tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post2599210256813428075..comments2023-10-24T09:06:30.200-04:00Comments on No More Mister Nice Blog: Steve M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-66468704036616852482013-06-27T16:30:57.088-04:002013-06-27T16:30:57.088-04:00It could make a difference. That's one counte...It could make a difference. That's one counterargument. I'm not sure it would be enough to make a huge difference, but it might be a factor in turnout.Steve M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-73102235907892430262013-06-27T15:27:08.189-04:002013-06-27T15:27:08.189-04:00As much as I'd love to agree with Josh Marshal...As much as I'd love to agree with Josh Marshall's optimism, you're spot on Steve. But one question: How much would the opposition/slow walking of a VRA remedy by the GOP would galvanize a Dem turnout for the 2014 mid-terms do you think?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560737962635097756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-32679245618905247842013-06-27T14:43:43.436-04:002013-06-27T14:43:43.436-04:00I think an effort to fix the VRA has to be mounted...I think an effort to fix the VRA has to be mounted, all right, but unlike Marshall, I sure don't expect it to either embarrass the GOP on any broad scale - nor do I expect it to succeed. With a majority of the electorate apparently thinking that voter-ID is a fine idea, it's hard to see where the pressure would come from to move enough of Congress towards anything resembling a restoration of VRA.BHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12991272246814476124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-7896989526815691462013-06-27T12:19:11.509-04:002013-06-27T12:19:11.509-04:00If there ever is a Section 4 again, it'll cove...<i>If there ever is a Section 4 again, it'll cover New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami, and that's it.</i><br /><br />Or just the urban parts of swing states (Philly and Pittsburgh, PA; Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Columbus, OH; etc.). Parts of Florida and Virginia will definitely be in there. Michigan, too -- time to reclaim that for the white race in presidential elections.Steve M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-24839122008687107572013-06-27T12:16:02.312-04:002013-06-27T12:16:02.312-04:00Yup.
Spot on!
They'll demagogue it, and twist...Yup.<br />Spot on!<br /><br />They'll demagogue it, and twist and turn it, and blame the DemocRAT Party for lack of any progress.<br /><br />At heart, this was one of most favorable decisions for them in decades - and with the last 40 years of SCOTUS decisions, THAT'S really saying something!!!<br /><br />If they can't openly thank Roberts and the other 4 sociopaths on the SC, or posture and preen - and, for the purpose of keeping up appearances, they can't - why do anything besides talk a good game about change, after they've gotten what they've wanted for almost 50 years?Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06609452382111686086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-7929422452887916952013-06-27T11:36:37.334-04:002013-06-27T11:36:37.334-04:00Yup. All you have to do is see how many bills WEAK...Yup. All you have to do is see how many bills WEAKENING gun-control laws came out after Sandy Hook to see how this will go.<br /><br />If there ever is a Section 4 again, it'll cover New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami, and that's it.<br /><br />Of course, it would have been nice if just once our Democratic leaders had a bill ready for this, so they could seize the conversation. But they never ever do that. So we'll get the bill described above, and the reasonable compromise will be to limit it to Chicago and Los Angeles.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137423464577067869noreply@blogger.com