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Yeah, no one is going to try and put a conservatorship on her. The current whisper campaign is as aggressive as her colleagues are going to get. And the more she decays the more powerful her staffers become, so they have no incentive to do anything about her decline.
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It's pretty clear what's left of Feinstein's brain is hard set on maintaining her political power until she turns to dust, and she has plenty of money to surround herself with handlers who can answer questions for her and play off any obvious dementia symptoms. And yeah she's way too high up in the DNC power structure for the Dems to actually rally to force her out. Even if she wasn't she's an extremely long serving member of the party and they probably figure it would be poor optics to push one of their own out the door, particularly given she was just widowed as well. If Newsom does get to appoint a successor for whatever reason - she finally dies or her mental state deteriorates even further to the point that she can't even function day-to-day - it would be interesting to see what he does. He pledged to nominate a black woman for Kamala's seat but then reversed and appointed a male political ally to a not-insignificant amount of backlash.
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Sydin posted:He pledged to nominate a black woman for Kamala's seat but then reversed and appointed a male political ally to a not-insignificant amount of backlash. I can't wait for him to fulfill this promise by appointing London Breed
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Sydin posted:It's pretty clear what's left of Feinstein's brain is hard set on maintaining her political power until she turns to dust, and she has plenty of money to surround herself with handlers who can answer questions for her and play off any obvious dementia symptoms. And yeah she's way too high up in the DNC power structure for the Dems to actually rally to force her out. Even if she wasn't she's an extremely long serving member of the party and they probably figure it would be poor optics to push one of their own out the door, particularly given she was just widowed as well. Newsom didn't make a commitment when the vacancy for Kamala Harris' seat came up, but he pledged to appoint an African American woman to replace Feinstein if a vacancy comes up due to the backlash that he received from appointing Padilla. There aren't really too many prominent candidates available that would meet this criteria. I would probably bet money on Newsom nominating London Breed to replace Feinstein if he has the option to choose. I've stated multiple times in this thread that Barbara Lee would make a fantastic Senator, but other prominent African American elected officials who could get nominated are LA County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, former Mayor of Compton Aja Brown, Karen Bass if she doesn't become Mayor of LA, and Sydney Kamlager - who is a current State Senator that is also running for Congress. Bodhidharma fucked around with this message at 19:14 on Apr 15, 2022 |
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Hey isn't there supposed to be an election for Governor this November? Does the GOP even have a candidate??? I haven't heard a single thing
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Bodhidharma posted:Newsom didn't make a commitment when the vacancy for Kamala Harris' seat came up, but he pledged to appoint an African American woman to replace Feinstein if a vacancy comes up due to the backlash that he received from appointing Padilla. Oh I got mixed up, my bad. Still funny that the Dems made a ton of fanfare out of the first black, first female VP and meanwhile Newsom just quietly slid in a friend of his to replace an outgoing black female senator with little to no regard to idpol optics. Barbara Lee would be a great replacement, probably too good for Newsom to actually pick, lol. Trazz posted:Hey isn't there supposed to be an election for Governor this November? Does the GOP even have a candidate??? I haven't heard a single thing All three of the high profile Republican guys (Faulconer, Cox, Elder) declined to run. The only R running I even remotely recognize is Brian Dahle, a state senator and former minority leader who's claim to fame is being a bi-partisan reach across the isler type so he's not exactly going to get the Trump crowd that turned out for Elder all that excited. Honestly it kinda seems like the recall failure completely deflated any and all conservative voter enthusiasm in the state, at least for now.
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Seriously, what about the RBG debacle convinced anyone that people like Feinstein will ever abandon their precious power? They consider it their divine right to occupy their seat until death.
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Barbara Lee is great, but she's in her seventies. He'll pick someone younger and way more corrupt. Breed seems like the obvious choice.
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Sydin posted:Oh I got mixed up, my bad. Still funny that the Dems made a ton of fanfare out of the first black, first female VP and meanwhile Newsom just quietly slid in a friend of his to replace an outgoing black female senator with little to no regard to idpol optics. it's almost as if the only reason she got the VP slot was so they could do that
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Maybe, just maybe, he should appoint someone who pledges to serve out the term as a placeholder and let California voters decide who they want in an election, especially since Newsom has already appointed one senator, essentially for life? Once you're appointed and then an incumbent, re-election is almost a lock. Looks like there's been only one open election for California senate seats since 1992, Harris in 2016.
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Wicked Them Beats posted:Barbara Lee is great, but she's in her seventies. He'll pick someone younger and way more corrupt. Breed seems like the obvious choice. Please, no more mummies.
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The only good reason to keep feinstein is that the Senate committee positions are based on seniority, so there's a huge incentive to just weekend at bernie a corpse into the hall with DNC positions stapled to the lapel. Not defending it, but it's clearly the game being played.
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Sydin posted:All three of the high profile Republican guys (Faulconer, Cox, Elder) declined to run. The only R running I even remotely recognize is Brian Dahle, a state senator and former minority leader who's claim to fame is being a bi-partisan reach across the isler type so he's not exactly going to get the Trump crowd that turned out for Elder all that excited. Honestly it kinda seems like the recall failure completely deflated any and all conservative voter enthusiasm in the state, at least for now. If this is true, I hope there are some decent ballot measures in November that now stand a better chance of passing with more Republicans sitting out. Knowing California though, I expect disappointment.
