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a fan wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 2:17 pm Gerrymandering is WHY we have more and more nutjobbery in the House.

njbill wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 3:57 pm

a fan wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 2:17 pm Gerrymandering is WHY we have more and more nutjobbery in the House.

I believe the correct expression when it comes to a certain Colorado member of the House is "handjobbery."

njbill wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:06 pm We wouldn’t accept her in New Jersey and, trust me, we have really low standards here.

njbill wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 3:57 pm

a fan wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 2:17 pm Gerrymandering is WHY we have more and more nutjobbery in the House.

I believe the correct expression when it comes to a certain Colorado member of the House is "handjobbery."

a fan wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 2:17 pm

ggait wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 2:08 pm Tell me out loud that you want DC to dictate how every State runs their elections, OS. Tell me that's what you want.

Article I section 4 does give states primary responsibility over time, place, manner of federal elections. There simply was no other way to practically conduct a national election. But the state power over federal elections is best understood as administrative. Not substantive.

The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-fourth, and the Twenty-sixth Amendments are all examples of the federal government exercising their broad authority over the states when it comes to elections. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is the finest example of this. Because without the Feds telling the states what to do, the states mess it up very badly.

In fact, the fundamental thrust of the Civil War Amendments was to expand federal power at the expense of the states. 700,000 Civil War dead teaches that you really don't want to let the states have too much leeway.

Take note that rightie ACB, leftie KBJ and center Kagan all agree on this. This should be a federal thing.

Oh, I'm on board with Federal control of elections----ESPECIALLY when it comes to drawing Congressional districts. Gerrymandering is WHY we have more and more nutjobbery in the House. Then there's the game playing with making voting hard for the poor & disabled/old, and easy for the rich. You and I both know that the Colorado System is as fair and easy as it gets. I'd LOVE to have that be the US standard.

My point is: Old Salt and his Party would lose their minds if this happened, and the Fed were in charge of elections. This is the LAST thing that they want.

Well, until now, of course. And ONLY in this specific Colorado case, of course.

njbill wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:06 pm We wouldn’t accept her in New Jersey and, trust me, we have really low standards here.

ggait wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 7:38 pm

njbill wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 3:57 pm

a fan wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 2:17 pm Gerrymandering is WHY we have more and more nutjobbery in the House.

I believe the correct expression when it comes to a certain Colorado member of the House is "handjobbery."

I was in the same section of that theater in denver last night for a show. Based on my Zapruder analysis of the footage, I might have been in the same row. But thankfully I know for sure I was not in the exact same seats (gross). Since Bobert was on the aisle.

Since they have such HD HQ night vision security cams in that theater, I did give the Mrs a stern warning to keep her hands to herself.

Kismet wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:31 pm Saltine must be celebrating - Orange Fatso just indicated that he would not support NATO allies if they were invaded by Russia.
He's also talking about deploying Red State NatGuards to Blue States to round up illegal immigrants for mass deportation.

This after taking a shot at Haley's hubby asking where he disappeared to - turns out he's deployed with his NG unit to Djibouti.

Thermonuclear idiot.

old salt wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 7:41 pm

a fan wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 2:17 pm

ggait wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 2:08 pm Tell me out loud that you want DC to dictate how every State runs their elections, OS. Tell me that's what you want.

Article I section 4 does give states primary responsibility over time, place, manner of federal elections. There simply was no other way to practically conduct a national election. But the state power over federal elections is best understood as administrative. Not substantive.

The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-fourth, and the Twenty-sixth Amendments are all examples of the federal government exercising their broad authority over the states when it comes to elections. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is the finest example of this. Because without the Feds telling the states what to do, the states mess it up very badly.

In fact, the fundamental thrust of the Civil War Amendments was to expand federal power at the expense of the states. 700,000 Civil War dead teaches that you really don't want to let the states have too much leeway.

Take note that rightie ACB, leftie KBJ and center Kagan all agree on this. This should be a federal thing.

Oh, I'm on board with Federal control of elections----ESPECIALLY when it comes to drawing Congressional districts. Gerrymandering is WHY we have more and more nutjobbery in the House. Then there's the game playing with making voting hard for the poor & disabled/old, and easy for the rich. You and I both know that the Colorado System is as fair and easy as it gets. I'd LOVE to have that be the US standard.

