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The Most Serene Eco-Republic of Middle Barael | Yeah, I want to see their opinion | |
The Rewilding of Ruinenlust | Edited altogether for more important things: Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. She was 87. Oh dear. Effazio, Mozworld, Kawastyselir, Sacara, and 9 othersFrieden-und Freudenland, Mount Seymour, Atsvea, Lord Dominator, Palos heights, Turbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Middle Barael, and United provinces of isn | |
The Eco-Republic of Mozworld | Well, I guess the October surprise has arrived a little early. RIP RBG. Effazio, Kawastyselir, Sacara, Frieden-und Freudenland, and 9 othersMount Seymour, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, Palos heights, Turbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Middle Barael, and United provinces of isn | |
The Federated Bailiwicks of Verdant Haven | Losing RBG is just awful. I am not ok right now :-( Effazio, Cameroi, Kawastyselir, Frieden-und Freudenland, and 9 othersMount Seymour, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, Palos heights, Turbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Middle Barael, and United provinces of isn | |
The Most Serene Eco-Republic of Middle Barael | Yes, she was a great icon for justice and empowerment. And now that she’s gone, Mitch McConnell, a.k.a. the “we will wait for the election to nominate a Supreme Court justice” guy during Obama’s last term, has said that he will push forward to replace him with a conservative nominee, outrights breaking one of her final wishes, not to be replaced until there was a new president. | |
Nattily dressed anarchists on bicycles | This is sad news, but the November surprise has me significantly more worried, tbh. As evidence of her professional and personal character, I've found people are surprised to learn that RBG and Scalia were friends outside of the courtroom, often dining and attending the opera together. Even with their ideological differences, the two had been colleagues on the DC Circuit, and even Scalia expressed admiration for her as a jurist. Perhaps there is somewhere a Courtroom Unseen hosting a vigorous, skilled, and unyielding debate, followed by a dinner and a show. edit - and I don't really mean to sing praises of Scalia too much here. But, FFS, after the last four years, if Morgan-Freeman-As-God-Almighty presented me with a Big Red Button which would make Trump disappear in exchange for bringing back Scalia, the force of my slap would make Tsar Bomba look like a firecracker. Besides, we might get lucky and Ruth will follow him back by sheer force of will too. Someone's got to keep that bastard honest. Kawastyselir, Sacara, Frieden-und Freudenland, Atsvea, and 7 othersRuinenlust, Lord Dominator, Palos heights, Turbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Middle Barael, and United provinces of isn | |
The Spacefaring Federation of Sacara | Couple things to note here: 1. McConnell advocated for the idea that President should not be able to nominate a Supreme Court Justice during election years when the Senate and Presidency were not controlled by the same party, which was the case in 2016 but not 2020. 2. The seat is not owned by RGB, she had the tremendous privilege of being the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court and served on it dutifully for 27 years. The Constitutional process is not bound by anyone's wishes. That all being said, it's incredibly sad and disheartening to hear of RBG's passing toward. Best wishes to her family through this difficult and tumultuous time. I also believe the President and Senate should work to get a new justice on the court by Election Day. EDIT: I meant longest-serving woman, not first woman. Atsvea, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, Palos heights, and 4 othersTurbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Middle Barael, and United provinces of isn | |
The Reaper of Lord Dominator | Further notes: 1. He wasn't particularly specific on that point in 2016 - that is, he said it, but the main gist was that we shouldn't be considering nominees so close to the election (in 2016, 9 months, this year 40 something days). 2. Second woman appointed, and yes it very much is bound by people's wishes (see: 2016). 3. The Senate and President working together in this context means another conservative Justice to make a 6-3 majority, and with 0 ability for Democrats to contribute input (not that I particularly view that in principle as being bad) after every check on Judicial nominations was removed in 2013 and then 2017. Effazio, Sacara, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, and 5 othersTurbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Cat-herders united, Middle Barael, and United provinces of isn | |
The Spacefaring Federation of Sacara | Further, further notes: 2. Apologies, I corrected the error in an edit to my earlier post. Secondly, the point I was making is that RBG did not own the seat, and does not get to dictate what happens to it. 3. Mitch McConnell made it very clear in 2013 when the Democrats, under Harry Reid, got rid of the filibuster for most judicial nominations (https://thehill.com/video/191064-mcconnell-dems-will-regret-this). Everyone reaps what they sow. Atsvea, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, Palos heights, and 3 othersTurbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, and Middle Barael | |
The Confederacy of Kawastyselir | I'm completely gut-wrenched. I really feel like I've just lost a close grandparent. What an incredible woman RBG was with such an incredible legacy she left behind. Regardless of what happens now, these will be enormous shoes to fill. The U.S. will never be the same. Frieden-und Freudenland, Mount Seymour, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, and 6 othersLord Dominator, Palos heights, Turbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Middle Barael, and United provinces of isn | |
