Members Vee Posted January 5, 2021 Members Share Posted January 5, 2021 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted January 5, 2021 Members Share Posted January 5, 2021 The least those who pretend to care about the rule of law and democracy can do is ensure that Trump is never allowed to run for the presidency or any public office again. If they sit on their asses and do nothing to punish Trump's actions, they will ensure that some future autocrat who is not as incompetent and dumb as Trump will have a leadership pathway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JaneAusten Posted January 5, 2021 Members Share Posted January 5, 2021 The problem in general is you can't put enough rules or laws in place to defer leaders who have autocratic tendencies. And there is a percentage of the population that is fine with it. There was an article I read some years back long before Trump that outlined how white evangelicals in particular and a percentage of working class whites are fine with it. A functional democracy only functions if you have leaders who have good intentions. The answer is to make gvmt work again - it's not and hasn't for quite sometime. And then convince people that gvmt not one person can help improve their lives. FDR had a huge following, I tend to believe while much of it was leveraging the gvmt to help them, many saw him as their daddy figure which lent support. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted January 5, 2021 Members Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) Well, then they need to focus on ensuring that Trump can't run again. Maybe mandate that every presidential candidate submit at least fifteen years of tax returns with their paperwork. Just pretend that it's a Democratic Supreme Court justice nominee. Folks know how to block those. Edited January 5, 2021 by DramatistDreamer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members marceline Posted January 5, 2021 Members Share Posted January 5, 2021 States have tried passing those laws. They get ruled as unconstitutional. The truth is that there's no way to stop someone from running for president. Cranks and grifters have been doing it for decades. Ron Paul, Lyndon LaRouche, Ralph Nader, etc... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted January 5, 2021 Members Share Posted January 5, 2021 Looks like it's going to be close, but I am just going to assume the usual and be glad I won't be on much of tonight. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted January 5, 2021 Members Share Posted January 5, 2021 This is a massacre. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted January 5, 2021 Members Share Posted January 5, 2021 I think we have as good a shot as we're going to get. If we don't get 'em, nothing changes for me. But it's a good fight nonetheless. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted January 6, 2021 Members Share Posted January 6, 2021 Ditto. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NothinButAttitude Posted January 6, 2021 Members Share Posted January 6, 2021 Oooo!!! I think we might bring it home here in GA. Almost 50% of the vote is in and Ossoff and Warnock are winning. While I am most certain we won't have definite answer till about Thursday or Friday, I have this feeling we're about to score a win. *fingers crossed* 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Juliajms Posted January 6, 2021 Members Share Posted January 6, 2021 Those poor people. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted January 6, 2021 Members Share Posted January 6, 2021 Warnock probably has a better chance than Ossoff. Ossoff, for whatever reason, does not ever seem to poll that well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ReddFoxx Posted January 6, 2021 Members Share Posted January 6, 2021 News outlets haven't called the race yet, but Wasserman is reliable and has accurately called other races in the past. Based on what is left to count, Ossoff should win two. Republicans have maxed out and Metro Atlanta is heavily unreported. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted January 6, 2021 Author Administrator Share Posted January 6, 2021 And Ossoff is clawing back!! Let's go, Georgia!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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