Quote (PlasmaSnake101 @ May 23 2022 09:53am)
Yeah, I don't see the Supreme Court pick as a failure of democracy. Making it an issue of the presidential election seems more democratic to be honest, giving the people a chance to have a say in who is nominated. The left was furious when Ginsburg was replaced and Ginsburg allegedly asked to not be replaced until after the 2020 election, was that anti-democratic?
Also, the Democrat party is extreme on abortion. Remember the Ralph Northam controversy (prior to the blackface): "The infant would be delivered. The infant would be kept comfortable. The infant would be resuscitated if that's what the mother and the family desired. And then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and the mother." That's the mainstream Democrat stance on third trimester abortion, that's what they vote allow.
As for your response for the bold, it confirms my suspicion.
The "sane GOP" is just the political opposition that allows the Left to bulldoze right over it. They do nothing to encourage confidence among conservative voters and they are absolutely ineffectual when promoting conservative causes. So when you say you want a "sane GOP" you really just want a more docile opponent.
As for Trump's results, I'm the first to admit he was absolutely ineffective, the point is he reflected a will to do better for the American people, something no one else was doing. It's debatable, the effects he had on manufacturing, the results of tariffs (which tend to be a long game strategy). At least he tried, or even said he'd try.
President Obama said American manufacturing is a lost cause and never coming back. (It's because President Obama and the people who run the world economy don't want American manufacturing to come back, but that's another story).
The constitution doesn't say "the president makes appointments and the senate gives advice and consent, unless it's an election year". you also ignored that they flat out said if Hillary won they would do their best to make sure the seat was still vacant 4 years later.
You simply aren't paying attention if you think the sane GOP allows Democrats to bulldoze them. They have been insanely effective. McConnel is the poster boy for the "sane GOP" and is the most effectual politician of our lifetime. The GOP is incredibly united in opposing everything Democrats propose regardless of the merits.
Trump made a populist plea to get votes, then did the bare minimum to follow up on it. He didn't make it a priority of his administration and the steps he did take were often counter- productive His tarrifs almost always, if not always, shut down more jobs at home than they incentivized to come back. He's ineffective because he doesn't really care.
This post was edited by NetflixAdaptationWidow on May 23 2022 09:32am