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It's a slogan popularized by the far-right John Birch Society to justify the anti-democratic features of the US political system (the Electoral College, voter suppression, etc)
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This exactly. This ruling makes Schedule F much more dangerous since the only check on a president's power is his subordinates' willingness to carry out his orders
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did you still win?
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Serwer picked a real bad time for a misfire like this
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At this point I want Biden to stay in purely to spite the NYT
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He's not stupid, he's just lying. He wants a Dictator Trump because then liberals will be completely out of power.
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Fingers crossed!
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I don't read it that way. They don't care if, say, Harris would beat Trump or not; they want to rig it so the voters don't get a chance to decide.
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I hope you're right but I worry they will go after Harris just as hard. Age won't be the issue but they'll find something else. Her legitimacy after not being chosen by primary voters, vague "unpopularity", etc.
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We don't even have to imagine, he's already had a few public appearances since the debate and all the headlines were the second kind
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Yes. If he resigns she can appoint a VP but they would have to be confirmed by the House and Senate
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Yeah it really feels like we're fucked either way
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Nah people just assume (with good reason) there will be many attempts
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"Of any social intelligence" is the kicker, if JKR had any it's long since become brain worm food
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Yep. It's a signal to Trump that his second term will have no limits
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He cared because he thought maintaining the court's reputation was important for the conservative political project. The fact that he no longer thinks this is necessary is pretty terrifying.
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come on Malenia, live up to your name
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Not my culture but rendang is so good I have to give it a shout out
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They believe they have the right to rule, period. It doesn't matter what Dems do or don't do with their power.
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Fingers crossed that we even get to that point
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Based
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An "official act" is anything a Republican president does
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Memory is weird like that! He did say something about being a bridge to the next generation of leaders - it wouldn't be too unfair to accuse him of implying he'd only serve one term without actually committing to it.
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Love how the author anticipates the obvious counterpoint and answers it with "nuh uh".
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...did he actually say it, though? I still haven't seen evidence of this and a quick search isn't turning up anything
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My version: Joe Biden is the best president of my lifetime, and also he's terrible and old and I hate him
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He explicitly denied it at the time. "Some aides anonymously said he might do it" is not a promise.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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This. Even an Obama-level talent who could theoretically crush Trump would be sunk by the constant "Dems in disarray" coverage
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Yes, and also: the Democrats are the real threat to democracy, they won't even let their own voters pick their nominee, etc etc
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Did he?
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I absolutely think this is what happened. At the same time Biden missed a big opportunity to shift the race in his favor
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Or Lucy and the football
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Yeah, Scott isn't likely to lose either. Biden's campaign could boost the abortion/marijuana referendums but I understand why that can't be a top priority for them
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Rubio isn't up until 2028, it's Rick Scott who's running this year
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I thought that happened in Nebraska, unless he somehow did this more than once
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Looking at the map I wondered what was up with the random county in NW Pennsylvania. Looked it up and...it's a prison. Fuck.
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If Biden wins the PV by that much he'd win the EC in a landslide
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He won the Omaha district (actually NE-2) in 2020
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Do the pronatalists actually want that? I sure haven't seen Musk or that fascist dorky couple advocating for it
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New York and New Jersey are flipped too
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Anti-choice LSU fans?
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There won't be one, or it won't change their mind?
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Good point, even 50 would be unrealistic but yes we would need 51
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Yeah, zero chance we hold the Senate if Trump wins
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Guess he took that draft slide personally
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That or he's just lying
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I mean, he's lying through his teeth but unlike Alito at least he bothers to lie
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43
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A war criminal who will do everything he can to elect Biden's opponent, even
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John Oliver tried! At least, bribe rather than blackmail
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