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2016 Postmortem

Adenoid_Hynkel

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5. Given justices' ages, if Romney wins in the fall, CU majority will be installed for a generation

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Tue Jun 5, 2012, 11:09 PM

Jun 2012

Kennedy, Scalia are getting old
As are Ginsburg and Bryer

Of the younger justices, GOP outnumber liberals by 3-2

If the 2012 winner picks 2-4 justices, you could see the balance of power determined for the next 20-30 years

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Been saying it for the last few hours - but I will repeat it. Citizens United. [View all] NRaleighLiberal Jun 2012 OP

Yep. Welcome to the new face of elections. pinto Jun 2012 #1

Nothing will change. This is our future. Get ready for the one-party state. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #2

It will be a totalitarian country forcing millions upon millions of RKP5637 Jun 2012 #6

It's what Americans WANT. I say let them have it. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #10

That's my line too, anymore. More than once I've said that, it's RKP5637 Jun 2012 #11

Money talks and has tremendous power, the rest of us just talk. With RKP5637 Jun 2012 #3

and millions of those millions have no idea of this, I suspect. NRaleighLiberal Jun 2012 #4

Yeah, I really think so. DU is a unique place, millions of RKP5637 Jun 2012 #8

Given justices' ages, if Romney wins in the fall, CU majority will be installed for a generation Adenoid_Hynkel Jun 2012 #5

I Know This Will Sound Naive But The Citizens United Money Spent....... global1 Jun 2012 #7

Advertising works. It is why so much money is spent on them. I worked in Pharma for years - NRaleighLiberal Jun 2012 #9