StrangeSox

No, it would open a vacancy on the DC circuit that McConnell wouldn't let Biden fill.

Remember, the Senate GOP's core requirement for any further relief bill is full legal immunity for businesses.

The coup play in Wisconsin:

That's the whole thing though, what constitutes "each side" depends on both time and place. The Democratic Party would be a center-right party in a whole lot of the rest of the world today. Their economic positions today would have been center-right from roughly the 30's-70's in this country. There's no inherent virtue in picking a compromise position between the US's two dominate parties simply because it's between them. e: there's nothing inherently good about being 100% in line with either particular party either, of course.

I'm going to bump my estimate to 3.5k/day by Christmas

Their attempt right now is 100% states' rights garbage---the Constitution gives the power of deciding how a state awards its electors to the state legislature. The goal right now is to throw up enough dust to give cover to states to not certify their election results, letting the republican-controlled-via-gerrymandering state legislatures simply choose their preferred slate of electors. There are problems in some states like Michigan where the state legislature has previously passed laws explicitly laying out how the state awards electors, and it can only be based on the outcome of the popular vote in that state. The longshot idea would be that these GOP-controlled legislatures would pass a new law giving them power to appoint in the scenario where the election isn't certified. In MI and PA and WI, the Dem governors would certainly veto, but then you take it to court and see if the GOP judges will go along with an insanely stupid reading of power vesting in state legislatures meaning that they don't need the Governor's approval to change the method of appointment. A lot of this is going to go down in flames when GA certifies within an hour or so. The GOP SoS stepping up there and very clearly dismissing all of this nonsense was an important and, for his own political future, brave move.

While they are absolutely attempting a slow coup to destroy our democratic system, at least they're so deeply incompetent that it's amusing to watch it roll out: If this had come down to one or two very close states, I think we'd be at a lot higher risk of the coup succeeding. As it is, it requires too many people at too many levels in too many states to put their necks on the line, along with a lot of federal judges. Even the most conservative, Trump-appointee judges don't seem to have any patience for this clownshow.

haha north korea and their crazy cult of personality for their leader haha so weird

Credit where credit is due

There's always a whole lot of "wink wink, nudge nudge, we're not coordinating we swear!" between PACS and campaigns, too

There's probably a reason why no other federal system runs this way and why no states run this way. State-based political factions died within a decade of the founding of the country.

The Senate has adjourned, but not before confirming a 33 year old lawyer with little practical experience to a lifetime federal judicial spot. McConnell will be happy to sabotage any economic relief, same as he did during the previous recession.

"[Law and order] consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."

The GOP as a whole seems more than happy to sabotage an incoming Biden administration to bolster their electoral chances in 22/24, same as they did in 09-10.

Seems kinda odd that there's this open coup, open sedition playing out to subvert American democracy, and the Democrats in the House can't seem to be bothered to start holding emergency hearings or anything.

I'm glad I got a chance to visit in person back in 2009

It's about permanent minoritarian rule, not Trump specifically.

Here is how Republicans in Wisconsin plan on disenfrachsing millions of voters to help Trump steal the election: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/18/wisconsin-recount-gets-off-rough-start-elections-commission-clashes/3773591001/ What should be clear is that the autocratic rot in American conservatism and the GOP runs down to the local dog catcher. This isn't a problem that's going to simply go away if Trump does. edit:

Call it what it is: an attempted coup