The Many Faces of US Politics...

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seafoid

@EJDionne


"Conservatism of the Burkean variety tends to conserve settlements that seem to work, that deliver acceptable levels of prosperity and civil peace" & allow "social, economic & political experimentation." Charles Fried: The Roberts Court is not conservative

 Norman Ornstein

There will likely be five justices willing to blow up the essentials of democratic rule in a free and diverse republic. It will be a nakedly partisan set of decisions to enable a dwindling party minority to maintain control.

Hamilton and his counterparts deliberately created a system to provide safeguards against this kind of corrupt demagogue. They started with an independent Congress and an independent Supreme Court. Sadly, neither seem to be working


https://blog.harvardlawreview.org/not-conservative/

In several of the most controverted areas that the Court has entered and in which its decisions have had a profound effect on law and on our national life—voting rights, gerrymandering, affirmative action, abortion, campaign finance, and most recently mandatory agency fees to public sector unions—the Court has undermined or overturned precedents that embodied longstanding and difficult compromise settlements of sharply opposed interests and principles. These decisions are not the work of a conservative Court.

Prof. Garrett Epps

@Profepps

Replying to @isamuel

People don't understand. The court has already been packed, that Rubicon has been crossed.
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

screenexile

Seriously lads . . .

WHAT THE f**k WAS THAT??!!!!

HiMucker


seafoid

Republicans for the Rule of law. Imagine.

@BillKristol

Here's a new ad from Republicans for the Rule of Law urging Congress to act, post-Helsinki, to pass legislation to protect Mueller. (And don't tell us Trump walked back part of the comment we quote. That walk back was risible. Trump meant what he said and said what he meant.)

 https://mobile.twitter.com/BillKristol/status/1019356011877019648/video/1
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

johnnycool

Quote from: seafoid on July 18, 2018, 07:39:45 AM
Republicans for the Rule of law. Imagine.

@BillKristol

Here's a new ad from Republicans for the Rule of Law urging Congress to act, post-Helsinki, to pass legislation to protect Mueller. (And don't tell us Trump walked back part of the comment we quote. That walk back was risible. Trump meant what he said and said what he meant.)

https://mobile.twitter.com/BillKristol/status/1019356011877019648/video/1

Easy mistake to make.

We all get would and wouldn't mixed up when talking about state intervention in elections.  ;D

johnnycool

Gotta love the Trumpster. when in a hole the general consensus is to stop digging, but not Donnie;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44895384

seafoid

The Republicans were always painting themselves as tough on national security. Trump has destroyed that.
He is so out of his depth.
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

heganboy

The Trump hush money payment recordings should be interesting.

Cohen is going to be a big danger, all in the lead up to the mid terms...
Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity

seafoid

Quote from: heganboy on July 20, 2018, 04:54:45 PM
The Trump hush money payment recordings should be interesting.

Cohen is going to be a big danger, all in the lead up to the mid terms...
Someone said that the big problem with lying all the time is trying to remember them all. Trump has the added problem of trying to stay coherent.
I wonder how the Trump base feels about the Prez being all loved up with Putin.
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

dec

Quote from: seafoid on July 20, 2018, 05:23:55 PM
Quote from: heganboy on July 20, 2018, 04:54:45 PM
The Trump hush money payment recordings should be interesting.

Cohen is going to be a big danger, all in the lead up to the mid terms...
Someone said that the big problem with lying all the time is trying to remember them all. Trump has the added problem of trying to stay coherent.
I wonder how the Trump base feels about the Prez being all loved up with Putin.

Stay coherent?


omaghjoe

Quote from: seafoid on July 20, 2018, 05:23:55 PM
Quote from: heganboy on July 20, 2018, 04:54:45 PM
The Trump hush money payment recordings should be interesting.

Cohen is going to be a big danger, all in the lead up to the mid terms...
Someone said that the big problem with lying all the time is trying to remember them all. Trump has the added problem of trying to stay coherent.
I wonder how the Trump base feels about the Prez being all loved up with Putin.

