Official LRC President Donald J Trump Thread

L L wrote:

I am not suggesting that efficiency and quickness of vote is a strong reason, but things would change a lot in a society where we demand immediate results.

Looks like that interstate compact is a work-around the constitution, so it is still electoral votes to decide the winner.

But you well know that its is politics that holds this up, not reason or common sense.

My main point is that a popular vote in a large country with non-homogeneous voting machines will make for a difficult process where it would be tough for a candidate to concede early.

And it would be best to do this by Constitutional amendment.

Technically, you still have the electoral college, but popular vote determines the winner.

I think everyone agrees, an amendment would be better.

54re wrote:

K K wrote:

Ahem, wrong. Once a candidate has an insurmountable popular vote lead NATIONALLY, that person is determined to be the president. Almost ALL other nations go with an efficient popular vote. The US is the antiquated outlier.

Hence the UNITED STATES. Other nations are not such united states.

¿Has oido de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos?

eric a blair wrote:

so anyone else dubious that Comey will actually testify next week? I can't see old donald sitting by and listening, when he could break more norms and ethical violations by cancelling it.

But if comey does testify and says Trump asked him to back off...what does that mean? All alone that might not be obstruction, but then firing him later...

If the special counsel wants some documents and the trump admin "can't find it" because they shredded it...that might be enough.

If, of course. Ossoff wins.

Comey could meet an untimely demise if Trump get his Rossiya goons into place.

eric a blair wrote:

so anyone else dubious that Comey will actually testify next week? I can't see old donald sitting by and listening, when he could break more norms and ethical violations by cancelling it.

I'm not sure Trump can cancel Comey's testimony after publicly giving his version of their meeting(s). Any law experts care to comment?

nontrumper wrote:

eric a blair wrote:

so anyone else dubious that Comey will actually testify next week? I can't see old donald sitting by and listening, when he could break more norms and ethical violations by cancelling it.

I'm not sure Trump can cancel Comey's testimony after publicly giving his version of their meeting(s). Any law experts care to comment?

it's not clear of course.

Trump can claim executive privilege to the conversations, but as you point out, trump already characterized the meetings.

this is the problem with a president who breaks all the norms - it's a constant crisis trying to figure things out. And we wont' figure things out sometimes.

breaking norms is massively dangerous to a democratic society. and that's what we're suffering right now.

The U.S. now joins Syria and Nicaragua in not taking part in the global agreement, which includes 195 countries.

Figures, Trump would fit right in.

serious issue wrote:

The U.S. now joins Syria and Nicaragua in not taking part in the global agreement, which includes 195 countries.

Figures, Trump would fit right in.

True. This guy is really a bad dude.

Fat hurts wrote:

L L wrote:

I am not suggesting that efficiency and quickness of vote is a strong reason, but things would change a lot in a society where we demand immediate results.

Looks like that interstate compact is a work-around the constitution, so it is still electoral votes to decide the winner.

But you well know that its is politics that holds this up, not reason or common sense.

My main point is that a popular vote in a large country with non-homogeneous voting machines will make for a difficult process where it would be tough for a candidate to concede early.

And it would be best to do this by Constitutional amendment.

Technically, you still have the electoral college, but popular vote determines the winner.

I think everyone agrees, an amendment would be better.

It's a political catch 22. It's only raised when the loser wins the popular vote but won't change because the winner and his party would delegitimize their win. In usual cases when the winner also wins the popular vote no one brings up the issue so it doesn't change.

GOOD. We get out of that Paris climate discord. What a sham, meaningless change projected anyway. Now, I look forward to hysterical liberals citing articles about the earth exploding in 30 years.

Hey, if our planet becomes a fireball, at least it melts you snowflakes ;)

Here's the problem with any decision Trump makes, HE HAS NO CREDIBILITY!

So when he explains why he made that decision, I don't believe one word he says. He doesn't just distort facts, he makes them up from nothing.

Trumpettes are NOT Americans!

Independent wrote:

GOOD. We get out of that Paris climate discord. What a sham, meaningless change projected anyway. Now, I look forward to hysterical liberals citing articles about the earth exploding in 30 years.

Hey, if our planet becomes a fireball, at least it melts you snowflakes ;)

0/10

Surely you can do better.

Be believable. Intelligent. Funny. . . . Anything but this boring shit.

50 years from now what will they think of Trump and his followers?

Will they say yes, that was the beginning of America becoming great again?

Will they say how foolish were the people who believed in global warming, its a good thing Trump straightened them out?

Or will they say, what were those people thinking? It was the know-nothing time of politics?

STSBO wrote:

Independent wrote:

GOOD. We get out of that Paris climate discord. What a sham, meaningless change projected anyway. Now, I look forward to hysterical liberals citing articles about the earth exploding in 30 years.

Hey, if our planet becomes a fireball, at least it melts you snowflakes ;)

0/10

Surely you can do better.

Be believable. Intelligent. Funny. . . . Anything but this boring shit.

I laughed twice. First at his joke. And then at your sulking.

#winning wrote:

STSBO wrote:

0/10

Surely you can do better.

Be believable. Intelligent. Funny. . . . Anything but this boring shit.

I laughed twice. First at his joke. And then at your sulking.

I think you meant to say my joke.

I love it when someone posts support for their own post under a different handle.

well....... wrote:

Here's the problem with any decision Trump makes, HE HAS NO CREDIBILITY!

So when he explains why he made that decision, I don't believe one word he says. He doesn't just distort facts, he makes them up from nothing.

And his base seems fine with that.

Apparently his base isn't strong on facts and loves fascism more than anything else.

My $0.0000002 on the election count was the story told about Trump is he woke up a large-enough group of people that never voted. This apparently was some sort of fantasy voting block on the Right until Trump's win. We'll find out if they go back to sleep pretty soon.

well....... wrote:

50 years from now what will they think of Trump and his followers?

It isn't just Trump. Lots of people see an opportunity to get on the "right side" of a fascist regime and take it. Devin Nunes as an example.

As chairman of the intelligence panel, Nunes continues to hold the power to issue subpoenas. On Wednesday, the California Republican issued three subpoenas without the agreement of the committee’s Democrats, and despite having stepped back from the Russia investigation because the House Ethics Committee is investigating him for disclosing classified information.

Nunes is the really bad stuff.

Independent wrote:

GOOD. We get out of that Paris climate discord. What a sham, meaningless change projected anyway. Now, I look forward to hysterical liberals citing articles about the earth exploding in 30 years.

Hey, if our planet becomes a fireball, at least it melts you snowflakes ;)

why are you still trying to troll

#winning wrote:

STSBO wrote:

0/10

Surely you can do better.

Be believable. Intelligent. Funny. . . . Anything but this boring shit.

I laughed twice. First at his joke. And then at your sulking.

"I wish I was like you........

Easily amused."