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Johonny

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7. Congress is broken and has been most of American

Reply to markie (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 5, 2023, 11:44 AM

Jul 2023

History. Hence the growing power of the presidency and the court. Congress as a check and balance is mostly a crippled third leg since the Civil war.

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Who died and made the Supreme Court a Congress? [View all] In It to Win It Jul 2023 OP

Congress needed to strengthen abortion Medicare care and jimfields33 Jul 2023 #1

The inthewind21 Jul 2023 #2

biggest problem.... markie Jul 2023 #3

Congress is broken and has been most of American Johonny Jul 2023 #7

Congress was arguably the most powerful branch ITAL Jul 2023 #30

I think it was most powerful Johonny Jul 2023 #31

Depends on the President ITAL Jul 2023 #32

They like making MOMFUDSKI Jul 2023 #4

What bothers me most is that the states have taken away the right to medical abortions MiniMe Jul 2023 #5

Misogyny is the point. OMGWTF Jul 2023 #20

Misogyny is the point. OMGWTF Jul 2023 #21

Mental & physical health of the mother was taken into account, as well as rape & incest... Hekate Jul 2023 #29

Republicans always project Johonny Jul 2023 #6

Democracy died. lapfog_1 Jul 2023 #8

I think the death happened when Scalia died and rurallib Jul 2023 #10

if Hillary had won, McConnell's scheme would have not mattered. - n/t lapfog_1 Jul 2023 #11

true but with all the things the reich had going for it rurallib Jul 2023 #12

Ah, inthewind21 Jul 2023 #18

sure it was the voters, but they were persuaded by massive media campaign rurallib Jul 2023 #23

No inthewind21 Jul 2023 #25

McConnell was on the record MurrayDelph Jul 2023 #13

I recall reading an article where John McCain said something to that effect also In It to Win It Jul 2023 #19

Oh, but Hillary wasn't Ideologically PURE Fresh Water Falling Jul 2023 #24

Exactly inthewind21 Jul 2023 #28

Exactly inthewind21 Jul 2023 #15

RBG did... whatistheformat Jul 2023 #9

THIS! RAB910 Jul 2023 #16

I think she did MurrayDelph Jul 2023 #14

Fuck Precedent, fuck what the people want, OMGWTF Jul 2023 #17

Well inthewind21 Jul 2023 #22

As Reagan said bronxiteforever Jul 2023 #26

K&R Blue Owl Jul 2023 #27

I believe the SC has set some dangerous precedents with recent decisions--precedents that will Lonestarblue Jul 2023 #33

Nice inthewind21 Jul 2023 #36

How so? How can there be standing when there's no actual harm? Lonestarblue Jul 2023 #37

Declaratory judgement, It's done all the time inthewind21 Jul 2023 #40

That helps. Thank you! Lonestarblue Jul 2023 #43

What you have always understood Zeitghost Jul 2023 #44

So you think inthewind21 Jul 2023 #45

I think you may have replied to the wrong post Zeitghost Jul 2023 #46

Actually inthewind21 Jul 2023 #47

SCOTUS needs a complete overhaul on how judges are chosen and how long they serve. cstanleytech Jul 2023 #34

Maybe im missing something quakerboy Jul 2023 #39

So inthewind21 Jul 2023 #41

Scalia and RBG budkin Jul 2023 #35

I guess they must have lied. hadEnuf Jul 2023 #38

Clearly inthewind21 Jul 2023 #42

We don't. GoodRaisin Jul 2023 #48