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US PoliEra 2020 |OT5| Guidance recommends quarantining PoliERA
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And if Biden wins in November all of these Republicans will suddenly agree with you on January 20th 2021.
The Atlantic on Twitter
“"Originalism has now outlived its utility, and has become an obstacle to the development of a robust, substantively conservative approach to constitutional law and interpretation," Adrian Vermeule writes: https://t.co/kqEQ4HD8Ql”
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Beyond Originalism
The dominant conservative philosophy for interpreting the Constitution has served its purpose, and scholars ought to develop a more moral framework.
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why would any sane person give a shit about a jill stein vote cast in new york. honestly, who cares? what does it do?
Even if a vote for Stein didn't "matter," the fact anyone might seemingly legit think that she was the best person to vote for is, like, instantly disqualifying.
I feel like IBD/TPP has weird ass margins basically the entire election and then randomly picks a reasonable margin on the last day and then the next election cycle they say they were the most accurate and no one remembers enough to check.
Demonstrates that said voter is a profoundly poor judge of character, BUT!!!! I don't care. I would rather she have voted for Orb Mother though. Write-in campaign.
Demonstrates that said voter is a profoundly poor judge of character, BUT!!!! I don't care. I would rather she have voted for Orb Mother though. Write-in campaign.
The idea that because you live somewhere where your vote "doesn't matter" (foh) you can very publicly vote for a joke candidate but then demand to be taken seriously is nuts.
A Jill Stein vote is just as embarrassing as a vote for Trump. Regardless of the state.
Bingo.
That's what Rasmussen does, have wildly inflated polls for republicans, then as election day gets closer, they start to fall in line, so that they actually reflect reality, and don't get treated like jokes by pundits.
If elections were won by sick burns on twitter, bernie wouldn't be struggling.
The Atlantic on Twitter
“"Originalism has now outlived its utility, and has become an obstacle to the development of a robust, substantively conservative approach to constitutional law and interpretation," Adrian Vermeule writes: https://t.co/kqEQ4HD8Ql”
Beyond Originalism
The dominant conservative philosophy for interpreting the Constitution has served its purpose, and scholars ought to develop a more moral framework.
Jesus christ
It ain't hyperbole to say that modern Conservatism is post-democratic.
The question is how bad does it need to get before your average American realizes that. I surmise: REAL.FUCKIN.BAD
Edit: I am sure most of you caught this when it was a fresh dung heap, but for anyone that missed it
Conservative Nationalism Is Trumpism for Intellectuals
At the National Conservatism Conference, there was an open embrace of Trump’s immigration rhetoric and policies, and signals that the old conservative consensus—markets and moralism—has been broken.
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Marianna Sotomayor on Twitter
“In a preview clip of @11thHour, Brian Williams asked @JoeBiden if his VP shortlist has lengthened now that leaders have emerged throughout the crisis, specifically mentioning @GovWhitmer. "She didn't lengthen the list. She made the list in my mind two months ago," Biden said.”
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David Eggert on Twitter
“Confirms what's been known for a while now - Whitmer is considered a leading vice presidential prospect for Biden https://t.co/3wpCShnKmF”
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As someone from MI all I can say is Whitmer is amazing. Incredible on the stump, charisma for miles. She will be a star.
Wonder who's gonna be conducting the interviews. Bring on Plouffe and Axelrod.
Gonna be tons of pressure (most in history probably) since we need someone to excite the base + be worthy for 2024.
Gonna be tons of pressure (most in history probably) since we need someone to excite the base + be worthy for 2024.
Conservatism is anti-democratic at any point where democracy threatens wealth and anti-authoritarian at any point at which the authorities threaten wealth
The Atlantic on Twitter
“"Originalism has now outlived its utility, and has become an obstacle to the development of a robust, substantively conservative approach to constitutional law and interpretation," Adrian Vermeule writes: https://t.co/kqEQ4HD8Ql”
Beyond Originalism
The dominant conservative philosophy for interpreting the Constitution has served its purpose, and scholars ought to develop a more moral framework.
I haven't been this frightened by an article in a while. The rise of authoritarianism seems to be almost inevitable.
The very minor silver lining is that the more they show their asses, the easier it becomes for new Democratic reps to get on board with court packing/ expansion.
But we will be stuck with most of these fascists for our lifetimes
Just because today isn't complete without pointing out DeSantis is a spineless fuckwit, we had a 1000 new cases in Floriduh, 14 more deaths.
That magical firewall between urban areas and the boonies doesn't exist, which isn't a surprise to people who aren't already in the Trump cult
That magical firewall between urban areas and the boonies doesn't exist, which isn't a surprise to people who aren't already in the Trump cult
It's either that or the US will break apart. Parts of the country aren't going to go for their vision of authoritarian rule where individual liberty is trampled in favor of what they view as the common good. At least not without violent conflict and forced subjugation.
The Atlantic on Twitter
“"Originalism has now outlived its utility, and has become an obstacle to the development of a robust, substantively conservative approach to constitutional law and interpretation," Adrian Vermeule writes: https://t.co/kqEQ4HD8Ql”
Beyond Originalism
The dominant conservative philosophy for interpreting the Constitution has served its purpose, and scholars ought to develop a more moral framework.
