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In reply to the discussion: Trump tried to block Sally Yates from testifying tomorrow. #TrumpRussia [View all]Alice11111
(5,730 posts)Congress will damn well get something out b4 the elections. Then, if it winds up in the courts, do we really expect serious precedent or fairness out of this SCOTUS?
Remember Bush v Gore, when the Sup Crt said, this case decision will not set a precedent...huh? what??? Didn't we learn it was impossible for the Supremes to do that? The court didn't have jurisdiction anyway, at that point. Basically, they will do whatever the fuck they want and either say, we are strict constructionists, or we are not setting a precedent.
I wonder where we would be now if Putin, Comey, etc., had thrown the election to Hillary and DT had won the popular vote? DT had already prepared the way by saying it is rigged. They would have challenged it on every front, legit or not. The walls would be burning.
Hillary would not be packing the courts for the next 40 years. The EC would be done with, which would actually be a good thing.
I'm proud of our Dem base for rising up, but we should always be mindful that the Repubs cheat, lie, kill, theaten, almost as bad as Putin to achieve their ends. We are dealing w folks who do not play a fair game, and yet we do. My point is we need a perpetual strong defensive sector in the party. They are plotting to undermine Yates now. They are plotting for Flynn to be the scapegoat for all of their treason. They aren't looking at the truth. They are more like mystery writers, how can we explain this and twist the plot to make the Dems look bad.