SCOTUS has always, literally always, came down on the "States decide how their elections are run" side. They wouldn't stop it during their best days, as as Bronn said to Jaimie Lannister their best days are far behind them.
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Trump's Tuesday announcement... what will it be?
Ryan O'Dine
OD’ing on Damitol
In a way I'm almost relieved he's running again. It allows for the possibility of Trumpism being repudiated in a final, decisive blow. Not that it's inevitable, just that if he'd stayed on the sidelines manipulating the GOP from the shadows, the best we might have hoped for is a slow MAGA fizzle with time to morph into something equally bad. I don't think any failures on the legal front would have nearly the impact of a disaster on the political front.
And yes, I know you have to be careful what you wish for.
And yes, I know you have to be careful what you wish for.
Trebuchet
Penultimate Amazing
Regarding the possibility of a Trump/DeSantis ticket mentioned several pages back:
They are both residents of Florida. Electors are constitutionally barred from casting their votes for two candidates from their own state. That's why Dick Cheney had to rent a PO box in Wyoming back in 2000, since he and W were both living in Texas.
Easy solution would be for Trump to "officially" move back to NY, of course, but he doesn't seem to be getting along with DeSantis anyhow.
They are both residents of Florida. Electors are constitutionally barred from casting their votes for two candidates from their own state. That's why Dick Cheney had to rent a PO box in Wyoming back in 2000, since he and W were both living in Texas.
Easy solution would be for Trump to "officially" move back to NY, of course, but he doesn't seem to be getting along with DeSantis anyhow.
Segnosaur
Penultimate Amazing
I wouldn't say they "Always" come down on "let the states decide elections". The current (republican dominated) Supreme court may have. But sections of the voting rights act were actually ruled constitutional by the Supreme court in the earlier years.
From Wikipedia:
South Carolina v. Katzenbach: Ruled that certain states must have changes to district boundaries approved
Katzenbach v. Morgan prevented states from using literacy tests to suppress minority voters.
Granted that was decades ago, and a Robert's supreme court probably can't turn election control over to republican states fast enough.
a_unique_person
Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning
That's what I don't get. A candidate as bad as Biden beat Trump.
a_unique_person
Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning
Murdoch had DeSantis as his favoured child now.
Trump can dial in to Fox and Friends all her wants. They won't be picking up.
dudalb
Penultimate Amazing
My concern is they come up with a kinder, gentler Trump;one who is slicker and not quite so obvious about what he is up to.
autumn1971
Illuminator
Why not? It already has, and that was without a bought supreme court.
dudalb
Penultimate Amazing
Well, I keep on reading that Trump has had business dealings with members of a certain Italian American Fraternal Organziation.
My (possibly naive) hope is that their stupid egos won't let them do that and that the same "Not only do I want to be wrong I want it to be your problem, lookit this chip on my shoulder, just lookit at" attitude all of Trump's supporters have won't translate to a saner candidate.
I've long said that the Right is fuming at having to put up an act. They want to go "We're stupid, we're racist, we're don't care about democracy, whatcha gonna do it about you beta soy librul cuck?" and more and more that's exactly what they are doing. Everyday the subtext becomes the text.
dudalb
Penultimate Amazing
I will be blunt; that some progressives seem addicted to being eternally pessimetic and gloomy helps nobody but the enemy.
Napoleon' statment on Morale applies as much to poiitics as to military operations:The morale is often as ,if not more, important then the material .
Napoleon' statment on Morale applies as much to poiitics as to military operations:The morale is often as ,if not more, important then the material .
autumn1971
Illuminator
I honestly do care, because it should be slow.
For heads of state that engage in the type of treason that the orange anus and all his followers have I am all for drawing and quartering.
They are scum. Sub-human trash. They deserve the worst deaths imaginable. And I have a vivid imagination.
The Progressives are always bitchy and toxic and insufferable for a few weeks after the Democrats don't suffer a loss because their "I told ya so" levels drop and they start getting the shakes. They are always more disappointed the Republicans didn't win as the Republicans are.
They usually get over it.
They usually get over it.
Segnosaur
Penultimate Amazing
I wouldn't say they "Always" come down on "let the states decide elections". The current (republican dominated) Supreme court may have. But sections of the voting rights act were actually ruled constitutional by the Supreme court in the earlier years.
From Wikipedia:
South Carolina v. Katzenbach: Ruled that certain states must have changes to district boundaries approved
Katzenbach v. Morgan prevented states from using literacy tests to suppress minority voters.
Granted that was decades ago, and a Robert's supreme court probably can't turn election control over to republican states fast enough.
autumn1971
Illuminator
Have you read any of your posts here in the last six years?
My irony meter is now collapsed in on itself and is a neutron-star
Brainster
Penultimate Amazing
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Knives are coming out. The National Review:
I rather like that--very Buckleyesque.
The Republican megadonor class is saying, "Include me out." Ronald Lauder, Blackstone CEO Steven Schwarzmann, and hedge fund founder Ken Griffen are all talking about funding Trump opponents.
I rather like that--very Buckleyesque.
The Republican megadonor class is saying, "Include me out." Ronald Lauder, Blackstone CEO Steven Schwarzmann, and hedge fund founder Ken Griffen are all talking about funding Trump opponents.
I agree, but instead we have a guy who stole top secret documents and tried to steal an election still running around freely shooting off his mouth about how America is a third world country and a "failure" - while running for President. **** you, *******. Who the **** do you think you are?
The founding fathers would have rightfully executed him by now for such traitorous behavior. Long ago probably. But no, he's running for President again!
For some reason these recent statements from him infuriate me more than a lot of other ones he's made. How dare you.
He needs to be silenced, arrested, indicted. I wish someone would just shoot him at this point, and that is legal for me to say.
Been in lurk mode but today I'm too pissed off to be quiet. Now that I see the Troll has returned I will decide whether or not to even bother lurking here anymore.
Advocating for Trump to be silenced and killed. Impressive...seriously.
I'm interested to see how many condemn this notion.
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Trebuchet
Penultimate Amazing
FactChecking Trump’s Presidential Bid Announcement
The TL/DR: He lies like a rug.
The TL/DR: He lies like a rug.
bruto
Penultimate Amazing
You know, in another thread, a person often guilty of the equivocal "I don't condone violence, but...." kind of statement pointed to this one, and maybe he's right. I think either you condone it or you don't. I think it would be more reasonable to say you don't usually condone violence, but that this is an exception."