Most superdelegates are elected Democratic officeholders, so it’s not like it’s a bunch of unaccountable randos. The DNC itself is made up of representatives from every state elected at state conventions, so if there was an outrageous deviation from the public will by the superdelegates, there is absolutely a process…

But remember! Clinton would be just as bad as Trump! Vote third party! That’ll teach everyone a lesson!

It actually exists so that Democrats never nominate a Trump, but it’s never been needed in that way. “Party insiders” have never used superdelegates to nominate someone who didn’t have the majority of pledged delegates.

It’s not very effective at doing so, considering that no candidate has ever won via superdelegates despite not having the majority of pledged delegates.

Kennedy is responsible for three of the most important gay rights cases in US history. Had Bork been confirmed instead of him, gay sex and gay marriage would likely still be illegal.

Thank you for knowing what you’re talking about. Republicans have guaranteed I will never vote for them because of Gorsuch and dropping the vote to 50. They’ve politicized the Supreme Court and I find that so incredibly vile.

What the fuck are you talking about? Mitch went to a simple majority to confirm Gorsuch. A couple of democrats did vote for him (exactly 2) but it did not matter. THIS WASN’T THE DEMOCRATS CAVING IN THIS WAS US ELECTING A REPUBLICAN SENATE!! We as voters need to take fucking responsibility for what we did.

What makes Paul Newman’s action even more interesting is that he did it without outside pressure or posturing. He really was a great guy who walked the walk in so many ways.

This honestly looks really good.

This is totally off subject and not Dirt Bag related at all but whatever.

Ahem.

I just read a paranormal, reverse harem romance novel. I’d never heard of that genre before, and that’s not my usual reading, but it was kind of awesome. It was about a conduit and Jinn. It’s a serial so I’m waiting impatiently for the next installment. The author is K.B. LADNIER if anyone feels inclined to go down…

“Just because you are a faith-based organization, doesn’t mean you have to check your faith at the door and cannot participate in government programs,” Ligon said.

I also liked it. I think the reason I liked it is because I adore believable future technology which makes me look past certain flaws.
Also, people can hate the script / plot all they want, Pratt and Lawrence had phenomenal on-screen chemistry.

They could’ve made it work if (SPOILERS!) when his character is drunk and talking to the robot bartender he tells the bartender how he wishes Lawrence’s pod could’ve also opened early like his did so he wouldn’t be alone. Then the bartender wanting to make his human customer happy, goes and opens her pod. Pratt’s…

I feel like Jennifer Lawrence is currently experiencing the same backlash that Anne Hathaway experienced. Like, I log on one day and suddenly everyone is so fucking sick of her and she’s so goddamn annoying but I don’t recall anything that would make people feel that way. I mean, she dated an older guy and they did a…

I’m actually embarrassed that I didn’t hate that movie. I think because I desperately loved Solaris (George Clooney version) and really wished it was that movie. Maybe I just wanted to watch Solaris again :-(

how many women’s lives were ruined to protect powerful men

So the Twenty two year old girl and the 56 year old POTUS are equally responsible for the pain HIS wife and daughter felt? So you also had no problem with trumps good people on both sides remark right? I mean the married most powerful man in the world and a single 22 year old intern are clearly equally at fault for…

I have always wanted to buy her a beer or lunch or something. She started a lot of conversations about consent. She helped more people than she ever knew, myself included.