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MegaForce says

But they lose U.S. Senate races in red areas –”

“Because of gerrymandering,” Behar interrupted.

What a dumbass! Senate contests are decided on a state-wide vote, not one that can be carefully apportioned into drawn districts where gerrymandering can happen! With Senators, every vote counts. She’s just plain ignorant, as are her fans.

Goran_K says

Getting rid of McCain and Flake were huge for Trump.

Those were D votes whenever it counted. Remember the ACA vote!

The libs will put her brain floating in a jar with a vocoder and some flashing LED lights for whenever she is supposed to be rubber stamping the libby agenda at SCOTUS.

MegaForce says

...tell that to the batshit crazy left. Even their own 'experts' are so ignorant of constitutional basics they say crazy shit like this:

Joy Behar said Democrats lost key senate races because of gerrymandering in a segment on ABC’s ‘The View’ Wednesday morning.

I think Ocascio the Neiman Marcus Socialist made a stupid comment about her stopping appointments when she's in the House, too.

Edit: Here's another retarded remark, this one from Manchin (Trump told WV he'd caucus with the Dems on most everything important!)
Firing Sessions is a Constitutional Crisis, for some reason, as if the President doesn't have the power to fire from his own Cabinet..
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/415716-manchin-were-on-the-verge-of-a-constitutional-crisis-due-to-sessions

We get a new on in January.

Ginsburg-ageddon

REPORT: Retirement in January?

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has had a re-occurrence of malignant melanoma, she has told her law clerks. Ginsburg was treated in 1999 for colon cancer and had surgery in 2009 for pancreatic cancer.

It's time, Ginsberg has to go.

To cling on so with all these health problems is ridiculous at this point. She's 85.

Man, this is going to get crazy if Ginsburg steps down or retires.

Kavanaugh is going to look like Sunday school.

Hope she doesn't have an organ doner permission card. She could wind up whacking a few donees yet. They'd wake up from anesthesia demanding $2000.00 an hour, then die screaming of cancer.

TwoScoopsOfSpaceForce says

MegaForce says

...tell that to the batshit crazy left. Even their own 'experts' are so ignorant of constitutional basics they say crazy shit like this:

Joy Behar said Democrats lost key senate races because of gerrymandering in a segment on ABC’s ‘The View’ Wednesday morning.

I think Ocascio the Neiman Marcus Socialist made a stupid comment about her stopping appointments when she's in the House, too.

"Remember, when you are dead, you do not know you are dead. It is only painful for others.
The same applies when you are stupid."
-- Ricky Gervais

TwoScoopsOfSpaceForce says

Goran_K says

Getting rid of McCain and Flake were huge for Trump.

Those were D votes whenever it counted. Remember the ACA vote!

Of course I remember. Mccain and Flake were the douchiest never Trumpers alive (RIP John).

But now with a solid senate majority, I wonder what Democrats will pull when Ginsburg leaves the bench (by her will or not). I would bet on there being multiple false flag type events happening in a short span.

Goran_K says

Scalia would have lasted longer had he not been murdered by Soros.

Hey TPB, it's not cool to hack Goran's account like that

I'm so glad that this happened after the election!

Nothing instructs an imbecile better than bribery. Ocascio has a bright future.

MegaForce says

Actually, we had a constitutional crisis over just that. The first POTUS to get impeached was because he fired a cabinet officer Congress forbade him to. Seriously.

From the Wikipedia article you linked:
In 1887, the Tenure of Office Act was repealed by Congress, and subsequent rulings by the United States Supreme Court seemed to support Johnson's position that he was entitled to fire Stanton without Congressional approval. The Supreme Court's ruling on a similar piece of later legislation in the 1926 Myers v. United States affirmed the ability of the president to remove a postmaster without Congressional approval, and stated in its majority opinion "that the Tenure of Office Act of 1867 ... was invalid".[47]

So the very act of law for the violation of which Andrew Johnson was impeached, was both repealed and deemed unconstitutional.
This means that going forward we can firmly discount all arguments that begin with the presupposition that the POTUS can’t fire someone from his cabinet. He can and he has and he will. There’s not even an unconstitutional act in force to oppose him.

