Lurker > MFBKBass5

Villain posted...

Hypothetical whataboutism

funny how Trump suckers like this dude are SO obsessed with Hillary that theyre still talking about her 4 years later.


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Doom_Art posted...

what does that have to do with anything

also there's only 8 rn

Thomas, Alito, Roberts, Gorsuch, Boofer, Kagan, Sotomayor, Breyer

still waiting on @Jiggy101011 s response here.

or did Jiggy flee like a coward?

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Villain posted...

Anyone know what an actual proportional court justice number would be when taking into consideration population growth from the time we first had 9 justices?

We only had 6 justices up until 1869. I wonder what the argument for adding justices was back then? But since 1869, America has changed dramatically. Seems the courts should follow suit.

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Some of the people here on CE know shockingly little about how our government works.

I guess they didnt pay attention to Schoolhouse Rock in elementary school.

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whitelytning posted...

They don't.

When they can rule any law unconstitutional...yes they do have control over the laws.

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Doom_Art posted...

what does that have to do with anything

also there's only 8 rn

Thomas, Alito, Roberts, Gorsuch, Boofer, Kagan, Sotomayor, Breyer

lol rekt

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emblem boy posted...

I have issues with people thinking this... Do you think people of different races can't have similar opinions on many issues it something?
I mean, I think I get what you're trying to say... I still disagree though

Of course they can have similar opinions. But peoples backgrounds change how people think and see the world. Thats why its important to have Justices from every walk of life.

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Antifar posted...

I think you run into some legitimacy problems when a justice appointed by a president who was voted out of office in 1992 can throw out a law passed by a congress elected in 2020.

Absolutely. Life long appointments only keep America stuck in the past.

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emblem boy posted...

Well that is what how they're supposed to do their jobs. The thing is, how they interpret it does tend to align to the political parties. For example, Republicans and conservatives will say we should strictly interpret it as written, or whatever. I'm using bad wording.

What I've noticed is... regardless of your view of reading it, you can still come up with justification for any conclusion.

The issue is that peoples interpretation of the law depends on their backgrounds. Blanket law interpretation is what republicans cling to in order to push their views and force the wording of the constitution into their favor.

Thats why vile people like Ted Cruz refer to themselves as constitutionalists.

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DarthWendy posted...

Everything.

Ah, very impactful and profound argument I see you have there, buddy.

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Hexenherz posted...

I'm not assuming anything. You say "9 people isn't enough to represent the American people" and my counter-point is that SC Justices aren't there to represent the American people (perhaps that's also... why they're not elected by the people? Just a thought).

But they do represent the American people. Laws are applied to people. They interpret laws that directly impact people. If we had 9 justices who were all straight white Christian males, there would be a major problems.

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harley2280 posted...

Nothing in the Constitution defines the number of Justices. If either party wants it limited to a certain amount than they need to pass a constitutional amendment.

Honestly though what needs to happen is an actual constitutional convention. That way the constitution can be updated en messe. There's so much today that our founders never could have predicted and thus is unaccounted for in it.

Interesting. I do think its shocking that we havent added an amendment since 1992.

Its become impossible to actually change the constitution, which is why I truly think that the document is incredibly flawed.

I hate that we cling to this outdated piece of history that doesnt work today.


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Hexenherz posted...

Yeah but they're not interpreting the law based on the average American's perspective on things, they're interpreting the law based on their own biased viewpoints and ideas on how the law should be understood/enforced.

I didnt know you were psychic and could read the minds of current and past Justices. Stop trying to assume things just to argue....hell I dont even know what youre trying to argue lmao

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Hexenherz posted...

Supreme Court Justices don't serve to represent Americans... they serve to interpret the law

And who exactly do those laws apply to?

Oh thats right. The American people.

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Medussa posted...

it's an incredibly dangerous precedent.

once you start, every time power shifts they just pack it even more in their favor.

that being said, it still might be right in this particular situation. but I'd try very hard to first get one of the last three to resign.

That doesnt mean its bad. It just means the way in which we nominate justices is completely broken.

Prime example-this current confirmation hearing. It needs massive overhaul.


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TheGoldenEel posted...

Theres nothing wrong with it

republicans Know they arent a majority anymore so theyre clinging to power however they can

Id even be ok with expanding the Supreme Court if Democrats win the presidency, house, and senate.

9 people isnt enough to represent who Americans are today. Its straight up that simple.

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Bananana posted...

but then how would conservatives uphold their archaic ideas?

They could always win both the House and Senate, to try and pass a bill. Thats the beauty of checks and balances.

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No shit. Cops with military gear are just LARPing their favorite COD video games.

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Theon_Greyjoy posted...