My point is: Old Salt and his Party would lose their minds if this happened, and the Fed were in charge of elections. This is the LAST thing that they want.

Well, until now, of course. And ONLY in this specific Colorado case, of course.

Don't confuse afan with facts. His mind is made up.
His point is stupid one size fits all logic. He's already lost his mind.

a fan wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:44 pm

old salt wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 7:41 pm

a fan wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 2:17 pm

ggait wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 2:08 pm Tell me out loud that you want DC to dictate how every State runs their elections, OS. Tell me that's what you want.

Article I section 4 does give states primary responsibility over time, place, manner of federal elections. There simply was no other way to practically conduct a national election. But the state power over federal elections is best understood as administrative. Not substantive.

The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-fourth, and the Twenty-sixth Amendments are all examples of the federal government exercising their broad authority over the states when it comes to elections. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is the finest example of this. Because without the Feds telling the states what to do, the states mess it up very badly.

In fact, the fundamental thrust of the Civil War Amendments was to expand federal power at the expense of the states. 700,000 Civil War dead teaches that you really don't want to let the states have too much leeway.

Take note that rightie ACB, leftie KBJ and center Kagan all agree on this. This should be a federal thing.

Oh, I'm on board with Federal control of elections----ESPECIALLY when it comes to drawing Congressional districts. Gerrymandering is WHY we have more and more nutjobbery in the House. Then there's the game playing with making voting hard for the poor & disabled/old, and easy for the rich. You and I both know that the Colorado System is as fair and easy as it gets. I'd LOVE to have that be the US standard.

My point is: Old Salt and his Party would lose their minds if this happened, and the Fed were in charge of elections. This is the LAST thing that they want.

Well, until now, of course. And ONLY in this specific Colorado case, of course.

Don't confuse afan with facts. His mind is made up.
His point is stupid one size fits all logic. He's already lost his mind.

You didn't understand one word of what GGait just wrote. Or what I wrote.

Awesome. Keep it up.

Kismet wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:31 pm Saltine must be celebrating - Orange Fatso just indicated that he would not support NATO allies if they were invaded by Russia.
He's also talking about deploying Red State NatGuards to Blue States to round up illegal immigrants for mass deportation.

This after taking a shot at Haley's hubby asking where he disappeared to - turns out he's deployed with his NG unit to Djibouti.

Thermonuclear idiot.

Kismet wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:31 pm Thermonuclear idiot.

old salt wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 9:25 pm

Kismet wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:31 pm Saltine must be celebrating - Orange Fatso just indicated that he would not support NATO allies if they were invaded by Russia.
He's also talking about deploying Red State NatGuards to Blue States to round up illegal immigrants for mass deportation.

This after taking a shot at Haley's hubby asking where he disappeared to - turns out he's deployed with his NG unit to Djibouti.

Thermonuclear idiot.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Kismet wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:01 am

old salt wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 9:25 pm

Kismet wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:31 pm Saltine must be celebrating - Orange Fatso just indicated that he would not support NATO allies if they were invaded by Russia.
He's also talking about deploying Red State NatGuards to Blue States to round up illegal immigrants for mass deportation.

This after taking a shot at Haley's hubby asking where he disappeared to - turns out he's deployed with his NG unit to Djibouti.

Thermonuclear idiot.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

These must be the policies you love so much.
...and you still aren't a comedian.

Seacoaster(1) wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:51 am

Kismet wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:01 am

old salt wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 9:25 pm

Kismet wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:31 pm Saltine must be celebrating - Orange Fatso just indicated that he would not support NATO allies if they were invaded by Russia.
He's also talking about deploying Red State NatGuards to Blue States to round up illegal immigrants for mass deportation.

This after taking a shot at Haley's hubby asking where he disappeared to - turns out he's deployed with his NG unit to Djibouti.

Thermonuclear idiot.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

These must be the policies you love so much.
...and you still aren't a comedian.

His cute little refrain, "be afraid, be very afraid," is a sweet little piece of condescension, which only shows how very little Old Salt either understands or cares about the corrosion of institutions and institutional confidence wrought by his Orange Demi-God. And the sad thing is, it is pretty plain that he understands it and just doesn't care: a world in which irksome and parsimonious "Euroburghers" are trivialized, and Trump's excesses and stupidity and danger to the world and the country are excused is the world he lives in and wants for us all. Just a disgrace.