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by GrandMasterTerwynn
2021-01-27 02:03pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Will Trump end up as a 'secondary' president to the GOP?
Replies: 90
Views: 31755

Re: Will Trump end up as a 'secondary' president to the GOP?

I must admit I'm confused as to how impeaching an ex -President works, legally speaking. Can he not be prosecuted for misconduct in office as a private citizen now that he's left? Legally speaking, there's nothing stopping the Justice Department from launching an investigation into Trump's presiden...
by GrandMasterTerwynn
2021-01-27 09:19am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Will Trump end up as a 'secondary' president to the GOP?
Replies: 90
Views: 31755

Re: Will Trump end up as a 'secondary' president to the GOP?

US company was afraid booting the current US president off their service for repeated violations of the TOS might lead to retributions from said president who is known to be petty and prone to rash act of revenge, and only acted when said president was blatantly doing it again while already been vo...
by GrandMasterTerwynn
2021-01-26 09:44am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Biden Lifts Health Care Plan From Insurance Lobbyists
Replies: 55
Views: 19700

Re: Biden Lifts Health Care Plan From Insurance Lobbyists

Bring it on, I say - let the Republicans read the telephonebook for hours to prevent relief checks - and broadcast it... Lets see if they are willing to threaten filibuster if they actually have to DO it, and be seen. Remember that this is the same pack of clowns who refused Merrick Garland a heari...
by GrandMasterTerwynn
2021-01-25 05:15pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Biden Lifts Health Care Plan From Insurance Lobbyists
Replies: 55
Views: 19700

Re: Biden Lifts Health Care Plan From Insurance Lobbyists

As expected. Tb, my hopes for this ticket were that he would have to step down after a year or so and Harris might steer a bit further left than he would... Yeah, I know... But it is more plausible than Biden even leaning slightly to the left. He's showing signs of going a bit further left than I n...
by GrandMasterTerwynn
2021-01-25 09:32am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Will Trump end up as a 'secondary' president to the GOP?
Replies: 90
Views: 31755

Re: Will Trump end up as a 'secondary' president to the GOP?

Well, Trump's still got followers who BELIEVE. I saw a post making the rounds of FB where a very deluded woman explains that "Oh, they couldn't arrest Biden and Harris, it would have caused a Civil War, so they let them get Inaugurated, but TRUMP is really in charge behind the scenes!" I ...
by GrandMasterTerwynn
2021-01-20 05:05pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: SUPERTHREAD: 2020 United States Elections
Replies: 2322
Views: 764217

Re: SUPERTHREAD: 2020 United States Elections

Please let this day be free of breaking news alerts Let this be a boring pomp filled day Fortunately, this seems to be what we're getting. The real crazies have, apparently, decided that there's too much security; so they're taking the day off. It's starting to dawn on the casual crazies that, mayb...
by GrandMasterTerwynn
2021-01-20 11:35am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: SUPERTHREAD: 2020 United States Elections
Replies: 2322
Views: 764217

Re: SUPERTHREAD: 2020 United States Elections

Welp, this morning, Donald Trump slunk out of the White House, had a very small rally at Andrews, and then left for Florida. In fifty years, he'll be the top candidate to replace Andrew Johnson as the worst President in the history of the country (assuming someone nuttier doesn't gain power in the m...
by GrandMasterTerwynn
2021-01-14 05:04pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Trump/Republican Coup Thread
Replies: 527
Views: 104273

Re: Trump/Republican Coup Thread

Question is, has any president tried to pardon a state crime ? They can't. The wording of the US Constitution specifically limits the Presidential pardon power to "Offenses against the United States". So not against one state, but all of them, ergo a Federal crime. The United States is by...
by GrandMasterTerwynn
2021-01-14 04:10pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Trump/Republican Coup Thread
Replies: 527
Views: 104273

Re: Trump/Republican Coup Thread

The President has NEVER been able to pardon anything but Federal level crimes. Only that states governor can issue pardons for State level crimes. Question is, has any president tried to pardon a state crime ? They can't. The wording of the US Constitution specifically limits the Presidential pardo...
by GrandMasterTerwynn
2021-01-14 03:07pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Trump/Republican Coup Thread
Replies: 527
Views: 104273

Re: Trump/Republican Coup Thread

It's all a moot point. Unless Mitch McConnell has a change of heart, the Senate will stay in recess until after Biden's inauguration. The most important parts of the impeachment process here are: - Getting a list of senators who pick Trump over Democracy. Which we will get from the Senate vote. - B...
by GrandMasterTerwynn
2021-01-14 09:03am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Trump/Republican Coup Thread
Replies: 527
Views: 104273

Re: Trump/Republican Coup Thread

For those hoping for a trial and conviction of Trump on Jan 19 - DON'T Why? During that period between Trumps removal from office and Biden taking office, Pence would be POTUS. For all we know, there is a pardon with Trumps name on it, waiting for Pence to sign. Let the trial happen after Jan 20. W...
by GrandMasterTerwynn
2021-01-13 11:22am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Trump/Republican Coup Thread
Replies: 527
Views: 104273

Re: Trump/Republican Coup Thread

That was a lot of posts about food... I can't find the source right now, but I think I read that a poll stated that about 50% of the republicans were sympathetic to the storming? WTF? Please tell me this isn't true. This could explain why so many senators still don't want trump impeached: They're a...
by GrandMasterTerwynn
2021-01-13 10:33am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Trump/Republican Coup Thread
Replies: 527
Views: 104273

