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Stoatbringer posted:Oh yeah. Watching the burning clown car of America helps distract us Europeans from the shitnado of our own situations. Oh really? I look more at America as a loving hellscape that the ultra-Rightwing in our part of the world are licking their chops over and taking their cues from. That's why it annoys me a little when Americans say lol why the gently caress do you care what happens in our country, as if America hasn't dictated Western policy for loving yonks.
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kazr posted:what do yonks mean A while. Ages. A long time.
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An insane mind posted:Oh really? I look more at America as a loving hellscape that the ultra-Rightwing in our part of the world are licking their chops over and taking their cues from. That's why it annoys me a little when Americans say lol why the gently caress do you care what happens in our country, as if America hasn't dictated Western policy for loving yonks. I also encounter that alot. Gunforums are about the main source that leak US insanity, you can find the US mainstream reverberating in the ultra right fringe here and in all sorts of uhhh "regular" gun owners. Over the last decades, right wing parties in europe were a vehicle for russian division campaigns, but these US codes don't really work here for anyone else. When the US goes full fascist, you'll see alot of these crazies crawl out from under their rocks.
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Job Opportunity: Supreme Court Justice required for immediate start. Required qualifications: Awareness of the concept of the law (actual legal qualifications/experience not necessary, you will learn on the job and via Twitter). Enthusiastic about the power of the Presidential pardon. Recognises that the President's time is precious and important and should not be spent dealing with frivolous "lawsuits" and "investigations", related to anything before, during or after time in office. Strong traditional opinions about the position of women and/or minorities in the home, workplace and public service. Qanon a bonus.
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kazr posted:what do yonks mean "Donkey's years" A long time
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kazr posted:dumb question to ask in hell world: can anyone be nominated to be a supreme court justice? Pretty much. The Constitution doesn't set any limit whatsoever. You don't have to be a lawyer or even know what a "law" is, you can be severely cognitively impaired. As long as you have a pulse and can get confirmed by the Senate you are good to go. Truly the perfect system!
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Shanghaied posted:Pretty much. The Constitution doesn't set any limit whatsoever. You don't have to be a lawyer or even know what a "law" is, you can be severely cognitively impaired. As long as you have a pulse and can get confirmed by the Senate you are good to go. Surely nobody would even consider abusing that.
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An insane mind posted:Oh really? I look more at America as a loving hellscape that the ultra-Rightwing in our part of the world are licking their chops over and taking their cues from. That's why it annoys me a little when Americans say lol why the gently caress do you care what happens in our country, as if America hasn't dictated Western policy for loving yonks. And the crazies over there are actively trying to export their dumb ideologies to us. A couple of years ago, there was case that ended up in our supreme court - a midwife (ob/gyn nurse) sued for religious discrimination - she didn't get a job and she thinks it's because she told the interviewers she would refuse to perform abortions. Thing is, the employer didn't even perform abortions, and they claimed she didn't get the job because she said she would refuse to talk to patients about contraceptives and family planning, which is a huge part of any midwife's work. She lost the case eventually but it dragged out for years. And people started wondering how a nurse was able to afford a huge legal team for years at a time. Turns out her whole case was financed by a US evangelical group who was actively recruiting plaintiffs like her in a number of European countries.
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kazr posted:what do yonks mean Yeah others have said, but it means 'for a long time'. My British friend used it a lot and I liked how it sounded. E: ^^^^ Jesus, but then again American Evangelicals are a loving scourge. They've done the same poo poo in African and South American countries. An insane mind fucked around with this message at 11:33 on Sep 19, 2020 |
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Saw a new trump ad last night that actually mentioned being nominated for a nobel peace prize as a sign of how much of a peaceful dude he is, bringing unity to the middle east and all that. It was really quite embarrassing to even watch that one.
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Stoatbringer posted:Surely nobody would even consider abusing that. You are forgetting the secret and little-known Article Zero of the Constitution: "C'mon, we are all upstanding white men and friends ever here, let's just all be gentlemanly about all this okay? Okay."
