Frank wrote on Aug 8^th, 2025 at 11:17pm:


Is that so? Then please say how Georgia, which has one of the biggest cities in the union, has Republicans like Marjorie Taylor Greene representing them.

D.C's a territory. It's not allowed to become a state for the very reason you're complaining about.

In the words of the poetess, please explain?

Dnarever wrote on Aug 8^th, 2025 at 10:59pm:



Wow. 9 is now twice 6.

6 is a few, 3 more us half a few more.


And the stats you cited were NOT about gerrymanders but redistributions, otherwise those ones done independently wouldn't figure at all.


Dnarever wrote on Aug 8^th, 2025 at 10:59pm:



Nope. There are fewer it doesn't mean the Republicans are overrepresented in a small sample.

lee wrote on Aug 9^th, 2025 at 1:40pm:


My error. Now you tell us why Republicans, who's name indicates a preference for a constitutional republic, would be trying to rig a constitutional election.

Steve Bannon's explained the entire process. The post-Watergate reforms were so unfair, he says. The Ethics in Government Act, the Presidential Records Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the Hughes-Ryan Amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act, and last but by no means least, the amendments to the Federal Election Campaign Act.

These laws aim to enhance the Constitution and ensure a clear separation of powers. A prez, it is held, is supposed to administer the laws of elected representatives in Congress. A prez is not a king, he/she is a humble servant who pledges to honour and uphold the Constitution. Sloppy Steve wants to turn the entire constitution on its head, having the prez rule over both elected houses and the people themselves.

It's all a bit of fun. Sloppy says he's really right wing - far more than DL, who stands in the middle. Yes, according to Sloppy, DL is a centrist, with the wisdom of Solomon.

That's King Solomon. I kid you not, Sloppy Steve said all this. The old boy thought it was so good, he posted the interview. Sloppy wants elections rigged, loyalists appointed, the entire federal public service replaced, and the Constitution overturned. 

Sloppy, you see, is a constitutional conservative. He wants to tear the whole thing down. He doesn't want the Constitution rewritten, no. That would require 75% of the house and Senate - way too ambitious, even for someone as cunning as Sloppy Steve. He just wants it re-interpreted for a new generation. For Sloppy, that means you can just make stuff up and do whatever you want.

Redraw electoral boundaries, stop certain people voting, chuck out votes you don't like. For Steve, all is fair in love and war. Steve says this is a war. Sloppy Steve is fighting against the majority of Americans who believe in free and fair elections. If you don't like the result, Steve says, just make something up. Like his war metaphor, Steve also uses the term coup. And yes, if that doesn't work, Sloppy Steve says it's time for a real war to sort this out once and for all.

If Americans don't like it, they can pick a side and fight for real.

So I'm curious. What do you think of Steve's plan? He used to be your DL's campaign manager and senior advisor. These things are currently being planned as we speak.

Can you answer the question?

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Frank wrote on Aug 11^th, 2025 at 12:30am:


Strange. You posted the clip. Then you said, see how marvellous PBS is for posting such wise words?

So which part's bollocks, dear boy? Sloppy's wisdom of Solomon schtick, or the bit about the mean old Watergate reforms?

Funny thing is, your DL's been caught doing far worse than anything Nixon ever did. A harmless old burglary cover-up - sounds rather cute in hindsight, doesn't it?

Turns out Nixon wasn't so bad after all, ja?

Trump would be negligent in his duties if he didn't try to get electoral boundaries changed in his favour.

What on earth is wrong with the leftie intellectuals?

Can't you just say
" this looks like a smart move"

Dnarever wrote on Aug 11^th, 2025 at 9:34am:


It's an admission from aquascoot that Trump isn't popular.

If his policies and job performance were popular among Americans, why would he need to resort to changing boundaries?

Trump is about as popular as a fart in an elevator, and that's why he's doing what he always does - cheat.

Wives, taxes, golf - you name it he cheats on it.

aquascoot wrote on Aug 11^th, 2025 at 7:11am:


It reads like a blunt admission he's failing at the job and can't win a fair vote, so he's scheming to rig the election, turning the same, or even fewer supporters, into more electoral seats.

Undemocratic? Absolutely.

But because it's Trump pulling the strings, suddenly nobody bats an eye.

That's why if the Blue States break with tradition and threaten to fight fire with fire in retaliation, I couldn't give a damn.

If this is the new political battlefield you want, you've got to live and die by it.