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Budi

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47. Sounds more regressive than progressive

Tue Oct 27, 2020, 10:12 AM

Oct 2020

Thankfully due to the hard work of people decades ago, most of that is gone.

Now, unfortunately, some of the gains of previous generations are threatened because some feel our candidate(s) aren't "pure enough" or "progressive" enough. They either refuse to vote or vote for "protest" candidates, as useless as not voting at all. They smugly stand on "principle" and ideals, while everything that was handed to them and took for granted is going to disappear.

The more they speak the less faith I have in that demographic 😬

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Dem leadership will make judicial changes [View all] mysteryowl Oct 2020 OP

We win the WH, we win the Senate and we win the House. 6 months is 25% of our power hour. CincyDem Oct 2020 #1

Can we just wait until we win to keep discussing this? Boogiemack Oct 2020 #52

Yeah, because it's a secret? lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #59

I'm no fan of this 6 months deal. The GOP wouldn't wait 6 months. sarcasmo Oct 2020 #2

Bingo! notinkansas Oct 2020 #24

I agree Sunsky Oct 2020 #31

Let's see what the SC strikes down. If they kill pre-existing conditions, on Nov 10th, expect all OnDoutside Oct 2020 #54

Agreed. sarcasmo Oct 2020 #62

I think they'll change their tone when the election is over vercetti2021 Oct 2020 #3

I am really glad Kamala will be VP to light a fire under Biden. mysteryowl Oct 2020 #5

Yep vercetti2021 Oct 2020 #8

We The People will put pressure on our own party to mysteryowl Oct 2020 #14

Tell me how many times in 2016 when 'Progressives' were campaigning ... Budi Oct 2020 #26

thank you P.C.L.D. Oct 2020 #27

THANK YOU! betsuni Oct 2020 #29

Great post Gothmog Oct 2020 #35

This graphic from a study shows you are wrong. Democrats have moved right since 2000. mysteryowl Oct 2020 #36

You mean the year 2000 when Again, the 3rd party split the Fla vote Budi Oct 2020 #45

"Look at the cheering squad of comments you got, which reinforces my point." - what point is that? George II Oct 2020 #49

Sounds like an us against them statement rather than the unity we need to.. Budi Oct 2020 #53

I wish I could rec this post! brer cat Oct 2020 #39

Brava! Some people should have lived through the 50s, 60s, and 70s. This wasn't all handed..... George II Oct 2020 #44

Exactly right George ll. Budi Oct 2020 #46

Sounds more regressive than progressive Budi Oct 2020 #47

Well said! mcar Oct 2020 #51

+++ still_one Oct 2020 #57

Yep! (nt) ehrnst Oct 2020 #61

Oh, brother! NurseJackie Oct 2020 #28

What does "Pelosi and Schumer aren't gonna go quietly" mean? betsuni Oct 2020 #30

They better!! 6 months is too much time to waste when we may have only 2 yrs Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #10

Maybe vercetti2021 Oct 2020 #11

I'm serious about getting 45-yr old liberal firebrands and installing 4 of them at once... Moostache Oct 2020 #4

They need to change more than the Supreme court. mysteryowl Oct 2020 #9

Only 4 ? A dozen of them has a better ring to it. OnDoutside Oct 2020 #55

1) They don't need 6 months. 2) bipartisan means an element of hard right, the last thing justice Karadeniz Oct 2020 #6

Notice how the only "bipartisan" talk is from the Dems. mysteryowl Oct 2020 #12

"Bipartisan" is a mirage; how is that not blatantly obvious by now? lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #60

Impeaching a justice just like a potus takes a 2/3rds majority Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #13

K&R Blue Owl Oct 2020 #7

I think the pressure on Biden to expand the court will not be something he can ignore PlanetBev Oct 2020 #15

I have been hearing about more options than adding to the court. mysteryowl Oct 2020 #17

No it's not possible to demote a SCOTUS Justice. Nt Fiendish Thingy Oct 2020 #20

It will be up to the people to hold their feet to the fire. Nt Fiendish Thingy Oct 2020 #21

It all rides on taking the Senate and killing the filibuster. roamer65 Oct 2020 #16

Not reassured Ell09 Oct 2020 #18

6 months will be plenty of time for a well funded opposition ad campaign Fiendish Thingy Oct 2020 #22

Our side needs a bigger, better ad campaign. Crunchy Frog Oct 2020 #34

Our side needs to act swiftly and ruthlessly- no ads necessary. Nt Fiendish Thingy Oct 2020 #50

THIS. n/t area51 Oct 2020 #56

Right - there was no "bipartisan" activity while the Repukes were in charge FakeNoose Oct 2020 #48

My concern is, by next summer, some senatorial spines may jellify Fiendish Thingy Oct 2020 #19

Agreed Ell09 Oct 2020 #23

More Like Six Days..... LovingA2andMI Oct 2020 #25

How did that bipartisanship work out for Obama? JCMach1 Oct 2020 #32

Yep mysteryowl Oct 2020 #37

6 days should be all...what's going to happen to Tribetime Oct 2020 #33

Agreed. mysteryowl Oct 2020 #38

However it's done it needs to make sense and not look overly partisan Buckeyeblue Oct 2020 #40

And, to remove the religious right from infecting politics. mysteryowl Oct 2020 #41

That's the subtext, right? Buckeyeblue Oct 2020 #43

Why a delay? The sense of urgency is high now. Six months after inaguration the here and now Statistical Oct 2020 #42

Six months is waaaaay too long. SCROTUS will dismantle the nation in that time. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #58