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If you looked at the argument they're having, it's about how much of a difference leftists made in the election by refusing to vote for her, so the number is relevant for the points they were making. OTOH my point was that, it doesn't matter how many votes each candidate got in 2020 compared to 2024. What mattered was how many votes each one got in 2024, where the difference was 2.4 million (1.6%).

That argument sounds nice but it wouldn't hold up. POTUS can't just impose an arbitrary deadline. Unfortunately the constitution is too vague and has a lot of untested loopholes like that. Still, I agree they should have at least tried to argue it and get a ruling on it for future reference.

One thing the Dems need to learn from the Repubs is that you should go down fighting, don't cede even when you're 99.5% sure to lose on an issue. Even though repubs have lost most of the time, they've gotten away with some shit with that strategy and it moves the overton window on what is considered possible, making it gradually more likely to get away with even more.

OK, so if you are comparing those numbers, the answer is 81.2m for Biden in 2020 - 74.7m for Harris in 2024, which is 6.5 million votes fewer, not 12 million.

You were citing only her votes counted in the first 24 hours or so compared to Biden's total after all votes counted.

When government is functioning as it was designed, the checks and balances work, and a POTUS who does not respect the law would be checked, impeached, and/or removed. But when an entire party that is in power not only refuses to act as a check, but willingly does his bidding, then the law-breaking POTUS is effectively a king.

We have examples in the past, like Nixon, who was forced to resign under threat of impeachment by his own party. We have an example today, of the president of South Korea, cancelling his declaration of marital law under pressure from both the opposition and his own party.

The Constitution is an agreement, governing with the consent of the governed. Once the majority of those in power refuse to abide by the Constitution and rule of law, then it is no longer worth the paper it's written on and we no longer have a functioning democratic republic. That is where we are.

"12 million fewer people who voted for Harris"?!?

Um, no... Trump won by (vote counts as of today Dec 3) 2,424,153 votes. I don't know where you get the idea that Harris lost by 12 million! At first I thought maybe it was a typo but you've repeated that number in other posts. Don't just make shit up if you want your arguments to be taken seriously.

https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ELECTION/RESULTS/zjpqnemxwvx/president/

No it couldn't. The Senate has to confirm them, and McConnell refused to hold a confirmation vote. There wasn't a damn thing Obama could do about it.

And this is why repubs want to shut down the Dept. of Education. We already stopped teaching Civics/Government in schools a long time ago, which has led us to this current level of ignorance about how our government works and what powers the president does and doesn't have. For the last year(s) I've seen comments demanding Biden do this or that thing he has no authority to do (even thinking he can order other countries' leaders to do what he wants!). They think it means he just doesn't want those things to happen.

They think POTUS is supposed to be a king who just has to decree whatever he wants and it happens, no matter what the other 2 equal branches of government do. They want a king, dammit! So they voted for a king. They elected Trump who will throw out the Constitution and be a king for them. Enjoy having a king, suckers.

Fine with me. What's the point of sticking to some lofty principles at this point? Trump's filling the govt with his family members and loyal supporters for the biggest grift operation we've ever seen. It'll be the most blatantly corrupt administration in history, and not a thing will be done about it. Biden pardoning Hunter is nothing compared to that. I say let him do even more stuff before he leaves, he has immunity. I wouldn't mind if he ordered a little Seal Team 6 operation or something.

You're making the assumption of one person per apartment and one deportation = 1 vacant apartment which is highly unlikely. Probably a whole family in the apt. so it may not even be vacated at all if one member is deported. Even if the whole family is deported that's only like 1 vacant apartment per at least 4-5 or more deportations. So yes, more housing will become available but not as much as you are estimating. IMO the effects will be felt much more in the labor shortage than in housing surplus.

Do some people go to the movies just to see the movie? Is the bigger screen that important?

Maybe they want to see it as soon as it's released instead of waiting for it to be available to stream. Also yes, some movies are definitely better and more immersive on the big screen with the big sound systems, like space or adventure-type ones with special effects.

I mean, she had a remote (US) job and lost the job, and is now having trouble finding a new job at age 55. She'd still be in the same situation even if she was still living in CA except she'd be worse off in CA from the higher cost of living. So this story doesn't really have anything to do with the implication in the headline that moving to Panama was somehow a mistake.

This is the letter of reference Hegseth presented to Trump to clinch the job.