Cameroi | meaning drift is if anything, the most central fact of language. oddly enough, wick started out to mean life, and wicked to mean lively or full of life, so that one is more of a return rounding the circle back to its origins from ware religious prejudice had distorted it to. Atsvea, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, and 3 othersOuter Bele Levy Epies, Middle Barael, and United provinces of isn | |
The Most Serene Eco-Republic of Middle Barael | Shana Tova, Forest! Happy Rosh HaShana to any and all Jews celebrating, and to a good year for all of us! Cameroi, Frieden-und Freudenland, Mount Seymour, Atsvea, and 9 othersRuinenlust, Lord Dominator, Palos heights, Turbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Terrabod, Julunaphra, United provinces of isn, and Simmer | |
The Republic of Effazio | Further, further, further notes: Kawastyselir, Mount Seymour, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, and 5 othersTurbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Cat-herders united, Middle Barael, and United provinces of isn | |
Cat-herders united | Imagine the senate if we made the 47 most populated metropolitan areas their own states, and the rest of the contiguous mainland US it’s own state too. Effazio, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, and 3 othersOuter Bele Levy Epies, Middle Barael, and United provinces of isn | |
New ladavia | Shana Tova u Metuka. May we enjoy a brief respite from this downtrodden year. Effazio, Cameroi, Mount Seymour, Ruinenlust, and 7 othersLord Dominator, Palos heights, Turbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Middle Barael, United provinces of isn, and Simmer | |
The Most Serene Eco-Republic of Middle Barael | Yes. לשנה יותר טוב! שנה טובה ומתוקה Effazio, Frieden-und Freudenland, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, and 3 othersPalos heights, Turbeaux, and Outer Bele Levy Epies | |
Nattily dressed anarchists on bicycles | Whelp, need to get quarters for laundry. [gets on bike] [four hours, 45 miles, three shoulder-the-bike-n'-hike rock walls, three wipeouts, and one gently skinned knee later] Whelp, time to do laundry. ... Ever have an unplanned "get out of civilization" day? Civilization is looking kinda crap recently, I think. Verdant Haven, Frieden-und Freudenland, Mount Seymour, Atsvea, and 8 othersRuinenlust, Lord Dominator, Palos heights, Turbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Dokansia, Middle Barael, and Julunaphra | |
via 10000 Islands | Dokansia | Never unplanned, as I am too afraid of "If, Could, Might". But an occasional get out of civilization day is a blessing and a good refresher. Cameroi, Verdant Haven, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, and 6 othersLord Dominator, Turbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Nattily dressed anarchists on bicycles, Middle Barael, and United provinces of isn |
Nattily dressed anarchists on bicycles | True, true. I'm fortunate to live in an area with lots of preserved "open space" which is actually not more than a mile or two from the nearest civilization. Which I guess might not count. But there's cliffs and rattlesnakes and cougars, so maybe it does. I mean, I'm not the the only one who brings three liters of water, a first aid kit, a GPS, tools and patch kits, and a whistle to get quarters at the bank right? 0_o Verdant Haven, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, and 5 othersTurbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Dokansia, Middle Barael, and United provinces of isn | |
via 10000 Islands | Dokansia | "Bear Grylls goes to the bank" ;) Atsvea, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, and 2 othersMiddle Barael, and United provinces of isn |
Nattily dressed anarchists on bicycles | I ain't drinking that. ._. Atsvea, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, and 4 othersOuter Bele Levy Epies, Terrabod, Dokansia, and Middle Barael | |
Julunaphra | Hello guys! Just moved here from Capitalist Paradise, who is our WA Delegate, and who might want to trade endorsements? Atsvea, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, Outer Bele Levy Epies, and 3 othersNew ladavia, Dokansia, and Middle Barael | |
The Taiga Folk of Northern Wood | I would watch this remake wherein ents rampage through modern cities. Of course, perhaps "Godzilla" is already filling that role... Atsvea, Ruinenlust, Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, and 2 othersOuter Bele Levy Epies, and Julunaphra | |
The Rewilding of Ruinenlust | I saw an interactive map somewhere once, and you could randomly redraw all 50 state boundaries along existing county lines with the push of a button. Doing that could give you whatever result you wanted in the 2016 election. I've often thought that they should at least break up large states and amalgamate small ones. There's no real reason that, say, the Dakotas shouldn't be a single state, or that California should be. Other things should merge, like Delaware with Maryland, and Rhode Island with Connecticut. Of course, not having the Electoral College would solve the issue of the popular and electoral votes being out of alignment. Banks have quarters where you live? Wow. We had a shortage here months ago. Admittedly I have not tried recently, so I don't know if it's the same. I love unplanned excursions into nature. Civilization is looking pretty bad. When it falls, it will be for the best, in the end. They conceal themselves in the shrubbery. Welcome to Forest, also! I hope that you enjoy your stay here. :-) Frieden-und Freudenland, Mount Seymour, Ownzone, Atsvea, and 8 othersLord Dominator, Palos heights, Turbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Cat-herders united, Middle Barael, Julunaphra, and United provinces of isn | |
The Easter VrijStaat of Ownzone | "The death of 108 year old Supreme Court Justice Efthamia Hunt has created an opening on the bench. Below are the possible nominees." really NS!!....we might want to tweak the AI / RNG that hands out "randomn issues" a bit. Frieden-und Freudenland, Mount Seymour, Atsvea, Ruinenlust, and 8 othersLord Dominator, Palos heights, Turbeaux, Outer Bele Levy Epies, Northern Wood, Middle Barael, The young ur, and Julunaphra |