Mega-Thread: Trump Focused Discussion

[cubby]

Oh yes. He gets to appoint the replacement doesn't he? At least until the next election. I just checked the NC rules though, they state that any replacement senator has to be of the same party as the vacating senator. However there are probably still ways to turn that to the dems advantage.

Of course it does - the NC legislature is one of the worst in voter suppression and partisan bias. Perhaps they can get that changed....

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Perhaps the NC governor could just appoint who they want (i.e. a Democrat), claim the law is unconstitutional, and see what happens.

[alexw]

Of course it does - the NC legislature is one of the worst in voter suppression and partisan bias. Perhaps they can get that changed....

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Perhaps the NC governor could just appoint who they want (i.e. a Democrat), claim the law is unconstitutional, and see what happens.

Well their state supreme court is democrat dominated, so its possible.

Lol. They could rule that its a vast over-reach of the legislative branches power and infringes on the governors powers. The inverse of what the republicans just did in Wisconsin. Fight fire with fire.

[Polyxo]

I understand, just goes to show that wearing masks isn't this catchall solution. If it gets on the mask and you touch it, it's on you and everything else you touch and the mask did nothing to stop the spread. But yes, we touch our faces entirely too much.

Well, the mask isn't there primarily to protect you from outside contaminants. It's to protect others from whatever you're emitting. At least for the most part.

[cubby]

Well their state supreme court is democrat dominated, so its possible.

Lol. They could rule that its a vast over-reach of the legislative branches power and infringes on the governors powers. The inverse of what the republicans just did in Wisconsin. Fight fire with fire.

Good idea - and with the NC Court democrat dominated, as you pointed out, it might have a high chance of working.

[Milchshake]

Wonder why William Barr’s DOJ is willing to go after Republican Senator Richard Burr?

Read this.
Burr’s committee is due to release the final installment of their 5-part report on Russian interference in 2016.
The focus: counterintelligence findings.

https://www.burr.senate.gov/press/re...n-interference

[Odinfrost]

Wonder why William Barr’s DOJ is willing to go after Republican Senator Richard Burr?

Read this.
Burr’s committee is due to release the final installment of their 5-part report on Russian interference in 2016.
The focus: counterintelligence findings.

https://www.burr.senate.gov/press/re...n-interference

I don't care if it says that Trump is completely innocent or whatever around russia, or russia apparently didn't try and interfere... INNOCENT PEOPLE DON'T ACT LIKE THIS!

[Beefhammer]

Well, the mask isn't there primarily to protect you from outside contaminants. It's to protect others from whatever you're emitting. At least for the most part.

Dude I'm a medical professional. I know. A mask is still contaminated once you touch it.

[Polyxo]

Dude I'm a medical professional. I know. A mask is still contaminated once you touch it.

Well, you're bringing it up like it's somehow an argument against masks.

[Twdft]

. Wow the US had the biggest spikes due to our inherent love of freedom. A thing most other countries cant say is as strong as ours.

You love freedom? You love yourself and don't give a fuck about anyone else.

Freedom is to take responsibility and decide on your own to reduce unnecessary contact as much as you can. Freedom is to protect your fellow Americans by being setting an example and wearing a mask correctly. Freedom is to stay the fuck at home and cut your own hair.

[Edge-]

Wow the US had the biggest spikes due to our inherent love of freedom.

This weird myth that Americans are unique in their "freedom" or "love of freedom" etc. truly boggles my mind. It's like a whole lot of people who have never left the country or spoken with anyone outside of America uncritically gobble up all the mid-1900's newsreals about American exceptionalism as if that shit's all still, or really ever was, true.

[Breccia]

Wonder why William Barr’s DOJ is willing to go after Republican Senator Richard Burr?

They're eating each other.

[cors8]

I just find it funny that Republicans have to protect Trump from himself:
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/0...-russia-258170

It would be hilarious if #ObamaGate is what forces Trump to testify under oath.

[Felya]

I just find it funny that Republicans have to protect Trump from himself:
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/0...-russia-258170

It would be hilarious if #ObamaGate is what forces Trump to testify under oath.

It won’t and republicans are pretty much shutting down all ObamaGate bullshit. They are willing to attack lower level officials, but it’s as obvious to them as anyone, that it’s a transparent scam.

