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onecaliberal

(32,471 posts)
63. It's gotten us here. Completely fucked
Mon Sep 3, 2018, 01:27 PM
Sep 2018

You want to keep listening to republicans be my guest. We will keep going down the road of destruction. I guess we we will see how that works for us. Republicans do not follow the law or constitution so pretending they do is a pointless argument.

You have to ask Watchfoxheadexplodes Sep 2018 #1
Republicans are hiding his papers. I'm sick of us rolling over. We yawn while the right constantly onecaliberal Sep 2018 #4
Rolling over? manor321 Sep 2018 #5
55,000 votes in PA, WI, and MI DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2018 #8
They did? You mean the ones on the computer in Russia? Crutchez_CuiBono Sep 2018 #22
+1000 Anon-C Sep 2018 #62
They did? You mean the ones on the computer in Russia? LenaBaby61 Sep 2018 #79
This didn't start with the 2016 presidential race EffieBlack Sep 2018 #133
DO we have proof of this? fallout87 Sep 2018 #83
google it? Crutchez_CuiBono Sep 2018 #84
I just did and nothing from a Mainstream source comes up fallout87 Sep 2018 #86
There is no proof that the Russians changed, or added votes, john657 Sep 2018 #87
I didn't think we did... fallout87 Sep 2018 #93
A few in particular, but when you ask them for proof or links to john657 Sep 2018 #96
How would Ruskies on computers change vote totals? AncientGeezer Sep 2018 #111
They wouldn't and there's no proof john657 Sep 2018 #114
Preachin' to the choir AncientGeezer Sep 2018 #120
18 percent of the electorate voted for Trump Grasswire2 Sep 2018 #108
Democratic voters showed up at the polls. Hillary got 3 million Autumn Sep 2018 #135
It's not the Senate Dems who are rolling over - it was Dem voters who rolled over in 2010 and 2014 EffieBlack Sep 2018 #13
+1, exactly. n/t FSogol Sep 2018 #52
Thanks DonCoquixote Sep 2018 #54
The Democrats do not have the votes to block a hearing Gothmog Sep 2018 #90
They control the Senate, in part because we failed to support some Dems we disparagingly pnwmom Sep 2018 #18
Joe Manchin again? Crutchez_CuiBono Sep 2018 #23
It's why we need Joe Manchin. If we lost him we'd be one vote even farther from the majority. pnwmom Sep 2018 #32
Manchin and two other Democrats voted to confirm Gorsuch. Bluepinky Sep 2018 #41
Gorsuch had enough votes without their votes. So when the Senate majority leader allowed pnwmom Sep 2018 #43
That makes sense, I actually heard that at the time. Bluepinky Sep 2018 #85
Some folks refuse to learn this Eliot Rosewater Sep 2018 #102
Yes but, thankfully, they're Democrats. InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2018 #50
Their votes meant nothing except to dispel the idea that Dems are 100% partisan. bettyellen Sep 2018 #72
You get it, bettyellen. A progressive's progressive wouldn't be electable there. pnwmom Sep 2018 #78
Vote with their party? john657 Sep 2018 #80
You are making too much sense Bradshaw3 Sep 2018 #56
This should be fun to watch Kilgore Sep 2018 #77
If you are sick of it, why are you rolling over? Kaleva Sep 2018 #137
because the GOP has 51 votes dsc Sep 2018 #2
Math continues to be undefeated. Pope George Ringo II Sep 2018 #53
Perfect! EffieBlack Sep 2018 #61
It's rare when someone online gets me to actually chuckle out loud. Well done. n/t Decoy of Fenris Sep 2018 #104
50 beats 49. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2018 #3
A president under criminal investigation should not ever be able to nominate anyone for a lifetime. onecaliberal Sep 2018 #6
That is not the precedence at140 Sep 2018 #10
He was under investigation for lying about a blow job, not treason. Nothing related to his onecaliberal Sep 2018 #11
I guess lying about anything in court at140 Sep 2018 #20
So they were the same in your mind...and Breyer turned out to be evidence of same? Crutchez_CuiBono Sep 2018 #29
