Can’t really say I blame you

I’m on the sidelines of this particular issue but it is beyond catastrophic

It also means that the rule of law is transparently over. The 14th Amendment isn't ambiguous, at all. If it gets overturned, everything goes with it.

It's the bright red flashing line to me about where we're headed, for two reasons.

A: getting rid of it is just open season on ethnic cleansing.

B: It is transparently the law. If it's gone, we've basically just announced that Trump is God-Emperor to the Supreme Court. Goodbye Republic.

And again, you ignore the question — why this district? NY-17 is a swing district and it’s right there! Flipping that from R would actually do something. Every other Democrat running for the seat can do the same shit that he can or will do against Trump; do you honestly think he’s better at it?

To do what? Take over a Democratic seat that won’t change the majority/minority balance and loudly talk about how bad Trump is? He can already do that, he has a huge platform. Do you think he has some magic secret to impeach Trump that he can only activate if he’s sworn in?

As I said, it’s a form of brain rot. It’s thinking that somebody who’s loud on social media would be a good congressman. I personally think the Lincoln Project accomplished nothing — actual evidence that it swung races is scant. But if it was effective, he should stay there.

If you think NY-12 needs to be represented by a conservative a former Republican, basically your position is that the Dems need to move right. If you think he’s the only person running or that it will change the balance in Congress, lol, no.

He’s a conservative running in a deeply blue district that has many other more qualified Democrats in the race — ones who will actually represent their constituents as opposed to just loudly opposing Trump. Why him? Why there? Why isn’t he running in a Republican or swing district?

Once it’s gone you stop thinking about it, it’s wonderful.

Good Henry Fonda energy.

Exactly that (and you clearly know more here than I do). If Democrats are bold we can stop this from being normalized.

Point being, there’s no reason to be afraid to try this.

I don’t think the comparison to regular police departments works; I know everybody is afraid of what they think in happened in 2020, but plenty of people think police departments are essential in a way that they don’t think immigration enforcement is — especially because this is their first glimpse.

Thank you! Gotta embrace aging gracefully (I had pretty perfect vision for most of my life)

Thank you!

Starting to think that it’s actually the point.

I do this perverse thing when I’m sick (and I’m always sick, I have a toddler) where I actually expect my productivity to go up because I’m doing less physically. It never works out and I always feel like shit afterwards, it’s great.

Oh no, I’m so sorry