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Yep. I always thought abortion and guns were side issues. Not because they aren't important (they are) but because both sides relied on them as a boogeyman to demonize the other side and neither side would actually ever get it overturned. I figured Democrats would never really try to ban guns because if they ever actually achieved it they'd never win another national election. I also figured if the Republicans ever actually overturned Roe v Wade they'd never win another national election. I think I'm about to be able to put my hypothesis to the test. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/28/us/politics/trump-anthony-kennedy-retirement.html Apparently Trump has been lobbying behind the scenes to get a member of SCOTUS to retire. Not a bad reminder to his base about what's at stake in the midterms, especially since the party already out of power typically tends to be more energized. We'll see which side is more motivated come November. It also seems like it should be a concern that Trump has business dealings/loans with Kennedy's son. Under any other administration that would probably raise an eyebrow, but this is a President that refused to put his assets in a blind trust. Nothing applies to this guy.

This is exactly why all those Evangelicals were willing to look past Trump's language, multiple divorces, cheating, etc. He put out that list of judges and that sealed it. Ironic that a guy that I don't think is religious whatsoever may do more to forward the evangelical agenda than any evangelical has been able to. I think Roe v Wade is toast at this point.

I agree. Nobody would claim Pominville if he were placed on waivers but there's always a chance a younger/cheaper guy gets claimed. It could be because of cap space, injuries, etc. I hope when it comes time to waive people they send the anchors down first rather than a younger guy that will be exposed to the waiver wire.

They warned Harry Reid before he did it that it was going to backfire on him and that's what's happening now. The Tea Party wave hit in 2010 and that was all she wrote with respect to any Democratic agenda. He didn't exactly have much choice though. Republicans were simply stonewalling everything at that point so it was either the nuclear option or get nobody appointed. I had never seen leaders of the minority part flat out say that their main goal was to obstruct at all costs. It may be too late for the Supreme Court but if the Democrats manage to take control of either the House or the Senate after the midterms, they should probably take a page from that playbook.

It was actually the Democrats who changed the rules. Republicans were blocking every Obama appointee back from 2008-2010 and Harry Reid used the "nuclear option" to drop the number of votes needed from 60 to a simple majority in order to push Obama's appointees through. I believe this was just for Court appointees though (including SCOTUS) and differs from the nuclear option for regular legislation which still requires 60 unless they manage to finagle it through whatever budgetary process they use for most legislation these days. That why tax cuts are typically not said to be permanent because the budgetary rules used to pass them expire within 10 years by rule and they must be passed again to remain in effect.

Copy that. I think I was on the wrong screen. Thanks.

Is it possible for any member of this club to start new threads within it? Either way, a thread about the upcoming Supreme court vacancy would seem logical.

Eleven would be fine. I'm not sure who else threw their hat in the ring, but I don't think it matters as long as it's open to all sides. Some people may want echoe chambers but most of us just want to discuss current events and hear/debate all sides and opinions.

For 5.75 we should be able to lock him up for 8 years. Based on his point totals that should bethe price for UFA years, not RFA years.

Can we discuss politics in this particular club or are we still onhold until Eleven's club gains approval?

Whenever it gets approved, can someone please post a link to this thread?

Sweet.

If you did, I missed it and I read almost every post on here other than skipping a few OT threads about stuff I don't care about like soccer, hunting, star wars, etc. If you had named names, I'm sure it would have made much bigger waves on the board. I could be wrong though. Either way, I appreciate the insider scoop, even if it is after the person leaves town. Extra info is why I read almost every post on here (that and having a desk job where I'm overqualified so I have tons of reading time on my hands).

Hell hath no fury like a Buffalo fan scorned that's for sure. I've got a buddy who decked out his spare bedroom in all Bills stuff. He still refuses to have any Thurman Thomas memorabilia though because he played with the Dolphins for half a season.

I agree and I trust that Dark and Eleven are truthfully reporting what they've been told, but I don't like the fact that it was merely alluded to for various players on the team while O'Reilly was here and now that he's gone it's suddenly ok to name names. Why is it only ok to attach a name once that player leaves? It's got a touch of pissing on someone's grave type feel to it, sour grapes, scorned lover, or whatever you want to call it.

Sweet. We should just trade everyone on the roster (except Lord Casey) for left handed defensemen. We could corner the entire market. LHD Lord Casey LHD LHD LHD LHD LHD LHD LHD LHD LHD LHD LHD LHD LHD LHD LHD LHD LHD LHD LHD LHD Head Coach, Phil Housley (also a LHD of course, otherwise he would have had to go as well) So you want him to become a UFA as soon as humanly possible? We can't do that if we're trading him for more LHD.

Him and Ristolainen right? For 2 more Swedish left handed defenseman I hope. They should trade Eichel while they are at it. He could probably land at least 5 LHD all on his own.

Good point. I'd go 2 years or 8 years then.

I wouldn't have while we still had those guys but now that they're already gone, sure.

I'd probably go with a 3 year deal since it would still leave him as an RFA at the end of it. He'll be 25 at that point and then if they want to lock him up they can sign him for up to 8 years without the risking of paying him into any declining years.

Bummer. I wonder if FXGMJB just felt differently about him, or if there was some other reason they let him walk. It certainly doesn't seem like his new contract was something we couldn't afford as an organization and it's not like he moved closer to home or anything like that.

Wasn't he the guy everyone who follows the Amerks on here was so high on?

It's 7 years or age 27. Reinhart has 4 rfa years left. I'd either do a bridge of 3 years or less or give him an 8 year deal, nothing in between.

Regier drafted Ristolainen, not Murray. Murray's first draft was 2014. We also have roughly twice as many LHD as we do RHD so if we trade him for another LHD to throw on the pile I think I'm going to mail FXGMJB a box of dog .

Sweet. Will the upgraded board have the club features that you mentioned in the politics thread? Will we be ok to start an open politics club without fear of the ban hammer falling down on us? Asking for a friend.