- 06 Feb 2021 19:11
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No, if for whatever reason you are unable to convince a jury or the DA decides the case isn't worth taking to court, then the law is required to act as if it didn't happen--that doesn't mean it didn't happen. The same applies to the Senate when it holds impeachment trials--when Trump is inevitably acquitted because 45 Republicans Senators have signed on to the interpretation that holding an impeachment trial of someone that is no longer in office is unconstitutional, does that mean Trump isn't guilty?
But you apparently have no response to my request for how Biden's can be considered valid when he "won" thanks to votes cast in violation of the Constitution other than a general appeal to authority, so there's no point in continuing this. Back to what this thread is actually about....
Here's this weekend's round-up of polls. Anyone that wants to check out any possible links over the next week can go to the link to the left. (Anyone wanting more details on a particular poll, just ask):
Drlee wrote:Horrible example but perhaps you should take a government class. Because in the US if you can't prove it in court, no matter what the reason, it did not happen. We have this odd thing called innocence until proven guilty.
No, if for whatever reason you are unable to convince a jury or the DA decides the case isn't worth taking to court, then the law is required to act as if it didn't happen--that doesn't mean it didn't happen. The same applies to the Senate when it holds impeachment trials--when Trump is inevitably acquitted because 45 Republicans Senators have signed on to the interpretation that holding an impeachment trial of someone that is no longer in office is unconstitutional, does that mean Trump isn't guilty?
But you apparently have no response to my request for how Biden's can be considered valid when he "won" thanks to votes cast in violation of the Constitution other than a general appeal to authority, so there's no point in continuing this. Back to what this thread is actually about....
Here's this weekend's round-up of polls. Anyone that wants to check out any possible links over the next week can go to the link to the left. (Anyone wanting more details on a particular poll, just ask):
- Thirty-five percent (35%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending January 28, 2021. This week’s finding jumped up eleven points points from a week ago. This is the highest percentage since November 2020. Fifty-nine percent (59%) of voters believe the nation is headed down the wrong track, down seven points from a week ago. A year ago at this time, 42% said the United States was heading in the right direction, while 53% said it was on the wrong track.
- Strongly Approve: 34% (-2)
- Strongly Disapprove: 38%
- Total Approve: 50% (+1)
- Total Disapprove: 46% (-1)
- Strongly Approve: 35%
- Strongly Disapprove: 39%
- Total Approve: 49%
- Total Disapprove: 47%
77% of Likely U.S. Voters say Americans less tolerant of each other’s political opinions than they were in the past. That’s the same percentage as four years ago, immediately after President Trump’s inauguration. Only 11% of voters say Americans are more tolerant of each other’s political opinions, while 10% say the level of tolerance is about the same. Thirty-seven percent (37%) of voters say the presidential election negatively affected their personal relationship with a friend or family member. That’s slightly down from four years ago, when 40% said the election had negatively affected a personal relationship.
66% of Likely U.S. Voters believe Wall Street insiders manipulate the stock market to their own advantage. Only 13% of voters disagree, while 22% say they’re not sure. Only 20% of voters say they are very confident President Biden will make sure Wall Street insiders are prosecuted if they illegally manipulate the stock market. Another 25% are somewhat confident, while 34% say they’re not at all confident Biden will make sure insiders are prosecuted for illegal market manipulation. Voters are united across party lines in their belief that Wall Street insiders manipulate the stock market to their advantage, with 68% of Republicans, 64% of Democrats and 67% of voters not affiliated with either major party sharing that belief.
61% of Likely U.S. Voters say that when thinking about problems in the world, they are more interested in finding a solution that most benefits the United States. Thirty-three percent (33%) disagree and say they are more interested in finding a solution that is better for the whole world. The number endorsing an “America First” stance has actually increased since February 2017, when President Trump had just been sworn into office and 55% of voters said they favored a foreign policy that prioritizes U.S. interests. However, while 78% of voters four years ago said Trump favored an “America First” policy, less than one-third now say the same of President Biden. Thirty-two percent (32%) of all voters believe Biden is more interested in finding a solution that most benefits the United States. Forty-six percent (46%) believe he is more interested in doing what’s better for the whole world. Twenty-two percent (22%) are not sure.
59% of Likely U.S. Voters think a second stimulus is essential to America’s COVID comeback. Twenty-four percent (32%) disagree and say a second check would push the federal budget deficit dangerously higher. Support for more stimulus payments has declined somewhat since late December, when 68% of voters said a new round of relief checks was essential to America’s COVID comeback. Seventy-eight percent (78%) of Democrats now support a new round of coronavirus stimulus payments, as do 55% of voters not affiliated with either major party. However, 50% of Republicans disagree, saying the cost of the stimulus would push the budget deficit too high, and only 42% of GOP voters say a second stimulus is essential to help the country recover from the pandemic.
55% of Likely U.S. Voters think the news media are less aggressive in questioning Biden than they were in questioning Trump. Only 13% say the media are more aggressive with Biden; 27% percent believe the aggressiveness of the media is about the same. Seventy-seven percent (77%) of Republicans say the media is less aggressive with Biden, as do 55% of voters not affiliated with either major party. However, only 33% of Democrats say the news media are less aggressive in questioning Biden than they were in questioning Trump. Ratings for cable news networks fell precipitously after Biden’s inauguration, and 28% of voters say they have followed news about politics less since Biden became president than they did when Trump was president. Seventeen percent (17%) say they are following political news more since Biden became president, while 53% say they’re following political news about the same.
31% of American Adults say Tampa Bay is most likely to win the NFL title Sunday. Forty-one percent (41%) say the Kansas City Chiefs are the likely Super Bowl winners, while 28% say they’re not sure. Brady won an NFL record six Super Bowls during his 18 seasons as starting QB for the New England Patriots. Brady got his first Super Bowl ring in 2002, when he led the Patriots to a 20-17 upset of the Rams. Two years ago, Brady became the oldest quarterback ever to win a Super Bowl, when the Patriots beat the Rams 13-3. Despite his unprecedented achievements, Americans have decidedly mixed views of Brady. Only 14% say they have a very favorable view of Brady, while 26% have a somewhat favorable view. Those favorable ratings are almost exactly equaled by the 24% who say they view Brady somewhat favorably and 14% who have a very unfavorable view. Twenty-three percent (23%) say they’re not sure.
Here's Biden's job approval for the last week:
And since he took office:
Society cannot exist, unless a controlling power upon will and appetite be placed somewhere; and the less of it there is within, the more there must be without.
—Edmund Burke
—Edmund Burke