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US PoliERA 2018 |OT6| An Unmitigated Disaster
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O-C is a good politician. The hedge is absolutely necessary.
Yep. And since the media isn't seeking, or doesn't get firm answers all the time from Pelosi, they are going to try and get views and stances on everything from O-C and declare them party-held, even though she hasn't even been elected yet.
House threatening the AG and the AG threatening them right back. Crazy.
Bring it on. This alone would give - admittedly narrow - grounds for having him recused from the Court should those questions come before it.
In the broader scheme of things should Trump, as he undoubtedly will, call for his appointees to do their duty by him - that would give quite strong grounds for having them both recused in questions of the indictment or the pardon power of the President.
It's not lost until it is lost.
Jim Jordon and Mark Meadows are about as partisan and hacky as you can get.
So yes, they're trying to put on a dog and pony show to fire rosenstein. They want to force violence being the only option.
https://twitter.com/hillhulse/status/1012335783951458306
Look at this snowflake. He's been triggered.
(Also, Scalia died in February. That's almost a year.)
Look at this snowflake. He's been triggered.
(Also, Scalia died in February. That's almost a year.)
Been living under a rock or what?
(Yes, that's what they're doing and it's been going on for months)
Hopefully the Rosenstein and Mueller have something up their sleeves regarding these congressmen. I think they probably have some form of skeleton in their closet.
You think that now, but wait until Paula Jean Swearingin wins her write-in campaign!
They've been trying to get Rosenstein fired for at least 6 months.
Seriously, i'm surprised by the response.
She has a strong future in politics.
I still feel like people like Rosenstein have far too much faith in the integrity of republicans and will be surprised when he's fired.
So the press is "Fake News" until it totally has something that validates their opinions. Gotcha. Same as it ever was.
Also like anything would have been different if Scalia died in January 2015.
"Constitutionally lame duck"
Uhh what? The Constitution never mentions that the president can't do anything in his last 11 months
Uhh what? The Constitution never mentions that the president can't do anything in his last 11 months
Exactly. Republicans will not let the Supreme Court go. Mark my words, the second it looks like liberals will flip it they'll torch the entire fucking thing. They'll pack the courts the next time they get a chance. They will not give it up.
How did they accidentally pick an actually competent and relatively principled guy for their deputy AG? Did they think that position just didn't matter?
Jim Jordan is the biggest chucklefuck in Congress. Our saving grace is that so many of these MAGA enthusiasts are completed idiots.
From the very beginning Rosenstein was described by everyone as a "survivalist" (and turned out to be vindicated in his write-up about Comey), so I don't think what is happening is surprising him at all. He had that very public dinner with the AG and solicitor general, and has given talks where he has confronted these questions already.
Trump thought he had a lackey who would do his bidding. Just like he thought with Wray and Sessions.
Obama wasn't even technically a lame duck president when Scalia died, because his successor hadn't been elected yet.
Hell it never mentions anything about the last two months. Lame duck is slang, he's the president until he isn't.
Very likely. We know that Trump has picked competent people for some positions, probably by accident or because he just doesn't give a shit about lower positions. I imagine Deputy AG fell into that category.
YAAAS at Hot Rod not being afraid to call the chucklefucks' bluff. If they impeach him, he gets to defend himself at the trial in the Senate and show what he has against them.
Some bad shit hidden in the MA bill: They are phasing out time and a half pay on Sundays and certain holidays that has been mandatory for certain fields such as retail. However, work on Sundays and certain holidays will still remain voluntary and an employed cannot be discriminated against for not wanting to work Sundays and certain holidays. Honestly MA may have been only one of a handful of states to still have this law. Only other state I could find was RI.
Also there is now a permanent sales tax holiday in August, but that's a lot better than the proposed ballot question that had a sales tax cut from 6.25% to 5%, which would have been devastating.
Also there is now a permanent sales tax holiday in August, but that's a lot better than the proposed ballot question that had a sales tax cut from 6.25% to 5%, which would have been devastating.
Again, I know someone's getting confirmed, but part of me just knows that something will happen to turn this nomination process into a complete circus. Trump will do or say something, something about the nominee's past will come out, this one will get more attention than Gorsuch, Republicans will overplay their hand, etc. This administration managing to get a nominee through with no controversy would be a minor miracle, especially when the vacancy itself is already controversial.
When he has them?
When you come at the king you best not miss. We should all want him to have his best case possible before he starts swinging. It'll be a knock down fight for the future of the country once the dominoes start falling.
Gorsuch went through smoother than I thought it would so I'm not holding out hope
Just starting the judiciary committee stream. It's already seems seriously tense just at the start.
Man I'd be so fucking pissed if I were Hot Rod. A bunch of bad faith chucklefucks trying to drag you to protect the most corrupt asshole imaginable...it's despicable
"His motion will argue that Mr. Mueller's appointment "was unconstitutional,""
These are the new marching orders form Russia. Everyone is using this now in lawsuits. Hopefully they get shot down.
These are the new marching orders form Russia. Everyone is using this now in lawsuits. Hopefully they get shot down.
McCain : Only a moron would nuke the filibuster
McCain, days later: Votes to nuke filibuster
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