United States Biden administration policies and actions - megathread

[Battlegrinder]

Whelp dems just made a major misstep they got a Supreme Court fight (Breyer just retired) and they need machin and sinemas votes and they just spent how long beating them up?

Machin's record on voting for nominees has been mixed, he voted for Trump's first two picks but not ACB, and has generally supported Biden's various nominees, and when he's balked he's never been the solo no vote.

I wonder what sort of retarded pick they will push. Will they try and play a pure appearance game and get someone based solely on skin color and vagina? Or will they push someone with complete ideological loyalty to The Cause?

It's entirely possible that they do both.

There's a decent shot it's a black women, NR recently noted that Biden has been nominating a disproportionately high number of black women to federal judicial seats, for reasons that aren't entirely clear.

Stacey Abrams…???

Hey, don’t be surprised, it might happen…

It will never happen, whoever he nominates will be someone that already has experience in the federal judicial system. The next SC Justice is someone who's currently serving in the federal judiciary.

 

[Doomsought]

There's a decent shot it's a black women, NR recently noted that Biden has been nominating a disproportionately high number of black women to federal judicial seats, for reasons that aren't entirely clear.

How many of them have a history of enslaving other blacks?

 

[Cherico]

the train crisis is one of those things that have to be handled soon or LA it will have horrible results for the country as a whole.

 

[posh-goofiness]

They've successfully pressured Breyer into announcing retirement from SCOTUS it seems.

Now we will have another SCOTUS seat battle near/before the midterms, depending on when exactly he steps down.

Others are point out this means Manchin and Sinema effectively get to pick the next SCOTUS judge.

Whelp dems just made a major misstep they got a Supreme Court fight (Breyer just retired) and they need machin and sinemas votes and they just spent how long beating them up?

I bet AZ dems are regretting censuring sinema right now

Make no mistake, like HR 1, it's going to be a straight party line vote. Do not place your hopes in Manchin or Sinema.

 

[Battlegrinder]

Make no mistake, like HR 1, it's going to be a straight party line vote. Do not place your hopes in Manchin or Sinema.

The Dems knew that H.R. 1 would never actually pass though, so them voting for it doesn't matter. You can't always judge how someone will vote on a real issue based how they vote on purely symbolic measures.

 

[posh-goofiness]

The Dems knew that H.R. 1 would never actually pass though, so them voting for it doesn't matter. You can't always judge how someone will vote on a real issue based how they vote on purely symbolic measures.

I'm one of those people that thinks every vote matters no matter what it's for. It doesn't matter to me if it was "symbolic" or "meaningful" or "destined to fail" or whatever. What your rep votes for is what they believe and, more importantly, what the rep thinks their constituents believe.

 

[Battlegrinder]

I'm one of those people that thinks every vote matters no matter what it's for. It doesn't matter to me if it was "symbolic" or "meaningful" or "destined to fail" or whatever. What your rep votes for is what they believe and, more importantly, what the rep thinks their constituents believe.

So, Chuck Schumer doesn't actually support Build Back Better or the Voting Reform bill, since he voted against them both?

 

[LordsFire]

You know, that's actually even worse? Fabs are massively expensive and take literally half a decade to construct. They take years to retool from one type of chip to another (for example, RAM to SSD storage).

We wouldn't be fucked for 3-5 years. The world silicon economy would be fucked for 1-2 decades at least.

Edit: I think people really underestimate just how bad this sort of thing would be. The digital economy would come to a halt within 5 years. Cloud infrastructure refreshes dead, supercomputing updates dead, military hardware updates dead, cars, appliances, consumer computing, ISP edge devices, ISP core gateways, all the little pieces of infrastructure that get regularly updated dead.

This assumes that build rates would remain the same during a production crisis, as they do during normal production and demand.

That's not a reliable assumption. If there's a sudden massive production shortfall, then whoever starts producing new chips first will be able to charge three, five, ten, maybe fifty times as much as those chips are going for right now, because people will be desperate for them.

If you spend an extra two hundred million dollars to cut six months off the time until the facility is ready, then get to sell your production runs at 10x the price for six months until your competitors manage to get back online and alleviate the demand, you've got good odds at coming out ahead. On top of that, you have knock-on effects of having established contracts, prestige on pulling things off fastest, etc.

There are limits to how much things can be rushed, of course, but those limits may not be anywhere near what others think.

 

[The Whispering Monk]

Biden has already said he's going to nominate a black woman. So, just check those boxes and go Left.

