Doesn't it make the Republican Party seem weak if they're holding a Senate majority and have to rely on the VP to cast a tie-breaking vote to confirm their own party's president's nominee? Cabinet votes are rarely, if ever, that close (edit: apparently a VP has never had to be called in to confirm a cabinet nominee) and having it come when both the White House and the Senate majority are from the same party seems like a poor reflection of the GOP's power.
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Doesn't it make the Republican Party seem weak if they're holding a Senate majority and have to rely on the VP to cast a tie-breaking vote to confirm their own party's president's nominee? Cabinet votes are rarely, if ever, that close (edit: apparently a VP has never had to be called in to confirm a cabinet nominee) and having it come when both the White House and the Senate majority are from the same party seems like a poor reflection of the GOP's power.
whyamihere
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Exactly. I just don't think he's at either +6 or -9, considering he did just win the presidency with 46% of the vote.
Dominican Power
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So Obama rejected the Yemen raid several times and the first time it's proposed to Trump he orders it. Dude is a buffoon.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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What's an incompetent thing Trump could do that would turn randos against him because of his incompetence that would cost the fewest amount of lives?
IggyChooChoo
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Yes! Republican weakness and White House incompetence should be the theme of every dem guest. These people aren't just evil; they are fuck-ups, too. I wish we could actually stop DeVos, purely for the symbolic value and rage it would inspire in Trump personally.
A few people voted for him because they hated the other person. Some of these people may have stopped supporting trump now.
bans ice cream
Randolph Freelander
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They would just restructure their world view to handle whatever incompetent thing Trump did.
Mexican import tariff / trade war with Mexico that makes, among other things, produce suddenly insanely expensive for everyone.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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But what if Trump caused like everyone in South Carolina to die in hurricane season?
Hillary would have killed them first with her bare hands. Duh.
Randolph Freelander
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Within a week, they'd forget there ever was a South Carolina.
Emerson
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He could trip down some stairs and shit himself on national TV
I recently wrote a short story about a similar subject.
tedrotheredro
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Senate just approved the Coal Waste Disposal Repeal.
Pollute away, boys, it's open season!
Pollute away, boys, it's open season!
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Bunch of assholes really.
https://www.niacouncil.org/bills-repeal-trump-ban-backed-nearly-congressional-democrats/
Washington, DC Legislation to rescind Donald Trumps Executive Order that bans travel for nationals of seven countries has already garnered the support of nearly every Democrat in the House and Senate.
In the House, 185 of the 196 Democrats in the chamber have signed onto legislation offered by Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), the Statue of Liberty Values Act (SOLVE/H.R.724). The bill would rescind Trumps executive order and prohibit any funding to enforce it. House Democrats held a series of speeches yesterday on the floor in support of repealing the ban and asked for unanimous consent to vote on the bill, which was blocked.
While no Republican in the House or the Senate has signed onto the legislation, a number of them have expressed opposition or concern with Trumps order. It is unclear if Republicans lawmakers will offer any alternative measure to address the concerns they have raised with the ban.
https://www.niacouncil.org/bills-repeal-trump-ban-backed-nearly-congressional-democrats/
Washington, DC Legislation to rescind Donald Trumps Executive Order that bans travel for nationals of seven countries has already garnered the support of nearly every Democrat in the House and Senate.
In the House, 185 of the 196 Democrats in the chamber have signed onto legislation offered by Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), the Statue of Liberty Values Act (SOLVE/H.R.724). The bill would rescind Trumps executive order and prohibit any funding to enforce it. House Democrats held a series of speeches yesterday on the floor in support of repealing the ban and asked for unanimous consent to vote on the bill, which was blocked.
While no Republican in the House or the Senate has signed onto the legislation, a number of them have expressed opposition or concern with Trumps order. It is unclear if Republicans lawmakers will offer any alternative measure to address the concerns they have raised with the ban.
phisheep
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It may be inconsistent, but it is not necessarily un-Christian; along the lines of turn the other cheek, and judge not lest you be judged, and Father forgive them for they know not what they do.
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Away we go.
