Guys, please, relax about Trump. You're missing something important.
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washclothrepairman — 9 years ago(November 10, 2016 08:19 AM)
The GOP has a one seat majority now, if they lose all 8 seats in 2018 that puts the Democrats (including the two independents that cacus with the Dems) at 57. That's a pretty solid majority.
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shroudoftheimmortal — 9 years ago(November 10, 2016 09:52 AM)
So if the Dems win every seat of theirs and take all of the Republican seats, which won't happen,they're up 7 But isn't there a 60 vote minimum for decisions?
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magus-21 — 9 years ago(November 10, 2016 10:44 AM)
So if the Dems win every seat of theirs and take all of the Republican seats, which won't happen,they're up 7 But isn't there a 60 vote minimum for decisions?
No, Senate votes are, for the most part, by simple majority. What you're thinking about is the filibuster. A vote of 60 or more is needed to stop a filibuster and force a bill through the Senate. Also, a Presidential veto needs 2/3 of the House AND Senate in order to be overridden.
Basically, as long as no one party controls 60 seats in the Senate, it's very hard to get things done in this age of extreme polarization, because one extremist (cough Cruz) can halt everything with a filibuster.
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randolphinofthetwang — 9 years ago(November 09, 2016 04:28 PM)
Sure, you make a very good point. But still, I don't know.. the leader of the free world is now the guy whose mouth produced this sentence: "I consult myself. I have a very good brain and I've said a lot of things".
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SignoftheTimes — 9 years ago(November 09, 2016 11:07 PM)
The FBI is practically in bed with him which is why they released the FBI info on Hillary so close to election day.
The only way this will happen if he does something military that higher ups disagree with.
Otherwise, I think they learned their lesson from the 1960's that people won't believe someone randomly got to a candidate if something happened. If the CIA were going to do sabotage him, it would have been through rigging the election. -
!!!deleted!!! (62963595) — 9 years ago(November 10, 2016 08:16 AM)
The FBI is practically in bed with him which is why they released the FBI info on Hillary so close to election day.
XDDD!
The FBI literally dismissed Hillary's crimes until the entire situation blew up in their face and Comey's hand was forced. Had they waited till after the election to reopen they would have looked like the shills they actually are. -
Harry_Skywalker — 9 years ago(November 10, 2016 08:54 AM)
I'm starting to get convinced you are a Hillary paid shill. No-one can be as partial as you.
The FBI praticly dismissed Hillary from her own crimes!
They reopened the case because they should have never dismissed it before.
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SignoftheTimes — 9 years ago(November 11, 2016 05:42 AM)
Funny you say that as he's most likely going on trial as soon as he takes office.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/11/10/donald-trump-trump-university-fraud-lawsuit-san-diego/93618792/
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washclothrepairman — 9 years ago(November 10, 2016 08:21 AM)
He does appear to be on autopilot most of the time. No inner monologue. It's not even saying the first thing the comes to mind because I don't think he even thinks about the things he says a first time.
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Monk-ish — 9 years ago(November 10, 2016 07:42 AM)
Democrats are in a terrible position for 2018 in terms of Senate. Defending way more seats. Not saying they can't pull it off, but it's difficult. I'm skeptical of them getting the House too, partly due to gerrymandering. I wouldn't be surprised if GOP controlled all branches until 2020
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washclothrepairman — 9 years ago(November 10, 2016 08:17 AM)
Actually I'd rather have Trump stick around. The next two spots in the presidential succession are worse. Pence is an even worse candidate, and Paul Ryan can get the Republicans to actually do stuff. With Trump in there, there's a chance he'll muck up the Republicans from getting their agendas passed. Then we can have two more years of obstructionism until the Democrats win the House and Senate in 2018 in a landslide.
This. We are in a no-win scenario for at least two years.
Never trust a black man named "Chip."