45th President of the United States, Donald Trump (Vol. 10)
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Biden has issued a statement on ACB confirmation
The rushed and unprecedented confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett as Associate Justice to the Supreme Court, in the middle of an ongoing election, should be a stark reminder to every American that your vote matters.
Just a few days after Election Day next week, the Supreme Court will hear the case on the Affordable Care Act. While panicked and erratic in mishandling the pandemic, Donald Trump has been crystal clear on one thing — for the past four years, and again just last night on 60 Minutes — he wants to tear down the Affordable Care Act in its entirety and take away your health care and protections for pre-existing conditions.
This goal — the goal of the Republican Party for ten years — was a litmus test in selecting this nominee, regardless of the damage done to the U.S. Senate, to Americans’ faith in the legitimacy of the Supreme Court, and to our democracy, and regardless of how the Affordable Care Act has protected hundreds of millions of people before and during the pandemic.
But we will not give up. If you want to protect your health care, if you want your voice to be heard in Washington, if you want to say no, this abuse of power doesn’t represent you — then turn out and vote.
Vote for a president, for Members of Congress, and candidates up and down the ticket who actually have a plan for health care, and who will build on the Affordable Care Act to expand coverage, bring down costs, and give you more choices.
Vote to protect the fundamental idea that health care is a right, not a privilege.
And vote for the legacy of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She was proof that courage, conviction, and moral clarity can change not just the law, but also the world. Let us continue to be voices for justice in her name.
Vote.
https://joebiden.com/2020/10/26/the-supreme-court-...
The rushed and unprecedented confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett as Associate Justice to the Supreme Court, in the middle of an ongoing election, should be a stark reminder to every American that your vote matters.
Just a few days after Election Day next week, the Supreme Court will hear the case on the Affordable Care Act. While panicked and erratic in mishandling the pandemic, Donald Trump has been crystal clear on one thing — for the past four years, and again just last night on 60 Minutes — he wants to tear down the Affordable Care Act in its entirety and take away your health care and protections for pre-existing conditions.
This goal — the goal of the Republican Party for ten years — was a litmus test in selecting this nominee, regardless of the damage done to the U.S. Senate, to Americans’ faith in the legitimacy of the Supreme Court, and to our democracy, and regardless of how the Affordable Care Act has protected hundreds of millions of people before and during the pandemic.
But we will not give up. If you want to protect your health care, if you want your voice to be heard in Washington, if you want to say no, this abuse of power doesn’t represent you — then turn out and vote.
Vote for a president, for Members of Congress, and candidates up and down the ticket who actually have a plan for health care, and who will build on the Affordable Care Act to expand coverage, bring down costs, and give you more choices.
Vote to protect the fundamental idea that health care is a right, not a privilege.
And vote for the legacy of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She was proof that courage, conviction, and moral clarity can change not just the law, but also the world. Let us continue to be voices for justice in her name.
Vote.
https://joebiden.com/2020/10/26/the-supreme-court-...
You know how trump always says out loud what he's thinking...
During his rallyyesterdayin Pennsylvania, Trump pointed to some pickup trucks at his rally and said, "Nice trucks. You think I could hop into one of them and drive it away? I'd love to do it. Just drive the hell out of here. Just get the hell out of this. I had such a good life."
https://twitter.com/i/status/1320763886241488896
There's the next Biden/Lincoln project ad right there
I wonder if he now knows they run on diesel...
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-trucking-sho...
During his rallyyesterdayin Pennsylvania, Trump pointed to some pickup trucks at his rally and said, "Nice trucks. You think I could hop into one of them and drive it away? I'd love to do it. Just drive the hell out of here. Just get the hell out of this. I had such a good life."
https://twitter.com/i/status/1320763886241488896
There's the next Biden/Lincoln project ad right there
I wonder if he now knows they run on diesel...
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-trucking-sho...
This just popped up on my YT feed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oKYK1MPwhM
Still makes more sense than anything the real Trump actually said ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oKYK1MPwhM
Still makes more sense than anything the real Trump actually said ...
Jader1973 said:
To be fair the news on the 4th will be dominated by coverage of him holed up in the White House refusing to accept the election outcome.
And things will go downhill from there.
It will not be his fault. His advisors will say that he won by a landslide, and the adjective biggest will be used a number of times. And things will go downhill from there.
Political appointees to a supreme courts are just a means of undermining democracy. A party which has only a slim chance of getting in load the court so any legislation enacted by the incumbent party can be challenged and overturned. The unelected party make the law.
The US needs to sort this s
t out, the constitution is fundamentally flawed. The long term risk is disenfranchisement of the electorate, how can they ever believe they can make a difference?
The big question for the Dems is, if they win, will they do the right thing and attempt to change the constitution, or just up the numbers of the supreme court and load the new vacancies with left leaning judges.
Sadly, I feel they will opt for the latter.
The US needs to sort this s
t out, the constitution is fundamentally flawed. The long term risk is disenfranchisement of the electorate, how can they ever believe they can make a difference?The big question for the Dems is, if they win, will they do the right thing and attempt to change the constitution, or just up the numbers of the supreme court and load the new vacancies with left leaning judges.
