Early in his campaign for the White House, Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump suggested that his nominees to the Supreme Court may be unexpectedly moderate — he said that his sister Judge Maryanne Trump Barry, a left-of-center Clinton appointee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, would make a “phenomenal” justice. Speaking at a South Carolina political forum on Saturday, however, Trump disavowed any notion that his justices would bring moderation to the Court. To the contrary, Trump suggested that he would like to fill the Court will justices who literally want to erase nearly a century of American law. At the forum, which was hosted by South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson (R), Trump named Justice Clarence Thomas as his favorite justice, labeling the Court’s most conservative member “very strong and consistent.” He also joined the chorus of Republicans angry that Chief Justice John Roberts twice turned aside lawsuits seeking to gut the Affordable Care Act. “Justice Roberts really let us down,” according to Trump. “What he did with Obamacare was disgraceful, and I think he did that because he wanted to be popular inside the Beltway.” Trump’s suggestion that Roberts is insufficiently conservative is itself an extraordinary statement, although it has increasingly become Republican orthodoxy. Roberts authored the Supreme Court’s decision neutering a key prong of the Voting Rights Act. He joined the Court’s decision relaxing campaign finance restrictions in Citizens United v. FEC, and even authored a decision legalizing certain forms of money laundering by campaign donors. He consistently votes to give corporate defendants new ways to avoid lawsuits brought by consumers and workers injured by that corporation. He voted to give religious objectors unprecedented new abilities to limit the rights of their employees. And his views on race largely reflect his impatience with the fact that many of America’s civil rights laws still exist. Indeed, virtually the only significant area of the law where Roberts has disappointed Republicans is the two major challenges to Obamacare. In the first suit, Roberts accepted an anti-Obamacare argument that, according to a conservative judge who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush, has no basis “in either the text of the Constitution or Supreme Court precedent” — although he did uphold the bulk of the law on an alternative ground. In the second case, Roberts rejected the unique legal argument that most of the text of the Affordable Care Act does not count. These are hardly the hallmarks of a judge going out of his way to side with liberals. Yet, while Trump’s statement that Roberts is insufficiently conservative should concern liberals, his apparent desire to appoint more justices like Thomas should petrify any American who depends on the web of workplace and anti-discrimination laws that were enacted in the later half of the twentieth century. The Constitution permits Congress to “regulate Commerce . . . among the several States,” and this power forms the basis for most federal law governing businesses and the workplace — including anti-discrimination law such as bans on employment discrimination and whites-only lunch counters. In the late nineteenth century, however, the Supreme Court held that activities that are necessary to commerce such as manufacturing, agriculture and mining are beyond Congress’s power to regulate. This distinction formed the basis for harsh decisions deregulating the workplace, such as the Court’s 1918 decision in Hammer v. Dagenhardt, which struck down federal child labor laws. Had the Court continued to enforce this distinction (Hammer was overruled in 1941) it also would have likely been impossible for Congress to forbid discrimination by most employers. Justice Thomas, however, believes that the Constitution must be read as it was originally understood in 1918. In a concurring opinion in the 1995 case United States v. Lopez, Thomas claimed that the word “commerce,” as it is used in the Constitution, “was used in contradistinction to productive activities such as manufacturing and agriculture.” This, of course, is the same reasoning that animated decisions such as Hammer. A majority of five Thomases on the Supreme Court, in other words, would be apocalyptic for anyone who believes that the nation’s workplaces should be regulated. Should Trump become president, moreover, it is entirely possible that he could achieve this goal. On the day that the next president takes office, three justices will be over the age of 80, while a fourth, Justice Stephen Breyer, will be 78. That’s four seats that a President Trump could conceivably fill with clones of Justice Thomas. When you add the original Justice Thomas to the mix, that’s enough votes to build a bridge to the nineteenth century.
Mazars and Deutsche Bank could have ended this nightmare before it started. They could still get him out of office. But instead, they want mass death. Don’t forget that.
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Mazars and Deutsche Bank could have ended this nightmare before it started. They could still get him out of office. But instead, they want mass death. Don’t forget that.
tapitsbo » Mon Dec 14, 2015 12:33 pm wrote:Don't "like" Obama personally but he seems vastly preferable to Clinton, Cruz, and the other candidates
82_82 an "Earth" entity could well be preferable to the USA but racism surely was mainstream long before Trump. Luther do you feel a Trumpresidency could up the ante productively for Left militancy?
I know this, but it has largely been eradicated depending on region of the country and line of work. For instance my boss has a "Mexican" last name. For instance one of my family's best friends for life (whole family) back in Colorado has a "Mexican" last name. I think all this shit will blow over. I think. . .