 

[posh-goofiness]

So, Chuck Schumer doesn't actually support Build Back Better or the Voting Reform bill, since he voted against them both?

The latest I could find on Schumer's stance on voter reform is here. Which he voted Yay.:

US Congress SB2093 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress

Roll Call (2021-09-15) Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act CLEAR Act Connecting Lobbyists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act SWAMP FLYERS Act Stop Waste And Misuse by Presidential Flyers Landing Yet Evading Rules and Standards Act Ethics in Public Service Act Transition Team E

legiscan.com

As far as I can tell, Build Back Better has passed in the House and not been voted on in the Senate.

H.R.5376 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Build Back Better Act

Summary of H.R.5376 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Build Back Better Act

www.congress.gov

If I'm mistaken, please correct me.

But yes, I believe Schumer votes on how he believes.

 

[Battlegrinder]

The latest I could find on Schumer's stance on voter reform is here. Which he voted Yay.:

Senate Democrats suffer defeat on voting rights after vote to change rules fails

"The legislation failed by a vote of 49-51. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer changed his vote to "no" before the vote was gaveled so that he can offer a motion to reconsider the vote."

 

[posh-goofiness]

Senate Democrats suffer defeat on voting rights after vote to change rules fails

"The legislation failed by a vote of 49-51. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer changed his vote to "no" before the vote was gaveled so that he can offer a motion to reconsider the vote."

So... he voted party line until he saw his side needed a different vote? Sounds like he voted what he believed to me.

Also, I can't find the specific bill/amendment they voted on. Do you know the number?

 

[Vaermina]

Biden has already said he's going to nominate a black woman. So, just check those boxes and go Left.

Kind of feel bad for whoever it is.

I mean... Can you imagine getting one of the most important jobs in the country and knowing you got it not because of your skills but because of your skin color and gender?

 

[posh-goofiness]

Kind of feel bad for whoever it is.

I mean... Can you imagine getting one of the most important jobs in the country and knowing you got it not because of your skills but because of your skin color and gender?

Lol no. They'll be perfectly used to it by now. Not to mention leftoids think that your skin color, in fact, is the most important qualification for any position anywhere like the racists they are.

 

[Battlegrinder]

So... he voted party line until he saw his side needed a different vote? Sounds like he voted what he believed to me.

I guess, but I think when you say "voting for wgstvhe believed" the impression that gives is more "I believe this bill is a good thing that I support" and that "I believe that voting in this particular way serves my own self interest or the interest of my party, regardless of the merits of the bill in question" is.....not exactly what I'd call "voting for what you believe".

You're basically agreeing with me in that the dems are voting based on partisan self interest, not principles, and so it can't be determined where their principles truly lie.

Also, I can't find the specific bill/amendment they voted on. Do you know the number?

Not offhand, no. Maybe the John Lewis act?

I mean... Can you imagine getting one of the most important jobs in the country and knowing you got it not because of your skills but because of your skin color and gender?

Maybe it's part of Biden's secret plan to improve the democrat's chances in front of the SC, by trying to build in some common ground between Kamala and the new justice.

 

[posh-goofiness]

I guess, but I think when you say "voting for wgstvhe believed" the impression that gives is more "I believe this bill is a good thing that I support" and that "I believe that voting in this particular way serves my own self interest or the interest of my party, regardless of the merits of the bill in question" is.....not exactly what I'd call "voting for what you believe".

You're basically agreeing with me in that the dems are voting based on partisan self interest, not principles, and so it can't be determined where their principles truly lie.

I should have been more clear. I think Schumer believes the John Lewis Act or Freedom to Vote act or w/e are a good thing. He voted yes until he saw he was losing which he then changed to a no vote solely to keep the bill alive. In the end, the initial yes vote and the final no vote advance the same belief. The bill can still be votes on at a later date (if I understand the CNN article correctly).

 

[Husky_Khan]

It's 34 degrees, that means its above freezing and thus Ice Cream WEATHER!



Chance of Brain Freeze? ZERO!

 

[Robovski]

It's 34 degrees, that means its above freezing and thus Ice Cream WEATHER!



Chance of Brain Freeze? ZERO!

At least I think he can handle ordering and eating some ice cream without it being a complete disaster.

 

[gral]

At least I think he can handle ordering and eating some ice cream without it being a complete disaster.

Says you.

 

[Robovski]

Says you.

All appearances are that he survived the event AND didn't get lost on the way out of the store.