You do realize that link doesn’t even vaguely support the position that “the Senate’s silence and refusal to act can legally be interpreted as consent,” right? That link just says that Obama could make a recess appointment of a Supreme Court justice if the requirements for a recess appointment were met (i.e., a…

Many legitimate legal scholars have determined that the “advice and consent” clause of the Constitution does not mandate that the Senate hold hearings for Judge Garland, and most also agree that the Senate’s silence and refusal to act can legally be interpreted as consent.

I appreciate your response, but as a well-thought-out, fully-chosen position, I disagree.

There’s a bit of a difference between “conservatives” and Trump. I agree that the approach towards him (by both the media, HRC and the general DNC establishment) was not what was called for, but the instant, vitriolic of condemnation of anyone who happens to not be “one of us” is a huge part of the problem. When…

The Electoral College vote isn’t the final step in naming the next president. After they vote, the Senate must confirm the vote. Any single Senator can “challenge” a vote, providing the basis for the challenge (e.g., voting against the vote of the people of the state they represent), and then a majority of the Senate…

That’s why some minority voted for him, but it’s not why others didn’t show up to vote at all. There was a large contingent of the left that told you lot they wouldn’t vote for Hillary. They didn’t, and that’s why Trump won.

I know Trump would like him to be, but no one in he party is ready to make Trump their leader.

OK... so we accept that every Trump voter is a racist, mysoginistic moron. where does that get us? and what does it say about the millions of Democratic voters who just didn’t show up? should we make a character judgment on them too or could it be the candidate fronted by their party left them underwhelmed?

I was one of the progressives who didn’t think she was progressive enough. I sucked it up and donated to her campaign. I showed up and voted for her. We should have run Bernie. Don’t blame us.

See, this is another reason we need the $15/hr minimum wage, so that restaurants and farms have to pay a fair wage and not exploit illegal labor and at the same time depress wages for Americans. This is the ugly fact that none of us wants to look at. It’s not the fault of illegals that they are willing to do the only…

Ok, but, the polls had something to do with Clinton voters staying home. People weren’t excited about her, but they would have voted in greater numbers had they known she had any chance of losing. The media predicted a landslide in her favor, without major exception. I’m sure it cost her votes.

Actually, that’s not true. When an undocumented person is arrested in Houston, for example, they’re charged with a crime and given an INS detainer. Then, they either wait for their trial, they sign to do time in Texas Department of Correction, or the case is dismissed. If the case is dismissed, they head down to a…

Obama has deported 2.5 million already. I’m sure you’ll be fine.

Obama has deported somewhere around 1.5 million undocumented immigrants over the past 8 years. This happens every day- as undocumented immigrants are let out of prison, they’re sent to a detention center. From there, bussed to the border and allowed to walk across. The only thing new about this is the beefed up…

Paul Ryan actually would like to be president some day. Republicans need to open up their Hispanic base. The only way to do that is to appeal to conservative Catholics on social issues, however that won’t work it you are deporting their family members. It’s going to be interesting to watch Paul Ryan thwart Trump…

Local police departments will likely issue warrants for those who’ve been incarcerated previously. If they find them, they’ll take them down to the crossing in Laredo or Juarez, or Eagle Pass, and send them across. This is what already happens if an undocumented immigrant is released from jail.

“Self-deportation” has come back into vogue among Republicans. The general idea seems to be to make their lives miserable until they leave. I haven’t seen many specifics yet, but I’m sure Paul Ryan is hiding something where his soul used to be.

Very true. Some of my friends act like the email scandal is nothing. While it shouldn’t have been the deciding factor in the election, it was an issue. To me, the bigger issue was her complete failure to respond to it. She acted as though the issue was beneath her, and did everything possible to avoid the issue. I…

What might have been the professional repercussions for a man who was said to be on the outs after the election of a president Clinton anyway? He could have recommended whatever he wanted. It’s called a recommendation because the one he’s recommending it to is free to make their own decisions. So no, recommending…

If Comey wanted to throw the outcome of an election, all he had to do was recommend charges against Clinton at his July press conference. Even if the DoJ would have declined his recommendation (verly likely), the damage would have been done. He didn’t, so blaming Comey for the outcome of an election, where 53% of all…