Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died.

[garbon]

I'd rather live in the world where political infighting in a democracy isn't likened to nuclear war.

I'd rather live in the world where I have 100 billion dollars, all the important politicians in my pocket, and where everyone is interested in discussing statistics.  This "rather live in" game can get quickly out of hand if you don't limit it to realistic worlds.

Interesting that your preferred world has you as a corrupt individual.

[DGuller]

I'd rather live in the world where political infighting in a democracy isn't likened to nuclear war.

I'd rather live in the world where I have 100 billion dollars, all the important politicians in my pocket, and where everyone is interested in discussing statistics.  This "rather live in" game can get quickly out of hand if you don't limit it to realistic worlds.

Interesting that your preferred world has you as a corrupt individual.

Yes, I value free speech, you got me there.

[garbon]

All the important politicians in my pocket?

[DGuller]

All the important politicians in my pocket?

Free speech is not just for non-billionaires.

[Hamilcar]

Maybe we should send some nation building experts from Europe to help you guys become a civilized and functioning democracy.

[Razgovory]

I understand where DG is coming from (on packing the court), but such action makes me uncomfortable.  Democrats have a choice between continuing the escalate or being left behind and ruled by people who hate them.  Politics is going to have to break before it gets better, but I don't know how or when politics will completely break.  We already have people killing each other in the streets.

Hell, we are in this situation were the courts are so important because the legislature has broken and things are decided by the Presidency or the Courts.

[grumbler]

Maybe we should send some nation building experts from Europe to help you guys become a civilized and functioning democracy.

I think that you guys need to send those experts to Europe, first.  It will be cheaper and the need is just as great.

[Hamilcar]

Maybe we should send some nation building experts from Europe to help you guys become a civilized and functioning democracy.

I think that you guys need to send those experts to Europe, first.  It will be cheaper and the need is just as great.

I'll be sitting here enjoying my stable democracy while I watch your country go up in flames.

[Hamilcar]

Some old judge lady dies and people are ready to burn half the country. But sure, tell me more about how America is a shining city on a hill.

[grumbler]

Maybe we should send some nation building experts from Europe to help you guys become a civilized and functioning democracy.

I think that you guys need to send those experts to Europe, first.  It will be cheaper and the need is just as great.

I'll be sitting here enjoying my stable democracy while I watch your country go up in flames.

Well, good for you!  I will be sitting here in my calm state while I watch emo Euros like you fantasize about the destruction of my country while ignoring Europe's problems.  We both win.

[grumbler]

Some old judge lady dies and people are ready to burn half the country. But sure, tell me more about how America is a shining city on a hill.

Oooh!  The emo is strong in this one!

[The Brain]

A stable can't be a democracy. That way lies madness.

[grumbler]

A stable can't be a democracy. That way lies madness.

It's a mare dictatorship.

[Eddie Teach]

Some old judge lady dies and people are ready to burn half the country. But sure, tell me more about how America is a shining city on a hill.

Pfft, people will burn half the country just to show off their ultrasound.

[Oexmelin]

Hell, we are in this situation were the courts are so important because the legislature has broken and things are decided by the Presidency or the Courts.

Yes, and the current Republican leadership has made it clear that its purpose is to prop up a powerful executive, and ram through partisan nominations, at. any. cost.

That leadership needs to be destroyed; in the meantime, they cannot be relied to act honorably according to unwritten traditions.

But even if they were to be convincingly destroyed, by alinging themselves with the apocalyptic propaganda machine of Fox News, their base has become convinced that ruthlessness and strong-arm tactices is the only way to go to save America. They would be replaced by the same, copies of Matt Gaetz (the stupid variety) or Jeff Hawley (the smart variety).