Politics The Joe Biden Thread

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  1. crandc

    crandc Well-Known Member

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    When Biden heads to G20 summit he will be in awkward position because the US only has ambassadors to two of them. The president has nominated ambassadors but Senate Republicans have blocked confirmation votes, which used to be pro forma. Not because of any objections to the particular nominees but simply because they want to block everything. Then they can run campaign ads blasting Biden for not getting things done.
     
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    same approach different side now.
     
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    wrong on facts
    Can you tell me how many ambassadors nominated by Bush I, Bush II, Trump were blocked by a Democratic Senate minority? Or even majority? Without cause?
     
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    I should have been more clear. I was commenting on blocking everything.
    Its gotten so rotten in congress its all about blocking the otherside.
    In the future if things dont change it will be more of the same regardless of who's president, or congress.
     
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    DementiaJoe is the joke, and it's on you for voting for him.
     
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    I can't find the article but I read something recently that looked at when certain issues (civil rights, suffrage, ect.) have come to gridlock in congress, those are the times when amendments to the constitution where added. That isn't a ground breaking thought, but it went into detail about how we are currently at a time that resembles the politics of some of the past amendments. If I find it I will post it. Citizen's United would be the first place I looked, but there are other things that could be addressed down this avenue as well. Is there any way a coalition could be formed with the country so divided? idk
     
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    Thanks for clarifying.
     
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    Hold violent offenders on no bail. Non violent offenders own recognizance
     
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    If Joe runs again he won't be primaried. If he announces he won't rerun then there will be primaries and she will likely run.
     
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    I voted for Amy in the primary.
     
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    Biden Says His Presidency Is At Stake As Democrats Scramble For A Deal: A Closer Look

     
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    All the things the Dems ran on, they threw it under the bus once they found a couple monkey wrenches donors paid for to make sure the bill wouldn't go through.

    Doesn't matter how many parties you get if bribery is legal in our politics.
     
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    How Democrats' Failures Undermine Democracy.



    This matters for 2022 and 2024.
     
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    Bingo.
     
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    When in Rome you're bound to run into a bad Calamari dish from time to time....so Joe had explosive diarhea....? how could we elect someone who has irritable bowel syndrome? The horror
    At least he didn't puke on the Japanese prime minister after eating sashimi on camera like George Bush Sr did!
     
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