Guess...?
I am really surprised at how often people fall for this trap of "this is gonna finally sink Trump with his supporters"

Which leads me to the following:
1. There is no general understanding of why people voted for him in the first place
2. Many of his opponents are as misguided as his supporters

whitey

Quote from: seafoid on July 20, 2018, 05:23:55 PM
Quote from: heganboy on July 20, 2018, 04:54:45 PM
The Trump hush money payment recordings should be interesting.

Cohen is going to be a big danger, all in the lead up to the mid terms...
Someone said that the big problem with lying all the time is trying to remember them all. Trump has the added problem of trying to stay coherent.
I wonder how the Trump base feels about the Prez being all loved up with Putin.

If he gets Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court they won't give 2 fvcks about Putin.


seafoid

Quote from: omaghjoe on July 20, 2018, 07:47:40 PM
Quote from: seafoid on July 20, 2018, 05:23:55 PM
Quote from: heganboy on July 20, 2018, 04:54:45 PM
The Trump hush money payment recordings should be interesting.

Cohen is going to be a big danger, all in the lead up to the mid terms...
Someone said that the big problem with lying all the time is trying to remember them all. Trump has the added problem of trying to stay coherent.
I wonder how the Trump base feels about the Prez being all loved up with Putin.

Guess...?
I am really surprised at how often people fall for this trap of "this is gonna finally sink Trump with his supporters"

Which leads me to the following:
1. There is no general understanding of why people voted for him in the first place
2. Many of his opponents are as misguided as his supporters
Trump women voters do more thinking than the men.
National security is supposed to be a GOP speciality. Trump shafted the US to plamas Putin.
That could sink a few candidates in November.
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

Therealdonald

Quote from: seafoid on July 20, 2018, 08:33:50 PM
Quote from: omaghjoe on July 20, 2018, 07:47:40 PM
Quote from: seafoid on July 20, 2018, 05:23:55 PM
Quote from: heganboy on July 20, 2018, 04:54:45 PM
The Trump hush money payment recordings should be interesting.

Cohen is going to be a big danger, all in the lead up to the mid terms...
Someone said that the big problem with lying all the time is trying to remember them all. Trump has the added problem of trying to stay coherent.
I wonder how the Trump base feels about the Prez being all loved up with Putin.

Guess...?
I am really surprised at how often people fall for this trap of "this is gonna finally sink Trump with his supporters"

Which leads me to the following:
1. There is no general understanding of why people voted for him in the first place
2. Many of his opponents are as misguided as his supporters
Trump women voters do more thinking than the men.
National security is supposed to be a GOP speciality. Trump shafted the US to plamas Putin.
That could sink a few candidates in November.

Bit of a storm in a teacup from Cohen? Or is it a big deal?

omaghjoe

Quote from: seafoid on July 20, 2018, 08:33:50 PM
Quote from: omaghjoe on July 20, 2018, 07:47:40 PM
Quote from: seafoid on July 20, 2018, 05:23:55 PM
Quote from: heganboy on July 20, 2018, 04:54:45 PM
The Trump hush money payment recordings should be interesting.

Cohen is going to be a big danger, all in the lead up to the mid terms...
Someone said that the big problem with lying all the time is trying to remember them all. Trump has the added problem of trying to stay coherent.
I wonder how the Trump base feels about the Prez being all loved up with Putin.

Guess...?
I am really surprised at how often people fall for this trap of "this is gonna finally sink Trump with his supporters"

Which leads me to the following:
1. There is no general understanding of why people voted for him in the first place
2. Many of his opponents are as misguided as his supporters
Trump women voters do more thinking than the men.
National security is supposed to be a GOP speciality. Trump shafted the US to plamas Putin.
That could sink a few candidates in November.
Do they? Wouldn't be too sure about that.. you know many?

He'll hurt the GOP candidates I dont doubt that mostly by energizing the opposition and nothing in particular to do with Russia. The only way it would hurt him in particular is if he is found out to have done something illegal and has to leave office.
It wont hurt him in an election