Election Day Thread

Aeolus · Post by **Aeolus** » 2004-11-03 02:25am

Gandalf wrote:
Master of Ossus wrote:Hey guys, here's something else to chew on. The Republicans are going to have between 53 and 55 senate seats, and Daschle might be out of a job (ie. the Democrats in the Senate have just been decapitated). The Republicans also seem to have EXTENDED their control of the House. We now have ALL THREE branches of government controlled by the Republicans, all of them by potentially VERY solid majorities.
So does this mean they can now pass just about anything they want?

The Dems theoretically still have the fillabuster..but Its going to be harder to employ.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2004-11-03 02:44am

Gandalf wrote:
Master of Ossus wrote:Hey guys, here's something else to chew on. The Republicans are going to have between 53 and 55 senate seats, and Daschle might be out of a job (ie. the Democrats in the Senate have just been decapitated). The Republicans also seem to have EXTENDED their control of the House. We now have ALL THREE branches of government controlled by the Republicans, all of them by potentially VERY solid majorities.
So does this mean they can now pass just about anything they want?

No. You need two-thirds majority for almost anything, so there still has to be some bipartisan cooperation. However, it gives them some serious leverage, and it may give them enough firepower to break the fillibusters.

Darth Balls · Post by **Darth Balls** » 2004-11-03 02:58am

I voted Bush.

Bugsby · Post by **Bugsby** » 2004-11-03 02:59am

Master of Ossus wrote:No. You need two-thirds majority for almost anything, so there still has to be some bipartisan cooperation. However, it gives them some serious leverage, and it may give them enough firepower to break the fillibusters.

Nope. You need simple majority in most cases, only rarely 2/3 majority (to override a presidential veto or something. But Senate rules say that you need 60 votes to stop a filibuster, and the Reps don't have it. So the Dems can still filibuster, but besides that, Reps have the stranglehold.

Aeolus · Post by **Aeolus** » 2004-11-03 03:02am

Bugsby wrote:
Master of Ossus wrote:No. You need two-thirds majority for almost anything, so there still has to be some bipartisan cooperation. However, it gives them some serious leverage, and it may give them enough firepower to break the fillibusters.
Nope. You need simple majority in most cases, only rarely 2/3 majority (to override a presidential veto or something. But Senate rules say that you need 60 votes to stop a filibuster, and the Reps don't have it. So the Dems can still filibuster, but besides that, Reps have the stranglehold.

Yes but fillibuster will be harder. The reps just have to pull off 5 conservative dems to break it instead of 10

salm · Post by **salm** » 2004-11-03 06:25am

Rogue 9 wrote:
salm wrote:voted kerry
Aren't you German?

yes. and american.

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2004-11-03 08:07am

And believe it or not, Moore did have a job before Bush.

Doing what? Before Bush's election in 2000, Nobody really had heard
of moore other than a few cultists, now he's like the hottest celebrity
to come out of this entire mess.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2004-11-03 08:10am

MKSheppard wrote:
And believe it or not, Moore did have a job before Bush.
Doing what? Before Bush's election in 2000, Nobody really had heard
of moore other than a few cultists, now he's like the hottest celebrity
to come out of this entire mess.

actually Canadian Bacon was a funny fucking movie.

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-11-03 08:13am

MKSheppard wrote:Doing what? Before Bush's election in 2000, Nobody really had heard
of moore other than a few cultists, now he's like the hottest celebrity
to come out of this entire mess.

He's made documentary films before, quite well known, including his first, "Roger & Me", and he also had his own TV show in the Clinton years. That's hardly "cultist" level.

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2004-11-03 08:13am

Col. Crackpot wrote:actually Canadian Bacon was a funny fucking movie.

Damn I forgot all about Canadian Bacon.

But back then Moore was an essential nobody. He had a few books,
and a small scale TV show that got cancelled after a few episodes.

Your standard low scale celebrity. And then when bush gets elected,
his rise to the top of the food chain is fucking meteoric.

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2004-11-03 08:14am

"Sir presidental directive 211894 prohibits the deployment of Omega force on Caucasians!"

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2004-11-03 01:12pm

Col. Crackpot wrote:
MKSheppard wrote:
And believe it or not, Moore did have a job before Bush.
Doing what? Before Bush's election in 2000, Nobody really had heard
of moore other than a few cultists, now he's like the hottest celebrity
to come out of this entire mess.
actually Canadian Bacon was a funny fucking movie.

He wrote/directed/was involved with Canadian Bacon? DAMNIT! Now I have to like the guy a little...

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2004-11-03 01:16pm

No, the Shep is correct. Before Bush, Moore had a few hits but he was generally speaking a fringe personality. No one in the Democratic party took him seriously.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-11-03 01:17pm

Col. Crackpot wrote: actually Canadian Bacon was a funny fucking movie.

I really need to see it again, the bilingual bit with the garbage truck was hilarious.

Reminds me of another political film in the same vein: Wag The Dog.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2004-11-03 02:24pm

Dammit, that left wing nutjob Cynthia McKinney won in Georgia's 4th.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2004-11-03 02:26pm

Reminds me of another political film in the same vein: Wag The Dog.

People say that movie is clever, but it isn't. The premise is absolutely beneath contempt; does anyone honestly believe that the U.S. government could actually fake a war in Albania? Had the writer simply never heard of, oh, I don't know, FOREIGN NEWS correspondents?

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2004-11-03 02:26pm

Joe wrote:Dammit, that left wing nutjob Cynthia McKinney won in Georgia's 4th.

are you shitting me?

I thought she was humiliated in the '02 election and run off?

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2004-11-03 02:29pm

Col. Crackpot wrote:
Joe wrote:Dammit, that left wing nutjob Cynthia McKinney won in Georgia's 4th.
are you shitting me? I thought she was humiliated in the '02 election and run off?

No. She ran for her seat again with the woman who beat her two years ago, Denise Majette, running for the Senate (she lost to the Republican candidate, Isakson). But McKinney won.

Oh well, at least Sub-Saharan Africa will have some representation in the House.

Lt. Dan · Post by **Lt. Dan** » 2004-11-03 08:22pm

I also voted Bush.

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2004-11-03 09:00pm

Joe wrote:
Col. Crackpot wrote:
Joe wrote:Dammit, that left wing nutjob Cynthia McKinney won in Georgia's 4th.
are you shitting me? I thought she was humiliated in the '02 election and run off?
No. She ran for her seat again with the woman who beat her two years ago, Denise Majette, running for the Senate (she lost to the Republican candidate, Isakson). But McKinney won.

Oh well, at least Sub-Saharan Africa will have some representation in the House.

Wasn't she the one that was bitching for gerrymandering her district "Sherman's March" back in 1996?

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-11-03 09:10pm

Joe wrote:
People say that movie is clever, but it isn't. The premise is absolutely beneath contempt; does anyone honestly believe that the U.S. government could actually fake a war in Albania? Had the writer simply never heard of, oh, I don't know, FOREIGN NEWS correspondents?

No one said it had to make sense. I mean, who'd declare war on Canada? I'll tell you now. I've met people that actually see these as legit. scenarios.

Glocksman · Post by **Glocksman** » 2004-11-04 11:55am

Let's see.

This was the first general election in which we used the new touch screen voting system. It's so idiot proof that even a bluehair from Palm Beach County, Florida should have no trouble casting a ballot.

President: Michael Badnarik (Libertarian)
US Senate (IN): Marvin Scott (Republican)
US House (IN-08): John Hostettler (Republican)

I voted for both Repubs and Democrats in local races.

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