Adios AA

[Hards Alumni]

And Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas was Biden's biggest mistake.

Whoa easy now, he's had more than a few.

Crime bill was easily the worst imo.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

IBTL
Both sides wield power in the same manner, by the way. Doesn't make it right, just shows our system is broken.

As a progressive, I wish this were true.

[Hards Alumni]

Merrick Garland was a love note from Mitch McConnell reminding the Democrats of how they handled Robert Bork.

Revisionist fantasy.

[Skatastrophy]

Revisionist fantasy.

It's hard to admit that you're rooting for the bad guys

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Merrick Garland was a love note from Mitch McConnell reminding the Democrats of how they handled Robert Bork.

A milquetoast moderate vs. a fire-breathing radical? LOL

One got a vote, and it was decided that he had no business and did not have the temperament to be a SC Justice. He was Scalia + Thomas.

The other was denied a vote under a made up theorem that was reversed as soon as circumstances allowed. Turtle is evil, but effective, which is why he hates Drumpf.

[WarriorFan]

In summary: Colleges like AA because students who benefit are less intelligent and less demanding.
Saying the quiet part out loud.

Colleges like AA and legacy admissions for this reason.

[Uncle Rico]

Nah.  They are doing what they are being paid to do.

Yuuuuuuupp

[MU82]

My favorite part of the religious-rights ruling was that the decision made clear that workers who ask for accommodations, such as taking the Sabbath off, should have their requests honored unless employers show that doing so would result in "substantial increased costs" to the business.

In other words, if someone practicing his or her religious beliefs won't really cost the business owner money, then those beliefs are sacrosanct ... but if the owner will lose money, tough crap, we don't give two shytes about your beliefs. Get yer arse to work!

[Uncle Rico]

My favorite part of the religious-rights ruling was that the decision made clear that workers who ask for accommodations, such as taking the Sabbath off, should have their requests honored unless employers show that doing so would result in "substantial increased costs" to the business.

In other words, if someone practicing his or her religious beliefs won't really cost the business owner money, then those beliefs are sacrosanct ... but if the owner will lose money, tough crap, we don't give two shytes about your beliefs. Get yer arse to work!

Good.  Religion is for the weak-minded.  Most religious folks are complete hypocrites, anyway.

[dgies9156]

The Dems stole a SCOTUS pick, and then a few years later stole another? First I'm hearing of this.

Frontline on PBS reported this during a news documentary.

As Barack Obama used to say, "elections have consequences."

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Frontline on PBS reported this during a news documentary.

As Barack Obama used to say, "elections have consequences."

Tell us more

[Jockey]

"We hate activist courts. We hate activist courts."

"Oh, wait. We love activist courts."

[Shaka Shart]

Good thing all the Dems who were mad about Bernie getting "jobbed" and/or who weren't "inspired" by Hillary either didn't vote in 2016 or voted for Jill Stein. Because this is much better for them than what a Clinton presidency would've been. They might as well have just voted for Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett, the end of Roe v. Wade, the Christian state taking over, etc.

25% of Hillary voters in 2008 voted for McCain. 15% of Bernie voters did not vote for Hillary (abstained/trump/otherwise). Stop using this tired disproven line.

[SoCalEagle]

Frontline on PBS reported this during a news documentary.

As Barack Obama used to say, "elections have consequences."

Elections have consequences?  Oh really, so when a Republican next wins the presidency with a Dem senate, followed by a SCOTUS vacancy in his first few months in office, what happens?  We are just supposed to say no SCOTUS pick for you for four years (at least two)?  Elections have consequences!!!  We all know it's wrong, but that's how badly our system has been perverted by the Republicans. 

[Jockey]

25% of Hillary voters in 2008 voted for McCain. 15% of Bernie voters did not vote for Hillary (abstained/trump/otherwise). Stop using this tired disproven line.

Those are the best numbers you can make up?

[MU82]

Those are the best numbers you can make up?

Some folks simply didn't read my post correctly. I said Dems who were Bernie fans OR who were uninspired by Hillary either didn't turn out to vote OR they voted for Jill Stein.

I don't know how that is wrong or controversial at all.

Had more Dems voted rather than shrugged their shoulders, SCOTUS would look a lot different, Roe v Wade would still be intact, and the religious right wouldn't own the Supreme Court.

There's plenty of blame to go around between the DNC, Clinton and Dems who either skipped voting or cast protest votes.

[Shaka Shart]

Those are the best numbers you can make up?

Yeah.

https://news.gallup.com/poll/105691/mccain-vs-obama-28-clinton-backers-mccain.aspx

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/12/sanders-supporters-clinton-vote-survey

But I know we usually defer to you for level headed analysis.

[Lennys Tap]

"We hate activist courts. We hate activist courts."

"Oh, wait. We love activist courts."

We hate courts that try to do the job of the legislative and the executive branch.

We love courts who rescind legislation previously enacted unconstitutionally by the court and return the decision making to where the constitution intended it - the legislature. And when the executive branch usurps the legislature to pass legislation we love when the court deems it what it is - unconstitutional.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

We hate courts that try to do the job of the legislative and the executive branch.

We love courts who rescind legislation previously enacted unconstitutionally by the court and return the decision making to where the constitution intended it - the legislature. And when the executive branch usurps the legislature to pass legislation we love when the court deems it what it is - unconstitutional.

They just ruled on a "case" that was literally made up. Stop this nonsense...

[Pakuni]

We hate courts that try to do the job of the legislative and the executive branch.

You mean like courts that declare corporations are people, just as the Constitution states? Those are the courts you hate?

[ZiggysFryBoy]

We hate courts that try to do the job of the legislative and the executive branch.

We love courts who rescind legislation previously enacted unconstitutionally by the court and return the decision making to where the constitution intended it - the legislature. And when the executive branch usurps the legislature to pass legislation we love when the court deems it what it is - unconstitutional.

Well said, lenny.

[The Sultan]

We hate courts that try to do the job of the legislative and the executive branch.

We love courts who rescind legislation previously enacted unconstitutionally by the court and return the decision making to where the constitution intended it - the legislature. And when the executive branch usurps the legislature to pass legislation we love when the court deems it what it is - unconstitutional.

Ahhh...

So either you can't figure out how what you just said contradicts itself. Or you're being dishonest. Which is it?

Well said, lenny.

I rest my case.

[Lighthouse 84]

Ahhh...

So either you can't figure out how what you just said contradicts itself. Or you're being dishonest. Which is it?


I rest my case.

You rested too early. Clearly, you don't understand what the roles of the three branches of government are.

[The Sultan]

You rested too early. Clearly, you don't understand what the roles of the three branches of government are.

Sure I do.

When a court routinely upholds precedent for over 50 years, but then simply decides to overturn precedent, that's an activist court. To pretend otherwise is simply false.

Dobbs was just as much an example of an activist court as Brown v. Board of Education. Don't be intellectually dishonest and pretend otherwise.

[Lennys Tap]

Ahhh...

So either you can't figure out how what you just said contradicts itself. Or you're being dishonest. Which is it?

Neither.