A Political Thread pt. 2

[Bada-Bing!]

Myanmar coup: Aung San Suu Kyi detained as military seizes control

The army seizes elected leaders and imposes a curfew, alleging fraud in November's election.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Of course not - inciting and abetting an armed revolt with the purpose of overthrowing the institutions of democracy (complete with a lynching gallows ready and waiting) - that's not a crime worthy of impeachment, and trying to paint it as such is a nakedly political act.
If you want to know what a crime worthy of impeachment look like - look no further than Bill Clinton getting a blow job in the oval office!

Joking aside it was Clinton lying and obstruction of justice that he had had "sexual relations" with ML that got him impeached. Would he have been had he just come right out and just said he did?

But still highlights the ridiculousness of the disparity between his and the current Trump's impeachment and what a joke the mechanism of impeachment is for.

 

[Reiser99]

Joking aside it was Clinton lying and obstruction of justice that he had had "sexual relations" with ML that got him impeached. Would he have been had he just come right out and just said he did?

But still highlights the ridiculousness of the disparity between his and the current Trump's impeachment and what a joke the mechanism of impeachment is for.

I was too young to have any interest in it, so most of what I know is anecdotal, but didn't Democrats pretty much vote on party lines too. Again it's not to the same level as the current situation, but there is some hypocrisy there.

 

[ncurd]

I was too young to have any interest in it, so most of what I know is anecdotal, but didn't Democrats pretty much vote on party lines too. Again it's not to the same level as the current situation, but there is some hypocrisy there.

Similar but not quite on that there were 4 articles of impeachment and 2 didn't even make past the house. As to the trial 5 republicans defected on one and 10 on the other.

So although yes they voted on party lines the real question was/is perjury/obstructions of justice an impeachable and removal offence remembering it is a political process not a legal one. To which the constitutions is incredibly vague about which states high crimes and misdemeanors. And it looks like back then even Republicans were quite techy about whether this was enough to warrant it, especially the reasons why the crimes were committed in the first place. If he'd perjured himself for stating on oath he hadn't conspired to stop the result of a legal election when he had well that would a diffrent kettle of fish I'd imagine.

 

[Reiser99]

Similar but not quite on that there were 4 articles of impeachment and 2 didn't even make past the house. As to the trial 5 republicans defected on one and 10 on the other.

So although yes they voted on party lines the real question was/is perjury/obstructions of justice an impeachable and removal offence remembering it is a political process not a legal one. To which the constitutions is incredibly vague about which states high crimes and misdemeanors. And it looks like back then even Republicans were quite techy about whether this was enough to warrant it, especially the reasons why the crimes were committed in the first place. If he'd perjured himself for stating on oath he hadn't conspired to stop the result of a legal election when he had well that would a diffrent kettle of fish I'd imagine.

Ah ok, fair enough.

From what I gather the impeachment is really about two things. Is the President a fit and proper person to hold office. For example not putting the country first, abusing their position, corruption. Or are they a threat to democracy. Basically it was another check in case a demagogue got elected and then either abused his position or tried to overthrow democracy. That's possibly why it is vague so that it gives politicians more options if they want to remove someone. On the other hand it gives opposing politicians more leeway to argue that it doesn't count.

Reality is Trump fits both of these criteria. He's a demagogue who used his position for personal gain and then tried to overthrow the elected government. He is exactly the type of person the founding fathers were afraid of and you have some republicans hailing him as the saviour of democracy.

 

[OhEastBelfast]

48hr maximum working week, what's that?

Everyone starting a job that is anywhere close to 48hrs a week has to sign an opt out. Otherwise they either don't get the job at all or other barriers suddenly appear, like the requirement for detailed daily timesheets.

Thats not entirely true though.

Nobody HAS to sign an opt out, and if you are told you must...then they are acting incorrectly.

The EU WTD states you should not work more than 48 hours per week, averaged over 13 weeks....which is unusual and a large amount of hours for anyone to work...the opt-out is there should you wish to.

You cannot be refused a job for not signing the opt out......and if you are happy to work more than 48 hrs per week, for at least 13 weeks at a time, then fair play to ye.