This guy got a really high score on his CPA exam

Taking tests doesnt make you smart when you cant see through Ted Cruzs blatant constant hypocrisy.

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Originally there were only 6 justices. Weve added 3 since. Lets make
it 11, so we can more widely represent the American people with a range of backgrounds, genders, sexualities, and ethnicities.

Democrats also talk about putting a bill forward to make Justice term limits to 18 years total. No longer making them lifelong appointments.

The constitution is supposed to evolve with our country. The Supreme Court has been proven to be a broken 3rd branch of government.


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Theon_Greyjoy posted...

One of my co-workers wrote in Ted Cruz for the 2016 election

There are people out there who actually want him to be president

And those people are literally the dumbest people in this country.

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yet he doesnt even know how to turn off his sound notifications for email and texts.

This man is a disgusting fuck who doesnt deserve to represent Texas.

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Already a topic on this

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Damnnn. Astros just couldnt hit tonight. God damn.

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DoctorPiranha3 posted...

Series over. Only good starting oitcher holds you to 2 and your offense sucks ass

it aint over till its over dawg

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CMON ASTROS LETS GOOOO

Interesting game 1 so far

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Saying you have no reason to be sad because you have a decent life is your first issue that you need to fix. Depression can affect anyone, regardless of what that persons life contains.

Even super successful people can be depressed. You have to realize that depression is a disease. Something that sometimes you have no control over.

Ive fought depression most of my life. Finally feel like Im at a place in life where its manageable, as I know how to fight it off now. I've never been at a place financially to get a therapist, too.

Honestly, it wasnt until I discovered the how therapeutic weed can be...which has literally changed my life. I enjoy life more now. Wasnt really a smoker before, except at parties in college.

Its helped me manage my depression SO well. Makes me enjoy life more. Lets things just slowwwww down for a bit. Gets me out of my head and allows me to see my own life differently.

Im not saying its a miracle drug. Hell, maybe you already smoke. But damn has it changed my life for the better.


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CE is ok with killing babies apparently

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El Mexicano Texano posted...

How long till it healed?

I was just kidding >_>

Although I have had a spinal fracture before. Fractured the spinal connectors down in my L3 I think? Cracked the bones that hold the discs in place. Didnt even know I had a back issue, because all the pain was in my legs. The fracture pinched all the surrounding nerves that go way down your legs.

I limped for a solid 8 months after it happened. Still have constant back issues nowadays though. Have to run and stay super active to keep it feeling ok

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thats weird the same exact thing happened to me too tc. Like exactly. You got a spinal fracture brah

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BLAKUboy posted...

Another thing to remember is Beto and Texas Democrats have helped get at least 1.5 million Texans registered to vote this year. Trump won Texas by 800,000~ votes in 2016.

Yup, and Cruz only beat Beto by 200,000 votes

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Lol yall do realize Beto was incredibly close to beating Cruz in the senate race 2 years ago, right?

Texans were THAT encouraged by Beto, a far left democrat. You dont think Biden will pull more moderates to the left? Beto fans will continue to vote blue.



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Yes. Switch has been hitting it out of the park with great single player games.

Xbox has been in a bit of a slump for a while. Game pass is bringing it back, but itll still be there with the Xbox Series X

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Hexenherz posted...

The weird part to me is that she had a Master's degree and was otherwise *really* intelligent, but then she bought into this deep state conspiracy theory nonsense and didn't like Democrats (at least not Congressional Democrats).

Oh ya. The biggest trap Democrats fall into is assuming all Trump supporters are dumb. Theyre not. Sure, his biggest supporters are white males without college degrees, but still. A large amount are simply brainwashed.

The GOP has been pushing propaganda hard this election cycle. They're fear mongering, exploiting peoples anxieties through this pandemic. The Antifa narrative from the right is so absurdly off base to whats actually happening, thats its apparent theyre leaning into it hard as it scares people into hating the left.

Imagine this George Floyd movement never pushed BLM to where it is today...how would the right even attack democrats? Literally every Trump ad is nothing but trying to scare people into thinking that Antifa is taking over the country lmao

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Hexenherz posted...

I had a hardcore Trump supporter friend (she talked about the FBI trying to ruin Trump's presidency, and how the US was the best country in the world because we have fresh drinking water from the tap whereas in Nigeria they don't).

Haven't heard from her in a while come to think of it, I hope she's doing OK. I think she was legit going through some emotional difficulties :|

Im curious if those people are even salvageable. Thing is...even if Trump loses this election, his people are still here. Its not the Republican Party anymore, hes already fractured that. Its about 35% of the country that are hardcore Trump supporters.

I dont know if those people are able to be saved. Hopefully theyll see the light once Trump is finally out of office. Not holding my breath though...

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YellowMustard69 posted...

