AdamSmith Posted March 10, 2020 Posted March 10, 2020 45 minutes ago, RA1 said: a trial (by the Senate)? You know that is a contradiction of terms. Quote
Members RA1 Posted March 10, 2020 Members Posted March 10, 2020 Just now, AdamSmith said: You know that is a contradiction of terms. Maybe so but it is official. Best regards, RA1 Quote
AdamSmith Posted March 10, 2020 Posted March 10, 2020 6 minutes ago, RA1 said: Maybe so but it is official. Best regards, RA1 The Constitution, while still the best available, nonetheless has some serious loopholes & lapses. Madison, its principal author of course, went to his grave plagued by these gaps & weaknesses. Buddy2 1 Quote
Members RA1 Posted March 10, 2020 Members Posted March 10, 2020 3 hours ago, AdamSmith said: The Constitution, while still the best available, nonetheless has some serious loopholes & lapses. Madison, its principal author of course, went to his grave plagued by these gaps & weaknesses. I still applaud and honor both the ship and the document. Best regards, RA1 Quote
caeron Posted March 10, 2020 Posted March 10, 2020 6 hours ago, RA1 said: Exactly as various have done with Hillary and others (self interest political calculation). However what else would you call the result of a trial (by the Senate)? Best regards, RA1 Actual real prosecutors said there was no case against Hillary. This has no resemblance whatsoever to the senate republicans declining to act against Trump. Hell a good number of them said he was guilty, they just didn't care. AdamSmith 1 Quote
Members Buddy2 Posted March 10, 2020 Members Posted March 10, 2020 1 hour ago, caeron said: Actual real prosecutors said there was no case against Hillary. This has no resemblance whatsoever to the senate republicans declining to act against Trump. Hell a good number of them said he was guilty, they just didn't care. Who would have guessed four years ago that Joe Biden would have been a more popular presidential candidate than Hillary Clinton? Is it because Biden stands a better chance of defeating Donald Trump during a coronavirus pandemic? Probably. Senator Sanders can come across as inflexible and limited to helping the working class. AdamSmith 1 Quote
caeron Posted March 11, 2020 Posted March 11, 2020 I think he's more popular because he isn't a woman. Quote
Members Buddy2 Posted March 11, 2020 Members Posted March 11, 2020 20 minutes ago, caeron said: I think he's more popular because he isn't a woman. Or an overwhelming rejection of President Trump (especially in Michigan). AdamSmith 1 Quote
AdamSmith Posted March 13, 2020 Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/10/2020 at 9:46 AM, AdamSmith said: The Constitution, while still the best available, nonetheless has some serious loopholes & lapses. Madison, its principal author of course, went to his grave plagued by these gaps & weaknesses. The vagueness in the Constitution of how power is allocated among the 3 branches in particular worried Madison. He himself eventually, 20 years on, came up with this notion of ‘checks and balances’ [/]deriving from competition for power among the branches. But from all my reading, he never really believed that. And so here we are today. Quote
Members RA1 Posted March 13, 2020 Members Posted March 13, 2020 12 hours ago, AdamSmith said: The vagueness in the Constitution of how power is allocated among the 3 branches in particular worried Madison. He himself eventually, 20 years on, came up with this notion of ‘checks and balances’ [/]deriving from competition for power among the branches. But from all my reading, he never really believed that. And so here we are today. Especially in light of today's political struggles I don't see how in the world the Constitutional Congress was able to adopt anything, but, they did. Artful use of compromise for sure but also no doubt much arm twisting also. Best regards, RA1 Quote
