March 31, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, Shepard Wong said: Of course I have to be in Manhattan on Tuesday. Hoping all the imbeciles stay home but I’m not optimistic. If your flight is canceled, you'll get your wish. sick burn
March 31, 20232 yr Was happy until @vikas83 reminded me that he's still eligible to run for president God how Fed up would it be to have a candidate in jail? Can he just go away please
March 31, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, Mike030270 said: Was happy until @vikas83 reminded me that he's still eligible to run for president God how Fed up would it be to have a candidate in jail? Can he just go away please He'd still get 80 million votes.
March 31, 20232 yr 4 minutes ago, Mike030270 said: Was happy until @vikas83 reminded me that he's still eligible to run for president God how Fed up would it be to have a candidate in jail? Can he just go away please I mean...there's a golden opportunity here for the GOP to change its rules to say that no convicted felon can be the party's nominee. So they say - Donnie gets his days in courts (yes, multiple), but he is ineligible if he is convicted. But the GOP is run by wimps who are afraid of Trump's cult, so they'll never do it. Trump's cult will never leave him. They have completely surrendered their entire identity to a con man, and they will never be turned.
March 31, 20232 yr / Not a Fallon fan, but my sister told me to FF to 1:09 for the awesome DJT hit: I'm so Indicted!
March 31, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, vikas83 said: I mean...there's a golden opportunity here for the GOP to change its rules to say that no convicted felon can be the party's nominee. So they say - Donnie gets his days in courts (yes, multiple), but he is ineligible if he is convicted. But the GOP is run by wimps who are afraid of Trump's cult, so they'll never do it. Trump's cult will never leave him. They have completely surrendered their entire identity to a con man, and they will never be turned. So that’d force him to run as a 3rd party? I’m fine with that. Just get him out of the Republican Party
March 31, 20232 yr Author 1 minute ago, Toastrel said: / Not a Fallon fan, but my sister told me to FF to 1:09 for the awesome DJT hit: I'm so Indicted! 3 hours ago, mr_hunt said: holy sheet! the internet is undefeated! 🍊
March 31, 20232 yr Just now, vikas83 said: I mean...there's a golden opportunity here for the GOP to change its rules to say that no convicted felon can be the party's nominee. So they say - Donnie gets his days in courts (yes, multiple), but he is ineligible if he is convicted. But the GOP is run by wimps who are afraid of Trump's cult, so they'll never do it. Trump's cult will never leave him. They have completely surrendered their entire identity to a con man, and they will never be turned. Not sure a conviction would come in time anyway. Primaries are usually in full swing by year's end, so they'd have to change the rules to so no candidates indicted or on trial for a felony, which is a bridge even further. So ya, ain't happening.
March 31, 20232 yr Just now, mr_hunt said: 🍊 Thank you, well played!! Great song, and his dance moves....yowza!
March 31, 20232 yr Just now, Mike030270 said: So that’d force him to run as a 3rd party? I’m fine with that. Just get him out of the Republican Party Which would be a stone cold guarantee to hand the win to Biden. It'd be Ross Perot all over again but even worse.
March 31, 20232 yr 12 minutes ago, Mike030270 said: Was happy until @vikas83 reminded me that he's still eligible to run for president God how Fed up would it be to have a candidate in jail? Can he just go away please The indictment that really matters is the one for Jan 6th. If he's convicted on those charges he cannot run. It's in the constitution. Quote No person shall be a senator, or representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.
March 31, 20232 yr 3 minutes ago, Gannan said: The indictment that really matters is the one for Jan 6th. If he's convicted on those charges he cannot run. It's in the constitution. Now I know what to pray for lol
March 31, 20232 yr 7 minutes ago, Mike030270 said: So that’d force him to run as a 3rd party? I’m fine with that. Just get him out of the Republican Party To run as a 3rd party candidate, he'd either have to get one of the established ones to back him (Libertarian, Green, Reform) or actually do the work to get on the ballot in all 50 states. I doubt any other party would welcome him, and no way he'd do the work to get on ballots. So he'd be done.
