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    In spite of everything, Biden reaffirms dislike of M4A

    Okay, so what's the Progressive plan to acquire the political power to establish their agenda if the support of Institutional Democrats and/or the #LiberalElite aren't required? Given the reality of the two party system, it just seems like it's cutting off your nose to spite your face if the...
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    In spite of everything, Biden reaffirms dislike of M4A

    It seems to me what Biden is proposing are only "little baby improvements" if you presume that M4A is the only acceptable policy proposal wrt healthcare. A circular argument. Saying the ACA was a "little baby improvement" as a whole is ridiculous, even if it didn't improve your individual life...
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    Yes, in the middle of a pandemic, Trump asks the Supreme Court to strike down The Affordable Care Act

    Sure, but the point is that's not how the Supreme Court looks at an action of a governing body, they look at it as if "Congress" were a monolythic body capable of individual action rather than a group of ~500 politically divided people (metaphorically, not literally). In this case, the Trump...
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    Yes, in the middle of a pandemic, Trump asks the Supreme Court to strike down The Affordable Care Act

    This is such a terrible argument. The very fact the 2017 Congress removed the mandate while preserving the rest of the ACA shows they thought the mandate was severable. If that had been their intent, why didn't they do it? They expect John Roberts- whose defining moment as Chief Justice was...
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    What is a Mary Sue to you?

    "Mary Sue" is an ambiguous term, but I think if you remove the term from the context and rephrase the criticism of said character while removing the term, the most common idea behind it is "unjustified". It's not only that the main character is a ninja lawyer Captain in Starfleet with whom Kirk...