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OliverQ

(3,363 posts)
Sat Oct 6, 2018, 12:42 AM Oct 2018

Twice now, Republicans have gotten away with putting illegitimate justices

on the Court. In Kavanaugh's case, an actual criminal will be put on the court with zero consequences.

I'm so fed up with this country. What an absolute cesspool. Evil always wins here.

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Twice now, Republicans have gotten away with putting illegitimate justices (Original Post) OliverQ Oct 2018 OP
not to mention the illegitimate president, of course! NRaleighLiberal Oct 2018 #1
This will really cheer you up...I'm being sarcastic. BigmanPigman Oct 2018 #2
I agree with you that America is very corrupt. democratisphere Oct 2018 #3

BigmanPigman

(51,588 posts)
2. This will really cheer you up...I'm being sarcastic.
Sat Oct 6, 2018, 01:04 AM
Oct 2018

"It’s worth noting that, of the five justices picked by Republicans, including Judge Kavanaugh, four were nominated by presidents who first took office after losing the popular vote. And the slim majority of senators who said they would vote to confirm Judge Kavanaugh on Saturday represent tens of millions fewer Americans than the minority of senators who voted to reject him. The nation’s founders were wise to design the court as a counter-majoritarian institution, but they couldn’t have been picturing this.

Most Americans are not where this Senate majority is. They do not support President Trump. They do not approve of relentless partisanship and disregard for the integrity of democratic institutions. And they have the power to call their government to account."


https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/05/opinion/brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-trump.html

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democratisphere

(17,235 posts)
3. I agree with you that America is very corrupt.
Sat Oct 6, 2018, 01:40 AM
Oct 2018

I have a sense that like drumpf, Kavanaugh will be forced to resign in shame or impeached and removed from office.

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