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Started by Barrister, November 03, 2020, 01:17:04 PM

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Eddie Teach

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viper37

Texas lawsuit was rejected by the Supreme Court, because, well, Texas has no grounds to dictate was goes on in other States.  States' rights & all that. ;)

Speaking of which, the leader of Texas GOP just talked about seceding from the Union, following said rejection.  God bless America Texicana!
This country never ceased to amaze me with all the weird shit going on.

Ah, maybe boring is a-ok after all :P
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Tonitrus

QuoteHowever, the state cannot legally secede from the country, according to multiple reports.

I am glad the press took the time to look of some of Gen. Sherman's dispatches.  :sleep:

jimmy olsen

Quote from: The Minsky Moment on December 11, 2020, 05:01:40 PM
Meanwhile my Congressman Bill Pascrell has written to Speaker Pelosi, asking her to deny seats to the members signing the amicus on the grounds they are insurrectionists barred from serving by the 14th Amendment.

Texas crazy thinks its crazy but they haven't seen real crazy till they've seen Jersey crazy.

I don't think it's crazy to deny seats to GOP congressmen who signed that amicus brief who are from the 4 particular states in question. If they think the election in their own state was illegitimate, why should we seat them.
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Malthus

Discussing the ape-ethnicity of Tarzan seems a more serious topic than discussing the legal strategies of the Republicans attempting to overturn the election ...
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Darth Wagtaros

Quote from: jimmy olsen on December 12, 2020, 04:36:48 AM
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on December 11, 2020, 05:01:40 PM
Meanwhile my Congressman Bill Pascrell has written to Speaker Pelosi, asking her to deny seats to the members signing the amicus on the grounds they are insurrectionists barred from serving by the 14th Amendment.

Texas crazy thinks its crazy but they haven't seen real crazy till they've seen Jersey crazy.

I don't think it's crazy to deny seats to GOP congressmen who signed that amicus brief who are from the 4 particular states in question. If they think the election in their own state was illegitimate, why should we seat them.
Yeah but yeah but yeah but... they only mean tthat the Presidential election was fixed. The rest were all fine. Which is proof, when you think about it, that the presidential election was fixed. Because they didn't want to raise suspicion, but they did anyway because righteous lawbiding Americans know what to look for.
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Admiral Yi

Quote from: jimmy olsen on December 12, 2020, 04:36:48 AM
If they think the election in their own state was illegitimate, why should we seat them.

Because they got more votes than their opponents.

grumbler

Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 12, 2020, 10:30:27 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on December 12, 2020, 04:36:48 AM
If they think the election in their own state was illegitimate, why should we seat them.

Because they got more votes than their opponents.

But their argument is that no one knows who got the most votes, because cheating and stuff.  If that's true of the Presidential election, then their own elections are tainted.  If they think the election results for their states should be thrown out because of fraud, then they are claiming a seat that they themselves say was gained fraudulently.
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The Brain

Quote from: grumbler on December 12, 2020, 11:29:59 AM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 12, 2020, 10:30:27 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on December 12, 2020, 04:36:48 AM
If they think the election in their own state was illegitimate, why should we seat them.

Because they got more votes than their opponents.

But their argument is that no one knows who got the most votes, because cheating and stuff.  If that's true of the Presidential election, then their own elections are tainted.  If they think the election results for their states should be thrown out because of fraud, then they are claiming a seat that they themselves say was gained fraudulently.

But it wasn't gained fraudulently.
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grumbler

Quote from: The Brain on December 12, 2020, 11:33:58 AM
Quote from: grumbler on December 12, 2020, 11:29:59 AM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on December 12, 2020, 10:30:27 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on December 12, 2020, 04:36:48 AM
If they think the election in their own state was illegitimate, why should we seat them.

Because they got more votes than their opponents.

But their argument is that no one knows who got the most votes, because cheating and stuff.  If that's true of the Presidential election, then their own elections are tainted.  If they think the election results for their states should be thrown out because of fraud, then they are claiming a seat that they themselves say was gained fraudulently.

But it wasn't gained fraudulently.

That's true, but they are claiming that the election was fraudulent.  It would serve them right to be denied seating based on their claims.  Won't happen, of course, but we can dream.
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Valmy

Quote from: viper37 on December 12, 2020, 02:34:28 AM
Texas lawsuit was rejected by the Supreme Court, because, well, Texas has no grounds to dictate was goes on in other States.  States' rights & all that. ;)

Speaking of which, the leader of Texas GOP just talked about seceding from the Union, following said rejection.  God bless America Texicana!
This country never ceased to amaze me with all the weird shit going on.

Ah, maybe boring is a-ok after all :P


The leader of the Texas GOP is a former Florida Congressman snd war criminal who just moved here a few years ago. Politics is no longer local, he is speaking for a segment of the national GOP, not Texas.
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Habbaku

Wisconsin case tossed as well. Thanks for the money, Trumpists!
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Eddie Teach

Quote from: Valmy on December 12, 2020, 04:34:24 PM
Quote from: viper37 on December 12, 2020, 02:34:28 AM
Texas lawsuit was rejected by the Supreme Court, because, well, Texas has no grounds to dictate was goes on in other States.  States' rights & all that. ;)

Speaking of which, the leader of Texas GOP just talked about seceding from the Union, following said rejection.  God bless America Texicana!
This country never ceased to amaze me with all the weird shit going on.

Ah, maybe boring is a-ok after all :P


The leader of the Texas GOP is a former Florida Congressman snd war criminal who just moved here a few years ago. Politics is no longer local, he is speaking for a segment of the national GOP, not Texas.

He's speaking for the segment of the Texas GOP that made him leader. :mellow:
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Valmy

Quote from: Eddie Teach on December 12, 2020, 06:00:34 PM
He's speaking for the segment of the Texas GOP that made him leader. :mellow:

Oh? I thought he was representing a segment of the Borneo Communist party. Thinks for clearing that shit up for me.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."