The Presidency of Donald J. Trump, Episode VI: No Witnesses, One Defector, No Checks or Balances

Technically this is accurate.

1 Like

Draining the swamp is the first step towards reclaiming the land so we can erect a Trump Tower there.

1 Like

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1204598465180905475
( twitter | raw text )

I know Wilson is a never Trumper but had no idea he was involved with Rudy/Manafort etc.

https://mobile.twitter.com/CausticBitchNC/status/1204485947582226432

2 Likes

and wernher von braun was a nazi but look, we needed to find out how those rockets work

3 Likes

Perhaps foreshadowing what we can expect with the decision on Trump’s taxes and whether “shall” means what it obviously mean. Most notably, Kavanaugh argues in favor.

Ginsburg, in particular, asked whether Obamacare’s language, which provides that the government “shall pay” its obligations under the risk corridor program, also permits the insurance companies to sue the government if the money is not paid.

only Alito appeared to be a certain vote against the insurers

the rider did not repeal Obamacare’s language providing that the government “shall pay” its obligations under the risk corridor program

A majority of the court appeared to agree with Breyer that the rider did not shut down the government’s original obligation to pay.
-Kagan noted that the promise to make risk corridor payments “induced a kind of reliance” on the part of insurers.
-Roberts similarly suggested that insurers would not have entered the Obamacare marketplace in the first place if the government didn’t promise reimbursement under the risk corridor program.
-Sotomayor suggested that the text of the Affordable Care Act required the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into binding agreements with insurers under the program.

Meanwhile, Kavanaugh honed in on a textualist argument against the government’s position. Many federal statutes, he noted, provide that the government shall make a payment “subject to appropriations.” But Obamacare simply states that the government “shall pay” its obligations under the risk corridor program.

Congress, Kavanaugh noted, knows how to write a law that makes a payment contingent on appropriations. That’s not what it did in this case.

Calling actual lawbros with actual insight

Not a law bro, but I’d guess 7-2 - toss Thomas in the dissent, in his long history of being as useful as a stuffed owl.

MM MD

4 Likes

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1204620573877448705

The funhouse mirrors of government.

I would say filing in between Bush Jr. and Trump Sr. US global respect graph is like a mountain since 2000.

2 Likes

Lisa Page suing the DOJ. Thorough and robust discovery process one time, please.

1 Like

So I take a few days off here and it seems everyone has come around to the viewpoint of the impeachment is a failure and just Dems being Dems. What happened exactly?

I think some people just had unrealistic expectations about how much the hearings would affect Trump’s approval and how politically damaging it would be for Senators to acquit.

https://twitter.com/LauraLitvan/status/1204530758498635776?s=19

Have to hope Trump loses 2020, we get a real AG and everyone involved is charged

3 Likes

https://twitter.com/renato_mariotti/status/1204588601876656129?s=19

I dont get what trump (or whoever is thinking for him) is doing here. His far right base was already getting pissed he was not doing enough on immigration and fighting what they see as the (((globalists))) attempt to replace the white race. This i would think is only going to push them away even more.

And i dont know what to think about the whole thing either. On one hand there is antisemitism on college campuses from the left. On the other people should be able to boycott Israel. On the other making Jewish people an other and reinforcing the duel loyalty idea has never gone well.

Of course you do, because Hershey is the worst chocolate.

1 Like

You are only allowed to say WAAF here.

Or you can sit back and see Trump lost another court battle over his precious wall, we can find out as early as Friday about whether the House is getting Trump’s taxes, Trump’s cognition continues to decline in public, etc. But what’s the fun in that? WAAF.

1 Like

I know I feel completely comfortable with a racist, anti-semitic President just up and deciding to use his power to declare Judiasm a nationality. Hopefully the government will issue me some sort of badge I can wear to show off my pride.

5 Likes

Surely it’s worth american jews being othered and told they are assumed to have duel loyalty by default if it means some 18 year old kids can’t protest against isreal any more.

1 Like