It absolutely is. There could be something he is hiding in his tax returns. But right now people are just setting themselves to potentially have egg on their face is he does release them and there is nothing noteworthy about them.

Also, taxes are easy to spin in one way or another when writing an article for an audience that knows little about them. That's why I'm saying we need to see them.

there is a 0% chance that there will
be nothing noteworthy about his tax returns hahahahaha. Theres a reason why hes fighting so hard to prevent them from being released.

Any reasonable person can draw the right conclusions based on the evidence.


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YellowMustard69 posted...

I have 10 years experience working with tax returns. You have to look at them in order to understand then. There is no way around that.

lmao working with tax returns doesnt mean you understand shit about taxes

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YellowMustard69 posted...

You were able to see his tax returns? Nobody should be forming conclusions about them until they are released for the public.

Aaaand theres another person who has no idea how taxes work.

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thronedfire2 posted...

Ive had to unfollow some people that fell
down the qanon rabbit hole lately

I saw a Q sticker on a truck on my way home from work Friday and I instantly lost all hope in humanity.

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Dyinglegacy posted...

I'll never understand how people can let politics dictate their life

must be nice to be privileged enough to not have to worry about your rights being taken away, how youre gonna get your next paycheck, or fear for your life because the asshole in charge is demonizing your religion or nationality.

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Ex-Kefiroth posted...

Know that there is absolutely no reaching those people.

Every facebook conversation I get into with my Trumpy "friends" ends up with them screeching about fake news, name-calling me, and spamming that stupid derisive laughing emoji. Doesn't matter how neutral of a tone you strike.

So I've given up, but I keep them around as friends so I can gloat and watch them break down when Trump loses, because it's what they deserve.

Nah dont give up! Just take the high road. Let them continue to make asses of themselves.

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Ricemills posted...

good.
now you don't even have to delete them.
it's pretty nice when a trash walked itself to the trash bin.

I dont delete or block anyone on social media. Same with this site. I think thats the cowards way out. I can handle seeing peoples posts I dont agree with.

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KnightofShikari posted...

trumpers when faced with reality:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd1_I_giv28

lmao true true

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Colorahdo posted...

Just delete facebook dude

Best decision I've made in years

I think its funny they blocked me. Im close to deleting it, as I waste so much time there. The Social Dilemma made it much more appealing to delete for sure.

Issue is, that there are a TON of super useful Facebook groups I use for audio engineering to troubleshoot problems, and to get advice from experts. Great resources for my work that I cant find almost anywhere else.

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InhumaneRaider posted...

That's due to the audience, not his material. Go watch his Conan interviews and see how awkward some of them are because the crowd isn't sure if it's "PC" to laugh. Seriously, they laughed harder at Kate Mckinnon's stupid bit on the weekend update than his monologue.

There's been a few takes on Conan where the crowd is just awful because of the material he's talking about. Like the Hiliary blowing her own campaign bit.

I disagree that its the crowd that made it weird. I didnt think it was his best set, stand up wise. His gimmick of railing on woke culture has gotten old to me, I guess.

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Jagr_68 posted...

Guess they weren't your friends then.

I mean, the girl was a friend from like...7 years ago that I havent seen since 2013. And the guy is just in the same profession as me. Never actually met him, but he sent me a friend request like a year ago because we had 96 mutual friends or something

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First one was a girl I know, who posted an article trying to refute the NYT article about Trumps taxes and how he only paid $750 total. The Breitbart article she posted claimed he was still paying millions.

I made a comment about how it seems the author of the Breitbart article doesnt seem to understand how taxes work, and then I explained it all to her. She deleted the comment, then straight up blocked me on Facebook. I was respectful, and didnt attack anyone or flame at all.

Second one was a guy who posted a compilation of Trump disavowing white supremacists like David Duke, trying to say that Trump isnt one himself.

I commented that it doesnt matter if he says he disavows them when he IS one. I went into detail about how Trump has said for months that low income housing will destroy the suburbs, and its clear as day that Trump is openly racist.

The dude responded to my comment, saying he wasnt familiar with Trumps suburb comments, and asked for me to list a single instance of Trump being racist.

I listed about 25 different examples with YouTube links, and then he deleted all
my comments, and blocked me lololoo

These Trump supporters are cowards.

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Naysaspace posted...

hes been doing this same bit for a year on various podcasts and in shows.

Yep. While I love Bill Burr, this episode last night was not good. Monologue had a weird energy to it. The bit about gay black men having two months in summer was really funny though

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TCs gimmick is still here? Thats disappointing to see.

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thronedfire2 posted...

Its funny seeing houston fans defend the Astros after years of them crying about the Patriots cheating

I dont care about the NFL at all. College football is great, but professional football is a waste of time.

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