@jon-nyc said in RBG Hospitalized for Gallbladder Condition:

@Klaus said in RBG Hospitalized for Gallbladder Condition:

@jon-nyc said in RBG Hospitalized for Gallbladder Condition:

In theory. The senate might have to change their rules.
He has to nominate and the senate has to approve. I think it's only Senate rules that would prevent that from happening in rapid succession. And the Senate is GOP controlled.

But I assume a president Biden could "retaliate" by increasing the number of judges until they have a democrat majority?

One of the main reasons I really would hate to see Trump force through a candidate at the last minute is it would give huge energy to the ‘pack the court’ faction in the party. (For the record Biden has consistently opposed it.)

Biden will do what his handlers tell him to do.

(Is there an echo in here?😄)

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@Jolly said in Shutdown:

BTW, I read someplace that for a certain period of time recently, suicides were up so much that they surpassed COVID deaths...

I hope you're not presuming that the baseline happiness index was positive prior to the shutdowns.

Also, part of the economic problem lies in businesses being completely unwilling to adapt to this year's changes. If enough people get sick and the refrigeration trucks start showing up at local hospitals, folks will take it upon themselves to stay home and backward businesses will fail anyway, no government intervention needed. This has already happened in many areas.

@Axtremus said in 24 hours from Tulsa....:

@Axtremus said in 24 hours from Tulsa....:

Mr. Herman Cain has been tested positive with COVID-19 and has been hospital. I certainly wish Mr. Cain a complete and speedy recovery.

Update on Mr. Cain’s condition:

“... But he is still in the hospital being treated with oxygen for his lungs. ...”

Final update on Mr. Herman Cain with regards to COVID-19, he passed away: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/30/politics/herman-cain-dies-coronavirus/index.html

My condolences.

(Link h/t @George-K)

I suppose not being interested in politics is a symptom of privilege.

idiots

@Jolly said in The Injuns Circle the Wagons:

Probably the lack of traffic and the low real estate prices.😉

In nashvile??

😂

They'll take my $600/week when they pry it out of my cold dead fingers

@jon-nyc said in Louie Gohmert Troll Level: Galactic Overlord:

Careful out there everybody.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/29/rep-gohmert-attributes-covid-19-diagnosis-wearing-mask/5536431002/

George had no idea how prescient he was when he titled this thread.

@89th said in Hey Phibes!!!:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Hey Phibes!!!:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Levett

Rumor has it he pushed for London to be renamed LevettTown.

Dan the MAN LEVITAN!!!

@George-K said in Unwoke:

@jon-nyc said in Unwoke:

‘I’ is Aqua’s preferred object pronoun.

Not "them," then.

Interesting.

No, Them were a weird Irish band.

Link to video

Oh, and please get into it with me about "Them were." 👋