MegaForce says

Actually, we had a constitutional crisis over just that. The first POTUS to get impeached was because he fired a cabinet officer Congress forbade him to. Seriously.

Everybody in the executive branch serves at the President's pleasure. Congress can't forbid him to fire anybody, nor claim it's a high crime or misdemeanor for him to do so.

Quigley says

This means that going forward we can firmly discount all arguments that begin with the presupposition that the POTUS can’t fire someone from his cabinet. He can and he has and he will. There’s not even an unconstitutional act in force to oppose him.

You forget that ORANGE MAN BAD, ORANGE MAN EVIL, ANYTHING HE DOES IS WRONG. WHEN HE HIRED SESSIONS, HE WAS WRONG; HE WAS WRONG WHEN HE FIRED SESSIONS BECAUSE ORANGE MAN.

MegaForce says

can impeach

I suspect we might see 2 years of hearings and impeachment theater, and the Senate won't remove, so it would replay 1996. Many Democrats feel motivated by 'revenge', 'vengeance', OrangeManBad, whatever, so they will resort to self-destructive behavior rather than trying to make deals with someone they consider the devil.

Also, the House has no role in judicial confirmations. Democrats could try to use House control as leverage in negotiations over judicial nominations, but that would require dealing with the "devil" OrangeManBad. I doubt that Democrats would really prioritize judicial nominations in that way, or make the necessary deals, and besides Republican Senators might prefer partisan appointees.

The election result was predicted by polls but remains disappointing IMO: Democrats got the wrong house of Congress. If Democrats had won the Senate but not the House, then they could not impeach, but they could insist on nonpartisan judicial appointments. Instead, we have the opposite.

Shrill, screaming torrents of raging, tearful psychotic abuse, echoing through the halls of Congress in an incessant flood lasting years, honoring every fake news meme generated about OrangeManBad, in so-called hearings, keeping the HATE alive!

TwoScoopsOfSpaceForce says

It's time, Ginsberg has to go.

To cling on so with all these health problems is ridiculous at this point. She's 85.

"to go": I hope you meant "to retire".

Folks, If the SCOTUS is seen as partisan and rubber-stamping policies that are seen as unconstitutional by half the country, then we have a constitutional crisis.
It means half the country no longer respects the institutions overall.
No citizen should want that to happen.

Heraclitusstudent says

It means half the country no longer respects the institutions overall.

Ummm..... you are waiting? Though this happened 105years ago in liberal America

Prop her UP........Prop her UP!

Heraclitusstudent says

Folks, If the SCOTUS is seen as partisan and rubber-stamping policies that are seen as unconstitutional by half the country, then we have a constitutional crisis.

What else is new? I've heard Left wingers complaining about the Constitution, electoral college and State's representation as long as I can remember. Especially this week in terms of the Senate. "Why does Montana get 2 Senators the same as California!!!"

Every time Liberals lose at the ballot box it's a "crisis".

Heraclitusstudent says

"to go": I hope you meant "to retire".

Think it's pretty clear from the context. It's "time" to "go" retire when you have a lot of health problems and you're 85.

Hanging on is just partisan stubbornness at this point. She really should have resigned years ago during her other health crises.

If Trump gets another nomination, that's the Dems fault for thinking they would have a permanent Majority because of the 20% Foreign Born + Native Minorities forever.

Heraclitusstudent says

Folks, If the SCOTUS is seen as partisan and rubber-stamping policies that are seen as unconstitutional by half the country, then we have a constitutional crisis.

You really think we’d be better off with 9 Elena Kagens and Sotomayors? Talk about partisan decisions! Obama rammed those two through without any consideration for bipartisanship and they’ve proceeded to vote the Democrat party line.

In contrast, both of Trump’s appointees were widely respected fairly non partisan judges with extensive legal experience and tenure. So far, Gorsuch has stuck to the law even when the result gives a win for the Left.