Clinton is the reason I could retire early at140 Sep 2018 #66
You speak the truth here. N/T john657 Sep 2018 #82
You're absolutely right onecalliberal. Crutchez_CuiBono Sep 2018 #24
You are correct. bronxiteforever Sep 2018 #31
True. But there's nothing in the constitution that says this. And that's what we're stuck with pnwmom Sep 2018 #33
Yes, not even a close comparison. InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2018 #51
Because they, the GOP, can. They might not get the opportunity to ever again. Freethinker65 Sep 2018 #7
Because elections have consequences bottomofthehill Sep 2018 #9
Thank you. EffieBlack Sep 2018 #17
What ARE the consequences for illegitimate ones? And when does the court injunct?) all action until Crutchez_CuiBono Sep 2018 #37
Thank you for articulating my thoughts so much better than I did. onecaliberal Sep 2018 #49
So what exactly would you propose to fight this? Bradshaw3 Sep 2018 #58
The Dems should be screaming from the roof. On every show, do not attend the hearing onecaliberal Sep 2018 #59
So mass protests and screaming on tv are the answer? Bradshaw3 Sep 2018 #60
It's gotten us here. Completely fucked onecaliberal Sep 2018 #63
Nowhere in my posts did I say anything like that Bradshaw3 Sep 2018 #81
Your point is do nothing. I'm not advocating for that. onecaliberal Sep 2018 #91
No that wasn't my point at all so you did it again Bradshaw3 Sep 2018 #95
Onecaliberal doesn't like your answer because it's based in fact and not in emotion like theirs is. bearsfootball516 Sep 2018 #105
Thank you Bradshaw3 Sep 2018 #130
Screaming on tv is a strategy? EffieBlack Sep 2018 #64
exactly. The election was aberrant. Perhaps extra-constitutional. It needs to be adjudicated... Grasswire2 Sep 2018 #109
Has anyone in authority, say the Judicial Branch, john657 Sep 2018 #115
I guess you've forgotten about the birther lawsuits onenote Sep 2018 #116
Is there a Finding of an "illegitimate " election? AncientGeezer Sep 2018 #113
Sanders supporters by the numbers were more loyal to the party then were Hillary supporters in 2008 CentralMass Sep 2018 #106
Can't we file a lawsuit halting the hearings until the requested documents have been obtained Bluepinky Sep 2018 #12
We can't filibuster -- the rules were changed to prevent that. And there is no basis for a lawsuit. pnwmom Sep 2018 #15
Senators are required to advise re: any Supreme Court nominee. Bluepinky Sep 2018 #26
As long as there is a quorum TexasTowelie Sep 2018 #70
As long as a majority of Senators feel that they have adequately advised, that's all that matters, pnwmom Sep 2018 #88
This. I just wonder what they're doing. I don't see them doing anything to try and stop it. onecaliberal Sep 2018 #16
Be specific about what you think they could be doing that they aren't mythology Sep 2018 #39
Can you name one single thing they can do to stop it? GulfCoast66 Sep 2018 #68
"I just wonder what they're doing " lunasun Sep 2018 #107
we can file a lawsuit and it will be dismissed as quickly as the birther suits were dismissed onenote Sep 2018 #118
Because we lost the majority when we failed to support some DINO's in a crucial election. pnwmom Sep 2018 #14
But at least they taught Obama a lesson, didn't they? EffieBlack Sep 2018 #19
Exactly right. Purists... NurseJackie Sep 2018 #28
Vermont-style politicians can't even win in Maine -- so we're stuck with "moderate" Susan Collins. pnwmom Sep 2018 #34
Susan Collins is "MINO" - moderate in name only, she votes with republicans 90% of the time. George II Sep 2018 #55
Yes -- why I put "moderate" in quotes. She isn't really. n/t pnwmom Sep 2018 #75
"Vermont-style politicians." Must it always revert to Bernie Sanders? Bluepinky Sep 2018 #35
It's about reality and strategy and regaining the majority... NurseJackie Sep 2018 #40
Yes, but don't lecture us on DU. Bluepinky Sep 2018 #42
Many do... NurseJackie Sep 2018 #47
"Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it." George II Sep 2018 #98