Re: Trump/Republican Coup Thread

Legal Eagle on incitement Just one lawyer's opinion. Basically he considers it very unlikely Trump would be considered guilty of incitement in the legal sense, as he never explicitly called for direct illegal action by the letter of his speeches and tweets on the day, and political speech is obviou...
by GrandMasterTerwynn
2021-01-07 11:55am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: SUPERTHREAD: 2020 United States Elections
Replies: 2322
Views: 764217

Re: SUPERTHREAD: 2020 United States Elections

A failed coup to round of the Trump era and dems win Georgia. Not too bad. Now with both houses under democrat control Joe Biden can finally execute order 66. Huh, which one was that again? Right: "Blow up Mars, because it obstructs our view of Pluto." Well, with Congressional majorities ...
by GrandMasterTerwynn
2021-01-07 11:44am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Trump/Republican Coup Thread
Replies: 527
Views: 104273

Re: Trump/Republican Coup Thread

Maybe Trump can try his next career in politics by running a presidential campaign in a banana republic Well, he was planning to run for President of the US again in 2024, so it looks like he's well on his way to doing just that. Seriously, though, this whole episode lays out just how antiquated an...
by GrandMasterTerwynn
2020-11-11 08:26am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: SUPERTHREAD: 2020 United States Elections
Replies: 2322
Views: 764217

Re: SUPERTHREAD: 2020 United States Elections

I'd be curious to see a breakdown of the effect of the 2020 Republican coddling. The Lincoln Project did a bunch of ads aimed at flipping Republicans, and the DNC gave Kasich a big block of time at the convention. To what outcome? Kasich certainly didn't flip Ohio. I'd guess that mostly just gave s...
by GrandMasterTerwynn
2020-11-05 09:24am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: SUPERTHREAD: 2020 United States Elections
Replies: 2322
Views: 764217

Re: SUPERTHREAD: 2020 United States Elections

Just woke up and I see on google that Biden has 264 electoral votes, Trump 214. Nevada is leaning Biden and they have the remaining 6 votes. Almost all states have voted now (except mail votes I guess), The other states are looking to go for trump but they won't allow him to reach 270. So it looks ...
by GrandMasterTerwynn
2020-11-04 09:54am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: SUPERTHREAD: 2020 United States Elections
Replies: 2322
Views: 764217

Re: SUPERTHREAD: 2020 United States Elections

The sad thing is, they don't even realize they are embracing facism. They're embracing Trump for the same reason they embraced Regan. "He's famous, and you can't only get that way by hard work. Therefore he's better then us. Therefore, by embracing him, I'm a better person." I'm not in th...
by GrandMasterTerwynn
2020-11-04 08:10am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: SUPERTHREAD: 2020 United States Elections
Replies: 2322
Views: 764217

Re: SUPERTHREAD: 2020 United States Elections

So, I didn't wake up in the timeline where Biden and the Democrats won a decisive victory overnight. This says to me that the United States faced the prospect of having to be a responsible adult, decided it couldn't be bothered, turned around, and went back into its mother's basement. Alternatively,...
by GrandMasterTerwynn
2020-03-19 09:24pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: SUPERTHREAD: 2020 United States Elections
Replies: 2322
Views: 764217

Re: SUPERTHREAD: 2020 United States Elections

The Bern says he is "assessing" his campaign: https://cnn.com/2020/03/18/politics/bernie-sanders-assesses-2020-campaign/index.html While he emphatically denies that he is dropping out, a candidate "assessing" their campaign is usually code for "we're dropping out in the nex...
by GrandMasterTerwynn
2020-03-19 12:00pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: SUPERTHREAD: 2020 United States Elections
Replies: 2322
Views: 764217

Re: SUPERTHREAD: 2020 United States Elections

In other news, comedy candidate Tulsi Gabbard drops out.
by GrandMasterTerwynn
2020-03-18 10:37pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: SUPERTHREAD: 2020 United States Elections
Replies: 2322
Views: 764217

Re: SUPERTHREAD: 2020 United States Elections

The Bern says he is "assessing" his campaign: https://cnn.com/2020/03/18/politics/bernie-sanders-assesses-2020-campaign/index.html While he emphatically denies that he is dropping out, a candidate "assessing" their campaign is usually code for "we're dropping out in the nex...
by GrandMasterTerwynn
2020-03-18 03:00pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: The Walls Come Down: No Travel Betwen US and Europe for 30 Days
Replies: 1779
Views: 504018

Re: The Walls Come Down: No Travel Betwen US and Europe for 30 Days

And just in case you were expecting Americans to behave rationally A mere 56% of Americans view the coronavirus as a "real" threat. Takeaways: 1) This is 10% fewer Americans versus the last time this question was asked. 2) Unsurprisingly, like everything else in America, one's response can...
by GrandMasterTerwynn
2020-03-18 09:24am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: SUPERTHREAD: 2020 United States Elections
Replies: 2322
Views: 764217

Re: SUPERTHREAD: 2020 United States Elections

And if the squad wins it won’t matter. I’m also curious how they’ll be able to get rid of her district. The pendulum swung to the right 40 years ago. Now it’ll swing to the left Simple, the census is being held this year, which means redistricting is just around the corner. The state of New York is...
by GrandMasterTerwynn
2020-03-17 11:15am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: SUPERTHREAD: 2020 United States Elections
Replies: 2322
Views: 764217

Re: SUPERTHREAD: 2020 United States Elections

If he picks Harris, it'll completely alienate the progressive limb of the party. I doubt Biden would pick Harris as his running mate. If there's a post I'd put money on Biden picking Harris for, it's Attorney General; with an eye on whenever Ruth Bader Ginsburg finally kicks the bucket, so he can n...