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True Dough

(17,096 posts)
Wed Jan 27, 2021, 11:29 PM Jan 2021

Supreme Court reform? That'll be a civil war!

So says a collection of Trumpers on a sports discussion forum I frequent (in the "general" section, which is littered with politics).

They're having a real hard time adjusting to the Dems controlling all three branches of government. Whining incessantly over Biden's executive orders.

When news broke today of Biden's commission on Supreme Court reform, a handful of them immediately started warning, "You want civil war? This is how you get civil war."


No doubt they're all hopped up on...






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Supreme Court reform? That'll be a civil war! (Original Post) True Dough Jan 2021 OP
Oh yeah, True Dough Jan 2021 #1
"He's feeling his Cheerios!" dchill Jan 2021 #2
Fuck em randr Jan 2021 #3
LOFL 🤣🤣😂 yeah, that's 98% of MAGA the rest of them murder cops uponit7771 Jan 2021 #4
how fascinating that actual governance freaks them out. SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2021 #5
Yeah yeah... election consequences C_U_L8R Jan 2021 #6
Alex seems to have things well under control world wide wally Jan 2021 #7
Just read where a number of federal judges will retire kskiska Jan 2021 #8
Reform the Supreme Court? That's a paddling. Initech Jan 2021 #9
so they never thought about how reform could benefit THEM lol nt msongs Jan 2021 #10
We have 13 circuit courts Bettie Jan 2021 #11
CAN YOU PLEASE REMOVE THAT SCREAMING GUY??? a kennedy Jan 2021 #12
Commissions are where ideas in DC go to die. former9thward Jan 2021 #13

SleeplessinSoCal

(8,998 posts)
5. how fascinating that actual governance freaks them out.
Wed Jan 27, 2021, 11:33 PM
Jan 2021

Reagan's famous declaration about being "from the government" may be totally buried by Biden's agenda of growth, strength, and prosperity.

Initech

(99,915 posts)
9. Reform the Supreme Court? That's a paddling.
Wed Jan 27, 2021, 11:43 PM
Jan 2021

Impeaching a president who incited an insurrection? That's a paddling.

Questioning the Q Anon cult? Oh you better believe that's a paddling!

Bettie

(15,998 posts)
11. We have 13 circuit courts
Wed Jan 27, 2021, 11:45 PM
Jan 2021

thus, we should have 13 justices.

The current number was set when we had 9 circuit courts.

former9thward

(31,805 posts)
13. Commissions are where ideas in DC go to die.
Wed Jan 27, 2021, 11:52 PM
Jan 2021

Last edited Thu Jan 28, 2021, 12:18 PM - Edit history (1)

I know of no "Commission" where something actually came of it.

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