Election

[byco42]

When then did the whole line of succession thing, did they make age qualifications for Speaker and president Pro Tempore?

They were made in the formation of the USC.

SOH and PPT have same age and citizenship quals as for all legislators. Representative min age is 25, seven years a citizen; Senator min age is 30, nine years a citizen.

 

[Gulo Blue]

Should they adjust with life expectancy? Like inflation?

 

[tinselwolverine]

They were made in the formation of the USC.

SOH and PPT have same age and citizenship quals as for all legislators. Representative min age is 25, seven years a citizen; Senator min age is 30, nine years a citizen.

So what happens if AOC becomes the Speaker and Chuck Grassley quits to replace Glenn Frey with the Eagles, or whatever?

Who becomes president?

Do we turn to Kiefer?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FTQh3d_rx-s

 

[byco42]

So what happens if AOC becomes the Speaker and Chuck Grassley quits to replace Glenn Frey with the Eagles, or whatever?

Who becomes president?

Do we turn to Kiefer?

I think this is a serious question. The third in line is the Sec.of State. So Pompeo is acting president, in the event that no president has been chosen by 12:00 p.m. Jan 20.

After that it’s the Sec of Treasury.

 

[sggatecl]

So what happens if AOC becomes the Speaker and Chuck Grassley quits to replace Glenn Frey with the Eagles, or whatever?

Who becomes president?

Do we turn to Kiefer?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FTQh3d_rx-s

I watched a season and a half of that show. Wasn't terrible, just got stale.

 

[tinselwolverine]

I watched a season and a half of that show. Wasn't terrible, just got stale.

Kinda what I thought.

After the network dropped it I think Netflix picked it up and produced a third season.

 

[Spartanmack]

funny, we started watching it the other night. Didn't get through the first episode and doubt we'll pick up where we left off - not terrible, but not at all intriguing either.

 

[sggatecl]

Trump fires top U.S. election cybersecurity official who defended vote

(Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired top cybersecurity official Chris Krebs in a message on Twitter, accusing him without evidence of making a “highly inaccurate” statement affirming the Nov. 3 election was secure and rejecting claims of fraud.

Trump has made debunked allegations that the election was “rigged” and has refused to concede defeat to President-elect Joe Biden. His campaign has filed a flurry of lawsuits in battleground states, although election officials in both parties have said they see no evidence of serious irregularities.

Krebs’ work in protecting the election from hackers and combating disinformation about the vote won praise from lawmakers of both parties as well as state and election officials around the country. But he drew the ire of Trump and his allies, who were irked over his refusal to support allegations of election meddling.

Reuters reported last week that Krebs had told associates he expected to be fired.

Trump said on Twitter that Krebs had assured people in a “highly inaccurate” statement that the election had been secure when there were “massive improprieties and fraud - including dead people voting, Poll Watchers not allowed into polling locations,” and voting machine errors that flipped votes from Trump to Biden.

Dozens of election security experts on Monday released a letter saying claims of major hacks were unsubstantiated and absurd on their face.

 

[tinselwolverine]

Trump fires top U.S. election cybersecurity official who defended vote

I can’t believe I didn’t see this coming.

Doesn’t everybody remember he said pretty much every Republican primary he didn’t win, as well as the delegate selecting process, was rigged?

From April 12, 2016


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QX5EtiZHeFU

 

[sggatecl]

I can?t believe I didn?t see this coming.

Doesn?t everybody remember he said pretty much every Republican primary he didn?t win, as well as the delegate selecting process, was rigged?

From April 12, 2016

I'm interested to see how unhinged Trump becomes during and post Biden's inauguration. All past presidential norms are out the window. I bet there are some great prop bets in Vegas/London.

 

[Michchamp]

I'm interested to see how unhinged Trump becomes during and post Biden's inauguration. All past presidential norms are out the window. I bet there are some great prop bets in Vegas/London.

I think he'll be the same as he is now. He'll keep claiming it was rigged & he needs money to fight it. ride that grift train as long as it runs.

His tweets were already pretty unhinged, man. I don't see how they get any moreso.

The public appearances & rallies will stop, since he can't make those on the government dime anymore. And he can't get around Covid-19 restrictions anymore.

He's apparently floating the idea of a TV network to rival Fox. This will probably do as well as his casinos did (another excuse for him to bilk money out of gullible investors and run). It will fail even quicker if Rupert Murdoch takes a interest in stomping it.

I don't think Trump will actually do anything unhinged or dangerous himself... he always avoided personal conflicts, even when he was young. a bully afraid to fight his own battles.

 

[Gulo Blue]

He's apparently floating the idea of a TV network to rival Fox.

I remember kicking around the theory that this was the motivation behind running in the first place. Step 1: lose, step 2: launch Trump TV. But it didn't go to plan.


How long before he sells nutritional supplements?

 

[Michchamp]

...

How long before he sells nutritional supplements?

Not long. spartanmack and tigermud had to switch to alex jones' house brand for the last 4 years, but they're both ready to switch back to Trump-brand gorilla brain, strength and penis pills once they're back on the market.

 

[Spartanmack]

Not long. spartanmack and tigermud had to switch to alex jones' house brand for the last 4 years, but they're both ready to switch back to Trump-brand gorilla brain, strength and penis pills once they're back on the market.

There you go again with your strawmen - I have never listened to or watch Alex Jones and that includes the links that others have posted here - I’ve never even opened any of them. I also don’t watch Fox News. I have never quoted or posted a link to anything from either. I mostly only read the links you post so I can point out how they don’t say what you represent them to say. But you can’t win an argument without misrepresenting and making up stuff you wish I had said. I also don’t take any supplements but maybe you should consider checking out what Alex Jones is selling, maybe he will transform you from the pudgy little doughboy you are.

 

[byco42]

This itself in an issue: Link and in no way assuages any concerns about voter fraud, because this very process is vulnerable to it.

DHS says Dominion software is "The Most Secure in American History". The claim itself is a red flag.

"This" is considered "fact checking" by AP. When it's simply blatant propaganda.

Less than one year ago Prominent Democrats wrote a letter to PE firm H.I.G. regarding their ownership of selected election software companies, including Dominion (only one of three companies cited).

We are particularly concerned that secretive and ''trouble-plagued companies," owned by private equity firms and responsible for manufacturing and maintaining voting machines and other election administration equipment, "have long skimped on security in favor of convenience," leaving voting systems across the country "prone to security problems."

This brand of suspicion will continue as long as machines collect and tabulate votes. All states need to do is establish the same-day model, hand-balloting that I support. But that spaceship has launched.

 

[Gulo Blue]

There you go again with your strawmen

What is the strawman argument in that post?

 

[sggatecl]

He's apparently floating the idea of a TV network to rival Fox. This will probably do as well as his casinos did (another excuse for him to bilk money out of gullible investors and run). It will fail even quicker if Rupert Murdoch takes a interest in stomping it.

OAN already exists. I don't think there is another market for a second network more right wing than Fox News.

But then again he's proven very talented at pursuing failed business ventures. Maybe it makes perfect sense.

 

[Spartanmack]

What is the strawman argument in that post?

I bet you can figure it out if you try hard enough.

 

[Gulo Blue]

I bet you can figure it out if you try hard enough.

It hadn't occurred to me before that you might not know what a strawman argument is.

 

[Spartanmack]

It hadn't occurred to me before that you might not know what a strawman argument is.

it actually had occurred to me a couple posts ago that you might not but I was giving you the benefit of the doubt thinking you could figure it out. Not a big deal if you can't though, it won't be the first bet I've lost, or the last.