and textualism is fucking stupid. The founding fathers didn't expect their document to last 100 years. 200+ years later and people are poring over every minute detail to try and justify their own biases.

To whit, Originalism and Textualism is like bleeding a patient with an illness whilst ignoring the obvious medication nearby.

Judicial interpretation doesn't just refer to the constitution, but to the laws as well. One can look at the text of a federal law as well as the context in which it was created.

Obviously, we shouldn't rely exclusively on old laws, which is why Congress has the power to make new laws.

[Malvolio]

Judicial interpretation doesn't just refer to the constitution, but to the laws as well. One can look at the text of a federal law as well as the context in which it was created.

Obviously, we shouldn't rely exclusively on old laws, which is why Congress has the power to make new laws.

It's also why we have an amendment process for the Constitution. We shouldn't talk about the Founding Fathers like they're some kind of deities. They were men, and as such, full of human flaws.

[zinderel]

Second Amendment Sanctuary push aims to defy new gun laws

Seems like a bunch of snowflakes demanding safe spaces, to me...

[zinderel]

Originalism and textualism is fucking stupid. The founding fathers didn't expect their document to last 100 years. 200+ years later and people are poring over every minute detail to try and justify their own biases.

To whit, Originalism and Textualism is like bleeding a patient with an illness whilst ignoring the obvious medication nearby.

Not only that, but how many ‘originalists’ hold to statements by Jefferson that we should revise the Constitution REGULARLY to reflect the changing times? Absolutely none of them, because ‘originalists’ aren’t interested in progress, they crave the comfort of stagnation.

[zinderel]

well this is going to make WBE's day... well, okay, it's probably gonna make him reach for the booze.

https://twitter.com/alkapdc/status/1...303353351?s=21

I read about Shea wanting to kill all men who disagree with a theocratic coup and am reminded how many times I hear right wingers say, “The Handmaids Tale isn’t a Republican fantasy! No one wants that world!”

And then they support criminalization of abortion, demolishing the rights of LGBT+ people and people of color, scapegoating immigrants and women and ‘gender traitors’ for everything, and now this guy being the latest in a long line of right wing ‘patriots’ calling for - AND HELPING PLAN - insurrection in the name of forcing their horrifying version of Jesus on as many people as they can...and I shake my head and reach for the bottle...

[Tendrin]

I read about Shea wanting to kill all men who disagree with a theocratic coup and am reminded how many times I hear right wingers say, “The Handmaids Tale isn’t a Republican fantasy! No one wants that world!”

And then they support criminalization of abortion, demolishing the rights of LGBT+ people and people of color, scapegoating immigrants and women and ‘gender traitors’ for everything, and now this guy being the latest in a long line of right wing ‘patriots’ calling for - AND HELPING PLAN - insurrection in the name of forcing their horrifying version of Jesus on as many people as they can...and I shake my head and reach for the bottle...

Matt Shea and Michelle Fiore really ought to be in serious trouble given that report. They /should/ be up on charges.