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45. SCOTUS's Bush vs Gore ruling started this nightmare

Sat May 9, 2026, 02:21 PM

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and the Dem leadership moved on as if nothing bad had happened despite the fact that enough Florida dem votes had been unconstitutionally thrown out which changed the outcome of the 2000 election to the GOP.. This "never mind, go along to get along" Dem strategy has brought our country to the verge of becoming a 1 party dictatorship. I totally agree with the OP. If our country manages to survive to 2028 and dems again control the White House and Congress, there must be a serious reckoning and house cleaning with accountability to make sure this never happens again. The truth is brutal and ugly but it must now be spoken if our democratic form of government is to have a chance to survive.

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I do not want to "move forward" after this era. [View all] bluesbassman Friday OP

This is brilliant LearnedHand Friday #1

;-{) THEATRE OF LAW Goonch Friday #2

The Theatre of Flaw. calimary Saturday #33

"That language is how rot survives in America." Solly Mack Friday #3

You are 100%. Criminals go to jail not back into circulation so they can plot the next attack on law and order. flashman13 Friday #19

You're right. The Bundy group should have gone to prison. Solly Mack Friday #20

Every single one of them. January 6th might not have happened if they had gone to jail. flashman13 Friday #21

Bundy is currently a fugitive that everyone seems to know where he is except law enforcement. Solly Mack Sunday #58

LaVoy Finicum was the example that should have been repeated at Malheur. Thunderbeast Saturday #52

I can understand wanting to end such things peacefully but people like Bundy and Finicum aren't looking for peaceful. Solly Mack Sunday #59

Ford's pardon of Nixon showed that the fix was in. evolves Sunday #57

Cheney pushed his unitary executive thinking in opposition to how Nixon was being treated by Congress. Solly Mack Sunday #60

I agree 100% evolves Sunday #62

We gloss over our past. Downright lie about it in some cases. When people say, "I never knew that" about some part of Solly Mack Sunday #63

This is fiction. And it's probably from 2021. maxsolomon Friday #4

And your proof is? paleotn Friday #5

So what's the "fantasy"? bluesbassman Friday #6

My hostility is: it came off Facebook. maxsolomon 17 hrs ago #69

You've never had coffee with a Democratic friend? Scrivener7 Friday #24

Not sure if it's real or not but democrats having coffee together JI7 Friday #25

After we struggle to retake the White House in 2028.... paleotn Friday #7

Even if we wanted to "move forward", I don't know if it is possible? kentuck Friday #8

I agree with you completely. OldBaldy1701E Saturday #35

Thanks for posting this.. Escape Friday #9

I want a NEW DEAL! FakeNoose Friday #10

"Heh! You don't like the RAW DEAL?" kentuck Friday #27

"It's an art." Kid Berwyn Saturday #41

And what exactly elevates us above the beasts of the field.. except.. BattleRow Friday #11

The world is waiting to see if the Republic has the balls to completely clean house and Bev54 Friday #12

Brazil did it correctly. brakester Saturday #47

South Korea cleaned house of corrupt politicos without resevations. magicarpet Saturday #55

This post does an excellent job of defining Buddyzbuddy Friday #13

Thanks bluesbassman. Prairie_Seagull Friday #14

Outstanding summation of our current situation. NoMoreRepugs Friday #15

The Regime & their "supreme" Court need to be held accountable. nt TBF Friday #16

A law requiring in-depth explanation/defense of SCROTUM decisions would be a good start dickthegrouch Saturday #46

In retrospect, the United States would have been better off misanthrope Friday #17

I've read that anywhere from 2,000 to 5,000 displacedvermoter Saturday #37

No "moving forward". no "vengeance". . . DinahMoeHum Friday #18

Agreed, to me "moving forward" was Obama's biggest mistake, although I will admit that I don't know if his hand was Escurumbele Friday #22

He was the President of the United States displacedvermoter Yesterday #68

I'm with this person! Joinfortmill Friday #23

I can't move forward with all this baggage. Iggo Friday #26

Nothing will happen as long as so many Democratic lawmakers do AIPAC's bidding Ponietz Friday #28

America BigMin28 Friday #29

I agree--Salt the earth! lastlib Friday #30

Thank you for sharing this. We need to hear this. yellow dahlia Friday #31

Yes and progressoid Friday #32

Oh, yes, no f***ing "look forward not back" this time. JHB Saturday #34

Amen! MiHale Saturday #36

Excellent statement Hartpi978 Saturday #38

Thank you for sharing, bluesbassman! Kid Berwyn Saturday #39

I empathize and sympathize with this point of view. As we have seen in South Africa and other countries dealing with Martin68 Saturday #40

Who is to blame? the_liberal_grandpa Saturday #42

Centered on the Epstein files thorough investigation........come what may LiberalLovinLug Saturday #43

Formidable! In both its English and French meanings. Mme. Defarge Saturday #44

SCOTUS's Bush vs Gore ruling started this nightmare DemocracyForever Saturday #45

Many steps... pardoning Nixon. The Southern Strategy. Goldwater... and back and back themaguffin Saturday #49

SCOTUS election stealing started in 2000 DemocracyForever Saturday #53

I understand that, but the things that I mentioned are extreme and all contributed to now themaguffin Saturday #54

That's part of a longer load that the GOP has been on for decades themaguffin Yesterday #66

2000 created GOP election theft road map DemocracyForever Yesterday #65

That's part of a longer load that the GOP has been on for decades themaguffin Yesterday #67

K&R mvd Saturday #48

Agreed. There MUST be a reckoning. NT Happy Hoosier Saturday #50

Yes, I'm afraid Hakeem and Chuck and the rest of the moderates will make lip noises about 'healing.' PatrickforB Saturday #51

"...every time a liberal pundit ... tells the country to be patient while donors process their feelings." Alice B. Saturday #56

The author should be mad at Republicans, not the clumsily cobbled together fictional Democrats in his or her head. betsuni Sunday #61

You can be "mad" at Republicans all you want. bluesbassman Sunday #64

Goodbye swing states gulliver 14 hrs ago #70