6.16.20: Dolly for America?
Plus SCOTUS term limits, re-openings, presidential election predictions and some blame for Major League Baseball
June 16, 2020.
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Results from June 15, 2020
Question 1: Would you support or oppose a Constitutional Amendment that imposed term limits on Supreme Court Justices?
The views on term limits for the Supreme Court are all over the board in the Tinaverse. We have some folks who want to create long but staggered finite terms…
Term limits for Supreme Court Justices is something that really needs to be discussed. I know that the rationale behind the lack of limits is that the Justices should not be beholden to a political system, but if the limit were one term lasting, say 10-12 years, that issue would be avoided. Then, if we stagger the terms, each sitting president would be able to routinely appoint a set number of Justices, thereby taking even more of the politics out of the Supreme Court.
Term limits on the supreme court: yes, but they should be quite long to ensure the political independence is maintained as much as possible, just not a lifetime seat
While others think limiting Supreme Court terms could back fire.
Term limits on the Supreme Court would likely be more harmful than beneficial, at least as long as the appointment process remains the same.
Some want to link it directly with Presidential terms…
One supreme court nomination per presidential term
While others want to bring in the voters.
I also believe that the American people should be able to vote on Supreme Court nominations.
Question 2: As of Saturday, as states continue to reopen for normal activity, 22 states have seen an increase in the number of coronavirus cases. Do you believe states should continue reopening or slow down reopening until the virus is more contained?
Q2: I think a huge variable here is mask/no mask more than open not open. Large study came out a few days ago showing masks can really move the needle on transmission, but everyone needs to play along.
States that are having declining cases should be more free to reopen, but if cases are rising or level, they shouldn't be allowed to reopen until certain metrics are under control.
But who makes that decision?
Question 3: Regardless of your preferred candidate, if the Presidential Election were held today, who do you believe would win the Presidency?
It seems, based on the information people have right now, most folks expect Biden to win. It will be interesting to see if this number changes over time.
Question 4: Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Dolly Parton?
This question stirred some fear in the Tinaverse:
What did Dolly Parton do? I'm scared to find out! I've always liked her.
But some saw right through the question:
Bring on the Dolly statues!
Gotta love Dolly. I've only been in Tennessee slightly less than 2 years and I get it. She probably is the one person everyone would be ok w having a statue of replace the racist ones.
As these users already know, one Tennessee resident started a Change.org petition to replace all the Confederate statues in the state with statues of… Dolly Parton.
As the petition states, “Let's replace the statues of men who sought to tear this country apart with a monument to the woman who has worked her entire life to bring us closer together.” The singer-songwriter-turned-philanthropist’s popularity is often cited for its ability to transcend partisan and ideological boundaries.
Also, it’s worth pointing out, Dolly Parton wrote two of her most popular songs - ‘Jolene’ and ‘I Will Always Love You’ - on the same day in 1972.
Question 5: We asked baseball fans… Which side do you blame the most for the league’s current stalemate over starting the season?
Major League Baseball, its owners and its players union have been unable to come to an agreement on splitting revenue and how players would get paid, making it increasingly unlikely that there will be MLB games this summer and fall.
I tend to find myself on the players' unions sides in major sports, except in the case of MLB. Their players make a ton of money and have long careers. Being unwilling to work for a pay cut this year given the circumstances to avoid 'setting a bad precedent' feels pretty tone deaf given how many people with far lower wages have been laid off or had to take significant pay cuts.
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