Quote (Skinned @ Oct 27 2020 11:17am)

We know you hate journalism. Stay with infowars.

Quote (Skinned @ Oct 27 2020 11:13am)

Damn. She's actually garbage, lol. Oh well, we wifed it.

Quote (Skinned @ Oct 26 2020 08:05pm)

lol

And Grats ACB. There was no reason not to confirm this justice.

Quote (Skinned @ 27 Oct 2020 16:13)

Damn. She's actually garbage, lol. Oh well, we wifed it.

Quote (IgoSoHard @ Oct 27 2020 07:46am)

Intelligent women who thinks for herself & isn’t a (D)

The left: she’s a crazy bitch!

Quote (Mangix @ Oct 27 2020 11:18am)

DC can easily be a state. All they do is basically draw a circle around the various state buildings and then turn everything else into a state. We currently have a lot of people who have no representation in Congress. I think they started trying back in like the 60s.

Quote (Mangix @ Oct 27 2020 11:20am)

:huh:

Quote (thesnipa @ Oct 27 2020 11:15am)

they aren't represented by 1/2 tho. they just dont have the votes. otherwise that logic drops us into places where over half of america isn't represented, and it just a bit of a moot point then.

barriers to representation via votes isnt the same as actual non representation, aka the thing we revolted because of against King George.

but just look at the last few senates and add 2 to democrats, results are world breaking:

115th Congress (2017-2019)
Majority Party: Republican (51 seats)
Minority Party: Democrat (47 seats)
Other Parties: 2 Independents (both caucused with the Democrats)

= gop mandate still

114th Congress (2015-2017)
Majority Party: Republican (54 seats)
Minority Party: Democrat (44 seats)
Other Parties: 2 Independents (both caucused with the Democrats)

= gop mandate still

113th Congress (2013-2015)
Majority Party: Democrat (53 seats)
Minority Party: Republican (45 seats)
Other Parties: 2 Independents (both caucused with the Democrats)

= dnc mandate, no super majority

112th Congress (2011-2013)
Majority Party: Democrat (51 seats)
Minority Party: Republican (47 seats)
Other Parties: 1 Independent; 1 Independent Democrat (both caucused with the Democrats)

= dnc mandate, no super majority

111th Congress (2009-2011)
Majority Party: Democrat (57 seats)
Minority Party: Republican (41 seats)
Other Parties: 1 Independent; 1 Independent Democrat (both caucused with the Democrats)

= dnc mandate, w/ super majority

110th Congress (2007-2009)
Majority Party: Democrat (49 seats)
Minority Party: Republican (49 seats)
Other Parties: 1 Independent; 1 Independent Democrat (both caucused with the Democrats)

= dnc mandate, no super majority

109th Congress (2005-2007)
Majority Party: Republican (55 seats)
Minority Party: Democrat (44 seats)
Other Parties: Independent (1 seat) (caucused with the Democrats)

= gop mandate still




and of course none of this happens in a vaccuum, who knows how many more seats the GOP could muster by fear mongering over a DC swamp takeover of senate and push a few purple states back into the redzone.

Quote (bogie160 @ Oct 27 2020 11:22am)

We have a lot of people with no effective representation in Congress.

As I said, why don't we simply cede that land back to Maryland? Why make another tiny state if not specifically for the purposes of increasing Dem numbers in the Senate?

Puerto Rico deserves to be a state, DC does not.

Quote (thesnipa @ Oct 27 2020 11:25am)

can a single pard armchair lawyer name a potential nominee with even close to the qualifications RBG had that is starkly different than what ACB has?

and further how should a scotus pick's qualifications be measured with regards to teaching law, specifically constitutional or federal law classes at Ivy league or similar schools? as compared to being say an appellate lawyer in the state or federal system.