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December 8, 2020 03:31 AM Forum: Politics

Fox News Reports Headline: "Trump Legal Team Celebrates After Michigan Judge..."

Posted By James Brown
Originally Posted by Russ Carroll



A vaccine won't bring back the 100's of thousands of dead/soon-to-be-dead Americans. Preventing an out-of-control situation would have.
Hi Russ:

On the margins maybe.  I assume though, that California has not gone entirely "mask-free," "damn the distancing" crazy?  Would a different federal response, a Biden response for example, have helped Governor Newsom in a meaningful way?  Don't get me wrong, these graphs could be a whole lot worse without the steps implemented so far and ongoing.  But we are a free country and therefore pay a price when pandemic hits.  As you know, I've never understood the "Blame it all on Trump" mentality... This is not China.  (Where the virus is controlled by iron-fisted police state policies).

Jim

December 8, 2020 04:17 AM Forum: Politics

Fox News Reports Headline: "Trump Legal Team Celebrates After Michigan Judge..."

Posted By James Brown
Originally Posted by Russ Carroll


I live in SOCAL, and we have a large portion of Trump nuts here.
You also had incredible masses of people dancing in the streets about a week after the election.  Those cases are beginning to hit in CA, NY, MA, VA, MD and so on just about now.  I really don't think blaming the current mega-spike on Trump is all that persuasive.

Jim

December 9, 2020 12:31 AM Forum: Politics

Another for the ONE

Posted By James Brown
Originally Posted by Russ Carroll
Boys, going to court with evidence of fraud is his right. Calling GOP officials and asking them to select electors for him in spite of the election results is trying to steal an election.
I agree with both sentences quoted above.  The bottom line though, is that Trump is inept and the system is easily rebuffing his efforts at a coup.  Just to be clear, I do not think that the lawsuits are a coup attempt, although they appear inept.  Asking the GOP officials to ignore the election results and appoint pro-Trump electors is a ham-fisted coup attempt.  

Permit me to channel my inner Aragorn (from the movies, not the book) for a moment:

I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me.
A day may come when the courage of of the United States fails,
When we forsake our Constitution and bow to a dictator.

But it is not this day.

An hour of wolves and shattered shields, when the age of liberty comes crashing down.

But it is not this day!

This day we fight!!
By all that you hold dear on this good Earth,
I bid you stand, Men of the West!!!

December 9, 2020 01:03 AM Forum: Politics

Another for the ONE

Posted By James Brown
Originally Posted by Russ Carroll
I wasn’t going to support the Dem candidates in GA in tis runoff, but I have changed my mind today. We are far more able to survive 2 years of a Democratic-run Senate than to not punish the GOP for turning its back on democracy itself and etching a blueprint for a more capable “strong man”, whether they emerge from the right or the left, to nullify an election.

I think some on this forum way underestimate the gravity of what Trump and the silent lemmings in the GOP are doing.

Bad idea, in my opinion.  For all sorts of reasons discussed before.  I am optimistic that a proper GOP candidate will emerge in 2024, you are not.  We won't have to wait too long to see.

Your last quote above summarizes our interaction over the past 4 years perfectly.  But please note that none of the GOP officials in control of key states has even considered rolling over to Trump and posting an alternative slate of electors.  At least not to my knowledge.  Rather than being lemmings, these GOP officials are quietly defending in the union. 

Jim

December 9, 2020 05:05 AM Forum: Politics

Texas AG Appeals Directly To Amy Covid Barrett To Overturn Election!

Posted By James Brown
Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman
The Texas AG goes full kraken and goes directly to the supreme court:
"Texas announced on Tuesday that it would be filing a lawsuit in the Supreme Court against four battleground states in an effort to halt presidential electors from finalizing President-elect Joe Biden's victory."
"Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) alleges that the new voting processes in the battleground states skewed the presidential election results and asked the Supreme Court to delay Monday's deadline for the Electoral College to make Biden's victory official."
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/529209-texas-sues-biden-states-in-supreme-court-seeking-to-delay-electoral
The Supremes will waive this off as a nuisance.  The only question that remains is whether you will apologize to ACB for your inaccurate thread title!  Jim

December 9, 2020 05:07 AM Forum: Politics

Another for the ONE

Posted By James Brown
Originally Posted by Russ Carroll
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/12/08/joe-biden-trump-transition-live-updates/

"“It’s completely unacceptable, and it’s not going to work, and the president should give up trying to get legislatures to overturn the results of the elections in their respective states,” the senator [Pat Toomey R-PA) told the newspaper.
There you go.  GOP as lemmings or defenders of the Constitution?  You make the call!

December 9, 2020 05:23 AM Forum: Politics

Texas AG Appeals Directly To Amy Covid Barrett To Overturn Election!

Posted By James Brown
Originally Posted by Russ Carroll

Robert’s should make them take it up to embarrass Trump with a 9-0 butt kicking. Exactly why he won’t
Interesting.  As you can imagine lawsuits between the states are kind of rare, but this is one instance where the suit gets filed directly with the Supremes.  I have no idea what procedures are in place for this type of extraordinary case, but there may be some sort of vote before it is dispensed with.  Here is some info on "original cases."  


https://www.scotusblog.com/2014/10/scotus-for-law-students-original-cases/

December 9, 2020 05:28 AM Forum: Politics

Texas AG Appeals Directly To Amy Covid Barrett To Overturn Election!

Posted By James Brown
Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

The GOP deniers are embolden by Amy...
They're fools, and I don't deny it.  But this mistrust directed to ACB is unearned.  At least at this point in time!  The only controversial case she has participated in is the Coronavirus/church case.  And she got it right.  It is acceptable for governors to issue public health orders, but they must be applied to equivalent groups without prejudice.  Or do you think it is acceptable or (based in science) for governors to shut down churches while leaving liquor stores, pot shops and strip clubs open?  

Jim

December 9, 2020 08:55 AM Forum: Politics

Texas AG Appeals Directly To Amy Covid Barrett To Overturn Election!

Posted By James Brown
Originally Posted by David Cotterell

My apologies for a spit-take.....

Dave
Funny! I didn't see it when I wrote it...  shocked

December 10, 2020 01:11 AM Forum: Politics

Breaking News: Supreme Court Shoots Down GOP Bid To Overturn Election

Posted By James Brown
Originally Posted by Russ Carroll


I think she was a coordinator under Bill Belichick. Maybe the Astros
Perhaps Ms. Abrams is...

The ONE.

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