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. expected to impose additional sanctions on Iranian entities as early as Friday - sources
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/827247756557287425
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. expected to impose additional sanctions on Iranian entities as early as Friday - sources
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/827247756557287425
SporeCrawler
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man clinton would have been such a fine president
BronzeWolf
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Why are the sanctioning Iran after they "denuclearized"?
So you think these people should vote Trump and be single issue voters?
Because they're stupid idiots.
BronzeWolf
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ItWasMeantToBe19
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I can easily imagine two Trump voters huddled in a house as it's about to flood and kill them and one guy is like "You know, I love Trump but maybe Hillary wouldn't have let this happen" and the other guy lets out the primal scream of "BUT HER EMAILS" as the last thing he says before he dies.
UberTag
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DAMNNNNNNN
"I won! If I don't know how to be President, then how come I won?"
Then a MAGA hat slowly floats by as the camera goes dark
GurgleBot20
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This is what gets me. We handled Iran. This accomplishes nothing. This is pissing on a legacy for the sake of pissing on a legacy.
tedrotheredro
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Sessions passed an initial vote by the Senate. Confirmation still set for next week.
45 No's.
Manchin needs to be stripped of his D, he's giving it a bad name.
45 No's.
Manchin needs to be stripped of his D, he's giving it a bad name.
Dubbedinenglish
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Wait, does he lose his vote on DeVos?
ItWasMeantToBe19
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"Coal waste in streams, let's go!" was filibustered by the Dems.
Manchin, McCaskill, Donnelly, and Heitkamp (the four Dems in super conservative states that love fossil fuels) voted for the bill, but it needed 9 Dems (since Collins voted no).
Wait wait wait....
This gives only 49 votes for DeVos?
Why would they time it like this?
Manchin, McCaskill, Donnelly, and Heitkamp (the four Dems in super conservative states that love fossil fuels) voted for the bill, but it needed 9 Dems (since Collins voted no).
Wait wait wait....
This gives only 49 votes for DeVos?
Why would they time it like this?
IggyChooChoo
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Are we sure Sessions can't still vote? Like he's a senator until he's sworn in as SoS, which hasn't happened yet?
Wait what. Doesn't that sink DeVos?
Edit - lol. Great minds ask the exact same question.
I've heard a few yes votes go back on the fence, could be they think she's a lost cause. Or they whipped Collins and Murkowski back to yes.
I doubt they care that much about DeVos at the end of the day. It's on Dep Ed.
tedrotheredro
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Sorry for confusion. That was a first vote? I think he's still set for confirmation next week...
gotstrangepowers
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Confirmation next week after filibuster.
Jeff Sessions clears first floor vote, poised for confirmation next week bit.ly/2k5ulyC
nature boy
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SAD!!!!
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Never mind, since it was an executive resolution, it apparently can't be filibustered.
So yay for coal waste in streams :/
So yay for coal waste in streams :/
More_Badass
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He has the attention span of a fly
SAD!!!!
djplaeskool
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SAD!!!!
lol
Was way into it for about 5 days, already moved on.
He's seriously a toddler.
BronzeWolf
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SAD!!!!
What voter fraud?
TestOfTide
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55% disapprove of travel ban now if someone wants to source it and make a thread. I'm on mobile and working
https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisNYC/status/827217337149489152
So will people stop saying that 49% are fully on board with Trump's EO?
THIS is much better because respondents have to choose between Good/Bad/Maybe instead of shit like "somewhat agree" and "somewhat disagree".
55% ALREADY disapprove of Trump's EO, and it'll only get higher as more people are affected by it.
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
SAD!!!!
That was last week. He doesn't care about that anymore.
NYCmetsfan
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The EU, Russian and China won't follow. Meaningless posturing. These people don't fucking understand how much work Obama did. And were gonna end up in a war with Iran.
And btw if we do Iran I'm sure has assets in the US and would have no problem targeting on the US mainland.
SAD!!!!
This is likely because they can do it.
They don't have access to voter files in all states. States administer elections.
whyamihere
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SAD!!!!
lol
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Thing about Iran that confuses me is Russia. Aren't they allies Russia and Iran. Or does Putin really don't give a shit about Iran and wants Trump to edge them on.
Carpe Libertatem
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Voter files are relatively public, though. They're free to access in some states, cost up to a couple hundred dollars in others.
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