• Donald Trump elected President of the United States - Deal with it, lmao
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As a conservative Christian who voted for Tom Hoefling, I'm disappointed that republicans will learn nothing from this but instead feel justified in all the hatred and bigotry that occurred.
Maybe it's for the better. Trump ain't no saint, but I trust perimenopausal women to lead the country even less. All that unstable hormones, you see
[QUOTE=Richard Simmons;51351720]If only people made an effort to just look to other parties than focusing on these two idiots. Why do they fall for it?[/QUOTE] third parties might as well not exist in our election system because of first past the post and electoral college. Its not a matter of "if only people looked at other parties" its "if only our entire election system was changed to allow third parties to have a mathematical chance to win"
[QUOTE=FreyasFighter;51353661]"It's time for us to stand TOGETHER as a United People!" Yeah... Unless you're LGBT, black, or Mexican. :goodjob:[/QUOTE] It's strategic on his part. Trump ran an entire campaign around that kind of bigotry before. He intentionally riled his supporters up with it, and now they're running wild with it. And it's not just his supporters; other factions out there in this country are opportunistically seizing on it as well (the KKK, neo-Nazis and white supremacists, etc.). Now he's trying to make people forget all that shit he said and supported, and he's trying to make himself look like he's a good guy. He's not of course, and the whole "LET'S BE UNITED" thing is nothing but a bullshit act, but you wait and watch all the people that are going to fall for it-- not just his supporters either, there will be people out there who will genuinely think that just because he says or does something that sounds good or noble once in a while that he's alright and doesn't deserve all the hate he gets. He incites trouble and behaves as an instigator, then he retreats after he's got people riled up and plays the victim. "I'm such a caring guy who only wants what's best for his nation, and I can't for the life of me understand why everybody's so angry." It's a brilliant strategy because of how well it works. It proves however that he is not trustworthy in any sense of the term, as if all the lies he pulled out of his ass on the campaign trail and during the debates didn't already prove that.
Is it common for the Supreme Court to revisit decisions they've made and change them after a change in court composition? Been reading up on what I can find, and so far I get the impression it's unlikely they'll redo Roe v Wade and similar ones, which would leave Trump and Congress with just a constitutional amendment as the path to achieve such aims. Seems unlikely with a slim majority in both houses, especially as it's not guaranteed the Republican majority will be united in their decision. [editline]11th November 2016[/editline] That, and for the moment they're just going to be replacing one conservative judge with another, so the composition isn't going to change until later when a few more start pushing up daisies.
[QUOTE=hakimhakim;51354312]Maybe it's for the better. Trump ain't no saint, but I trust perimenopausal women to lead the country even less. All that unstable hormones, you see[/QUOTE] The fuck are you on about?
[QUOTE=hakimhakim;51354312]Maybe it's for the better. Trump ain't no saint, but I trust perimenopausal women to lead the country even less. All that unstable hormones, you see[/QUOTE] man this place sure is great now that all the good posters got toxxed [editline]11th November 2016[/editline] this is what the whole country will be like in 2 months folks
[QUOTE=hakimhakim;51354312]Maybe it's for the better. Trump ain't no saint, but I trust perimenopausal women to lead the country even less. All that unstable hormones, you see[/QUOTE] That's got to be the most baseless reason I've heard against Clinton besides Crooked Illary from when she suffered heat exhaustion at that speech
[QUOTE=hakimhakim;51354312]Maybe it's for the better. Trump ain't no saint, but I trust perimenopausal women to lead the country even less. All that unstable hormones, you see[/QUOTE] You're joking right?
