Rant of the day...
2nd day in a row - it's probably a record. Last night, watching the many festivities on television, I try to understand and come to terms with the disdain I have for most celebrities and entertainers now. I try to understand THEIR disdain for Trump and the ideals that half of this country share.
What I see as responsible they see as xenophobic. What I see as 'guy talk', they selectively see as misogynistic. What I see as condemning anti-social behavior, th...
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My apologies for not having been on here much, but, life got busy and then the holidays came and (almost) went... but, in all honesty, I don't have a lot to be angry about anymore. That said, I'll continue to post as I can and when I think I have anything relevant to say.
First, let's talk about these celebrities who think they have a clue. Wishing death on the President elect is juvenile at best, insanely stupid at worst. Unfortunately, too many lemmings a...
展开Trump is laying out a plan to allow those who aren't criminals to stay - however, my argument would be that they are already criminals because they are here ILLEGALLY. Deport them all and let those who are motivated enough come back LEGALLY.
Rant of the day...
Asking for consideration but unwilling to reciprocate.
Mike Pence, our Vice President elect, recently attended a play in New York called 'Hamilton: An American Musical'. He was booed by the audience and after the play was over, the actors had a message for him. The message was, "...We, sir, are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our children, our parents, or defend us and uphold our...
展开This guy, though. Encouraging protests like the true schmuck he is. I can't even stand to listen to him speak - they guy has teleprompters and still says 'uh' or 'ah' at least 50 times in a sentence. Cannot WAIT to see him go!
I would be embarrassed as a parent if my children acted like this...just sayin'.
Relax - Trump will likely be elected. And if, for some reason, he's not - it will definitely be another Republican.
After seeing all of the stories about the electoral college changing their votes, seeing people freaking out and reading articles in the Huffington Post, NYTimes, Washington Post, etc., about Democrats appealing to the electoral college to change their votes and elect Clinton, I decided to do some research.
Most states require electors to pledge to vote for the...ir party's nominee. However, some states do not and electors have the right to change their vote - they become a faithless elector. In some cases, fines may be imposed and in other cases, the party has the right to disqualify the elector. Most electoral college designees are party loyalists, however, and dissenting could very well mean political suicide.
Trump is definitely a contentious candidate, but, the Republican party isn't blind. They saw what their constituents did at the voting booth. If any of them voted for Clinton (extremely unlikely), they would be committing political suicide and if left to stand, the Republican party would be essentially unravelled.
Furthermore, if an elector dissents in a state where a pledge is binding, congress has the right to dismiss their ballot. Faithless electors who change their vote are also depriving voters of due process and are violating their 14th amendment rights. They would be breaking the faith with the party that nominated them and the voters who elected them. This would have to be settled in court.
Conversely, no faithless elector has ever voted for the major opposing party since 1796 and only 9 have ever changed their vote to support another candidate of the same party. It would require 38 dissenters if this projection holds. The chances of that happening are between zero and .01%.
So, rest assured, everyone, even if Trump is somehow NOT elected (unlikely), another Republican surely will be. Clinton doesn't stand a chance. No way Republicans give up control of having the House, Senate AND Presidency.
Musings of the day...
This liberal catharsis happening all over the country.
All of the PC bullshit, all of the stomping on our rights, challenging traditions, forcing us to accept your agenda, your immoral compass and your 'cultural' changes resulted in the biggest upset in Presidential history. Even News Week was scrambling to 'take back' their Madame President covers. The pollsters missed it, the entire liberal faction missed it. When you push people hard enough and far e...
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