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calimary

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34. Welcome to DU, djnicadress!
Mon Jun 29, 2015, 01:19 PM
Jun 2015

Glad you're here! That is a good question. One thing is certain, underneath it all. Our opponents are of the mindset that - if they don't like the way something's set up, or settled law is established, they will go to the ENDS OF THE EARTH to find a way to get around it.

Shit - I remember that little girl in the bush/cheney justice department, monica goodling, SAYING THAT. When she had to testify in Congress about making baldly political appointments, vettings, and firings of state attorneys, which they were doing on steroids. She'd been recruited as a fresh new "law school" graduate from one of the religious schools - I forget if it was Liberty "University" or Regent "University", where rosy-cheeked, dewy-eyed young grads with their brand new law decrees were being stovepipes directly into that Justice Department. And she SAID they were looking for ways "to get around" whatever laws or regulations or restrictions were preventing them from packing the department with political paisans.

These folks are ALWAYS looking for a work-around. A reach-around. ANY way to manipulate, fuck with, or stretch completely outta shape, whatever the guidelines or laws or regulations or restrictions are - that prevent them from doing whatever the fuck they want, IN ORDER TO FURTHER THEIR AGENDA. They're ALWAYS looking for ways to sneak. Because, at its most basic, what they want or advocate is usually quite counter to the will of the majority, or the laws of the land, or the regulations or restrictions or limits that are put in place to curb greed or short-sightedness or prejudice of some sort. They're ALWAYS looking to tilt the playing field. Why? Because they know they can't win on a level playing field. They know they don't get their way when they have to follow - and strictly adhere to - the rules, laws, regulations, restrictions, limitations, or guidelines.

Please keep something very important in mind when observing that side of the aisle. Because it's a deep-down-in-the-bone-marrow fundamental about these adversaries of ours:
These are the original "NOBODY tells ME what to do!" people. This is WHO THEY ARE. Like Monica Lewinsky once put it, during some interview back in the day - recounting her memories of being two years old (repeat - TWO YEARS OLD) and sticking out her little dimpled chin and stamping her chubby little foot and yelling at her mom "NO ONE IS THE BOSS OF ME!"

This is a BFD iandhr Jun 2015 #1
yes, probably for some states--but seems that Red states riversedge Jun 2015 #3
There are both Red and Blue states iandhr Jun 2015 #6
Its the "purple" states that matter in this case Kber Jun 2015 #7
Plus 1000000 JustAnotherGen Jun 2015 #11
BIIIIIIIIIIIG farking deal those bastages LOL randys1 Jun 2015 #27
Actually, this could flip a LOT of purple states to blue.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #24
But you are also right iandhr Jun 2015 #9
Yes it is, an admission that legislatures have a long history of corruption Warpy Jun 2015 #41
I'm not so sure. Sounds good but who decides who are on the "independent panels"? rhett o rick Jun 2015 #50
5-4 Again Democat Jun 2015 #2
If only we riversedge Jun 2015 #4
If GOP wins in 2016 could be seeing 7-2 decisions lobodons Jun 2015 #12
No we don't have to face it Robbins Jun 2015 #15
You got that right! loudsue Jun 2015 #31
Yes we do treestar Jun 2015 #43
Bernie is a better choice, and is climbing upwards. Ham Sandwich Jun 2015 #52
The race hasn't even started. RoccoR5955 Jun 2015 #32
Others are allows to make treestar Jun 2015 #44
"Face it, its going to be Hillary" is why Sanders supporters react they way they do. Dawgs Jun 2015 #35
Don't I know! RoccoR5955 Jun 2015 #45
cnstitoutional amendments? djnicadress Jun 2015 #5
Interesting question Kber Jun 2015 #8
No, the amendment process is outlined in the Constitution. longship Jun 2015 #14
Many states already have that. Today's ruling wouldn't affect that area. Jim Lane Jun 2015 #20
Welcome to DU, djnicadress! calimary Jun 2015 #34
followup djnicadress Jun 2015 #48
what you're asking makes no sense... druidity33 Jun 2015 #49
"Of all the recent SCOTUS decisions, Arizona has the biggest potential to make America a functioning Cha Jun 2015 #10
I voted for that referendum. ChazInAz Jun 2015 #21
I voted for it as well dbackjon Jun 2015 #28
This ONE HUGE victory makes the disappointment of the other two rulings today much much better. Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #13
What other two rulings? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #16
EPA regulation authority and death penalty drugs: Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #17
My sentiments. You can't win them all but after last week - I'll take it (nt) question everything Jun 2015 #18
Yes! This is a great victory for fair elections. procon Jun 2015 #19
There's also this: ADVANTAGE 2020 - that the Dems FINALLY woke up and decided to put together. calimary Jun 2015 #38
The RW extremist AZ legislature is totally corrupt, and they will Zorra Jun 2015 #22
Since it is citizen referendum dbackjon Jun 2015 #29
K&R BumRushDaShow Jun 2015 #23
OMG...this one graphic illustrates too clearly the result and evil of re-districting by legislatures...dare the media show it? Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #25
That was Sestak's district BumRushDaShow Jun 2015 #39
Yep. I live in Reading. Red Knight Jun 2015 #26
That was just insane. BumRushDaShow Jun 2015 #40
The West looks fine. Anything near an urban area, with Democrats, and you can literally see the odious redrawing of boundaries. Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #46
And Pittsburgh is in that "Allegheny County" district (PA 14 in Western PA) BumRushDaShow Jun 2015 #47
This is what brought California back from Republican domination. Republicans liked it until Agnosticsherbet Jun 2015 #30
This is both good and bad d_legendary1 Jun 2015 #33
This is a great ruling Gothmog Jun 2015 #36
Here is the actual opinion happyslug Jun 2015 #37
This one shocks me more than all the others lark Jun 2015 #42
My adlermanic ward map here in Chicago: mucifer Jun 2015 #51
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