March 31, 20232 yr 7 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said: Which would be a stone cold guarantee to hand the win to Biden. It'd be Ross Perot all over again but even worse. No different than nominating Trump at this point really.
March 31, 20232 yr 4 minutes ago, Gannan said: The indictment that really matters is the one for Jan 6th. If he's convicted on those charges he cannot run. It's in the constitution. It is almost like the framers considered this sort of behavior, a bad thing?
March 31, 20232 yr 5 minutes ago, Gannan said: The indictment that really matters is the one for Jan 6th. If he's convicted on those charges he cannot run. It's in the constitution. Eh...he would fight that interpretation for sure. It's not a slam dunk and clearly depends on what he is actually convicted of (if he were to be indicted and convicted).
March 31, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, Toastrel said: It is almost like the framers considered this sort of behavior, a bad thing? Wasn't the framers -- that language is from the 14th Amendment and was designed to prevent former Confederate leaders from running for office. Trump would argue that was the intent.
March 31, 20232 yr Just now, vikas83 said: Eh...he would fight that interpretation for sure. It's not a slam dunk and clearly depends on what he is actually convicted of (if he were to be indicted and convicted). He'd fight it but I think he would lose in the courts. Even the judges he appointed seem tired of his act.
March 31, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, vikas83 said: Eh...he would fight that interpretation for sure. It's not a slam dunk and clearly depends on what he is actually convicted of (if he were to be indicted and convicted). He clearly would fight a shadow, a burger wrapper, or a ketchup bottle. That is the only slam dunk. He would do anything, say anything, it is amazing that so many just let it go.
March 31, 20232 yr Just now, vikas83 said: Wasn't the framers -- that language is from the 14th Amendment and was designed to prevent former Confederate leaders from running for office. Trump would argue that was the intent. And I would argue that it's why the amendment was writteen We actually had people under the direction of Trump, waving confederate flags around the capitol, while threatening the elected leaders of the united states.
March 31, 20232 yr Republicans had a golden opportunity after Jan 6 to cut ties with him. They could've voted to convict in the Senate and cast him out of the party. He probably would have started a 3rd party then but it would've been far easier to make the case 4 years later that the base should abandon an irrelevant 3rd party candidate in order to stop a Dem from being elected. But now they're F'd. They're gonna get a wrecked candidate that's under indictment (in multiple states and possibly from the feds) and they'll have no choice but to stick with him.
March 31, 20232 yr Just now, vikas83 said: No different than nominating Trump at this point really. Agreed. But the threat to take his ball and go home (i.e. run as a 3rd party) is enough to keep the GOP leaders from growing a spine. Will he actually be able to get on most ballots? Doubtful. But The GOP won't call his bluff when he only needs to get on a handful to sink them anyway. And if there's one thing to never underestimate about that man, it's the depths he'll sink to out of sheer spite and pettiness.
March 31, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, we_gotta_believe said: Agreed. But the threat to take his ball and go home (i.e. run as a 3rd party) is enough to keep the GOP leaders from growing a spine. Will he actually be able to get on most ballots? Doubtful. But The GOP won't call his bluff when he only needs to get on a handful to sink them anyway. And if there's one thing to never underestimate about that man, it's the depths he'll sink to out of sheer spite and pettiness. That's a good point. It's a lot of work getting onto all the ballots as a 3rd party and Trump's lazy as sheet.
March 31, 20232 yr 15 minutes ago, vikas83 said: To run as a 3rd party candidate, he'd either have to get one of the established ones to back him (Libertarian, Green, Reform) or actually do the work to get on the ballot in all 50 states. I doubt any other party would welcome him, and no way he'd do the work to get on ballots. So he'd be done. Best case is he would be locked up and not eligible to run. If he is able to run as a 3rd party candidate that would make the Biden backers happy because he would take so much of the republican vote it would be an easy win for just about any Dem, even Hilary could win that election.
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