Mega-Thread: 2020 United States General Election

[Nurasu]

I would then do what obama did not choose to do. Give a time frame I am asking the senate to start a confirmation process for this justice if they choose not do do so in the next 60 days I will take that as they have no objection or opinion and require my justice to be seated. Given the senate is going to be nearly 50/50 if you put up somebody who is not super lefty I am guessing if you get a vote you can pick off at least one or two senators to nominate his choice.

Obama didn't do that because it's not possible. The Republicans have a great position by holding the Senate and they know it.

[SavoirFaire]

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It would be a massive change in the way elections are run, and to be honest, I don’t think either party wants to spread themselves over 50 states for a presidential election. Look at how exhausted the candidates are just doing what they did. Turning to popular vote would almost have to go hand in hand with finance reform just so the whole process is affordable.

For the record, I’m ok with going to a popular vote system, but not if it’s just FPTP. A massive overhaul to everything voting-wise in the US is long overdue. I don’t believe the dems have the energy to do it, and the republicans don’t have a need to bother with it.

[Felya]

https://m.facebook.com/1192508402/po...4162224461987/

Greatest thing ever

Damn... I have not seen the movie and now I don’t have to...

[kaid]

Obama didn't do that because it's not possible. The Republicans have a great position by holding the Senate and they know it.

You could force them to vote. Obama did not want to go to the wire on it figuring they wouldn't go that far. The constitution just says advise and consent. If the senate chooses to not bother giving advice that is still advice. If the senate does not vote against the nominee then they have consented.

[Flower Milk]

Hell yeah

https://twitter.com/ryangrim/status/1324850848221007872

For people wondering why House Democratic leaders would be launching an attack on the Squad out of the gate, consider the math and the new power balance:

Dems will have a much smaller majority in 2021, maybe 8 or 9 seats. Think about what that means:

Pelosi always loses one or two @JoshGottheimer types on every vote. That means that about seven (!) Dems have veto power over the caucus. And the Squad has been buttressed by @JamaalBowmanNY, @CoriBush, @MondaireJones & @Marie4Congress


That’s 8 right there

And that’s before you get to Progressive Caucus leaders like @RepJayapal, @MarkPocan or @RoKhanna


Dem leaders know progressives have real power in the caucus now, and are trying to shame them into not using it, is my read.

Hopefully that means progressives actually exercise the new power they have in the House.

[Breccia]

that judge order to Texas USPS I quoted five months...I mean, two days ago? The USPS claims it found 815 ballots.

UPDATE: They found a few more.

"Another few hundred? Maybe a thousand?"

Forty fucking thousand.

The judge ordered them to find the ballots they lost, they found 800, the election is nearly over, suddenly the USPS says "oh you mean THESE missing ballots?"

Apparently there's 1,000 for Philly, 300 Pittsburgh, 500 in NC, again in theory shouldn't change much. But damn, that's at the minimum embarrassing for the USPS and at worst "you're under arrest for election fraud, Mr. DeJoy"

[kaid]

UPDATE: They found a few more.

"Another few hundred? Maybe a thousand?"

Forty fucking thousand.

The judge ordered them to find the ballots they lost, they found 800, the election is nearly over, suddenly the USPS says "oh you mean THESE missing ballots?"

Apparently there's 1,000 for Philly, 300 Pittsburgh, 500 in NC, again in theory shouldn't change much. But damn, that's at the minimum embarrassing for the USPS and at worst "you're under arrest for election fraud, Mr. DeJoy"

I hope that judge really smacks dejoy in his smug face and really lowers the boom on him.

[Draco-Onis]

UPDATE: They found a few more.

"Another few hundred? Maybe a thousand?"

Forty fucking thousand.

The judge ordered them to find the ballots they lost, they found 800, the election is nearly over, suddenly the USPS says "oh you mean THESE missing ballots?"

Apparently there's 1,000 for Philly, 300 Pittsburgh, 500 in NC, again in theory shouldn't change much. But damn, that's at the minimum embarrassing for the USPS and at worst "you're under arrest for election fraud, Mr. DeJoy"

Expect all the rats to scramble to cover their tracks now that they know the orange oompa loompa isn't going to be able to protect them.

[Nurasu]

You could force them to vote. Obama did not want to go to the wire on it figuring they wouldn't go that far. The constitution just says advise and consent. If the senate chooses to not bother giving advice that is still advice. If the senate does not vote against the nominee then they have consented.

I'm sure the Supreme Court would agree with that interpretation. Oh. :P

[kaid]

I'm sure the Supreme Court would agree with that interpretation. Oh. :P

And how would they enforce kicking the justice off? Norms are all fun and games until they no longer exist.

[Belize]

No - I'm not sure he even hears anything that contradicts his point of view. Ivanka is counting her Renegotiated Prenuptial Agreement money at this point. She is fucking gone after this.

Uh... UHHHHHH

[TrollHunter3000]

where all the mad trumpsters at?

[Iphie]

For those old enough to remember, this is an almost repeat of the final days of Nicolae Ceaușescu.

Only difference was that Ceausescu didn't have the same fanatical support I think. I mean after the revolution he got put against a wall quite quickly. I don't think Trump will suffer the same fate any time soon

[Ursus]

Half of them are crawling back into their holes and will pretend they were against Trump this whole time.

The other half is currently stockpiling guns and ammo in anticipation of another civil war.

[TrollHunter3000]

Don't know if this has been pointed out yet, but this is the first time in history that someone wins both Florida and Ohio but loses the election.

[Kaleredar]

Don't know if this has been pointed out yet, but this is the first time in history that someone wins both Florida and Ohio but loses the election.

Everyone is "right every single time" until the first time they're wrong.

[unfilteredJW]

Don't know if this has been pointed out yet, but this is the first time in history that someone wins both Florida and Ohio but loses the election.

Anyone that wins Florida should lose the election.

[Valdhammer]

https://www.reddit.com/r/philadelphi...tm_medium=mweb

[TrollHunter3000]

A few thoughts. Vote by mail should seriously be outlawed. We have an Election Day, Allowing people to vote before that day is completely retarded. Split Wisconsin's and Michigan's Electoral Votes between the candidates. When it's as close as it was winner-take-all is completely retarded.

Even IF we made election day a national holiday I would still disagree with you. The US voter turnout is already completely trash and making it where everyone can only vote within like a 12 hour time frame is completely retarded and would just lower voter turnout. This is especially true for the working class who can't afford to take a day off to go vote.

[pathora44]

UPDATE: They found a few more.

"Another few hundred? Maybe a thousand?"

Forty fucking thousand.

The judge ordered them to find the ballots they lost, they found 800, the election is nearly over, suddenly the USPS says "oh you mean THESE missing ballots?"

Apparently there's 1,000 for Philly, 300 Pittsburgh, 500 in NC, again in theory shouldn't change much. But damn, that's at the minimum embarrassing for the USPS and at worst "you're under arrest for election fraud, Mr. DeJoy"

DeJoy should be shackled and given the walk of shame to reporters for the world to see as he is hauled off to jail. Trump and his Trumpster cultist bitching about fake voter fraud as they happily watch real election fraud.