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gut

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Thu, Dec 2, 2021 10:30 AM
posted by iclfan2

Siding with Mississippi won’t change anything for the mid terms. The only people who aren’t for some sort of rules on abortion are already the ultra left who already vote anyway. Also, precedent doesn’t make something a good ruling, ie Dred Scott.


There are rules.  The vast majority of people are fine with banning 3rd term abortions, and it's been that way a long time.  But MS law is encroaching on that, beyond even what's viable outside the womb with medical technology.

It's a socioeconomic issue, and it's absolutely useless to ban abortion in TX when you can go 1-2 states over for an abortion.  Or ban it in the US, and people will go to Canada.  But I guess the right has to do it's share of virtue signaling, too.

iclfan2

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Thu, Dec 2, 2021 10:46 AM

Does it matter if they can go to other states, or should states be able to make laws that their constituents voted for them to make? Also, in most other developed countries (Europe), abortion is available through the first trimester, then there has to be certain circumstances. 

This issue really doesn’t matter to me, but I do enjoy the left crying so…

iclfan2

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Thu, Dec 2, 2021 4:48 PM

justincredible

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Thu, Dec 2, 2021 8:37 PM

Lol

QuakerOats

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Fri, Dec 3, 2021 1:55 PM
posted by iclfan2


They got hammered for this.  What a complete bunch of morons.

QuakerOats

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Fri, Dec 10, 2021 2:55 PM

Inflation now at a 40 year high.  Can these fools get anything right, or is it all purposeful?

iclfan2

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Sun, Dec 12, 2021 10:18 AM

We must blame all weather events on climate change!

Fletch

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Sun, Dec 12, 2021 10:41 AM

He isn’t connected at all.  He isn’t running the country at this point

gut

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Sun, Dec 12, 2021 12:35 PM
posted by justincredible

https://newrepublic.com/article/164680/media-criticize-biden-washington-post-milbank

The irony coming from the paper of "Democracy dies in darkness".

You have to be really delusional to even think to consider this question.  Be more authoritarian to save us from maybe, potentially the imaginary authoritarian?

ernest_t_bass

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Sun, Dec 12, 2021 2:39 PM
posted by like_that

I can't imagine what it's like to be so dumb that you believe you are resisting the fascist dictator orange man and then 5 years later you believe something like this is true. 

Well, imagine.  Because it is the American way.


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iclfan2

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Sun, Dec 12, 2021 5:06 PM

Lol the president who ran on unification…. Gtfo. Not that any of you are surprised but I’m all on board for being as distanced as possible. There is no common ground. 

iclfan2

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Wed, Dec 15, 2021 12:53 PM

Lol, good luck

gut

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Wed, Dec 15, 2021 1:01 PM
posted by iclfan2

Lol, good luck

Buttigieg's plan actually wasn't bad - each party picks 5 Justices, who then select 5 more for a total of 15.

4 seats is so LOL blatantly partisan.  Repubs arguably stole 1 nomination, so 2 seats would restore "fairness", but of course that would still mean a 6-5 "conservative" majority.


That party has literally gone so far to abandon persuasion and bipartisanship that they seek to concentrate power in just a few decision makers (i.e. POTUS and a few SCOTUS judges).

iclfan2

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Sun, Dec 19, 2021 10:45 AM

Merry Christmas, Brandon.

Fletch

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Sun, Dec 19, 2021 2:30 PM

Thank god for Joe Manchin

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QuakerOats

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Wed, Dec 22, 2021 12:15 PM
posted by iclfan2

Merry Christmas, Brandon.



Surprised me; I figured he would cave for sure.  Of course then the WH immediately trashed him. 


If McCain goes against his party he is hailed as a heroic man of conviction; if Manchin does it he gets trashed and mobbed.  The hypocrisy on the left is immeasurable.

Heretic

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Wed, Dec 22, 2021 12:57 PM

posted by QuakerOats



Surprised me; I figured he would cave for sure.  Of course then the WH immediately trashed him. 


If McCain goes against his party he is hailed as a heroic man of conviction; if Manchin does it he gets trashed and mobbed.  The hypocrisy on the left is immeasurable.

As compared to the right-wingers who are praising Manchin now, but who were bashing McCain as a RINO and impediment to their goals during those "heroic man of conviction" days?
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gut

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Wed, Dec 22, 2021 12:58 PM
posted by QuakerOats

If McCain goes against his party he is hailed as a heroic man of conviction; if Manchin does it he gets trashed and mobbed.  The hypocrisy on the left is immeasurable.

I've been thinking about that.  Interesting point, but I'm not sure they are entirely comparable.  Manchin represents a lone holdout while I believe 3 others joined McCain.

Yes, you're supposed to represent your constituents first, but there's also the angle that you joined a party and received support from that party.  Just feels like if you're the only one breaking ranks, maybe you're not actually a Democrat.  Saying this is not aligned with liberal or Democrat best interests would carry more weight if Manchin's coalition was larger than one.

Of course reconciliation is a shitty way of legislating to begin with.  But I don't agree with the criticism of Manchin, or McCain and the others.  I understand coalitions/party are how things get done, but it's DEFINITELY un-democratic to villify people that dare not to be blindly partisan.

iclfan2

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Wed, Dec 22, 2021 1:16 PM

Not sure that this pandering continues to be a good idea for the Dems. Wouldn’t you want people mad in January rather than May, closer to November?

gut

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Wed, Dec 22, 2021 1:49 PM
posted by iclfan2

Not sure that this pandering continues to be a good idea for the Dems. Wouldn’t you want people mad in January rather than May, closer to November?

I don't even understand the point.  Who doesn't have a job that wants one, so why shouldn't people be able to pay their loans?

Does he even have the power to do this?  Seems like a really weak and desperate play to buy some temporary love from millenials.

majorspark

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Fri, Dec 24, 2021 9:31 AM

Adults came up with this.