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I keep seeing let's go Brandon poo poo around here and it's going to be incredibly funny if that's suddenly the new anti-Newsom candidate, since he's somehow the only worse option.
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Larry Parrish posted:I keep seeing let's go Brandon poo poo around here and it's going to be incredibly funny if that's suddenly the new anti-Newsom candidate, since he's somehow the only worse option. Who, Brandon?
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Cup Runneth Over posted:Who, Brandon? yeah he's been slowly appearing on signs around here in el dorado county. I saw like 5 yesterday where I hadn't seen any before lol. and I get around a lot since I deliver pizzas. i guess it makes sense, since this is basically the capital for incoherent angry white people with no actual job but enough money to be airb&b slumlords
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Larry Parrish posted:yeah he's been slowly appearing on signs around here in el dorado county. I saw like 5 yesterday where I hadn't seen any before lol. and I get around a lot since I deliver pizzas. i guess it makes sense, since this is basically the capital for incoherent angry white people with no actual job but enough money to be airb&b slumlords Well I admit he'd definitely be worse than Newsom, but as mentioned upthread I don't think Newsom has any intention of running against an incumbent.
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El Mero Mero posted:The only good reason to keep feinstein is that the Senate committee positions are based on seniority, so there's a huge incentive to just weekend at bernie a corpse into the hall with DNC positions stapled to the lapel. So who is able to intervene? I'd be happy to find out. A similar problem has happened in the Supreme Court. January 31, 1974, William O. Douglas had a mentally debilitating stroke. It took eleven months of pressure from the other Justices to get him to resign, and even then he kept turning up and expecting to be included in deliberations. Until he resigned, the Justices had made a private agreement to not issue a decision in any cases for which he'd be the deciding vote.
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I’m wondering if maybe relying on our public servants to voluntarily put the welfare of the country ahead of their own personal interests is not the best way to run things.
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Arsenic Lupin posted:The thing is, there is very little practical way to remove her against her will. The Senate will not vote to expel her, because there are too many other Senators who'd see their seats at risk. You can't recall a Senator, because it isn't a State office. The family can't make her. Tie an oversized confederate flag around her and let the wind carry her into the hellish inferno of the coming wildfires. Easy peasy.
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Arsenic Lupin posted:The thing is, there is very little practical way to remove her against her will. The Senate will not vote to expel her, because there are too many other Senators who'd see their seats at risk. You can't recall a Senator, because it isn't a State office. The family can't make her. you are thinking within the confines of the established rules, comrade. why stop at feinstein? 
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CMYK BLYAT! posted:you are thinking within the confines of the established rules, comrade. why stop at feinstein? This but unironically. Anyway it's just another example of how hilariously undemocratic our society is.
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Larry Parrish posted:This but unironically. Anyway it's just another example of how hilariously undemocratic our society is. Throw off the yoke of the capitalist and turn all government buildings into barracks. We will also have to blowup Disney as a sign of victory over the oppressor
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WAR CRIME GIGOLO posted:Throw off the yoke of the capitalist and turn all government buildings into barracks. you can't tell me a neutron bomb over Anaheim wouldn't improve the state dramatically
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Goodpancakes posted:Anaheim? Did you mean Huntington Beach? just kind of hoping the faunt line pushes the entire southern half into the ocean like bugs bunny
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Larry Parrish posted:just kind of hoping a faunt line pushes the entire country into the ocean like bugs bunny
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Snipee posted:If this is true, I hope there are some decent ballot measures in November that now stand a better chance of passing with more Republicans sitting out. Knowing California though, I expect disappointment. Don't worry well off landowner libs will kill any ballot props to do actually good things like kill prop 13 or repeal Costa-Hawkins all on their own without any GOP backing.
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Larry Parrish posted:just kind of hoping the faunt line pushes the entire southern half into the ocean like bugs bunny Paging Lex Luthor
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Sydin posted:Don't worry well off landowner libs will kill any ballot props to do actually good things like kill prop 13 or repeal Costa-Hawkins all on their own without any GOP backing. or that old chestnut, the prop beginning with 'the legislature shall investigate...'. it's too late at night to be doing research but my gut says any prop that isn't extremely specific is doa if the
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Larry Parrish posted:just kind of hoping the faunt line pushes the entire southern half into the ocean like bugs bunny https://aquaman.fandom.com/wiki/Sub_Diego
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Remember when we were talking about reparations and some posters argued that it would make more sense to give back to those affected by marijuana convictions and the drug wars in general? Apparently this concept is called "Cannabis Equity", and there are programs being implemented across the country to make sure the economic benefits of weed legalization flow back to disadvantaged communities. However, in practice they don't seem to be achieving their intended purpose. Even when entrepreneurs get equity licenses, they then have to deal with other problems like a lack of access to large national banks which leaves them open to get robbed.
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quarantinethepast posted:entrepreneurs so on top of it all, it doesn't actually go to anyone affected by the drug war in the first place
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Larry Parrish posted:so on top of it all, it doesn't actually go to anyone affected by the drug war in the first place Exactly, it's a totally neoliberal approach that just enriches capital, except perhaps some of the capitalists benefitting are POC. America Inc. fucked around with this message at 00:14 on Apr 22, 2022 |
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Give everyone with a marijuana conviction $2000.
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Hello California Goons. It's raining and that's nice.
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