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To Combat Trump, Democrats Ready a G.O.P. Tactic: Lawsuits
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Chmpocalypse
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We're not compromising on equality, or protecting the environment, or justice. Fuck off with that unity bullshit.
compromise is absolutely not the best way forward when dealing with literal fascists
talking about compromise and working across "both sides of the aisle" has only resulted in hitler reincarnate being made president-elect
Vicetrailia
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They don't try, it's a basic difference. Cock blocking is a mandatory component of fulfilling their mission.
KO Traveling Hobo
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This.
LOL, you worried? Half the country did not vote for him. We will dig that hole till we get to the other side. This country has checks and balances and every side is welcome to use them.
California and New York appeals courts are going to become the new Texas.
SolarPowered
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Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
And elbow drop
RPGCrazied
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And sand in the eyes for good measure.
Bruce Springsteen
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Lawyers are about to eat very well from all this. Soon the supreme court will be right leaning and this approach won't matter
Shit like this drive me up the wall. Why is it ALWAYS on the Democrats the placate the GOP? This double standard where the Democrats are always expected to kowtow to the GOP's demands, regardless of whether they are in power or not, is maddening.
Fuck that.
Imperfected
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Republicans spent the last eight years being vociferously and blindly obstructionist.
Don't just challenge them on the unconstitutional shit. Throw everything they do under the bus. Obstruct every attempt they make to do anything in government; it's not even that hard, most of them barely work a day out of the year and only push boilerplate legislation from ALEC anyway. If you just take their parking spot they'll probably give up on being lawmakers for the day and go punt kittens.
Make the next four years exactly as shitty for them as they want them to be for everyone else.
Don't just challenge them on the unconstitutional shit. Throw everything they do under the bus. Obstruct every attempt they make to do anything in government; it's not even that hard, most of them barely work a day out of the year and only push boilerplate legislation from ALEC anyway. If you just take their parking spot they'll probably give up on being lawmakers for the day and go punt kittens.
Make the next four years exactly as shitty for them as they want them to be for everyone else.
Arrogant Bastard
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Yep, this is something I can get behind and is honestly their only avenue of action.
Abstrusity
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They wanna keep calling us demorats, so maybe we ought to live down to the name.
Fuck 'em.
Fuck 'em.
As someone advocating for good-faith policy fights and compromise, you voted Republican.
Do you know what accountability is?
DontBeThatGuy
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After the fuckery of the past 8 years? Yeah, they might as well.
Aren't you the dude that was in the thread that got closed when people asked opinions on why you voted for Trump? Props to you for responding in that thread in a civil manner.
With that said, I know you won't respond. IMO, the team you are rooting for is getting their just desserts. They've tried to fight tooth and nail everything the dems have done the last 8 years.
The repubs made their bed, now they get to lay in it. There is very little you can "splain" away that would make this any better.
Frozenprince
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This is fucking hysterical.
The side you shill for actively prevented the federal government from FUNCTIONING for six years.
So no, "compromise" is not the way forward, since at this point, compromise means "give the GOP everything they want and maybe you get thrown a bone".
Block. Obfuscate. Gridlock.
Fuck them.
The Republicans already spin things are Dems/Obama/The Left obstructing things, regardless of issue or actual facts. This will at least have some bite to it.
What hole are you referring to? Democrats have every right to use the legal system to battle Trump. It's funny how folks like you selectively choose what is and isn't legally acceptable.
And compromise? Republicans are the ones incapable of compromising. They're idea of a compromise is adding a toxic rider (e.g., repeal ACA) to every bill the Democrats attempt to pass, then blaming the Democrats for blocking "progress" when the bill is killed.
Gloat while you can. This entire country - especially those po' folk in the Rust Belt - are in for a rude awakening. And this time around, with Republicans running all three branches, there's no way you and your ilk will be able to pin it on the Dems. No. Way.
You broke it; and you'll soon be forced to buy it.
It's a shame our government is in this state now. Wonder if anytime in the future both sides got tired of waging war with each other and actually try to get something productive done.
Can't imagine GOP abandoning the scorch earth strategy, although I do wonder if they are gonna do some soul searching for what they want out of there party post trump/putin america.
Can't imagine GOP abandoning the scorch earth strategy, although I do wonder if they are gonna do some soul searching for what they want out of there party post trump/putin america.
DragonSworne
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I'm getting sick of seeing people fall for this bullshit narrative or purposefully perpetuating it.
This isn't remotely a both sides thing.
Republicans lobbed countless baseless lawsuits against Obama and Obamacare simply because he was a black man. No basis of him violating laws.
Trump and the GOP are preparing to break countless laws and a number of constitutional amendments, one that Trump already has a extensive history of doing.
So please stop this nonsense.
What? They're fine compromising. All they were asking these last 8 years is for you to stop doing anything the Democrats voted to have done, and instead focus on just letting them do whatever they wanted. Simple compromise. Dems are the one's being unreasonable here.
Yep. And seems like Dems will fight back against muslim bans climate change etc. Just saying its a bummer how we ended up like this, with how much further right and the tactics the GOP will resolve to.
IrishNinja
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that's a big part of how we got here, b
yanipheonu
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This may be the most naive thing I've ever read.
Not sure if joking...? Hard to tell these days...
Yup. Being the bigger man now just leads to you lying in a fetal position after the lesser man kicks you in the junk. Means you have to throw some sand in his face so that you can nutshot him first now.
Not sure if joking about 'not sure if joking' the most obviously joking post possible.
Escape Goat
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SCOTUS will kill it unless Roberts realizes he needs to be the counter balance.
Metaphoreus
This is semantics, and nothing more
How many of those did they win? How many did they lose 9-0 (or 8-0, as the case may be)? I'm guessing you can't back up your "baseless lawsuits" rhetoric with actual data.
As for the OP, good. It's long past time federalism became a point of bipartisan agreement again.
The House, Senate, presidency, a majority of state governments, and a majority on the Supreme Court?
Oh, and a minor nitpick that I have to remind myself of from time to time: it's just deserts, not desserts (though it's pronounced the same way). They are getting that which they deserve, not a delicious treat.
The Democrats not getting the policies they wanted isn't the same as the federal government not functioning. It's been doing plenty.
Wouldn't the wolf bite your hand whether you asked it to or not?
Killer Queen
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Your sarcasm meter is broken
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