Kennedy to retire - USSC will swing even further right

Did I miss the temper tantrum about the announcement of the newest SCOTUS justice?

 

Yes, how dare anyone speak out against King Trump's nominee or have any opposing views against it at all. If you do, you are triggered or having a tantrum!

 

It's better than those who spoke out against King Barry, you aren't being called racist for your policy disagreement. People are just laughing at what you perceive to be misfortune.

 

The S.Ct. is just one step away from direct bribery of the politicians and rule by billionaires. The billionaires buy the politicians who then appoint the S. Ct. Their S.Ct guys back them up by declaring this billionaire bribery "constitutional".

 

Perhaps, but we know he believes in impeachment...the remedy the CONSTITUTION gives us.

 

I won’t criticize the nominee if you guys on the right take back everything negative said about RBG since SCOTUS seats are now sacred spaces you don’t wager into with poltical opinions.

We are allowed to dissent folks. It’s still America for the time being. It’ll be Russia soon enough so just hold onto your butts.

I think he’s a typical Bush goon whose court opinions from the Starr era were written like he’s someone who will never be up for a SCOTUS nomination. Very juvenile and tries to walk things back like his case against being able to indict a sitting president. There a lot of baggage with him so it’s head scratching as to why he would be the choice unless he was the only choice all along due to the Kennedy retirement which would probably be good news for liberals if that’s the case and there’s a chance he was put in place by Kennedy to ensure his legacy of being a swing vote.

However his voting record doesn’t support that theory. His voting record screams right wing crank.

 

I'll take back everything negative I've ever said about RBG if she'll do the country a favor by stepping down or passing away within the next 2 years. I'll praise her for it even.

 

I've never actually called you racist, even at one time said you were not, but not surprised you are on the extreme other side telling others that disagree that they are having tantrums and whatnot.

Yes, just what we need, for one party to gain even MORE power. Not sure how anyone thinks a 6-3 conservative court helps the country...unless they are a radical right-winger then I can see how that would appeal to their authoritarian nature.

 

I actually never called anyone out this time around, I just asked if I missed the tantrum that I assume was coining, there was one after the first SCOTUS nominee pick, and there was a massive one after Trump was elected. Tantrums when Trump does things is pretty expected.

I think having 6 justices in favor of protecting civil liberties and constitutional rights and only 3 against doing so would be a good thing....but it would be disastrous to the anti-civil liberties authoritarians on the left who have dreams of stripping rights from the people in order to empower the government.

 

Yes, for you tantrums are when people disagree with whatever conservative position you hold. Meanwhile, you threw "tantrums" all while Obama was in office ranting about how he was going to destroy the 2nd amendment.

You are right. Democrats and liberals have never done a SINGLE good thing for society. They are all evil and anti-liberty. You are such the non-radical here.

 

I get it man, you are upset, but that's no reason to intentionally misinterpret what I'm saying. It doesn't actually win you any points.

 

Imagine living in a world so extreme to the right that you imagine people who argue in favor of things like women’s rights, rights to vote, right to love who you want to love, and rights to public health and safety as some form of autocratic dictatorship stripping the rights (basically to deny rights to others) of folks on their tribe that feel so entitled that they interpret the constitution as a document that gives them the right to deny everyone else not in their tribe their rights.

It’s scary how many people live in this reality.

 

How it goes for the new authoritarianism on the right. The right to deny rights to others is the main right they wish to protect.

They have no interest in actually representing the country and the people, just pander to their extreme base, it's F everyone else. Besides, like Trump and his administration say, liberals are basically evil. When you operate on that premise then stacking the court and establishing a one party rule government makes sense.

We used to have a government that looked to make compromises, that realized just because your party won didn't mean you get to dictate to the losers and the people they represent. That's gone now and the loser now will be later to win. McConnell should know that as he warned the democrats of that fate years ago when they got rid of the fillibuster...but the GOP is firmly establishing that American politics is now winner takes all.

 

LOL, what was that GOP politician that said "Elections have consequences. We won, you lost. Get over it." That must be the guy you are talking about who "firmly established that American politics are now winner takes all"

Probably the same guy that said that the opposition "can come along for the ride, but they gotta sit in back"

I'm sure you really disliked that divisive politician because you are making your stance on principle and not on tribalism.

 

What's the point with even attempting to debate someone like bobby or the multiple other conservative leaning posters here?

They'll call you triggered and make up platitudes about Democrats destroymg "civil liberties" while the rest of us points to explicit examples of grievances.

There is literally no point to this. I'm giving up on the D&D for a bit

It seems like an unhealthy obsession yelling at a brick wall that enjoys "triggering" rather than genuine debate.

I don't think conservatives have a platform anymore besides trying to rustle jimmies.

 

Yeah, Obama tried reaching across the aisle on health care but no dice.

You know...that bill that both REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS worked together to create? That conservatives even supported before it became 'Obamacare' yeah, that. Meanwhile you have the House GOP completely ignoring the minority party'

The GOP set a historic example of obstruction and proved that there would no longer be compromise here. Not that I mentioned Obama but it is clear that you enjoy the divisive politics as you cheered on the obstruction then

I mean I've seen none of your outrage as your boy Trump and his administration say things like "Democrats are not even people."

I could actually link all the available information. Including how Obama tried to make a compromise bill and how even some that supported it suddenly flipped and became obstructionist and even various quotes from the Trump administration about how Democrats are really really evil (and I see you've picked up that propaganda and followed along with it) but I know it would be a waste of like 10 mins because you'd ignore it all and would literally just repeat the same point.

Well, I apologize for scaring you away but I don't believe in letting people just spout BS wherever they are. I believe in pointing out the BS so no one else steps in it.

You see, when you don't contest conservatives nowadays they think it's because you 'can't' If I see obvious BS like Democrats being anti-civil liberties i think it's worth the time to contest it. I'm a pretty fast typer so I don't see it as a great sacrifice of time personally.

Also yeah, a lot of their platform is to just own the libs but that makes it easier to point out how vapid their points are I guess.

 

Shocker, completely different opinion when it's a member of a different tribe being a divisive ******* telling people to get to the back of the bus because they lost an election....I really thought that you were making a principled stance instead of just being upset about now being that person in the back of the bus due to losing elections.

BTW, he said "Elections have consequences and at the end of the day, I won" 3 days into being president....but go ahead and make more excuses.

 

It's a hodgepodge of sociopaths, racists, Breitbarters, and religious loonies plus RussianLegend and pgabs, of course, some of the rest I assume are good people.

It's quite remarkable how we are approaching a 1960's style era of unrest in this country. The similarities are very striking. Perhaps it's really just a continuance of a battle that never really died.

 

Remember when a president could stand infront of the opposition party like this and answer questions with nuance and cordiality?