My theme for the day: "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." H. L. Menken
On the positive side I am glad Trump (not happy) got the popular vote and wasn't elected by Electoral College nullification as in 2016. At least it seems that this is the democratic result for which…
My theme for the day: "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." H. L. Menken
On the positive side I am glad Trump (not happy) got the popular vote and wasn't elected by Electoral College nullification as in 2016. At least it seems that this is the democratic result for which we all longed. Not a good result but definitely the right one for a free and fair election.
On the negative side? Too many to list but we all know what they are anyway.
With the Senate in Republican hands and Trump in charge we can assume the filibuster rule will go away. Disempowering Senate Democrats completely. If the Republicans keep their House majority as expected then there will be nothing to prevent Trump from dismantling the administrative state.
Justices Thomas and Alito can now safely retire and be replaced by young Justices eager to take an ax to the all precedents they don't like and who will be on the court at least 40 years.
This is the curse of living in interesting times.
It will be interesting to see what shape resistance, if any, will take. A parade of women in pussy hats and performative protesting through the antisocial media platforms isn't going to cut it this time.
My theme for the day: "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." H. L. Menken
On the positive side I am glad Trump (not happy) got the popular vote and wasn't elected by Electoral College nullification as in 2016. At least it seems that this is the democratic result for which we all longed. Not a good result but definitely the right one for a free and fair election.
On the negative side? Too many to list but we all know what they are anyway.
With the Senate in Republican hands and Trump in charge we can assume the filibuster rule will go away. Disempowering Senate Democrats completely. If the Republicans keep their House majority as expected then there will be nothing to prevent Trump from dismantling the administrative state.
Justices Thomas and Alito can now safely retire and be replaced by young Justices eager to take an ax to the all precedents they don't like and who will be on the court at least 40 years.
This is the curse of living in interesting times.
It will be interesting to see what shape resistance, if any, will take. A parade of women in pussy hats and performative protesting through the antisocial media platforms isn't going to cut it this time.