Can you really not articulate one example of the Biden Administration disregarding the rule of law in the past 4 years in your extremely partisan reframing of my previous comments?
I don't know who or what the Democratic nominee/POTUS actually is at this point (and neither does anyone else not directly connected to the White House).
That said, in my view, both Trump and the people propping up Joe Biden are a threat to the rule of law. Both administrations have demonstrably proven that during their respective terms.
You'd have to be specific about what you mean by threat to democracy. I'm not worried about elections being suspended if that's what you mean. This isn't Ukraine after all.
I was told that the President isn't one person anymore - it's an executive office - so it doesn't matter if Biden is senile and suffers from Parkinson's. Stop talking about it. There's Jill, Hunter, that guy, that lady, that other guy ... We need to save democracy by voting for a corpse!
I agree, but I'm skeptical that it would dramatically change the power dynamics and outsized influence of our two party system.
The question is: How do you bring 1/3 of the US population (who effectively decide the final outcome of every presidential election yet have no agency in selecting the two candidates) into the process?
Neither party is interested in this question and will continue to operate business as usual.
To actually have a democratic system would mean curtailing D & R 's pursuit of attaining and keeping power. Fat chance that ever happens.
"When the people are saying “we don’t want either candidate,” believe them, even though it is those same peoples’ fault we have those candidates."
About 1/3 of registered voters are Democrats and another 1/3 are registered Republicans. The candidates that are emerge from the primary process do so by appealing to the so-called base (which skews further left and right of the center). Of course this is a separate issue to the type of shameless person who is willing to submit to the process of becoming POTUS.
We have a system that attracts and rewards candidates that are guaranteed to be unpopular with the vast majority of Americans.
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Is that Justin Trudeau?
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Can you really not articulate one example of the Biden Administration disregarding the rule of law in the past 4 years in your extremely partisan reframing of my previous comments?
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I don't know who or what the Democratic nominee/POTUS actually is at this point (and neither does anyone else not directly connected to the White House).
That said, in my view, both Trump and the people propping up Joe Biden are a threat to the rule of law. Both administrations have demonstrably proven that during their respective terms.
You'd have to be specific about what you mean by threat to democracy. I'm not worried about elections being suspended if that's what you mean. This isn't Ukraine after all.
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Harris is the only alternative at this point and if the Democrats are serious, Biden needs to not only drop out of the race but resign as President.
1. Harris has a much better shot at beating Trump as the sitting President.
And 2., let's face it, Biden isn't really the President anymore anyway, so it's the right thing to do from a governance perspective.
The executive office needs to build back trust with the American people and that needs to start immediately.
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To the degree that there is a difference between contracting chlamydia vs gonorrhea, yes.
These are very bad choices for very different reasons.
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Biden droolng in a cup and incontinent with Jill and Hunter Biden pulling his strings?
Or Trump?
Does it really matter?
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I was told that the President isn't one person anymore - it's an executive office - so it doesn't matter if Biden is senile and suffers from Parkinson's. Stop talking about it. There's Jill, Hunter, that guy, that lady, that other guy ... We need to save democracy by voting for a corpse!
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Better be careful.
Some people around here will accuse you of not wanting to save democracy.
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Spoiler Alert: There is no answer. The current system will continue until finally breaks.
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I agree, but I'm skeptical that it would dramatically change the power dynamics and outsized influence of our two party system.
The question is: How do you bring 1/3 of the US population (who effectively decide the final outcome of every presidential election yet have no agency in selecting the two candidates) into the process?
Neither party is interested in this question and will continue to operate business as usual.
To actually have a democratic system would mean curtailing D & R 's pursuit of attaining and keeping power. Fat chance that ever happens.
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"When the people are saying “we don’t want either candidate,” believe them, even though it is those same peoples’ fault we have those candidates."
About 1/3 of registered voters are Democrats and another 1/3 are registered Republicans. The candidates that are emerge from the primary process do so by appealing to the so-called base (which skews further left and right of the center). Of course this is a separate issue to the type of shameless person who is willing to submit to the process of becoming POTUS.
We have a system that attracts and rewards candidates that are guaranteed to be unpopular with the vast majority of Americans.
If you have a path forward, I'm all ears.
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I made 7 predictions in January and the only one I'm feeling iffy about is Nikki nuking Iran and Syria in 2026. I guess I'll let the other 6 ride.
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Cognitive dissonance is a helluva drug.
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You're wrongly assuming the Democrats select their nominee through some sort of democratic process.
This is Game of Thrones, not Schoolhouse Rock.
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The steady physical and cognitive decline of Joe Biden has been apparent to everyone not blinded by their own bias and/or wishful thinking.
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If your political information filter isn't set to "cynic" you're either naive or complicit.
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If only Mr. Bowman had access to the fire alarms at all of the Westchester County polling stations...
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Man Beats Machine !!!
Well done.
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According to ChatGPT:
“Little Alexander” refers to Alexander J. “Little Alec” MacLean, a team owner and vice president of the Chicago White Sox in the early 20th century. He was known for his significant contributions to the team and his influence in baseball management. MacLean was a close associate of Charles Comiskey, the primary owner of the White Sox, and was often involved in the day-to-day operations of the team .
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Everything I know about "Rent" I learned from "Team America World Police" so this article was enlightening.
And I guess it goes without saying that the author believes our Winona picked the wrong guy at the end of Reality Bites.
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Tom Hanks in the 80s could best be described as a Poor Man's Michael Keaton.
And then around 1993 their fortunes were completely reversed.
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Tom Hanks' breakout film role came 4 years earlier with Splash.
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Impressive efficiency in proving Godwin's Law. Well done.
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Once critics deem something to be "important" ...
That's usually code for "it's not very good but we agree with the ideology."
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So much for a Lannister always paying his debts.