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In reply to the discussion: I wholeheartedly agree with this tweet. [View all]FM123
(10,054 posts)20. Yep. We are like hostages.
And his base - they don't even realize it but they are like those kids left to die in a hot car by bad parent. They don't even realize what he's doing to them.
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If the Republican Senate would have cared to do its job earlier this year....
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Nov 2020
#1
Exactly. So much pain and suffering could have been averted. They let this happen.
Arkansas Granny
Nov 2020
#9
Constitution was not meant to be perfect and unchangeable, with changing times.
empedocles
Nov 2020
#8
Those "originalists" would be happy to deny the vote to women and people of color, apparently.
Arkansas Granny
Nov 2020
#13
If Republicans had considered country over party last year, this could have been averted.
Arkansas Granny
Nov 2020
#14
They didn't just leave him in office; they obstructed investigation and actively deceived the public
JudyM
Nov 2020
#50
Exactly. trump is an abuser, & he's abusing everyone. HE. NEEDS. TO. GO. AWAY.
AnotherMother4Peace
Nov 2020
#5
The problem is that a big Senate voting block is wildly unrepresetative of the larger population.
empedocles
Nov 2020
#7
Another huge flaw is that a state like Wyoming has the same number of senators as California
mtnsnake
Nov 2020
#15
I thought intelligence agencies were supposed to go crazy at the "Russia if you're listening" stage
bucolic_frolic
Nov 2020
#19
Is it time for a national vetting process for anyone running for national office?
KS Toronado
Nov 2020
#25
There is a story that Kurt Godel when studying for his citizenship found a flaw in the Constitution
Jim__
Nov 2020
#26
I've read that too, in the EXCELLENT book by Jim Holt, When Godel Walked With Einstein
renate
Nov 2020
#32
TOTALLY! And where the FUCK are any Republicans willing to speak out against this absolute insanity?
LymphocyteLover
Nov 2020
#30