[QUOTE=Sgt Doom;51354777]Is it common for the Supreme Court to revisit decisions they've made and change them after a change in court composition? Been reading up on what I can find, and so far I get the impression it's unlikely they'll redo Roe v Wade and similar ones, which would leave Trump and Congress with just a constitutional amendment as the path to achieve such aims. Seems unlikely with a slim majority in both houses, especially as it's not guaranteed the Republican majority will be united in their decision. [editline]11th November 2016[/editline] That, and for the moment they're just going to be replacing one conservative judge with another, so the composition isn't going to change until later when a few more start pushing up daisies.[/QUOTE] Considering their ages, it's not unlikely that one or two will drop during the next four years - especially if Trump somehow gets eight. But yeah, it's unlikely that those supreme court decisions will be up for grabs (as someone explained in a pretty elaborate post in different thread), but a Republican congress with a Republican president will still be able to achieve many things. You don't have to repeal Roe vs Wade to make it very hard to get an abortion - you can simply continually place new, ridiculous and arbitrary standards that abortion clinics have to meet in order to operate; essentially making it impossible to run an abortion clinic.
[QUOTE=GoDong-DK;51355084]Considering their ages, it's not unlikely that one or two will drop during the next four years - especially if Trump somehow gets eight. But yeah, it's unlikely that those supreme court decisions will be up for grabs (as someone explained in a pretty elaborate post in different thread), but a Republican congress with a Republican president will still be able to achieve many things. You don't have to repeal Roe vs Wade to make it very hard to get an abortion - you can simply continually place new, ridiculous and arbitrary standards that abortion clinics have to meet in order to operate; essentially making it impossible to run an abortion clinic.[/QUOTE] Which Bush senior did.
[QUOTE=Sgt Doom;51354777]Is it common for the Supreme Court to revisit decisions they've made and change them after a change in court composition? Been reading up on what I can find, and so far I get the impression it's unlikely they'll redo Roe v Wade and similar ones, which would leave Trump and Congress with just a constitutional amendment as the path to achieve such aims. Seems unlikely with a slim majority in both houses, especially as it's not guaranteed the Republican majority will be united in their decision. [editline]11th November 2016[/editline] That, and for the moment they're just going to be replacing one conservative judge with another, so the composition isn't going to change until later when a few more start pushing up daisies.[/QUOTE] It's highly likely that 4 will be pushing daisies/retiring, many keep saying. But yeah, it is very rare for cases to be reopened, even doing so is generally a long process, the threat to LGBT people is most likely not getting marriage equality taken away.
I, for one, definitely believe that Trump intends to protect LGBTQ citizens from Islamic extremists and terrorists. After all, wouldn't want his ol' pal Pence to have competition, now would he?
Im more afraid of Mike Pence. Mostly im worried we might have another Dick Cheney scenario.
[QUOTE=hakimhakim;51354312]Maybe it's for the better. Trump ain't no saint, but I trust perimenopausal women to lead the country even less. All that unstable hormones, you see[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]Noun perimenopause ‎(uncountable) The physiological stage menstruating women go through when approaching menopause, when, due to hormonal changes, they progress from their usual pattern of menstruation through a phase of atypical menstruation, and finally cease menstruating. Perimenopause ends when a woman has not menstruated for a year.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menopause]Menopause typically occurs between 49 and 52 years of age.[/url][/QUOTE] Pretty sure someone nearly two decades past that age isn't going to struggle with that issue. You could at least try to have a general idea of what you're talking about before opening your mouth and saying something stupid. (Or criticize Clinton for one of her myriad stupid actions rather than something as vapid and pointless as hormones which ends up making you look sexist instead.)
lol, most of the news is biased, hence why some media companies have hired grief counselors for their staff.... totally not like they were in the tank for hillary...
[QUOTE=Deathtrooper2;51355889]Im more afraid of Mike Pence. Mostly im worried we might have another Dick Cheney scenario.[/QUOTE] yeah I think they tried to convince Kasich as VP by promising him full reign, with Trump just doing vanity projects like the Wall and whatnot. Who's to say the same didn't happen for Pence.
