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Title: American Politics
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on January 04, 2023, 06:52:10 pm
I see the far right of the Nazi Republican Party is at it again, dragging US politics further into a hole.
Title: Re: American Politics
Post by: ravenrover on January 04, 2023, 07:00:04 pm
Can anyone tell me why Trump isn't in jail now??
Title: Re: American Politics
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on January 04, 2023, 08:01:12 pm
Because 30-40% of the country still think he's wonderful.

Although to be fair to him, he doesn't seem to be the one behind the current shit show.
Title: Re: American Politics
Post by: Dr Fundlekrotch on January 04, 2023, 10:02:37 pm
I'm enjoying watching this vote for the Speaker.  6 times so far with exactly the same outcome, give or take one vote.  They can't move forward without electing a speaker and there is absolutely no mechanism for moving a deadlock like this on.  Procedural genius!
Title: Re: American Politics
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on January 04, 2023, 10:43:16 pm
The Founding Fathers never reckoned on a bunch of head-banging wreckers like this lot getting voted in.
Title: Re: American Politics
Post by: BobG on January 05, 2023, 07:02:41 am
And once they do finally sit down, these cretins are going to spend 2 years doing nothing except search for dirt on the Biden family and holding the country to ransom through brinkmanship in attempts to blacken the name of the Democrat party.

The standard of government in the west has just about reached that of futility.

BobG
Title: Re: American Politics
Post by: Glyn_Wigley on January 05, 2023, 08:42:56 am
And once they do finally sit down, these cretins are going to spend 2 years doing nothing except search for dirt on the Biden family and holding the country to ransom through brinkmanship in attempts to blacken the name of the Democrat party.

The standard of government in the west has just about reached that of futility.

BobG

And some people would be happy to turn the House Of Lords into something similar!
Title: Re: American Politics
Post by: BobG on January 05, 2023, 09:06:08 am
If you think about the role of the vast majority of the press in this country I rather think we already have in place  much of the republican inspired demagoguery and obstructionism.

BobG
Title: Re: American Politics
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on March 18, 2023, 05:38:28 pm
Can anyone tell me why Trump isn't in jail now??

Looks like he might be soon.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65000325
Title: Re: American Politics
Post by: ravenrover on March 18, 2023, 07:13:06 pm
I believe his legal team have a problem as his lead attorney already has a client relationship with Stormy