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Baitball Blogger

(52,718 posts) Thu Nov 17, 2022, 11:22 PM Nov 2022

I feel like the fair American election process has been disrupted by Supreme Crt meddling

since 2000. 22 years of being sideswiped and denied living in an inclusive America.

This time around the Supremes allowed an election to proceed with unconstitutionally established gerrymandered districts. And it paid off for them, winning the House by a sliver.

I don't believe this will be the end. If we don't keep pointing out these abuses and show our discontent for their game rigging, the next thing they'll do is to allow State legislators to throw away the legal counts and submit their own group of electors.

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I feel like the fair American election process has been disrupted by Supreme Crt meddling (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Nov 2022 OP

They will do the legislative thing if they get power. The people who promised to vote for onecaliberal Nov 2022 #1

along with the other voter suppression cheating methods. FoxNewsSucks Nov 2022 #2

Of course, but that requires congress to act. That will not happen in the next two years. onecaliberal Nov 2022 #3

I know, and that's why I lay those problems right at the feet FoxNewsSucks Nov 2022 #6

More roller coaster elections. Texaswitchy Nov 2022 #4

yes, and the deleterious effects ramped up considerably with the Citizens United decision anarch Nov 2022 #5

onecaliberal

(36,594 posts)

1. They will do the legislative thing if they get power. The people who promised to vote for

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Thu Nov 17, 2022, 11:29 PM

Nov 2022

Such a thing were all defeated this time around, but the gerrymandering thing we have to keep fighting in court.

FoxNewsSucks

(11,913 posts)

2. along with the other voter suppression cheating methods.

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 17, 2022, 11:51 PM

Nov 2022

Gerrymandering gets the news attention, the other things make the vote appear "legit" and don't get the attention.

Both the For the People Act and the John Lewis Act need to be passed, or fascists will take power. Anything else is just stalling it for a while.

onecaliberal

(36,594 posts)

3. Of course, but that requires congress to act. That will not happen in the next two years.

Reply to FoxNewsSucks (Reply #2)

Thu Nov 17, 2022, 11:53 PM

Nov 2022

FoxNewsSucks

(11,913 posts)

6. I know, and that's why I lay those problems right at the feet

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #3)

Fri Nov 18, 2022, 12:00 AM

Nov 2022

of the two Democratic senators who took the side of republicons instead of helping their own party fix it.

Texaswitchy

(2,962 posts)

4. More roller coaster elections.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Thu Nov 17, 2022, 11:57 PM

Nov 2022

Wait for 2024.

Trump broke the system.

anarch

(6,536 posts)

5. yes, and the deleterious effects ramped up considerably with the Citizens United decision

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Thu Nov 17, 2022, 11:58 PM

Nov 2022

"conservative" forces have been focusing on bending the judiciary branch to their will for some considerable time, and then also stuffed the courts full of their own loyal judges throughout the federal court system during the entirety of the previous administration, with the SCOTUS appointments being their most visible success on that front. Fascist scum, all of them.

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