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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSheldon Whitehouse's INCREDIBLE floor speech! Gotta see it. Link here:
Whitehouse is EXTRAORDINARY! He slams the living shit out of the R's. It will MOVE you. And it makes me want to vote YESTERDAY.
Watch it all. Share it. Brilliant!!
Timmygoat
(779 posts)To the entire speech, it makes me wonder what have we become in this country.
EarnestPutz
(2,120 posts)There has been some talk about Roberts concern for the reputation and standing of the court, that he may not go along with every 5 to 4 decision that the right wingers hope to win. This is what they said when he saved Obamacare by writing a narrow decision with the left. But I have my doubts. I read something that Roberts had, in his first few years on the court, sided with the larger, more powerful entity every time. Businesses over people, states over businesses, federal government over everyone. This was, if I remember correctly,
in over 200 court decisions. You would think that just one time the smaller plaintiff would be on the right side of the law. Roberts didn't see it that way.
Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)diva77
(7,640 posts)DFW
(54,370 posts)kentuck
(111,089 posts)Point by point refutation.
DFW
(54,370 posts)This speech shows why "they" calls us "bleeding heart liberals."
It also demonstrates why Republicans have no basis for comparison: they have no hearts that bleed, just pockets to fill.
OhNo-Really
(3,985 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,342 posts)How do we get this message to people?
This should be enough to wake up some of those who think they are GOP but are not fully immersed in the Fox cult.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)PA Democrat
(13,225 posts)kentuck
(111,089 posts)Truth to power.
Senator Whitehouse I am so proud to say is my Senator. He doesn't let anything slide.
Remember those numbers: 73 (5-4) decisions to republicans interest groups, and 91%. You can't dismiss these numbers and facts.
Just listening to those letters made me get emotional.
for viewing.
WhiskeyWulf
(569 posts)I love the line about Republicans driving like drunk kids over the curb, smashing mailboxes, etc.
bdamomma
(63,845 posts)nt