SCOTUS Vacancy

Quote: SOOPOO

I almost spit out my mocha latte! Did you really say ‘Dems don’t have the votes to override a veto?’ ?????
Biden will veto ZERO bills presented to him by Schumer/Pelosi!!!! ZERO. Do yo actually think the Dems will come up with a bill, get a bunch of Republicans to go along, and THEN Biden will veto it???? Help me…..

Cool
That shows congress and the executive branch working together.
I can see Schumer passing MJ legalization and Biden veto among other scenarios

Quote: SOOPOO

I almost spit out my mocha latte! Did you really say ‘Dems don’t have the votes to override a veto?’ ?????
Biden will veto ZERO bills presented to him by Schumer/Pelosi!!!! ZERO. Do yo actually think the Dems will come up with a bill, get a bunch of Republicans to go along, and THEN Biden will veto it???? Help me…..

Why would you be surprised by anything this "bright mind" decides to type on any given day?
Bless His Heart, he is doing the best his Rx allow.
Ignore & move on to something intelligent.

Quote: AZDuffman

Have you been ignoring BLM and ANTIFA all these years?

The violence is from the left, not the right.

*sigh*

I guess I need to explain something to you.

Antifa and BLM became problematic during a Republican administration because they didn't like the way things were headed.

The asshats that invaded the Capitol bldg did so because "their man" lost and the democrats won, and they didn't like the way the future was shaping up under a Biden administration.

Point being: those whose man was not in power, or who was being tossed out on his ass, didn't like it.

As for the January 6th insurrectionists, it's more than they just thought the election was stolen; they were very much opposed to a change to leftist / quasi-socialist policies.

BLM and antifa have quieted down, for the most part, as Biden won; the righties acted out in January and are now simmering, essentially leaderless, but potentially a major problem, should they organize and riot / act en masse.

Wouldn't it be ironically fitting if we have a civil war over the issue of reparations for the descendants of slaves?

Quote: missedhervee

Antifa and BLM became problematic during a Republican administration because they didn't like the way things were headed.

Maybe in PDX they are a problem
Rest of the country, not really.
I've traveled all over the country over the last year.
Been all over multiple metropolitan areas.
Seen lots of homeless. Had major crime happen near me
Yea those are problems
But
Nothing regarding BLM and Antifa
Believe me, I'm out a lot
I can cover a ton of neighborhoods because I ride my bike. Rode my bike around LAX, MEM, SMF, RNO, LAS and others.
My bike is always in the back of my pickup
Best way to travel once parked
I've stayed in nice areas sand sketchy areas
BLM and Antifa are literally the boogie man to the right wing media. They want you to be scared because that gets your eyeballs.
Don't believe the right wing media
This is a big wonderful safe country to travel around. That's reality and I'm living it

They were not active everywhere, no, of course not, but it was more than just Portland: NYC, DC, Philly, LA ... the list goes on.

Fortunately they've crawled back into their holes.

Quote: missedhervee

They were not active everywhere, no, of course not, but it was more than just Portland.

Fortunately they've crawled back into their holes.

It's all right wing media blowing everything out of proportion
Take a city's crime problem
What % would you attribute to BLM or Antifa
It's tiny if anything.
Right wing media will pretty much ignore all crime unless they think Blm or Antifa is involved. Then it will be the leading story
During my travels, do you think I should be concerned with BLM or Antifa
Of course not
Just be savvy and street smart about common crime by regular dirtbags that have no political motive.

It's more than right wing media reporting it.

I watched a lot of the chaos in Portland unfold, live, by watching a wannabe "journalist" (a young man marching with Antifa / BLM) live stream the protests.

CNN covered them too.

But yeah, Fox put it all front and center and editorialized the hell out of it.

The sad thing is both Fox and CNN attempt to manipulate their viewers viewing instilling fear.

Walter Cronkite, may he RIP, pretty much just gave us the straight, unvarnished news ... at least til 'Nam, anyway.

Quote: missedhervee

I never would have considered the possibility of "blood in the streets" until the Jan. 6th insurrection.

That showed the seething anger of right wingers.

Do you seriously think they'll sit back and take it if the feds adopt the far left programs such as open immigration, defunding police, reparations for blacks, and huge tax increases to fund social programs / socialization?

Dunno, things could get very strange if that happens.

The Proud Boys are at it again in Oregon, mixing it up with counter-protesters in Salem, Or., the state capitol; they were there supporting a religious anti-abortion rally.

Very unsettled times with a potential for who know what?

Then again we went from right to left when FDR was elected, he had a cooperative congress and judiciary, and the republicans didn't run amuck with pitchforks and firebrands, so maybe nothing will happen.

Conservatives:

Bemoan expanded unemployment during Covid.

Ticked off at all of the available jobs that people are refusing to take.

Preach work, responsibility and self-sufficiency.

Don’t want people coming in who would actually want the jobs.

Conservatives:

Preach abstinence-only education (Doesn’t work)

Anti-women’s health (birth control)

Anti-Welfare (Most, to some degree)

Are pro-life.

—Far left positions are generally consistent, but stupid. Conservative positions aren’t even consistent.

Quote: AZDuffman

Have you been ignoring BLM and ANTIFA all these years?

The violence is from the left, not the right.

The violence is from whatever individual people are engaging in violent acts.

Quote: missedhervee

*sigh*

I guess I need to explain something to you.

Antifa and BLM became problematic during a Republican administration because they didn't like the way things were headed.

The asshats that invaded the Capitol bldg did so because "their man" lost and the democrats won, and they didn't like the way the future was shaping up under a Biden administration.

Point being: those whose man was not in power, or who was being tossed out on his ass, didn't like it.

As for the January 6th insurrectionists, it's more than they just thought the election was stolen; they were very much opposed to a change to leftist / quasi-socialist policies.

BLM and antifa have quieted down, for the most part, as Biden won; the righties acted out in January and are now simmering, essentially leaderless, but potentially a major problem, should they organize and riot / act en masse.

Wouldn't it be ironically fitting if we have a civil war over the issue of reparations for the descendants of slaves?

BLM and ANTIFA have been rioting for years and all over the place. Jan 6 was a one-day demonstration. Lefties get worked up because Jan 6 was focused on the government. Sort of saying "it is just fine to burn, loot, and riot but keep it in the business district!

The Tea Party movement showed how peaceful the right has been, demonstrators even made sure not to leave trash behind in most places.

Just sit back and enjoy as it is all part of the collapse I started explaining elsewhere here.