Har! Har! Har! That's so funny! I haven't laughed that hard in a while.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/trum...ened-1.5111112
Har! Har! Har! That's so funny! I haven't laughed that hard in a while.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/trum...ened-1.5111112
Trump and the Republicans can push through a new justice. It would be perfectly legal to do so. But it would not be good for the country. It would just represent a continued escalation of legal fights that have been going on for decades.
At the moment, the ideal compromise would be something where Republicans and Democrats both feel they got something. And that's possible with a delay on the vote in exchange for an end to the court-packing nonsense.
I specifically said that it would be better if a conservative justice isn't fast-tracked. Part of the deal I recommended would be "that there will be no vote for a Supreme Court nominee until after the inauguration of a new President"
Last edited by Mister Mets; 09-18-2020 at 09:17 PM.
Sincerely,
Thomas Mets
The text of that Dear Colleague letter from McConnell to GOP senators
Mitch getting the instructions out to Senators already. And the talking points for the obvious questions they will be getting. His decrepit ass hasnt moved this fast in decades. Screw your pandemic relief poors! This is number 1
The narrative of history can't just be determined by empirical facts, since there are all sorts of editorial judgments. For obvious reasons, we're going to learn more about George Washington than the typical Virginian born in 1732. We're going to learn more about the major wars than about other random five year periods.
For the most part, I do think people try to avoid distorting history to their own political ends, although that's usually because they don't think they're wrong. I'm sure there are some cynics out there trying to sell books, but many of the people in power pushing contentious views think they're in the right.
The fight over interpretations of history is complicated, so while this might not be a wise battle, it's not the equivalent of a new version of the Hitler youth.
There are inconsistencies in the packaging of the 1619 project about whether it is meant to balance other systems, or represent unvarnished truth. Is it meant to add to a complex discussion, or does it function as a syllabus by itself? They've described it both ways.
Part of the pushback against critical theory, as represented by the 1619 project and Howard Zinn, is the view that it's the progressive equivalent of teaching creationism in science class, and the argument is that it should be stomped out just as quickly.
There also other arguments about whether we should have this level of national control over the curriculum, or whether it should be left up to states and local governments.
There's a whole different argument about whether the Trump administration getting involved helps in any way. Teachers tend to be more progressive than the median voter, so many teachers who were on the fence were more likely to be on board once a deeply unpopular partisan figure like Trump got involved. A similar thing occurred when Trump started opining on school reopenings. For younger Americans, who also tend to be more progressive, President Trump hating something probably makes it more appealing, so if their school doesn't cover the 1619 project, they'll seek out the information themselves.
Is he saying anything you disagree with?
Sincerely,
Thomas Mets
Lest we forget...... Trump has Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton on his list of potential nominees to the Supreme Court......
Last edited by Iron Maiden; 09-18-2020 at 10:09 PM.
I wonder how third party voters will try to convince us (and themselves) that the Supreme Court doesn't matter this time around.
Watching television is not an activity.
I think nobody here has faith in the GOP.
But we're grasping for straws to keep from becoming suicidal.
Romney voted to remove Trump. There is a chance that it, at the very least, depends on the quality of the judge presented whether he would agree to vote for him or her or not.
"How does the Green Goblin have anything to do with Herpes?" - The Dying Detective
Hillary was right!
The depressing thing is that a president Biden might not even get to fill a SCOTUS seat if Trump fills this one.
Sure, Kavanaugh's liver might explode, Thomas might catch covid-19 and a white doctor won't take it seriously.
But it was very clear that Hillary would get to replace two judges, because Scalia had already died and RBG would have had a chance to retire.
Now we're looking at something like half a generation without true progress and quite likely steps back on civil rights, the right to choose etc.
"How does the Green Goblin have anything to do with Herpes?" - The Dying Detective
Hillary was right!