Cost-benefit analysis. Counting on that not being as bad a having to deal with the discharge petition that awaits when they reconvene.

It's not the same thing, but I can't help but think of the sense of foreboding I felt the summer of 2001 when the Taliban was blowing up the Buddha statues in Afghanistan

First, they always played their World Series. But second, why would they have game three? Don’t they have home field advantage throughout the playoffs?

So are we back to the nationwide injunctions argument?

They have reason to believe #2 (for a variety of reasons). They have no shame to keep them from #1. But seems they are willing to put all their chips in for #3. Gonna be a heavy (but I maintain doable) lift for all of us who want to keep this democracy.

What really worries me is how nobody in the GOP or the 6 on SCOTUS is acting like they will ever have to deal with a Democratic president ever again.

Please tell me Frank had a brother, Al

This is like straight out of a mediocre dystopian future movie

Maybe just confirmation bias, but that sounds accelerationist to me

Why…I mean I know why, but why do they allow T to continue doing ask the things until the process plays out, but other administrations had to *stop immediately* until the process plays out?