Spawn_of_Apathy Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jason said: Who's going to stop Trump when he tries it anyhow? Obviously the Supreme Cour....oh wait. well, definitely the Senat...never mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 You guys are so bad at this stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 6 minutes ago, sblfilms said: You guys are so bad at this stuff This is the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 1 hour ago, sblfilms said: The federal government doesn’t run elections. Will that stopped Trump from trying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 10 minutes ago, marioandsonic said: Will that stopped Trump from trying? What difference does it make if he tries something that he literally can’t do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Nakedly craven power hungry fuckers 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Saw an official from TWC which handles unemployment in Texas say they typically average 13,000 calls a day and are now averaging 1.5 million calls a day. Also, the SBA portal that banks use to process SBA loan applications, like the new PPP program, was down the entire workday today. We are on the verge of losing a generation of small businesses. Don’t trust any economist that says they know what is going to happen next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Metrics indicate that if current trends/predictions hold steady, the US might be able to have <100k fatalities. The original "full social distancing" projected fatalities ranged between 100k and 240k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, Emperor Diocletian II said: Metrics indicate that if current trends/predictions hold steady, the US might be able to have <100k fatalities. Great job Mr President! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 1 hour ago, sblfilms said: What difference does it make if he tries something that he literally can’t do? He literally couldn't appoint some of the acting staff positions he did yet here we are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 45 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 12 minutes ago, Jason said: He literally couldn't appoint some of the acting staff positions he did yet here we are. He absolutely could do that, his appointment of staff positions is a federal issue. Elections aren’t federal. There is no mechanism for him to stop a state from holding an election. What a ridiculous comparison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/06/small-business-loan-program-system-crashes-169614 Bank of America by itself has received 36 billion in loan requests for the PPP program. The SBA will blow through the entire 349 billion this week. Good golly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 If I was a betting man, I'd put money down that SARS-COV-2 will follow a similar pattern as SARS-COV-1 and that we will never see it again after next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairslinger Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Just now, sblfilms said: He absolutely could do that, his appointment of staff positions is a federal issue. Elections aren’t federal. There is no mechanism for him to stop a state from holding an election. What a ridiculous comparison Executive order postponing the election due to a health emergency. You might say, "he can't do that" but there's the rub.....all Trump has to do is get it into the courts and then you are basically down to the question of whether or not John Roberts thinks he can get away with something without posterity labeling him as a partisan hack. That is literally the only thing keeping Trump from getting anything he wants at the Supreme Court. People thought the Muslim ban was a nonstarter, but remember how that played out. Judging by that case by the time it got to SCOTUS we wouldn't even be discussing whether or not Trump could do it, we would be speculating on whether or not the 5 conservatives would have the audacity to accept Trump's pretextual rationale of cancelling them out of public health concern despite the fact that Trump stated explicitly half a dozen times in public that he was doing it only because he wanted to keep power and was afraid he'd lose. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 The federal government doesn't run state elections. There really is nothing more to be said about these ridiculous scenarios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Navarro knew in late January it would be bad: projections showed over a half million Americans could die from the pandemic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Looks like all Canadian provinces have the daily growth rate under 10%. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Just found out that a cousin of mine went to his brother's house to visit his brother and his wife knowing full well that his brother's wife tested positive for COVID-19. How are people this fucking stupid? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 21 minutes ago, sblfilms said: The federal government doesn't run state elections. There really is nothing more to be said about these ridiculous scenarios. Dropping federal agents into minority-majority or University or otherwise urban located polling places in swing states to "enforce the civil rights act" and definitely would not be used to intimidate or harass likely democratic voters isn't out of the question though! Far different than cancellation though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 1 minute ago, Jose said: How are people this fucking stupid? Well they're related to you. ahhahahahhaahahahahahhahhaha Sorry I can't help myself. I must 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 1 minute ago, SlipperySlope said: Well they're related to you. ahhahahahhaahahahahahhahhaha Sorry I can't help myself. I must We're third cousins ok. Very little genetic material is shared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Just now, Jose said: We're third cousins ok. Very little genetic material is shared. Likely a dominant gene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 2 hours ago, sblfilms said: He absolutely could do that, his appointment of staff positions is a federal issue. Elections aren’t federal. There is no mechanism for him to stop a state from holding an election. What a ridiculous comparison Whittaker was not allowed to hold the office of Attorney General, yet it happened. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/11/whitaker-cant-take-officeand-that-helps-mueller/575770/ And that's just one example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Just now, Jason said: Whittaker was not allowed to hold the office of Attorney General, yet it happened. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/11/whitaker-cant-take-officeand-that-helps-mueller/575770/ And that's just one example. Guy, the issue is that Trump can’t compel states not to hold elections because there is no mechanism to do so. There IS a mechanism to install people into federal positions, even if it is in violation of the law. There is no analog you can draw here to the idea that he can cancel the election by his mere want and desire. As has been stated, if anything it is the opposite, Trump encouraging the election to move forward even if we are in the middle of the second wave of the virus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Limericking wins again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jason Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Trump has a 'small personal financial interest' in hydroxycholorquine drugmaker. Allies have bigger stakes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentWorld Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 2 hours ago, CitizenVectron said: Looks like all Canadian provinces have the daily growth rate under 10%. Wow. Maybe this nightmare will be over sooner than I thought (at least in Canada). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-america/pennsylvania According to this site, the peak for my state is on Saturday, and supposed to slowly taper off until the end of May. Currently, PA is under shelter in place orders until the end of April. I can see them and other states with similar situations relaxing some restrictions by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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