[QUOTE=Sgt.Sgt;51351957]What about wanting hiring quotas for private companies based solely on gender and race? Legislation that fines people for not using goofy made up pronouns? Tons of immigrants that don't have to assimilate in your culture? Sounds like you guys are doing wonderful. So sad. Canada is so beautiful when its not frozen solid.[/QUOTE] What about fixing everything Harper has done to Employment Insurance? Amending the Access to Information Act so that all government data and information is made open by default in digital formats? Banning partisan government ads? Revoking the rules and regulations that muzzle government scientists and allow them to speak freely about their work (which has gone on for far too long)? Creating a new, non-partisan, merit-based process to advise the Prime Minister on Senate appointments? Introducing a new Canada Child Benefit which will be tax-free, tied to income, and delivered monthly.Restoring $40 million funding for federal ocean science and monitoring programs? The list goes on, please don't pretend you know what you're talking about.
[QUOTE=Ravolo70;51358364]yeah I think they tried to convince Kasich as VP by promising him full reign, with Trump just doing vanity projects like the Wall and whatnot. Who's to say the same didn't happen for Pence.[/QUOTE] Well, on one hand, Trump has promised he'll be the "most powerful VP in U.S History" or something to that effect. And he launched his campaign with vague promises to get rid of gay marrige and trans rights and all that other homophobic bullshit that apparently gives the Electoral College a massive hard-on. And Pence has clearly demonstrated that he's a delusional, hateful maniac who believes that the world is 6000 years old and that the invisible sky man will kill us all if we let two boys kiss eachother. On the [I]other[/I] hand, Trump has proven, on numerous occasions, that he is not above barefaced lying to get what he wants. The whole theory that he was playing up the right-wing extremism and fundamentalist bollocks to get more supporters isn't totally implausible. I mean, sure, it does assume that Trump is a lot more clever than many of us would like to admit. But regardless of what else you say about him, he [I]is[/I] a savvy businessman. He's clearly got [I]some[/I] kind of charisma (or maybe he's got char[I]isn't[/I]ma, being so repulsive and appalling that people follow him around just to see what terrible thing happens next) otherwise he wouldn't have a significant amount of people genuinely following his beliefs... There's a whole theory that everything he's done to earn his current reputation is just an elaborate ruse to pull a quick one on the extremists he just spent an entire campaign buttering up. And honestly? I wouldn't put it past him. Maybe I'm just being blindly optimistic. Maybe I'm giving this overgrown Oompa-Loompa of a man too much credit. Maybe this is just the "bargaining" stage of grief doing the talking. But until he actually starts enacting all the terrible things he said he would, I'm going to keep that little shred of hope that he's a smarter, more progressive man than he'd have us all think. Because at this point? That little shred of hope is all I've got for the next 4 years. If it isn't the case and he starts rolling out the bullshit the moment he gets in office? Well, let's just say I'll consider visits to America as a write-off for the next decade or so. I really hope that's not the case...
I am go fucking glad Trump won, I think about it all the time. I also think about Hillary and how she could have won....thank the lord KEK [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Memeshit" - Pascall))[/highlight]
You know, i hated the book 1984 by orwell because of the citizen of that country. They were dumb and uneducated, but what i hated was the mention of how they seems to forgot "Yesterday" everytime. Today we're at war with ___ and we've always been at war with ___. They seemed to accept every situation ever and the books mades it seems like the ONLY ONE who really had a brain was the protagonist and his lover. This book was completely against reality, and for me, it's just a damn fucking impossible situation to get, you just can't have 1984 world with the citizen. Why am i writing about this? Because i think Trump's supporter are exactly like the citizen in 1984. They accept everything he says, forgive everything trump has said and forget what he said in no time at all (Like the dumb woman who voted for him, a guy with no respect for them) and when you remind them of it they'll just brush it off. they'll accept everything he said because it's a "perpetual revolution" started by him. Maybe they aren't comparable at all, but i can't just remove this tought of my head... atleast in 1984 the citizen had a reason to be dumb and uneducated and forget/forgive everything, because the regime was very unforgiving and spied on everyone, and they could totally fake it considering the spying going on, but knowing that this situation is real and the us citizen who voted for trump really think and do this?
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