And ... SCENE!

[EffieBlack]

The Judiciary has held.

We’ll have many more fights, frustrations, and disappointments. But in this very important instance, our Judiciary has been strong and held.

But it was a joint effort. Dedicated activists, skilled lawyers and, most important, undaunted, unafraid, and unbowed VOTERS pulled together and forced democracy to work. Yes, there were many problems, suppression, intimidation, but in the end, the Judiciary came through and we prevailed.

[brer cat]

1. K&R

[Hugin]

2. Yups.

Yay!

[secondwind]

3. K&R for democracy!!!!!

[StarfishSaver]

4. THIS!

Dedicated activists, skilled lawyers and, most important, undaunted, unafraid, and unbowed VOTERS pulled together and forced democracy to work. Yes, there were many problems, suppression, intimidation, but in the end, the Judiciary came through and we prevailed.

Yes, indeed. We all joined together and helped bend the arc of the moral universe back toward justice.

[Wounded Bear]

5. K & R...nt

[RAB910]

6. Trump and his equally criminal and seditious supporters tested our institutions

like they were never tested before. Thankful they held, but those who did the testing need to be held accountable

[Ligyron]

15. Not since the Civil War.

They let by bygones be bygones then but we best not do it this time.

[Gilbert Moore]

7. Peace !

THANKS EffieBlack,

[Marthe48]

8. I'm glad it held

It crossed my mind last night that we were depending on 9 people to hold the line. And thank God they held the line.

[StarfishSaver]

18. We depended on those 9 people at that stage of the process. But millions of people were all involved

at every step of the way. And at each point, the institutions worked as they were supposed to, even if they were strained to the limit.

[Marthe48]

28. Agree

I read a sci-fi story once, where all of the refinement in polls made it possible for 1 person to be picked, and that one person perfectly represented how the whole country would vote. I remember he was thinking of what he should do, that reporters and other people surrounded his house and on the day of the election, a reporter was on the guy's front porch, waiting for his oral delivery of the vote. I can't remember more details, but I think of the story every so often. Maybe all last week, especially.

[My Pet Orangutan]

9. 💙 EffieBlack

Yes, the Judiciary held, just like you said it would

[Shermann]

10. Sunlight is the savior of democracy

The cronyism pursued by Trump here only succeeds in poorly lit closed meeting rooms where nobody is watching.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. The judiciary is holding the whole thing together.

I had every confidence that the Supreme Court would do what they did. Trump thought he owned them but he just got a good lesson about what they're for.

[gademocrat7]

12. K&R!

[c-rational]

13. K&R!

[jaxexpat]

14. This time.

2000: naivety 1/Democracy 0
2010: corporations 1/citizens 0
2020: Fools and liars 0/electorate 1

Not exactly a "great" record.

[StarfishSaver]

21. Whomp whomp

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[mcar]

16. Hallelujah!

[cp]

17. Hurray! and Whew.

As you said it would. Thank you.

[BobTheSubgenius]

19. I can't tell which of the efforts to make this happen was the most difficult

Or the most unlikely. Or the most important. I suppose they were all as difficult as each other, just as they were all the most important.

[people]

20. I remember . . .

when you wrote that the judiciary would hold. From time to time over the last several years I have thought about what you wrote but wasn't absolutely sure that they would hold until yesterday. Thanks for the solid assurance years ago.

[BumRushDaShow]

22. And in the middle of the worst pandemic in a century

[NoRoadUntravelled]

23. Yes! 2020 has been filled with history making moments. This one is for the good. nt

[Sogo]

24. True and eloquently stated.

Thank you.

[Mme. Defarge]

25. And let the world take note!!!

Tears of joy and overwhelming pride in all our brave and true patriots.

You called this one, ma belle! Et, maintenant, le jour de gloire est arrivé!

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

26. KnR...nt

[Hekate]

27. KnR and many thanks

[Skittles]

29. I've said it many times

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America is stronger than Donald Fucking Trump

still, it is very disturbing to know that 74 million Americans think authoritarian rule would be just SWELL

Link to tweet

[niyad]

32. Because every one of those people think that THEY will be the ones in charge!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

30. How can you say that when they didn't keel-haul trump or even use a cattleprod on him?

Bring back the Iron Maiden!

[sheshe2]

31. We the people did this.

Lawyers, Voters and Judges from both sides did this. They did it as the virus is killing 3K a day. They did this when a sociopath holds our highest office.

We prevailed.

[niyad]

33. KNR

[Gothmog]

35. I am happy that we have survived this test on our system