This has really come out into the open the past 6 months or so, especially when that BAN PORN debate sprung up in conservative circles. The right want the courts to start ruling on morality and keep pushing that the "reason" the United States is currently a "moral cesspool" is because of the old guard of the Republican Party being too willing to go with the flow and just accept things like gay rights as inevitable.
But of course. I'm merely commenting on the solidness of the burn.
It's interesting, because Gray was more... pragmatic before? Probably more pragmatic than some here. That might've been because it was framed in defending Sanders, but:
Calling Out Racist Voters Is Satisfying. But It Comes at a Political Cost.
Bernie Sanders’s clumsy comments about voters in Florida and Georgia reignited a debate on how politicians talk about racism.
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Intriguing. Even if it was from 2 years ago.
Non-comprehensive medical coverage requiring 65+ year-olds to have supplemental insurance to cover costs, in a medical system they have to navigate themselves (assuming they have access to one), and can digest pages and pages of supporting documentation per month, is the only ethical position?
For everyone else, a strained application process for coverage that varies in resources and funding state by state, with special carve-outs for children that can be halted by the President or Congress at any time, is the only ethical position?
The medical debate this election cycle has utterly failed. In a time of pandemic, the medical systems may well follow.
For everyone else, a strained application process for coverage that varies in resources and funding state by state, with special carve-outs for children that can be halted by the President or Congress at any time, is the only ethical position?
The medical debate this election cycle has utterly failed. In a time of pandemic, the medical systems may well follow.
This is my worry too. What if we end up with 23k dead? That's a horrific number and could have totally been preventable but latching onto the 100k - 240 is setting the bar so unbelievably high for unacceptability that it's putting us in a situation where Trump gets a "pass" if the horrific numbers don't surpass that.
Steven Dennis on Twitter
“"No state in America has enough ventilators" -- Larry Hogan, who chairs the National Governors' Association. https://t.co/ncaRH1yyS3”
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Anderson Cooper 360° on Twitter
““I don’t know why other governors haven’t taken these steps,” says Republican Gov. Larry Hogan on implementing stay-at-home orders. https://t.co/Je5bDCilyX https://t.co/p4yJr4t4qC”
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Governor JB Pritzker on Twitter
“We asked for millions of pieces of personal protective equipment from the federal government, and we’ve gotten 10% of what we asked for. We asked for 4,000 ventilators, and we received a grand total of 450. We need a comprehensive national solution — and we need it now. https://t.co/iiXQx9VC9U”
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Considering how heavily she leans on criticism of Hillary Clinton to talk about pragmatism in addressing racism, this honestly doesn't seem like a jump from where she is now.But of course. I'm merely commenting on the solidness of the burn.
It's interesting, because Gray was more... pragmatic before? Probably more pragmatic than some here. That might've been because it was framed in defending Sanders, but:
Calling Out Racist Voters Is Satisfying. But It Comes at a Political Cost.
Bernie Sanders’s clumsy comments about voters in Florida and Georgia reignited a debate on how politicians talk about racism.
Intriguing. Even if it was from 2 years ago.
I don't think their dream of remaking the US is going to go as planned. But I worry about how far things will go before people wise up and organize to defeat them.
Serious Question:
Which crazy Trump judge will be the first to rule that local/ state stay-at-home orders are unconstitutional and puts a nationwide injunction on them?
I will accept Circuit guesses too
Which crazy Trump judge will be the first to rule that local/ state stay-at-home orders are unconstitutional and puts a nationwide injunction on them?
I will accept Circuit guesses too
you know....maybe just in general, the amount of supplies available isn't able to handle the requests by states to the federal government....i feel like another President would have been able to convey that they are doing their best, rationing supply and materials to states based on most need. Of course with Trumpy, anything he gets called, its a fucking lie.
Hate this man.
Hate this man.
That sounds familiar.
Here. View the raw data, you can see the counts for pos and neg tested, hospitalized and deaths, for each State daily.
The COVID Tracking Project
The COVID Tracking Project collects and publishes the most complete testing data available for US states and territories.
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This is always how it has been. American history is full of conservative authoritarian snapbacks after social advancement.
That the GOP has to rely on stacking the courts and the EC because the popular vote and the popular sentiment are with democratic ideals rather than the authoritarian ones that the GOP believes in is comfort, though, because I'm not sure that's ever been true in the history of this country before.
I get that governors are asking for ventilators but it's like me asking for copies of FF7 remake part 2. They don't exist. Where are they supposed to come from? Trump can DPA them but that's months away. Agree blaming him for his past fuckups is fair (he should have done this in January). But still. Like are people gonna tweet daily about how they're not getting their orders filled?
It's not so much that they want him to produce them right now, but to impress upon him that they'll need them at some point, and he needs to start pushing companies to make them so that they're available when the peak comes.
He had to time to invoke the order when he saw this coming months ago. There's no excuse for him dragging his feet on it. And good that he's getting blame for this. He should be reminded every single day how much of a failure he is.
He just said he has 100k ventilators he's saving for when things go bad
They are so desperate to make Trump presidential. Any chance they get they come crawling.
That sounds familiar.
Here. View the raw data, you can see the counts for pos and neg tested, hospitalized and deaths, for each State daily.
The COVID Tracking Project
The COVID Tracking Project collects and publishes the most complete testing data available for US states and territories.
Thank you! This is extremely helpful. I'll get some R practice in as well.
Nothing makes a man presidential more than the decisions that cause hundreds of thousands of people to lose their lives, I guess.
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