Quote (Goomshill @ 18 Sep 2020 22:56)

'started 4 years ago'

the back and forth about judicial nominees and filibusters and partisan politics and running out the clock to game the rules has been going on our entire lifetimes, with Republicans taking seats from Obama, Democrats taking seats from baby Bush, Republicans taking seats from Clinton, Democrats taking seats from daddy Bush, etc etc. The cyclical escalations and retaliations and partisan tricks have been a permanent fixture of American politics tracing all the way back to Marbury v. Madison establishing the very concept of judicial review in the first place, as federalist hamiltonians tried to pull a fast one of the democrat-republican jeffersonians. So spare me the nonsense about this being 'started' by someone who 'punched first'

when it comes to each step of that cycle of escalation, however, its been democrats escalating and republicans retaliating more often than vice versa- at least in living memory. Going back to FDR if you want to, but the obvious most impactful precedent was Harry Reid going nuclear where the Republicans had demurred to the Gang of 14. And look at how that has come back to bite them in the ass.

each escalation has backfired and been capitalized on by the Republicans to far greater effect. It was profoundly foolish of Harry Reid to go nuclearwhen he didn't even have a SCOTUS pick to ram through. He got his lower court picks and Republicans then took over, nominated twice as many lower courts and 3 scotus picks and counting. And nobody expects Democrats to get back both the senate and presidency this election, so they won't be able to dig themselves out of this hole even if Biden wins. Maybe if Trump bites the head off a toddler on live TV as an october surprise

Quote (ofthevoid @ Sep 18 2020 08:12pm)

Who is 'us'? I remain a social conservative and stand against the party that has solidified it's platform as one against traditional family values, Christianity and so on. hbu?



What moral high ground pest? Or did you just want my attention?

Quote (Ghot @ Sep 18 2020 10:32pm)

Oh noes! I guess I'll change my opinion in that light. :/

Quote (Thor123422 @ Sep 18 2020 10:09pm)

Man I love it when you have nothing to add so you resort to "ha, I don't care about your opinion" as if it doesn't make you look like a petulant 14 year old.

Quote (thesnipa @ Sep 18 2020 10:43pm)

U talk to a group of 30 or so people a dozen times a day 7 days a week and not one would be sad to read ur obit. Not many that happy but not a single sad face.

Quote (thesnipa @ Sep 18 2020 11:43pm)

U talk to a group of 30 or so people a dozen times a day 7 days a week and not one would be sad to read ur obit. Not many that happy but not a single sad face.

Quote (IgoSoHard @ Sep 18 2020 10:52pm)

You literally just said the exact same thing to void, & I agree, it did make you look like a petulant 14 year old.
Bruh. You’re telling this man no one will care when he dies.
Chill lol

Quote (Goomshill @ Sep 18 2020 08:07pm)

/e note: Trump has also lowered flags to half-staff at the white house

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1307146028555014145

https://i.imgur.com/CHhxvfx.png

Quote (Thor123422 @ 18 Sep 2020 23:55)

I didn't say the exact same thing. You seem to have trouble with reading comprehension.

Ghot is one of a few people I see as being a genuinely bad person on this forum. He's completely incapable of learning or admitting fault. It's a blessing he didn't have kids, and I'd imagine how we feel about him here is roughly how the people he thinks of as friends see him.

Quote (IgoSoHard @ 18 Sep 2020 23:52)

You literally just said the exact same thing to void, & I agree, it did make you look like a petulant 14 year old.


Bruh. You’re telling this man no one will care when he dies.
Chill lol

Quote (thesnipa @ Sep 18 2020 07:28pm)

Some day you'll die too, soon, ill have my memes ready 4 ur thread.