I can’t say the same for Ginsburg. She’s gone off the rails Left.

Heraclitusstudent says

Folks, If the SCOTUS is seen as partisan and rubber-stamping policies that are seen as unconstitutional by half the country, then we have a constitutional crisis.
It means half the country no longer respects the institutions overall.
No citizen should want that to happen.

It's always been that way. Obamas court rubber stamped everything he did when it mattered to Obama. All those bullshit impeachments are partisan bullshit at best. Yet half the country supports it. Blame stupid America on the left for that shit show, they are the last once to do it.

socal2 says

Heraclitusstudent says

Folks, If the SCOTUS is seen as partisan and rubber-stamping policies that are seen as unconstitutional by half the country, then we have a constitutional crisis.

What else is new? I've heard Left wingers complaining about the Constitution, electoral college and State's representation as long as I can remember. Especially this week in terms of the Senate. "Why does Montana get 2 Senators the same as California!!!"

Every time Liberals lose at the ballot box it's a "crisis".

Like I’ve said many times, the left creates a continual cycle of hysteria.

rdm says

Quigley says

r the results of Tuesday’s massacre!

Hmm. I thought you were predicting a gain in the House for the republicans? Is my memory wrong? And Trump is scared shitless IMO

Trump isn't really scared. The Senate votes on impeachment, and unless Mueller finds something serious, he will remain POTUS. There will be some antics by the Dems, but nothing serious. At least Pelosi recognizes that fighting Trump isn't the answer. Dems need to pivot quickly to field an actual candidate that could get elected President in 2020. There will be plenty of money, but with DNC leadership as is, I think they won't be able to do it.

The Problem is the Dem Base is a bunch of braying vampire moonbats, ravening for blood.

Dems (esp. Obama) think they can turn ID Politics on and off like a lightswitch, dispensing of it when it's not necessary but using it aggressively during elections or confirmations.

Skeletor may not be able to just forget all the impeachment promises and work with Trump.

The Dems played with fire and they've come back to camp to find it's jumped the rock circle the dry grass is smoldering in many places.

TwoScoopsOfSpaceForce says

Those were D votes whenever it counted. Remember the ACA vote!

Yeah !

Fuck republicans with a conscience or integrity.

Damn RInos !

Quigley says

Elena Kagens and Sotomayors? Talk about partisan decisions! Obama rammed those two through without any consideration for bipartisanship....

Sotomayor got 68 votes in the Senate, including 9 Republicans. In addition, Ted Kennedy had supported her but was away due to health reasons and so he could not vote.

Kagan got 63 votes in the Senate, including 5 Republicans.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg got 96 votes in the Senate.

APOCALYPSEFUCKisShostikovitch says

Ted Nugent

I'm waiting for the Muslims in the House to detonate during a joint session. We'll need to hose down the building and elect a whole new House and Senate. Whoever wins that Senate election will decide the judicial confirmations.

You'd think it'd just be easier to sneak child porn onto their computers since the Dem base has so much of it.
Booger says

marcus says

Fuck republicans with a conscience or integrity.

You mean well paid by the Insurance Industry.

curious2 says

APOCALYPSEFUCKisShostikovitch says

Ted Nugent

I'm waiting for the Muslims in the House to detonate during a joint session. We'll need to hose down the building and elect a whole new House and Senate. Whoever wins that Senate election will decide the judicial confirmations.

I really like a few Senators. I like a lot of congressmen.

Still this doesn't sound like an absolutely horrible idea.

Someone warn Rand Paul ahead of time.

https://www.breitbart.com/news/supreme-court-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-leaves-hospital/

She’s like the Energizer bunny!

Quigley says

She’s like the Energizer bunny!

An android!

APOCALYPSEFUCKisShostikovitch says

Ted Nugent should show up at the hospital and beat Ginsburg to death with a Stratocaster and dismember her with a hunting knife and eat her heart and accept Trump's appointment to the Supreme Court.

Why bother. She's going to die soon anyway.