[Poopymonster]

It won’t and republicans are pretty much shutting down all ObamaGate bullshit. They are willing to attack lower level officials, but it’s as obvious to them as anyone, that it’s a transparent scam.

Somehow I can hear Sam Jackson saying "Motherfucker, you want me to what? Swear me in. Motherfuckers gonna hear this."

[Beefhammer]

Well, you're bringing it up like it's somehow an argument against masks.

No, I brought it up because here and other places act as if wearing a mask is a cure all. Masks help, but if you fingering it every 5-10 min it's not going to do much if COVID droplets were in the air.

[Felya]

Somehow I can hear Sam Jackson saying "Motherfucker, you want me to what? Swear me in. Motherfuckers gonna hear this."

GOP are not as dumb as Trump... they know what happens when Obama stands next to Trump.

[Masark]

Kick those motherfuckers out until they can figure out basic shit like "how to wear a mask."

They're possibly concerned about ending up on the national news as the latest victim of psychotics with firearms.

[Edge-]

https://www.politico.com/amp/news/20...navirus-258299

Unsurprisingly, the White House has no emergency plans in place in the even that both Trump and Pence are sidelined with the coronavirus and Speaker Pelosi is needed to step in temporarily.

Mind you, this is an extremely unlikely situation. Like, absurdly unlikely. But this is also the kind of extremely unlikely but extremely serious possibility that there should be a plan just in case the worst happens.

We hope it won't, but if it does, the White House is going to get caught flat footed. And sadly for this administration, it wouldn't be the first time.

[Lenonis]

Unsurprisingly, the White House has no emergency plans in place in the even that both Trump and Pence are sidelined with the coronavirus and Speaker Pelosi is needed to step in temporarily.

There is no way the GOP would let Pelosi take over. Not in a million years. I don't know what they would do but given their willingness to abandon principle for power it wouldn't be pretty.

[Rasulis]

For Those Who Lost Jobs Due to COVID-19, Time Is Running Out for ACA Enrollment unless you live in California or Some Other Socialist States.

As the Austin metro area prepares for as much as 25% unemployment in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Central Texans face the threat of losing not just their jobs but their employer-provided health insurance. Last week, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, offered such folks a glimmer of good news. "There's not much good that comes with losing a job, something that is troubling millions of Texas families," Doggett said at a May 7 press conference. "But there is one opportunity that losing a job creates" – access to insurance under the Affordable Care Act, which allows the newly unemployed 60 days to enroll from the point of job loss. For those whose jobs were affected in March, that window is soon closing.

Doggett was joined by representatives from Foundation Communities, Health Alliance for Austin Musicians, and the Center for Public Policy Priorities. FC's Kori Hattemer said the nonprofit's enrollment specialists stand ready to help. "We know that health insurance is important for physical and financial well-being, but it's also complicated, and that enrollment can be stressful. So we're here to help navigate that process, make it easier," she said. (These services are free; learn more at InsureCentralTexas.org or 512/381-4520.)

HAAM's Rachel Blair urged the low-income working musicians who obtain access to affordable health care through the nonprofit to consider getting ACA insurance during the annual open enrollment period in November if they're not eligible for special enrollment now. "It would be an incredible comfort to know that if you do get sick, you won't also be met with catastrophic financial obstacles and barriers," she said.

CPPP's health policy expert Anne Dunkelberg said those whose income has decreased significantly may now qualify for Medicaid and the Child*ren's Health Insurance Program, for which enrollment is always open. She also noted that "nine out of 10 people [in Texas] who use the [ACA] marketplace get a subsidy to help them reduce their premiums and, for many of them, also their copayments and deductibles."

Even John Cornyn (Texas Senate Republican) Encourages People To Sign Up For Obamacare.

After voting more than a dozen times to repeal the Affordable Care Act and leading Senate Republican efforts to dismantle it, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said Monday that the “good news” is that people can sign up for President Barack Obama’s signature health care law if they’ve lost their jobs and need health insurance amid the coronavirus pandemic.

“The good news is that if you lose your employer-provided coverage, which covers about a 180 million Americans, that is a significant life event, which makes you then eligible to sign up for the Affordable Care Act,” Cornyn said in a PBS Austin interview. “As you know, it has a sliding scale of subsidies up to 400% of poverty. So that’s an option for people.”

Here is the video where he said that. BTW, ACA (i.e. Obamacare) beat the COBRA option by miles.