2024 Presidential Primaries and Election

[mercurydime]

His hair looks like it landed on his head.

 

[Biff Tannen]

I thought the oceans were rising. Does that not affect the canals ?

 

[deaconson]

His hair looks like it landed on his head.

It's a hair helmet.

 

[Liquid Karma]

I thought the oceans were rising. Does that not affect the canals ?

I know you're being sarcastic, but for those who don't know the canal is fed from Gatun Lake.

I transited the canal back in 2017 and it was one of the coolest things I've ever seen.

 

[dartsndeacs]

Just ship some bottled water down there ?


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[Deaconblue]

Michigan State Supreme Court has punted in the question of whether Trump can be on the primary ballot in Michigan.

"...agrees with the Michigan Court of Appeals that under the wording of state law, the secretary of state does not have the authority to exclude from the ballot a prominent candidate such as Trump, whose name has been put forward by a political party, regardless of whether he is ineligible under the U.S. Constitution."

Michigan does not have explicit requirements that Michigan officials have to insure that candidates for president are qualified. Colorado does.

I wonder how they would have ruled if it was someone like Arnold Schwarzenegger running.

 

[bym051d]

They didn't punt. They said that it's the party's choice who appears on the primary ballot.

The general election ballot isn't settled yet, so that case isn't viable.

Feels like another valid interpretation.

This isn't a easy question.

 

[Deaconblue]

They didn't punt. They said that it's the party's choice who appears on the primary ballot.

The general election ballot isn't settled yet, so that case isn't viable.

Feels like another valid interpretation.

This isn't a easy question.

There was additional aspirational language suggesting that it was up to the parties to nominate eligible people.

 

[Highland Deac]

The Civil War according to Nikki Haley. Apparently someone in the crowd did criticize her for not mentioning slavery, so at least the truth got in there somewhere.

 

[BarcaDeac]

Biggest eye roll humanly possible

 

[JuiceCrewAllStar]

but also the civil war wasn't about northern moral courage in the face of a ghastly institution either

 

[ImTheCaptain]

the real reivsionist history is that people seem to disbelieve that the abolition movement was a thing

 

[JuiceCrewAllStar]

the real reivsionist history is that people seem to disbelieve that the abolition movement was a thing

of course it was a thing

but do you think it was a primary cause of the war?

 

[ImTheCaptain]

of course it was a thing

but do you think it was a primary cause of the war?

i don't really want to go down a rabbit hole of what constitutes a "primary cause" but yeah, i think antislavery sentiment was a primary driver

 

[JuiceCrewAllStar]

i don't really want to go down a rabbit hole of what constitutes a "primary cause" but yeah, i think antislavery sentiment was a primary driver

i'd be interested in learning more about that view if you had good sources to recommend

 

[bym051d]

The answer is most definitely states rights. Southern states thought the federal government didn't have the right to tell them they couldn't own humans as property.

 

[JuiceCrewAllStar]

The answer is most definitely states rights. Southern states thought the federal government didn't have the right to tell them they couldn't own humans as property.

i'm not challenging the idea of southern depravity, but questioning the role of northern benevolence (as opposed to self-interest)

would feel nice to be off the mark on this one

 

[bym051d]

i'm not challenging the idea of southern depravity, but questioning the role of northern benevolence (as opposed to self-interest)

would feel nice to be off the mark on this one

I wasn't disagreeing with you, but there was assuredly a north v. south pissing match going on.

 

[avalon]

If you find yourself asking someone "well what do YOU want me to say about slavery?" you're probably in a bad spot.

 

[deaconson]

The WAR of northern aggression... against CHRISTMAS!