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In reply to the discussion: Fuck That! I'm Fighting. [View all]Gothmog
(145,126 posts)There is a book that I love called from the Manson case prosecutor that calls the five justices who appointed W traitors and accuse them of treason. The book is based on this article http://www.thenation.com/article/none-dare-call-it-treason# My family actually had Amazon deliver copies of this book to each of the five traitors a long time ago.
Due to Nader's stupidity, W was able to replace two of the traitors with far more conservatives justices and as a result we have Citizens United and the gutting of the Voting Rights Act. The only way that the SCOTUS has a chance to steal that election was due to the fact that the vote totals were so close in Florida due to Nader's stupidity. Nader gave W the victory and as a result we have a much more conservative SCOTUS.
The next POTUS will get to replace three to five justices on the SCOTUS and these nominees will affect the direction of the SCOTUS for a generation. This is a key issue.
As to whether HRC is out of touch, I will let the primaries decide. I am yet to be convinced that Sanders is viable in a general election but I have some hope that HRC can raise the funds necessary to keep the race competitive. Things have changed since the last election and it will take money and organization to keep the GOP from stealing the election. I note for example that Mark Elias (one of HRC's attorney) is suing in Ohio on early voting issues and it is going to take a massive GOTV and voter protection issue to counter the GOP's attempts to steal the election. Both of these efforts take money
AGain, I am comfortable to let the primary process play out and we will let the Democratic base decide which candidate is more viable.