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sarabelle

(453 posts) Wed May 29, 2019, 06:39 AM May 2019

Watching MOJO. Do people understand that Gorsuch was NOT Trump's pick??? Nor is any other SCOTUS [View all]

pick Trump's pick. ALL the latest SCOTUS appointments have been McConnell's picks.

Do people understand that no matter who is President, the Senate is the key to SCOTUS appointments?

That the key to individual rights, human rights, civil rights rests with state and local elections?

Do Democrats understand that their messages have been focused on the least influential elections when it comes to gerrymandering, voting rights, civil rights, personal rights??

If we don't or can't make the case for voting at the state and local levels we will always lose the social and civil democratic agendas.

Preaching this for years seems to have fallen on deaf ears...even in 2016.

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Watching MOJO. Do people understand that Gorsuch was NOT Trump's pick??? Nor is any other SCOTUS [View all] sarabelle May 2019 OP

The picks come from the Federalist Society. watoos May 2019 #1

Specifially Leonard Leo DeminPennswoods May 2019 #2

Rome: Scott Pruitt dines at 5-star restaurant with Cardinal under investigation for child sex abuse. mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 #7

Exactly. SharonClark May 2019 #4

The Federalist Society concocted Trump's procon May 2019 #3

Here is my Question Kaiserguy May 2019 #10

Common mistake. Constitution by itself is meaningless. AlexSFCA May 2019 #11

I agree. Using any biased outside agency procon May 2019 #14

Actually they are the Federalist Society's picks. n/t CousinIT May 2019 #5

Federal Society may pick candidates but they do not have the final vote. sarabelle May 2019 #13

2020 state elections (2019 here in louisiana) are of extreme importance rampartc May 2019 #6

I'd say not even McConnell but his wealthy backers. jalan48 May 2019 #8

More evidence that McCONnell rigged the 2016 election (he blocked warnings & knew for Merrick). . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2019 #9

It was the Heritage Foundation's pick, to be precise. I think that's the RW org. who picked them. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #12

Of course he was Trump's pick FBaggins May 2019 #15

If the Senate didn't run the show, Garland would be on the SCOTUS. sarabelle May 2019 #16

Nope FBaggins May 2019 #17

The Federalist Society is choosing them. redstatebluegirl May 2019 #18

We must defeat mcconnell. That's as important as getting rid of rump. nt ecstatic May 2019 #19

People must understand that nothing comes from the buffoon, he is a decoy Perseus May 2019 #20