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neo-fascist theocracy here we come! gently caress you forever, rbg
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TK8325 posted:neo-fascist theocracy here we come! Lol a little bit when I think of the most immoral, corrupt, least Christian president we've ever had outdoing Bush when it came to getting the fundies power.
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Yep, it was a fun ride here in Americaland. I wish you all well, but I'm done. gently caress this poo poo, lol.
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A bit of good news, both my friend and I got our absentee ballots today. You better be sure I'm going to print that fucker out on Monday and send it off with tracking. Hell of a way to wake up though. Happy about the ballot, then seeing the news about RBG. Took the wind out of my sails for the nice chill day I had planned.
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SamBishop posted:Yep, it was a fun ride here in Americaland. 
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BIG TIT LIL NIP posted:maybe we shouldnt have built our entire country
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Has anybody compared the stock market against the time she died yet?
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The beautiful irony is that we've hosed ourselves so hard that while the rest of the world is sort of getting back to their own poo poo, we're just straight-up banned. I have multiple meetings next week that were supposed to be in person in Tokyo, with a shitload of people so they could ask easy questions and I could show 'em answers, but welp, that's not an option anymore.
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Shanghaied posted:Pretty much. The Constitution doesn't set any limit whatsoever. You don't have to be a lawyer or even know what a "law" is, you can be severely cognitively impaired. As long as you have a pulse and can get confirmed by the Senate you are good to go. Traditionally any SCOTUS nominees are going to come from one of the Federal Courts of Appeals, which is the level below SCOTUS. George W. Bush tried nominating one of his advisors, Harriet Miers, who had never been a judge before at any level. Republicans in the Senate made it clear the nomination did not have their support (a big part of that was because her position on abortion was unclear, though), and the nomination was withdrawn. For the record, GW Bush only nominated SC Justices in his second term, when he appeared to win the popular vote. (Although there is some hinkie stuff surrounding OH on that...) Trump’s going to nominate a pre-approved judge from the list the Federalist Society gives Republicans. It will be a total whacko fundie below 50 from the Federal Court of Appeals cuz that’s how they roll now. Most likely will be Amy Coney Barrett. Judge Jeanine would be better because at least she’s 69-years-old and would likely be gone after ten or so years. Nope! The Republicans want someone who will gently caress us for ~40 years.
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LabyaMynora posted:Traditionally any SCOTUS nominees are going to come from one of the Federal Courts of Appeals, which is the level below SCOTUS. Let me just check Trump's record on sticking with tradition instead of doing what-the-gently caress-ever pops into his head during his morning poo poo. Oh dear.
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Hell world option: Supreme Court Justice Roger Stone
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Stoatbringer posted:Let me just check Trump's record on sticking with tradition instead of doing what-the-gently caress-ever pops into his head during his morning poo poo. His SCOTUS picks have pretty much been who JEB! would have picked. Convex posted:Hell world option: Supreme Court Justice Roger Stone He’s 68 and probably has hepatitis. Still better than the 40-something year-old Federalist Society ghoul that will get nominated.
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Steve Brannon or Stephen Miller would be horrible choices. I think it’s one of those assholes. Or maybe the pile of orange poo poo will resign and slide in himself so he can be his own judge and jury
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It'll be Merick Garland but he has to make a solid oath to vote conservative.
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So things going well in America I see, how's everybody doing? Been hearing some strange things
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Ugh. The only silver lining in all this is I hope it makes people even more likely to vote in November.
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Steadiman posted:So things going well in America I see, how's everybody doing? Been hearing some strange things the most predictable thing in the world happened.
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Is there anything that says a president cannot nominate themselves for the position contingent on their resignation from the office of president once appointed? Absolutely unprecedented and horrifying, but I'm not aware of anything that would legally prevent it?
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So, do you guys have plans on what to do if trump tries a coup? Some kind bug out bag if you are gay/ethnic minority? Protest plans if you are white? You plan on fighting in the Biden Militia or just gonna sit it out while being high 24/7?
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