Wakeforest22890
Snowpom
I believe that sans constitutional amendment you wouldn’t be able to have a process where the president gets to pick after X days due to the advice and consent portion of the Appointments Clause.
Vacancies have to be filled within 120 days or what? The consequences have to be clear or the Senate could just obstruct.
What if the Senate doesn't confirm? Does the President get to choose whoever they want? Would that encourage the President to name some looney tunes picks that have no chance to run out the clock so they can choose an extremist?
I've been thinking about this for awhile and haven't come up with a good way to force the President and Senate to do this in a timely fashion.
Can I see your notes from this side by side comparison of Harrison's platform and the party platform?
“I’d rather just lazily assume what the candidate believes because of a job he had in the past. Quit bothering me”
meh
no chance I'd vote for someone who had been a leader of the Republican party at any level
I disagree with pop's values, but not his logic
I said I wouldn’t support a senatorial candidate who totally supports the federal democratic platform which as the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Harrison does. I do not say I wouldn’t vote for a Democrat under any circumstance. There have been Dems I have voted for locally who I have supported.
meh
no chance I'd vote for someone who had been a leader of the Republican party at any level
I disagree with pop's values, but not his logic
What parts of the platform Harrison supports, or whatever specificity you’re trying to skate on, are so abhorrent that you’d rather accept Lindsey Graham? Or Trump instead of Biden?
I say accept because even though said you’re not voting for them directly you would be ok with what happens if they win. Otherwise you’d be voting against them.
Full transparency pops, I’m sure I could find plenty in a democratic platform that I disagree with. I’ll never find a candidate I agree with 100%. No one will. Ultimately though I’m in favor of someone I think will try to do the best job they can for the country. Lindsey Graham is a dishonest remora. Donald Trump is a dangerous grifting phony. Both of these candidates have values so opposite to my core values that any sort of platform disagreement is not even in the conversation.
There was a time, at least I thought so, that two candidates could be good people and you could disagree on platforms but ultimately believe the winning president would lead the country as best they could. Think of McCain shouting down his supporters who were jeering Obama. That’s a good person. Donald Trump would never do that. He is a piece of shit and everyone knows it, even his supporters. Enough. Character matters.
Odd too, how the generation (not you specifically, just in general) that instilled these values in mine is the one most willing to trade them away for someone so obviously and clearly antithetical.
Its pretty poor logic to say I care about this country especially the future of my kids and grandkids then abstain from doing anything about it. For example, climate change is real, climate change is going to get worse and needs to be dealt with as soon as possible, there are one group of politicians that don't even think it exists, and then another that at least acknowledge its existence if not have plans to combat it. So for any grandparent that says I want what is best for my grandkids they can start there as just one example.
I care about this Country and the future my kids and grandkids are making.
For positions that currently have lifetime appointments (i.e., SCOTUS seats) some type of reform and limit on how often seats turn over is definitely needed. Term limits on congressional and senate seats is such a cop out position, especially if you don't vote. These seats are up for relection every two or six years, so the mechanism for change is there. If you really want to fix the problem, reform campaign finance laws and end partisan gerrymandering with independent redistricting commissions. If you're not even going to vote then I don't know how you can sit there with a straight face and complain about career politicians.
I was seriously out of the Political Forum for a few weeks. Just too much piling on and in my mind failure to respect other's position. Just my opinion.
But since you (finally?) gave me some "transparency", let me respond in kind.
You call Graham a "dishonest remora". Donald Trump a "dangerous grifting phony". Touche. But what I would like you to understand is I believe they are ALL alike.
Graham, Trump, Harrison, Pelosi, Schumer, McConnell. These are all worthless POS who neither deserve our support or endorsement.
My level of disdain for phony politicians who care only for their pockets, their re election and their power holds no limit.
It is why I did not vote in 2016 and won't in 2020. Fuck em. I want no part of the trash who hold elective Office in Washington. They can (and likely will) rot in hell. Call me a cynical old man if you'd like.
I care about this Country and the future my kids and grandkids are making. And I will always express my opinion (and preferences) on issues when discussed.
But until I see something or better yet someone I can truly believe in, I'm done.
For positions that currently have lifetime appointments (i.e., SCOTUS seats) some type of reform and limit on how often seats turn over is definitely needed. Term limits on congressional and senate seats is such a cop out position, especially if you don't vote. These seats are up for relection every two or six years, so the mechanism for change is there. If you really want to fix the problem, reform campaign finance laws and end partisan gerrymandering with independent redistricting commissions. If you're not even going to vote then I don't know how you can sit there with a straight face and complain about career politicians.
Yeah, I don't think you do if you are voting for the party that denies climate change and resists any and all efforts to help remedy it. You are basically telling your grandkids to go fuck themselves. Just my opinion.
No, wrong. That reasoning supports the same bull shit System we are currently under. Simply saying you can vote out the crap is flawed logic.
Incumbents have money, have party support and only wish to get re elected. Their influence and power is based only on their not losing their seat. Not on "rocking the boat".
Term limits (EVERYONE, gets 4 years) brings in new blood and new fresh ideas and intelligent, civic minded people who want to serve the people, not build power and control.
And I voted for 40 years. I did my time and unfortunately, little has changed.