"I mean, I'm sorry the dems nominated a sexual assaulter who will lose the general? Maybe they should have picked literally anyone else? Fucking Yang even? Yes, ORANGE MAN BAD, but that doesn't change clearly observable reality."
Ashtarsmack, 10 Apr 2020


Well I'm observing the reality right now that TRUMP LOST! :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

This odd notion that only now was the Republican party lacking in courage and morals.

He doesn't really specify a timespan for the deficit

>>> reading from a statement that reflected a courage and moral clarity that has gone AWOL from his party,

The hard to swallow truth is that, in the swing states, it was a handful of local and state Republicans who held the line against real tyranny, the kind these don't-tread-on-me pieces of shit can't even imagine.

Oh they imagine it all right, they just don't imagine the jack boots coming down on THEIR faces.

Exactly my point.

If you want a good laugh, read Emily Murphy's whiny, self-serving, pity-party letter to Biden here: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/23/politics/gsa-transition-letter/ index.html

Why has Ham not written the letter? The ink it is gravy!

Whoops didn't mean to reply in the thread. But as long as I am in the thread, I'm with JHM: God bless those state & local officials with some backbone and sense of responsibility! To a large extent that's the line between us and real dictatorship: the latter is when official duty is totally suborned to the aforementioned jackboots.

If the GOP hangs on to the Senate, I reckon they have figured out they can just argue "Nah..."

There's been constant talk about how the electoral college is anti-democratic and broken, but I'd make the argument that the senate itself is worse and does far more damage far more often.

It was a bone thrown to hesitant states back when everyone still wasn't sure if the fledgling republic was a good idea. The gap between most and least populous state was also only 12:1 back then, compared to the 40:1 it is today. States would get their voting power greatly diminished if they merged? Or greatly increased if they fragmented? The shit is that dumbfuckery? It places greater importance on borders than people.

Worse is how it's given more power and entrenchment than the house.

It's hard to think of another representative democracy that has a similar, equally stupid sub-branch. Britain was at least smart enough to reduce the house of lords to ornamentation.

Abolishing the Senate would probably be a bad idea — bicameralism has its benefits. Weakening it to about the level of the House of Lords sounds about right.

But since that isn't going to happen in the next 100 years, maybe we should just bite the bullet and try to appeal to rural people.

There at least needs to be a way for the house and executive branch to bypass the senate "veto" if there are enough votes in the house.

Because effectively mitch mcconnel runs the government.

BUT THAT WILL LEAD TO TYRANNY OF THE BLUE COASTAL ELITES CALIFORNIA AND JEW YORK!!! (funny how no one mentions Texas or Florida when defending the senate and electoral college)


More "the senate is bullshit" factoids:

The 26 least populous states can block all bills and control all appointments while making up only 18% of the population.

California alone has population equal to the bottom 30 states, yet only 3.3% of the representation in the senate.

(3.3% of THEIR representation)

Any individual senator, even Bernie, can force a vote on anything they want. McConnell's cooperation is not needed. The reason that this is never done is because the precious 'norms' of the Senate are too valuable to violate even if it means staving off an economic collapse.

Also the majority leader can eliminate the filibuster with 51 votes at any point. The senate being an obstacle to progress is really just part of the political theater that we're all subjected to.

also: fuck Colbert

Shut up Ashtar, nobody believes your bullshit including you

You don't have to trust me to recognize basic facts about how the senate works.

He doesn't understand the senate because he's a stupid fucking bong. Also Colbert better start filling out his resume now that trumps out of office.

Cute 4chan phrase, but no, I'm American and know my Constution just fine.

Oh hey, remember when Crackersmack / Ashtar spent all year gloating about how Trump was going to win re-election. Yeah.

Yeah Trump lost and all you had to do to beat him was almost lose the House, and also guarantee Republican sweeps in 2022 and 2024.

And Biden's first act in office will be to sign a covid relief bill that contains both immunity for employers and *no* further stimulus payments. So basically nothing is different from Trump. Good times.

Said the zero-credibility troll who doesn't believe his own bullshit

Studio audiences should stay forever gone.