There is no me. There is no you. There is all. There is no you. There is no me. And that is all. A profound acceptance of an enormous pageantry. A haunting certainty that the unifying principle of this universe is love. -- Propagandhi
The most important event risk in global politics right now is Syria. Presently, the West is staying on the course of fragmenting the region and creating headless states which are then made to devolve into lawless warlord regions. This policy, presently marketed under the banner of "fighting ISIS", continues to be mainstream policy in the major European powers and in the US. It is opposed by Russia's effort to assist Syria's elected leader in rebuilding Syrian state structures. The Russians were invited to the Syrian theatre by Assad in corcordance with international law. The presence of both Russian and Nato forces in and over Syria presents the risk of further "accidents" between these two nuclear powers. The danger to all of humanity is clear and present.
Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton supports this program. She was instrumental in creating the roiling, headless beast that is present-day Libya. She voted in support of the Iraq invasion that launched this series of destabilising events. Over four million Muslims have been killed by this onward march, many in gruesome and atavistic ways.
In terms of sheer murderousness, Donald Trump is one of the least anti-Muslim candidates for US president – quite possibly the least.
kool maudit » Tue Dec 15, 2015 6:07 am wrote: In terms of sheer murderousness, Donald Trump is one of the least anti-Muslim candidates for US president – quite possibly the least.
Make of this what you will.
Here is what I make of it:
Tonight at a Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas, another black person was shoved around while protesting the American hate leader—and this time, a rally attendee called for the black person to be immolated.
As with previous mid-rally altercations, Trump and his fans have taken an obvious amount of glee in seeing someone pushed to the ground and dragged out of a room by force—the night’s secondary entertainment. - link
Donald Trump's political genius playbook literally includes the strategy of stochastic terrorism.
I was going to post this while i and i was posting
I'm sure all the brown people of the world are resting easier now
Trump is a fascist and wants all the members of the Supreme court to be just like Clarence Thomas....someone who will be pushed around by the biggest fascist of them all Anthony Scalia
one person on this board is so worried about all those little fascists around the world all the while the biggest fascist of them all is running for president and he says NOTHING ABOUT HIM...the way he supposedly hates fascist you would think there would be 20 threads about trump by now
do you know he wants to bomb the middle east into oblivion that's how much trump loves brown people more than anyone else
he so fascist even bb doesn't want to talk with him
make that what you will
Mazars and Deutsche Bank could have ended this nightmare before it started. They could still get him out of office. But instead, they want mass death. Don’t forget that.
So it turns out even Donald Trump has a limit — and the top conservative Supreme Court justice has crossed it.
During oral arguments last week at the Supreme Court in a key affirmative-action case, Scalia pondered whether African-American students might be better off at “lesser schools” that weren’t “too fast for them” — and furthermore, that those lesser schools would in turn benefit from taking the “really competent blacks” away from the more elite institutions.
Watch this Sunday interview of Trump, in which the Republican frontrunner — who has certainly said his own share of vitriolic remarks about minority groups — talked about how uncomfortable Scalia’s comments made him.
“I thought it was very tough to the African-American community, actually,” Trump said with all earnestness.
“No, I don’t like what he said. I heard him, I was like, ‘Let me read it again’ because I actually saw it in print, and I’m going — I read a lot of stuff — and I’m going, ‘Whoa!'”
Mazars and Deutsche Bank could have ended this nightmare before it started. They could still get him out of office. But instead, they want mass death. Don’t forget that.
I'm sure all the brown people of the world are resting easier now
Trump is a fascist and wants all the members of the Supreme court to be just like Clarence Thomas....someone who will be pushed around by the biggest fascist of them all Anthony Scalia
one person on this board is so worried about all those little fascists around the world all the while the biggest fascist of them all is running for president and he says NOTHING ABOUT HIM...the way he supposedly hates fascist you would think there would be 20 threads about trump by now
do you know he wants to bomb the middle east into oblivion that's how much trump loves brown people more than anyone else
he so fascist even bb doesn't want to talk with him
make that what you will
This seems pretty spot-on...
Video Transcription – Donald Trump for President? Insane by Any Definition of the Word
At the time of writing, Donald Trump is leading the race for the GOP presidential nomination. For some spiritual insight into the bizarre mind of presidential candidate, Donald Trump, I asked my spirit guides for their take. “Insane by any definition of the word,” they told me. “Trump is a liar, a racist, and a ruthless narcissist,” they added. (This was delivered as a statement of fact based on his behavior, and not intended to be simply pejorative.) They pointed out that if you had a relative who acted the way Trump does, you’d seriously question their state of mind. This young soul, a level-5 leader type*, suffers from severe soul-level damage. The cause is a fear of rejection from abandonment in a past life. This has resulted in a closed heart chakra. In other words, his conscious self has detached from his soul. What you see in Trump is all ego. His delight in bullying, and taking advantage of others, is a sign of mental illness.
