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Biden worries ‘extreme’ supreme court can’t be relied on to uphold rule of law
(www.theguardian.com)
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Well, if he was there for his ability to negotiate with Republicans, he could have negotiated with Republicans...
If he was there to use his lifetime in the Senate to advise Obama, he could have explained that the Senate is just allowed to vote on SC picks. Not voting is a choice, so Obama should have called their bluff and appointed his pick.
Yes, I’m quite sure that Obama, the Constitutional scholar, wasn't aware that a simple trick like saying ‘I’ll accept your silence as consent’ would actually work and get his SC pick through. I’m absolutely confident that whoever the hell you are is right and Obama, Biden, and their entire administration overlooked this one neat trick that republicans hate. Damn you’re smart.
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Republicans were cheating, so we just gave up?
How did that work out? Did republicans suddenly discover morals and stop cheating?
Is everything better now that we took "the high road"?
It's insane to see so many people act like they're fine with the last decade of politics and think Dems are doing a great job
A) republicans cheat within constitutional loopholes. what you bigger isn’t a loophole, it’s wholesale disregard for the constitution.
B) they’re bad so we should be bad too is a shit line of reasoning.
C) I’m not fine with the last 30 years of politics (if you think it’s only a decade that we’ve been seeing the rise of this breed of fascist right wing, you’re less informed than even I guessed from your previous comments), and the dems are doing a pretty poor job, particularly in regards to being aggressive with pushing their agenda through.
Grow up.
Maybe the people who need to hear that are the ones that thought 2020 Biden was going to be able to negotiate in good faith with Republicans?
Excellent and substantive reply. You’ve won me over. Well, you would have if I were 14, but unfortunately I’m not and you’re just showing your hand to how unaware you are of the political landscape and how shallow your understanding of the constitution is. People like you voting scare me. Not as much as people like my mother, but you’re certainly on the list.
What is it with "moderates" getting offended when someone questions their political strategy and then just piling on personal insults while claiming to have the high road?
It's been super common the last couple weeks
Never said I was a moderate.
And regardless, I call out infantile rhetoric posing as dialogue when I see it.
Yeah, figured it would just be more insults...
It's crazy you all don't realize you're basically trumpets
Calling reality for what it is isn’t an insult
Well, I'll just leave you to the juvenile insults then. Tho most people got to 4chan or Facebook for that depending on their age group.
Who are these people, I don't know any of them. You can't negotiate with a person who's acting in bad faith. They don't care if the government functions, they don't want it to anyway. But the option of throwing out the rule of law and doing whatever you want isn't appealing either.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/09/midterm-elections-biden-says-he-will-work-with-republicans.html
Somebody should tell the president...
Seriously, someone should tell him
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I recall an exchange, I think it was between Obama and some Republican senator, but for the life of me I haven't been able to find it since I read it. It went something like "I'm not going to vote on this bill without something in exchange." "Okay, I can make sure we get some funding for some project. So, this means I can count on your vote?" "Oh, no, I would never vote for that."
There is no negotiating. You try to meet them half way, and they'll take a step back. Every time.
So....
Why did Biden, the party, and the media all act like Biden was the only one who could negotiate with Republicans in 2020?
Were all those people just too stupid to know better? Or were they all lying to voters?