Classy response, Bluepinky saidsimplesimon Sep 2018 #57
Remembering history brer cat Sep 2018 #92
"Primary the Fuckers!" was the battle cry of many here not just a few years ago. Kaleva Sep 2018 #94
Indeed it was. Many could benefit from a lecture and... NurseJackie Sep 2018 #97
Seeing the effects first hand of not having control of either chamber when... Kaleva Sep 2018 #100
Because too many Dems sat on their cabooses in critical elections and didn't VOTE!! lastlib Sep 2018 #21
Because Jill stein voters made it so beachbum bob Sep 2018 #25
Because Mitch McConnell is running the show and they've got the numbers. Vinca Sep 2018 #27
Indeed. The founders did envision a trump, but not a Republican Congress who would allow it. onecaliberal Sep 2018 #30
If no Democrats show up for hearings or a vote, could they hold them? Bluepinky Sep 2018 #36
Unfortunately they can be held - a quorum is simply a majority of Senators. George II Sep 2018 #44
This wasn't Harry Reid's doing EffieBlack Sep 2018 #65
Because the Republicans get... Mike Nelson Sep 2018 #38
Voter apathy SHRED Sep 2018 #45
Amy said yesterday it was because if they walked out they wouldn't be able to ask questions. Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2018 #46
They need to ask him tough questions and get him on the record EffieBlack Sep 2018 #67
Very good Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2018 #129
All well and good, john657 Sep 2018 #131
Not showing up at a hearing is not a "drastic out-of-the-box emergency type tactic." EffieBlack Sep 2018 #132
I agree with this Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2018 #134
Walking out is NOT a "drastic out-of-the-box tactic" and it accomplishes nothing other than giving EffieBlack Sep 2018 #136
Whatever. You think you are right I think I am right. Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2018 #138
Because the media only ruffles the feathers of Democrats in power Mr. Ected Sep 2018 #48
Why is the Democratic Party continually attached on DU for republican actions? GulfCoast66 Sep 2018 #69
Good question. InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2018 #73
Because we failed to regulate the private money that has bought him the necessary votes. Orsino Sep 2018 #71
Which means th constitution is outdated, and contains no protection for working Americans onecaliberal Sep 2018 #74
Change it. AncientGeezer Sep 2018 #112
We've made progress and here we are watching ALL of it go down the drain. onecaliberal Sep 2018 #119
And that's why it's imperative that we GOTV in Nov. john657 Sep 2018 #121
The Dumpster doesn't have that power...to make "ALL of it go down the drain". AncientGeezer Sep 2018 #122
If Kavanaugh gets on the court, it won't be long. onecaliberal Sep 2018 #128
The GOP is in charge. And they set the agenda. eom guillaumeb Sep 2018 #76
Because voters stayed home during 2014 midterms Gothmog Sep 2018 #89
this. + JHan Sep 2018 #99
From the Hoarse Whisperer Gothmog Sep 2018 #139
Republicans are Pretending they Believe in Democracy dlk Sep 2018 #101
They don't.... AncientGeezer Sep 2018 #123
Gee, perhaps it has something to do with 2016, and why enough self-identified progressives they still_one Sep 2018 #103
It seems only two things could stop this. Grasswire2 Sep 2018 #110
Let me respond. john657 Sep 2018 #117
but mass demonstrations will lay the marker for the election that Dems SUPPORTED.. Grasswire2 Sep 2018 #124
This message was self-deleted by its author john657 Sep 2018 #125
why are you dissing the French for being expert at demonstrations in the street? Grasswire2 Sep 2018 #126
Sorry, I took your post to mean that the French capitulated easily. john657 Sep 2018 #127
The Democrats are fighting hard to stop this process but lacks the vote Gothmog Sep 2018 #140
Because RandiFan1290 Sep 2018 #141
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