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In reply to the discussion: The Supreme Court Has Planned for a June So Awful It Will Be Impossible to Keep Up [View all]elocs
(23,042 posts)56. Every Democrat or person on the Left who didn't vote for Hillary in the battleground states in '16,
take a bow because this is all on your plate.
Here in Wisconsin in '16, Jill Stein of the Green Party received more votes than Trump's margin of victory here and those votes came from the Left, not Republicans. But then what could go wrong with voting for a 3rd party candidate? Well, we found out and the bad news is that there will be ones who do it again this year.
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marmar
Jun 2024
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Anybody who is not in favor of expanding this court beyond these corrupt partisan activists is pretty obtuse.
Goodheart
Jun 2024
#4
I wish we would have a house and senate with COURAGE to start impeaching the republican appointed justices for
BComplex
Jun 2024
#6
oops! I meant put the voting rights act back to it's original form, not the way the court has
BComplex
Jun 2024
#20
Guess I'm just obtuse, because I don't support packing the Court. I do support voting for Democrats
Silent Type
Jun 2024
#7
You keep telling yourself that until they take women's voting rights away. Then they have a permanent majority.
onecaliberal
Jun 2024
#9
Packing the Court ain't gonna stop that, sorry. We lost the most important election in our lifetime by not showing
Silent Type
Jun 2024
#12
Making the court representative of america is not packing the court. If they don't have the votes, it's stops
onecaliberal
Jun 2024
#13
Hey, I understand the anger. But packing the Court is a pipe dream. If you somehow suceed, I'll celebrate.
Silent Type
Jun 2024
#18
Please let me know when someone in an official capacity proposes that. Until then, I'll continue skeptical.
Silent Type
Jun 2024
#59
Umm...Hilary won the popular vote by a huge majority. It was just a few states where not enough people
BComplex
Jun 2024
#21
Unfortunately, we have the Electoral College. Popular vote doesn't elect our Prez. Doubt that is going to change either.
Silent Type
Jun 2024
#24
Agree, but there is no chance of it changing within the next 4 decades or so.
Silent Type
Jun 2024
#34
We have nine justices because there were once nine circuit courts. There are now 12 circuit courts; ergo ...
OMGWTF
Jun 2024
#29
Slave labor might be correct, they been saying "The South shall rise again"
KS Toronado
Jun 2024
#48
The GOP strategy to take over the court was successful. And the court is wasting no time in
Martin68
Jun 2024
#27
I think any justice who was installed by a convicted felon and traitor should be booted out
Bayard
Jun 2024
#35
Logjam you say. Sounds like a good reason to add six or more justices to the court.
Jakes Progress
Jun 2024
#53
Every Democrat or person on the Left who didn't vote for Hillary in the battleground states in '16,
elocs
Jun 2024
#56
An encapsulated version of how and where SCOTUS is today; explained by Jamie Raskin
Good Dog
Jun 2024
#61