Sadly, I feel they will opt for the latter.
stevesingo said:
Political appointees to a supreme courts are just a means of undermining democracy. A party which has only a slim chance of getting in load the court so any legislation enacted by the incumbent party can be challenged and overturned. The unelected party make the law.
The US needs to sort this st out, the constitution is fundamentally flawed. The long term risk is disenfranchisement of the electorate, how can they ever believe they can make a difference?
The big question for the Dems is, if they win, will they do the right thing and attempt to change the constitution, or just up the numbers of the supreme court and load the new vacancies with left leaning judges.
Sadly, I feel they will opt for the latter.
I don't think they have a choice. They can't change the system while the SC will overturn anything they do.The US needs to sort this s
t out, the constitution is fundamentally flawed. The long term risk is disenfranchisement of the electorate, how can they ever believe they can make a difference?The big question for the Dems is, if they win, will they do the right thing and attempt to change the constitution, or just up the numbers of the supreme court and load the new vacancies with left leaning judges.
Sadly, I feel they will opt for the latter.
stevesingo said:
Political appointees to a supreme courts are just a means of undermining democracy. A party which has only a slim chance of getting in load the court so any legislation enacted by the incumbent party can be challenged and overturned. The unelected party make the law.
The US needs to sort this st out, the constitution is fundamentally flawed. The long term risk is disenfranchisement of the electorate, how can they ever believe they can make a difference?
The big question for the Dems is, if they win, will they do the right thing and attempt to change the constitution, or just up the numbers of the supreme court and load the new vacancies with left leaning judges.
Sadly, I feel they will opt for the latter.
In order to change the constitution they will need a 2/3rds majority in the senate and the Supreme Court to agree (otherwise they will just strike down any change as unconstitutional). They won’t get either of these, so the chances of the constitution being changed is zero. There is three reasons for thisThe US needs to sort this s
t out, the constitution is fundamentally flawed. The long term risk is disenfranchisement of the electorate, how can they ever believe they can make a difference?The big question for the Dems is, if they win, will they do the right thing and attempt to change the constitution, or just up the numbers of the supreme court and load the new vacancies with left leaning judges.
Sadly, I feel they will opt for the latter.
1) it is in the Republicans interest not to
2) politics in the US is so divided at the moment that bipartisan agreement on anything but the most uncontroversial issues is impossible
3) a large number of Republicans treat the constitution as a sacred text and the authors as almost infallible, saint like, people and the words as religious dogma to not be questioned, only interpreted.
What we are seeing in the US is how dictatorships and religions start.
Electro1980 said:
3) a large number of Republicans treat the constitution as a sacred text and the authors as almost infallible, saint like, people and the words as religious dogma to not be questioned, only interpreted.
What we are seeing in the US is how dictatorships and religions start.
Yep, unfortunately the population at large has been totally conditioned into not just accepting but worshipping the constitution's Bible-like status. If it's left alone in the corner and not bothered too much it's a benign presence but as soon as someone comes along to abuse it It becomes the biggest danger facing the country. What we are seeing in the US is how dictatorships and religions start.
Nothing in the US constitution states how many judges should comprise the Supreme Court, so they don't need to amend the constitution to change that number.
It's previously been changed several times and FDR even tried to pass a bill which required all judges over 70 to be asked to resign and if they didn't, a younger judge would be appointed to serve alongside them.
https://www.history.com/news/supreme-court-justice...
It's previously been changed several times and FDR even tried to pass a bill which required all judges over 70 to be asked to resign and if they didn't, a younger judge would be appointed to serve alongside them.
https://www.history.com/news/supreme-court-justice...
As has been previously pointed out, the US isn't a democracy. Never was in the truest sense of the term. Now its essentially a Oligarchy in everything except name. And its not Trump who made it that way, he just has brought it into focus in the eyes of the general public.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligarchy
"In a 2015 interview, former President Jimmy Carter stated that the United States is now "an oligarchy with unlimited political bribery" due to the Citizens United v. FEC ruling which effectively removed limits on donations to political candidates. Wall Street spent a record $2 billion trying to influence the 2016 United States presidential election"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligarchy
"In a 2015 interview, former President Jimmy Carter stated that the United States is now "an oligarchy with unlimited political bribery" due to the Citizens United v. FEC ruling which effectively removed limits on donations to political candidates. Wall Street spent a record $2 billion trying to influence the 2016 United States presidential election"
Edited by fatbutt on Tuesday 27th October 10:02
Electro1980 said:
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What we are seeing in the US is how dictatorships and religions start.
Or perhaps end...What we are seeing in the US is how dictatorships and religions start.
Blackpuddin said:
fatbutt said:
Wall Street spent a record $2 billion trying to influence the 2016 United States presidential election
It's gone way, way beyond that this time round. Blackpuddin said:
fatbutt said:
Wall Street spent a record $2 billion trying to influence the 2016 United States presidential election
It's gone way, way beyond that this time round. Richard & Elizabeth Uihlein donated $65 million to Republicans
Bloomberg is in for over $100m to the Dems
https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/big...
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