If it hasn't sunk him at this point, what makes you think it will sink him later? People just don't seem to care.
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If it hasn't sunk him at this point, what makes you think it will sink him later? People just don't seem to care.
Yep, barring Biden having a health crisis.... he's going to be the nominee. And even with his gaffes, he will probably still perform better than Hillary in the general election.
Do you buy the argument fully? So I assume you disagree with the purpose of impeachment as laid out by Federalist 65 (I know it's not legally binding).
Did you know that the President can ignore...
I assume this is targeted at Legio? I agree with this sentiment.
I assume you oppose the 17th Amendment then considering it arguably undermined some of the "groundwork of the Republic" and some of it's principles. We can re-conceptualize how we shape our Republic,...
Sigh... If you read my posts, you would know that I don't think a direct democracy balances anything, it is just more fair than what we have. And I have iterated one way or another at least 3-4 times...
Nah it wouldn't. Eventually the Republican party will either evolve or die (as would the democratic party). In the event that it does die, the first past the post system will ensure the democratic...
You would be correct that the logic would apply to political parties. You would be incorrect that this framework excludes the idea that fabricated identities have power. What I would push back in...
I didn't propose severing all relationships with the national government, nor did I propose abolishing states. A constitutional amendment would simply dissolve state involvement with presidential...
An amendment that abolishes the electoral college doesn't mean that the entire case is made irrelevant, it just wouldn't apply to the general election for the presidency.
Anyways, anything can be...
Yes, but a constitutional amendment would render that opinion meaningless. That is ultimately what I'm arguing for even though I know it will probably not happen any time soon. I am arguing for ought...
So we are going to have a fundamental disagreement about conceptualizing who/what is exercising power when it comes to states. States do not exercise their powers for their own interests. Rather,...
So here is the fundamental assumption I am pushing against: States are not actors, they do not vote, their citizens are not monolithic voting blocs, they do not have unique interests, and they should...
I challenged you on your approach to the debate because you called out a straw man and didn't clarify your post. There was no attempt to reach out and try to correct what was misinterpreted. That...
So you claim I present a strawman and yet you do not clarify your point? Do you want to debate in good faith or simply claim victory without discussion? And also, this argument is about how the...
So you are making assumptions about the population that aren't true and you are assuming that rural voters and urban voters are a monolithic groups that votes similarly and have similar interests......
Considering that both Republicans and Democrats have gerryrigged elections in their state governments to make it easier for them to retain power, or have tried altering procedural rules to help their...
We do have elections that takes into account of regional interests. It's our elections involving our representatives and senators. That's where your regional representation comes into play in the...
How does getting rid of the electoral college mean that coastal population centers decide? And why should we care about evening out the population disparity between states? IT IS A NATIONAL ELECTION....
Before I respond to this post, I would like to clarify the context of that quote that you grabbed from How Democracies Die. This is actually a quote from their colleague Danielle Allen... and they...
Yeah, but generally telling people that "hey, your reading comprehension is off" gets interpreted as "wow, you are stupid", so I'm trying my best to meet him in the middle and clarify my point lol.
Sorry, I didn't mean to use triggering language. I'll adjust in a way that may seem more palatable.
My general point is this. A politician who represents the people, champions their identity, and...
The people who are unsure and unconvinced to pick a side are the people who don't care or don't feel impacted one way or another. The information is out there if they want to find it, and Congress...
I'm posting this quote because I want to make a point (that was apparently missed in my last post.... I apologise, that is on me).
Whether "liberal" sources are using conservative sources or not,...
Unless you want to kill democracy, I would advocate that Democrats don't participate in actions that erode norms of mutual tolerance and institutional forbearance. I would recommend How Democracies...
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/1248099002
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This is a good argument to not trust any news, rather than to pick one side or the other.
People will be able to lie and fabricate stories if it totes the party line or endorses a polarized...
While pulling for impeachment may be considered the most ethical or moral action by Democrats in order to push their point, I don't know if it is going to have the desired effect. Here are the...
There is only one option because you can't control human thought. You could purge every person you perceive to be dangerous to society, and yet over time, new people will create ideologies to create...
I don't think he intended to use the word in a derogatory way. It's accepted that 'mong' is short for mongrel (the dog breed).
It's just better to give the people the benefit of the doubt on the...
Well.... I guess you would have to define racist to properly discuss this. We can't definitively prove that Trump hates people due to their ethnicity, but he is basically saying that people he...
Identity makes all sorts of differences when it comes to motivating a person towards certain issues. Women candidates, in terms of probability, are going to be more adept when it comes to...
I mean, going from I'm going to deport all the illegals to avoiding the question is a big shift.
Anyways, you are are being disingenuous with your assertions. Most candidates have only paid lip...
If your goal is to change their minds, you are doing bad job Pontifex. If anything, you are just perpetuating the "ideology" (as if you can define it and assume it has consistency within the minds of...
Trump shifted on issues from primary to the general election.
Shifted on how his attitude towards funding. Went from self funded and grass roots to doing what most politicians do.
Shifted on...
I think you are being hyperbolic by stating that these candidates prefer to provide healthcare to illegal immigrants than their own citizens. You can criticize the general policy itself, but let's...
This is pretty much a meaningless statement (in the sense that there is no way I can determine what you mean). How do you define "small", and how do you define "pretty well"?
Well, its an...
So do you advocate national democracy for everyone? Should we break up the UK? Break up Spain? Break up France? It's not hard to find people who claim that they are "nations" like the Basques,...
Yes, human beings are always locked in power structures and yes, we can't escape them. There are limits to what we can achieve, but you can't deny that we can't do better. Our current hierarchies...
Yes you are correct, human beings will never escape tribalism. It is built into our nature and evolution has caused us to empathize with those who share our identity while we show some distain for...