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msfiddlestix

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19. Yes, we knew what he was when he wasnominated back nearly 20 years ago, mighty attempt to prevent

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Mon Nov 21, 2022, 08:54 AM

Nov 2022

his confirmation. We engaged in intense campaigns against him being seated on the bench.

Petitions, telepone calls to our Senators, emailing, protesting on the streets across the country. Begging our D Senators to use every tool available to them to block his confirmation. I remember it well.

So many of us were not ever fooled by him.

The one thing I don't remember is that he worked in the Justice Department, until now. Either that bit missed my radar at the time, or I didn't consider it important in the scheme of things..

The war in Iraq was raging then, we had so many issues on our plate to fight against including the NRA, perhaps we should have combined that fight with the fight against the Federalists Society.

Exhausted thinking about it all, which may be the point. cuz that's how evil wins.

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