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No, my friend, it is such as you who have stepped away from citizenship and have become too partisan.
Backatcha Jim
No, my friend, it is such as you who have stepped away from citizenship and have become too partisan.
Missing from his argument was the reason they had to change the filibuster rules, total partisan obstruction on a massive scale by the right wing. But Harry did keep it for SCOTUS picks. Mitch got rid of that as soon as he could.
How was that missing?
Did I miss a comment explaining why Harry got rid of the filibuster for the lower courts and kept it for the Supremes?
Did I miss a comment about Mitch not replacing Scalia because he decided a President in his last year did not have the right to replace a judge? Did I miss the comment that explained how blue slips were eliminated by Mitch? Or that he got rid of the filibuster altogether?
Obviously - partisanship.
I didn't specifically comment on them, but yes partisanship. Seems you are agreeing with me that partisanship during the Obama administration was at least as bad as it has been in the past three years.
Repuglicans have destroyed our country from the inside out and we're never going to get this democracy which so many men have died for -- back again. This country is lost and it's all their fault.
If you mean partisanship on the right was extreme then and now, I agree completely. If you are trying to equate Obama with right wing partisanship then we disagree. Obama's biggest fault was that he believed in our better angels and that Republicans could be counted on to act in a spirit of bi-partisanship. He was wrong and naive.
...........said Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, Nicolas Maduro and Rodrigo Duterte.This country isn't a democracy, thank God
Sorry for causing your knee to jerk, but I never said anything about Obama. I was referencing a time period, "during the Obama administration" Calm down.
I am very calm and multi-tasking right now. If you did not intend to include Obama in a reference to the Obama administration then why include him in it?
Yes yes, and communism is actually right wing and libertarianism is slavery, blah blah blah..Your statement is goofy. The Dems moved to center right so the GOP moved even further right. Your okey dokey millennial croakey don't-understand-nothing nonsense is just nonsense.
Trump is failing for the exact same reason, but the vitriol reserved for him is the kind of spite I would never expect from those that identify themselves as "inclusive" and "tolerant". Of course it's clear now that those are just buzz words that mean nothing.If you mean partisanship on the right was extreme then and now, I agree completely. If you are trying to equate Obama with right wing partisanship then we disagree. Obama's biggest fault was that he believed in our better angels and that Republicans could be counted on to act in a spirit of bi-partisanship. He was wrong and naive.
I don't even know what you're asking for.Got any examples that are close to what has happened over the last three years compared to any other party? I'll wait.
Repuglicans have destroyed our country from the inside out and we're never going to get this democracy which so many men have died for -- back again. This country is lost and it's all their fault.
I think the partisanship during the Obama administration that eventually led to Harry Reid abolishing the filibuster for nominees was at least as partisan.
Unfortunately, I don't much stock int he ABA ratings anymore. They've become a bit too political
This country isn't a democracy, thank God
Yes yes, and communism is actually right wing and libertarianism is slavery, blah blah blah..
Nice attempt at trolling.
Pew Research Center Study Shows That Democrats Have Shifted To The Extreme Left | Stock News & Stock Market Analysis - IBD
Trump is failing for the exact same reason, but the vitriol reserved for him is the kind of spite I would never expect from those that identify themselves as "inclusive" and "tolerant". Of course it's clear now that those are just buzz words that mean nothing.
I wish partisanship existed on the right, it's ridiculous how the right is so eager to please they throw their own under the bus, while the left protects rapists and murderers and gives no second thought to it, as long as their agenda advances. Unless the right starts playing by those rules, they will forever fail, and so will the US.
I disagree with your recollection. The filibuster was killed because R's wouldn't approve any of President Obama's nominees.
You think the ABA calls this guy unqualified because he's a conservative?
Judge Justin Walker, Deemed 'Not Qualified' by ABA, Is Trump's Pick for DC Circuit | National Law Journal
It most certainly is at the state and local level. However due to an artifact of slavery, we endure with an outdated system that gives small unpopulated states far more power then they deserve. One day it will change or the nation will not survive the demographic concentrations and the lack of power those people have to determine their own destiny. We are on the verge of it right now.
State and local also elect representatives, the US is more properly called a Constitutional Democracy with elements of both a Republic and a Democracy.
Yes yes, and communism is actually right wing and libertarianism is slavery, blah blah blah..
Nice attempt at trolling.
Pew Research Center Study Shows That Democrats Have Shifted To The Extreme Left | Stock News & Stock Market Analysis - IBD
Trump is failing for the exact same reason, but the vitriol reserved for him is the kind of spite I would never expect from those that identify themselves as "inclusive" and "tolerant". Of course it's clear now that those are just buzz words that mean nothing.
I wish partisanship existed on the right, it's ridiculous how the right is so eager to please they throw their own under the bus, while the left protects rapists and murderers and gives no second thought to it, as long as their agenda advances. Unless the right starts playing by those rules, they will forever fail, and so will the US.
On the one hand, you are right. America is steadily and always moving more and more progressively. On the other hand, it is impossible not to notice the chaos that has now been created in public administration for at least 10 years. The reason for this chaos is the populism of the Democratic and Republican parties, and their dependence on voters. While 90% of voters are not competent in the choice of politicians and in public administration. Hence, the United States is increasingly absorbing the political chaos created by the incompetent choice of politicians, presidents, their populism and party populism. What do you think should be the way out of this situation? And is there any way out? Do you not notice anything of this, and are happy with everything? By the way, who did you vote for, for Trump, or against him?
And yet, is there really no person in the entire Republican party who would approve and implement all those ideas that Trump is pursuing, but would be an honest and competent person?
If we took money out of the election process, limited it to a very short time period, gave free air time to candidates and allowed voting to be universal and election day to be a holiday, we just might attract better people to office. Until then, expect to get power mad folks of all abilities. The real surprise is that some of them are actually very good public servants.
Yes. We all know that and its failing all of us right now. Sorry but I cannot stand a system that gives one person from North Dakota the same power as someone at the same rank that represents California, Texas or New York.
I think the partisanship during the Obama administration that eventually led to Harry Reid abolishing the filibuster for nominees was at least as partisan.
Unfortunately, I don't much stock int he ABA ratings anymore. They've become a bit too political
That's why each state has two senators. And that is why states have U.S. representatives based on population.
It evens itself out.
Should N Dakota not have a U.S. Senator at all? SHould CA have more than any other state??