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Spaldeen

(219 posts) Mon Jun 30, 2014, 11:00 AM Jun 2014

President Obama needs to start stacking the Supreme Court now, [View all]

I mean it! Or at the very least what is to prevent him from exercising the same tactic that President FDR did, and threaten to if all they are going to do is overturn decision after decision?

You can't just run roughshod over the will of the people like this!

I'm sick and tired of this crap! I think my rep has his damn phone off the hook this morning! Figures.

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President Obama needs to start stacking the Supreme Court now, [View all] Spaldeen Jun 2014 OP

I'm so pissed I can't think straight Spaldeen Jun 2014 #1

Impossible. nt onehandle Jun 2014 #2

Great, let's just give up then! Spaldeen Jun 2014 #10

How would he stack the SC? IronGate Jun 2014 #3

I don't know how Spaldeen Jun 2014 #5

How can he do that mcar Jun 2014 #4

Just would need a Senate willing to confirm them, which is very dubious but TheKentuckian Jun 2014 #8

I heard Obama was talking about just that today Spaldeen Jun 2014 #14

FDR got his hat handed to him when he tried to do that. former9thward Jun 2014 #6

Are you saying that Reid doesn't have the President's back? Spaldeen Jun 2014 #7

Have you seen the fucks he has been at times "forced" to nominate for lower courts? TheKentuckian Jun 2014 #9

Reid may have the Pres. back, IronGate Jun 2014 #11

Reid screwed Obama on gun control hack89 Jun 2014 #13

+1 YoungDemCA Jun 2014 #15

it would be the end of democratic presidents for a generation... n/t ProdigalJunkMail Jun 2014 #12

Uh, no. n/t tammywammy Jun 2014 #16