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  • MikM Offline
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    Pence will not be there due to COVID around him.

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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    • MikM Mik

      Pence will not be there due to COVID around him.

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      @Mik said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:

      Pence will not be there due to COVID around him.

      Apparently Cocaine Mitch is confident that he has the votes to confirm.

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        The count is 52 so far.

        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        • AxtremusA Away
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          Axtremus
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          Congratulations to Justice Amy Coney Barrett. 🍾

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          • JollyJ Offline
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            The Murder Turtle rolls.

            She'll be sworn in tonight.

            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              Maybe the Court will now return to what it is supposed to be. As Hamilton wrote, the SCOTUS is supposed to be the weakest of the three branches. It is supposed to settle questions of the law, not legislate from the bench.

              Rather than whining about the court and threatening to pack it so they can have their way, perhaps the Dems need to roll up their sleeves and craft legislation that can pass through Congress and endure Constitutional challenge.

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              • JollyJ Jolly

                Maybe the Court will now return to what it is supposed to be. As Hamilton wrote, the SCOTUS is supposed to be the weakest of the three branches. It is supposed to settle questions of the law, not legislate from the bench.

                Rather than whining about the court and threatening to pack it so they can have their way, perhaps the Dems need to roll up their sleeves and craft legislation that can pass through Congress and endure Constitutional challenge.

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                Axtremus
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                @Jolly said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:

                Rather than whining about the court and threatening to pack it so they can have their way, perhaps the Dems need to roll up their sleeves and craft legislation that can pass through Congress and endure Constitutional challenge.

                If only Mitch McConnell and the GOP Senate could think like that and gave Merrick Garland a fair shake like they were supposed to.

                The Dems passed the Affordable Care Act, DACA Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, etc., so far they have endured Constitutional challenges just fine.

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                  @Jolly said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:

                  Rather than whining about the court and threatening to pack it so they can have their way, perhaps the Dems need to roll up their sleeves and craft legislation that can pass through Congress and endure Constitutional challenge.

                  If only Mitch McConnell and the GOP Senate could think like that and gave Merrick Garland a fair shake like they were supposed to.

                  The Dems passed the Affordable Care Act, DACA Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, etc., so far they have endured Constitutional challenges just fine.

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                  @Axtremus said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:

                  If only Mitch McConnell and the GOP Senate could think like that and gave Merrick Garland a fair shake like they were supposed to.

                  See the "Mitch Speaks" thread.

                  DACA

                  Is that a law? I must've missed that.

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    One would think that the vote to confirm a SCOTUS nominee would be headline news.

                    Apparently, according to MSNBC, it doesn't even deserve a mention. This is a screenshot of their homepage as of 7:45 CDT - almost an hour after the vote occurred.

                    https://www.msnbc.com

                    Screen Shot 2020-10-26 at 7.45.54 PM.png

                    "Covering the news, with a pillow...."

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • George KG George K

                      @Axtremus said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:

                      If only Mitch McConnell and the GOP Senate could think like that and gave Merrick Garland a fair shake like they were supposed to.

                      See the "Mitch Speaks" thread.

                      DACA

                      Is that a law? I must've missed that.

                      AxtremusA Away
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                      Axtremus
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                      @George-K said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:

                      DACA

                      Is that a law? I must've missed that.

                      Oops! Replace that with the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act then.

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                        Larry
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                        Ah. The one that single handedly almost destroyed the housing market and nearly crashed the economy......

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                          Jolly
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                          #12

                          I think Roberts interpretation of the Individual Mandate will soon permanently go down in flames.

                          As it should.

                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                            Half an hour later, with Trump presiding over the swearing in, MSNBC still hasn't updated.

                            MSNBC TV has Rachel Maddow talking about the virus.

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                              I think Roberts interpretation of the Individual Mandate will soon permanently go down in flames.

                              As it should.

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                              @Jolly said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:

                              I think Roberts interpretation of the Individual Mandate will soon permanently go down in flames.

                              Well, it would be a nice segue to a "Public Option" or "Medicare for All" or some form of single-payer universal healthcare. 🙂

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                              • AxtremusA Axtremus

                                @Jolly said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:

                                Rather than whining about the court and threatening to pack it so they can have their way, perhaps the Dems need to roll up their sleeves and craft legislation that can pass through Congress and endure Constitutional challenge.

                                If only Mitch McConnell and the GOP Senate could think like that and gave Merrick Garland a fair shake like they were supposed to.

                                The Dems passed the Affordable Care Act, DACA Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, etc., so far they have endured Constitutional challenges just fine.

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                                °fa-info°(information text)@Axtremus said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:

                                @Jolly said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:

                                Rather than whining about the court and threatening to pack it so they can have their way, perhaps the Dems need to roll up their sleeves and craft legislation that can pass through Congress and endure Constitutional challenge.

                                If only Mitch McConnell and the GOP Senate could think like that and gave Merrick Garland a fair shake like they were supposed to.

                                The Dems passed the Affordable Care Act, DACA Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, etc., so far they have endured Constitutional challenges just fine.

                                You have no idea at all of history.

                                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                  Thomas just finished.

                                  It is done.

                                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                    So, now that the Supreme Court has a supposed "6-3 Conservative majority," what last minute voter suppression or voter disenfrenchisement rulings you think the GOP will push through between now and the start of the next Congress is seated?

                                    Go ahead, be creative!

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                                      Your stupidity pisses me off.

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                                      • JollyJ Jolly

                                        Thomas just finished.

                                        It is done.

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                                        @Jolly said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:

                                        Thomas just finished.

                                        How long before he retires...

                                        Insert popcorn emoji here:_____________________

                                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        • LarryL Larry

                                          Your stupidity pisses me off.

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                                          @Larry said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:

                                          Your stupidity pisses me off.

                                          He's just trolling. Be happy in the fact, he's crying in his beer.

                                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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