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I wonder if anybody has ever charged the Supreme Court for not doing its job? I have been watching all this stuff and virtually everybody expert in the Supremes has either said, or suggested, that they are not doing their job! This being the case I just wonder if one could charge them for not doing their job. Seems fair to me. I know, its unlikely but, what if somebody actually does such a thing - then what happens?

It seems only fair that the Supremes can be charged just like virtually every everybody, everything thing, in the United States can, apparently be charged so why not the Supreme Court.

Perhaps the question should be something like. can the Congress of the United States charge the Supreme Court of the United States?

Fair question, I think..........

I am not sure that there shouldn't be some kind of test for people who come to vote. Little things like "can they read and understand the ballot" or even "can they read". I do not understand, for instance, how people can vote for Trump who is a known liar. I have heard some claim that is not true. I wonder how many voters ask somebody what they do to vote for Trump without any idea of how to vote. If you listen to ANY of what he says there will be a lie in there some place. The man just cannot tell the truth all the time. I suspect you are waaay ahead of what we have to deal with when it comes to voters. I think you are assuming that voters are smart enough to know what they are doing - that's a lot more faith than I have.

I get stuff from Trump all the time. I have no idea why. A couple of days ago he wrote to say that he would pay for my plane ticket and a place to stay if I wanted to go down there to visit with him. It was VERY strange. I think he wanted money.

I just don't understand the political party thing. The Democrats kinda have a view I can grasp but the Republicans - not so much. The Republicans are like a group of folks who have joined up in some kinda of social club that has no real reason for existence except for the social thing and the fact that they can claim to be a member. I am not convinced that most have even a clue when it comes to "member of what".

I was not aware that so many had even thought that Biden couldn't survive another time and the Harris thing. I kinda like her because she was competent in her past job and seems to be handling her current one with dexterity. I imagine the female thing might make a difference but that doesn't bother me at all and might be a good thing.

Everything considered I sincerely hope that Biden wins the election. If he doesn't the United States will turn into some kind of zoo. He, and those who will work for him, are REALLY figuring out what they are going to do and its scary. Its also a mess with a virtual wish list of insanity. The only good thing is that every little plan has another plan which they can fight over. Its as if the current congressional house will become the national administration. I can see nothing but disaster, starting with Russia 'helping' run America and goes down from there. I know, and am hopefully wrong............

I grew up when Eisenhower was president, cast my first vote in 1968 when one had to be 21 years old. Maybe we ought to go back to that age? One of the main reasons for the 26th amendment was Vietnam. The thought was if you were old enough to go fight and die for your country, then you should be old enough to vote. Many states which had a drinking age of 21 also lowered it to 18 back then.

I remember when the democratic party was known as the big tent party, the party of the working man vs. the Republican party, known as the country club party, the party of business. Of course, back then, both major parties had their liberal and conservative wings. The Democratic party, their solid conservative south, the GOP, their old Rockefeller liberal republicans of the northeast. Then both major parties discarded their unwanted wings to start moving to where we’re at today. There was also the change from the old party selection process to today’s modern primary system in 1976. Trump would have been laughed out of the room pre-1976 or under the old party selection process. I say selection process as there were only 12-15 primaries back in the pre-1976 modern primary system and some of those were non-binding. Trump wouldn’t have never happened.

Like you, I don’t understand the fascination with Trump. Liar isn’t what I consider the worst with him, all his legal problems, his childish antics acting like a spoiled 4-year-old brat with his name calling along with his 3rd grade schoolyard bullying tactics. His thirst for revenge along with an ego that doesn’t quit with much more. But unlike most here on this site, I do understand the reluctance to support Biden which I’ve touched on in the past. You don’t know how much I wish the democrats went with someone else. He was the ideal, safe candidate to defeat Trump in 2020, not so in 2024 for many reasons. But Biden is still the only adult in the room this year as he was in 2020. As for political parties, they never interested me be that back growing up in the 1950’s, in 1968 when I cast my first vote or today. I’d like the major parties to return to where the republican party was the party of Eisenhower, the democratic party, that of John F. Kennedy. But way too much has changed. I don’t think for the better.

That still exists. My son in law who was an ems medic went into the air force which paid for his college, medical training to become a nurse. That I think was for a 4-year obligation to the air force. It worked out one year for every year of college. Stuff like that still exists as far as the military. After college, he became an automatic 2LT.

As for Gingrich, he gets blamed for a lot that Dennis Hastert did. It was the Hastert rule that started all of this. I doubt very few even remember Hastert as Speaker. Gingrich was overthrown much like McCarthy was by the republicans.

Yep and short memories is just the start. This is particularly true of the voting public. I have, pretty much, whined enough on that stuff. After you told me about your adventures in buying surplus stuff I thought I would take a look. What I found were, literally, hundreds (if not thousands), of places to buy surplus. The entire surplus thing is also interesting. States, for instance, have stores to buy their surplus as does the fed as well. This is also true of universities. Dawns on me, its actually an industry! Amazing!

There seems to be not only government but entire companies dedicated to the sale of surplus. Pretty amazing but I gave up. I spend quite a bit of time spending very little buying stuff I don't need because I have a lot of time on my hands these days. When I buy on the net I usually just goto ebay as they, pretty much, sell everything. Much of what I buy on ebay comes from amazon. That one has always amused me. I have a friend who sells a lot on ebay and he explained why that is but I never figured it out.