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BumRushDaShow

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15. How far "in the past"?
Sat May 2, 2026, 08:26 AM
15 hrs ago

Roberts was appointed Chief Justice in 2005. That's over 25 years"in the past".

After the 1994 election and Gingrich's "Contract AGAINST America", the GOP took over the House for the first time in 40 years. Democrats were finally able to wrest control back 12 years later in 2006, installing Nancy Pelosi as speaker, and she certainly wasn't a pushover.

The only period where I would agree with you is when Democrats ran away from Obama and the ACA, resulting in a doubled-down bloodbath in 2010, after JOHN ROBERTS delivered "Citizen's United" that same year.

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I thought the courts decided that El Bloat-O cannot impose tariffs - only congress. Marie Marie Yesterday #1
shitstain could never read past 3rd grade, at most. dave99 Yesterday #2
Republicans have never been ones to obey the law, and Democrats very seldomly hold them accountable LiberalArkie Yesterday #3
"Republicans have never been ones to obey the law, and Democrats very seldomly hold them accountable" BumRushDaShow Yesterday #7
I wasn't really thinking of now as much as in the past LiberalArkie 16 hrs ago #14
How far "in the past"? BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago #15
Probably at least the Reagan administration. Dismantling public health, housing. The tax cuts, the LiberalArkie 9 hrs ago #17
During Raygun BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago #18
Can't under International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) pat_k Yesterday #9
hes already used the thirrd one worldwide moonshinegnomie Yesterday #13
SCOTUS said it was unconstitutional to use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs. Ms. Toad Yesterday #11
what trade deal did they violate and how did they violate it? ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #4
The marmalade shartcannon is just butthurt.... Brother Buzz Yesterday #5
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This! "Deal" extorted by tariff imposed illegally is void. pat_k Yesterday #10
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Is this another direct order from Putin? notKeith 13 hrs ago #16
He gets itchy to impose tariffs same as he gets itchy to start wars struggle4progress 5 hrs ago #19
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