I'm no fan of Brexit, but there a bit of scaremongering around Working time legislation and workers rights......they wont just disappear, and the govt wont automatically implement draconian, oliver twist type conditions........the actually EU legislation may become obsolete...but what ever replaces it, will be very similar....if not exactly the same

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

I'm no fan of Brexit, but there a bit of scaremongering around Working time legislation and workers rights......they wont just disappear, and the govt wont automatically implement draconian, oliver twist type conditions........the actually EU legislation may become obsolete...but what ever replaces it, will be very similar....if not exactly the same

EU legislation is focused primarily on protecting the individual, the commercial benefits are usually derived from these and the pay back form companies are relatively onerous obligations on Employers. This also extends to competition, consumer protection, privacy and data rights. In all likelihood you're probably correct, it'd be a daft move for a UK government to take away workers rights but the EU are incredibly progressive in the aforementioned areas and conservative governments in the UK probably won't keep up.

My prediction is that in 20 years the average UK worker will have less rights and freedoms than their EU counterpart. Fortunately it doesn't affect/benefits the bulk of the leave electorate...

 

[Which Tyler]

I'm no fan of Brexit, but there a bit of scaremongering around Working time legislation and workers rights......they wont just disappear, and the govt wont automatically implement draconian, oliver twist type conditions........the actually EU legislation may become obsolete...but what ever replaces it, will be very similar....if not exactly the same

Reductio ad absurdium.

No-one's thinking it's going to be that bad - not even Jacob Rees-Mogg wants that. It'll be a gradual erosion (or more likely, a static failure to improve, or mild ersosion "closer alignment with America"). Equally, I don't think anyone can blame us for not trusting this (and future tory) government.

 

[ncurd]

Reductio ad absurdium.

No-one's thinking it's going to be that bad - not even Jacob Rees-Mogg wants that. It'll be a gradual erosion (or more likely, a static failure to improve, or mild ersosion "closer alignment with America"). Equally, I don't think anyone can blame us for not trusting this (and future tory) government.

When it down to it Tories including leaders especially when they were opposition would talk about reducing rights including hiring and firing practices. They already extended under coalition the right to tribunal from year to two on claiming unfair dismissal. They even tried making you pay for it.

So yeah don't believe a word they say.

So trusting them when

 

[ncurd]

Fascinating

 

[Seeker]

Trump therapy

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Alexei Navalny: 1,000 arrested after protests over jailing of Russian opposition leader

Court locks up Putin’s foe despite threat of protests and international condemnation

www.theguardian.com

 

[Seeker]

Alexei Navalny: 1,000 arrested after protests over jailing of Russian opposition leader

Court locks up Putin’s foe despite threat of protests and international condemnation

www.theguardian.com

Somebody needs to take Putin out, and I don't mean to a picnic. We need a real life Jason Bourne.

 

[Gavin]

Leak reveals Labour plan to focus on flag and patriotism to win back voters

Exclusive: leaked internal strategy presentation reveals plan to ‘change the party’s body language’

www.theguardian.com

Labour must make “use of the [union] flag, veterans [and] dressing smartly” as part of a radical rebranding to help it win back the trust of disillusioned voters, according to a leaked internal strategy presentation.

 

[ncurd]

Leak reveals Labour plan to focus on flag and patriotism to win back voters

Exclusive: leaked internal strategy presentation reveals plan to ‘change the party’s body language’

www.theguardian.com

All should be nonsense but understand the reasoning.

 

[RedruthRFC]

All should be nonsense but understand the reasoning.

Yeah, I can see the sense in it. Rather ironic though, given that relatively few eyelids were batted at BoJo addressing the nation to tell them he'd killed 100k people, looking like he'd been dragged through a hedge backwards.

 

[Gavin]

Complete nonsense to try and drag those voters back but it will disenfranchise some of the youth vote who joined Labour recently.

 

[ncurd]

Complete nonsense to try and drag those voters back but it will disenfranchise some of the youth vote who joined Labour recently.

Youth historically doesn't vote and you have to drag some voters back.

Or we can stick to an 80 seat Tory majority....

 

[Reiser99]

Biden: 'Erratic' Trump should not get intelligence briefings

President Joe Biden said Mr Trump "might slip and say something" if given access to state secrets.

www.bbc.co.uk

Be interesting to see how big an issue the GOP and right wing media make of this, especially considering all the traditions that Trump completely ignored.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Biden: 'Erratic' Trump should not get intelligence briefings

President Joe Biden said Mr Trump "might slip and say something" if given access to state secrets.

www.bbc.co.uk

Be interesting to see how big an issue the GOP and right wing media make of this, especially considering all the traditions that Trump completely ignored.

I am sure they will. Still, the fact Trump has seen/briefed on classified intelligence in his 4 years makes him an ongoing major National Security threat already.