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HarlanPepper

(2,042 posts) Wed Mar 11, 2020, 09:45 PM Mar 2020

The really frustrating part is we almost made it

Like everyone else here I’ve been terrified of the prospect of Trump being in power during a national emergency. Against all odds we almost made it. Sure, his administration has been a malignant tumor. But we’re on another level now.

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The really frustrating part is we almost made it (Original Post) HarlanPepper Mar 2020 OP

It's worse than that. Breyer and RBG are both in the demographic for which this virus is very deadly RockRaven Mar 2020 #1

Please HarlanPepper Mar 2020 #2

I will hope that she and the rest of the court will now self-isolate at least until next January. gristy Mar 2020 #3

RockRaven

(14,959 posts)

1. It's worse than that. Breyer and RBG are both in the demographic for which this virus is very deadly

Reply to HarlanPepper (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 09:54 PM

Mar 2020

and if trump appoints even 1 more SCOTUS justice there will be no recovering from corporate-controlled right wing authoritarianism in our lifetimes.

HarlanPepper

(2,042 posts)

2. Please

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 09:56 PM

Mar 2020

One catastrophe at a time. My bandwidth is maxed.

gristy

(10,667 posts)

3. I will hope that she and the rest of the court will now self-isolate at least until next January.

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 10:13 PM

Mar 2020

Failing that, once we control the presidency and the senate, it will be time to increase the number of SC judges. And Biden may indeed have sufficient political capital to pull that off.

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