When I asked if he’s a narcissist or sociopath, the answer was that he’s both. Like any narcissist, Trump has an elevated sense of self-importance. He brags about his wealth (and exaggerates it, too), and he’s not exactly shy about telling the world what a great businessman he is. And have you noticed how he puts the massive word “Trump” on everything he owns? Pure ego.
Trump claims the Mexican government has a policy of sending drug users and rapists to the U.S. This is pure, unadulterated nonsense. As is his claim that he has a plan to destroy ISIS, which, with uncharacteristic modesty, he doesn’t see fit to share with the rest of us. When people get in his way, he crushes them using bully boy tactics and intimidation. (See the documentary You’ve Been Trumped.) His sense of entitlement means that no one who might obstruct his ambitions can be allowed to get away with it. They must be obliterated. Those who offend him risk becoming the focus of Trump’s vindictive personal attention. (Selina Scott is one of them.)
Though he shows callous insensitivity towards others, he can be extremely touchy when he feels slighted or threatened. He has a history of issuing legal threats against anyone who anyone who offends him. When Bill Maher likened him to an orangutan, Trump immediately slapped him with a $5m lawsuit. Trump is a loose cannon whose prejudices reflect the fears of younger souls. His hatred of minorities validates the fear of “the other” that is a mark of less experienced souls. And since young souls lack the ability to intuitively recognize when they’re being manipulated, he’s able to channel their anger to his advantage.
In a predominantly young-soul country like America, there’s an almost automatic admiration for celebrities. That makes it a lot easier for Trump, whose political notions are often half-baked and unexplained (like how to pay for an almost 2,000 mile wall on the southern border) to thrive.
For many young souls, Trump is worthy of great admiration simply because of the size of his bank account and his willingness to push less powerful individuals around. He proves his strength by his willingness to utter the words, “You’re fired!” and in doing so, makes his young-soul admirers feel empowered. That such a damaged soul is respected and not pitied is a sign of a dysfunction that’s the marker of a predominantly young-soul society. It’s incumbent upon older souls, the ones who see through the smoke and mirrors of bluster and buffoonery, to stand up to Trump and his ilk. No one should be afraid to call him on his lies, or to promote a more honest and compassionate alternative.
The spiritual path is one of unity, respect and understanding. Not one of greed and self-interest masquerading as rugged individualism. And old souls help no one when they stand by silently. This self-important scoundrel would be scary to have on the local PTA. But he’s running for the highest office in the country! One good thing, however, to come from his quest for glory is that his willingness to say what others only dare think has won him the endorsement of David Duke, former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, and that has helped to highlight the true, fear-based nature of conservatism in America. If Trump were your crazy uncle, spouting off about building walls to keep rapists out of the country, calling women fat pigs, dogs, slobs, and disgusting animals, and unable to take a joke about his comb-over, you’d keep him hidden in the back room when people came to visit.
Donald Trump is a mean-spirited, racist, vulgar, cruel, damaged soul. Donald Trump for president? If he were my uncle, I’d have him locked up.
to the people of Scotland...I am so very very sorry
I smell the burnt flesh but it seems not to many people in the United States understand what that means let alone know a fascist when they see one
Mazars and Deutsche Bank could have ended this nightmare before it started. They could still get him out of office. But instead, they want mass death. Don’t forget that.
Mazars and Deutsche Bank could have ended this nightmare before it started. They could still get him out of office. But instead, they want mass death. Don’t forget that.
Wow. Fuck that guy a thousand times over for the prodding of people he attracts.
So I'll just say it again, TRUMP is seriously dangerous.
There is no me. There is no you. There is all. There is no you. There is no me. And that is all. A profound acceptance of an enormous pageantry. A haunting certainty that the unifying principle of this universe is love. -- Propagandhi
seemslikeadream » Tue Dec 15, 2015 2:54 pm wrote:one person on this board is so worried about all those little fascists around the world all the while the biggest fascist of them all is running for president and he says NOTHING ABOUT HIM...the way he supposedly hates fascist you would think there would be 20 threads about trump by now
Why are you surprised? This one person on the board is only interested in sniffing out "antisemitism" in the "Palestine solidarity movement", and very little else.
"If you're not careful the newspapers will have you hating the oppressed and loving the people doing the oppressing." - Malcolm X
So I'll just say it again, TRUMP is seriously dangerous.
TRUMP, the human, is far from dangerous. Soft, pasty...doesn't seem very healthy mentally or physically.
His words can be considered dangerous, but only in a society where such words are provided a platform/given value by a large enough demographic (and a media all too willing to play it up/broadcast the inanity. Win/Win for those managing the show).
The fact that Trump persists is a testament not to Trump, but of the mindset of a portion of The People.
This seems pretty spot-on...
