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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsif you think about itall 3 of dumpts SC picks were stolen from the populace
None of his choices should have been seated
all 3 are suspect or wrong!
The Magistrate
(95,241 posts)demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)NONE of the last 3 should be there
rzemanfl
(29,554 posts)ihas2stinkyfeet
(1,400 posts)montanacowboy
(6,079 posts)just think about that - 3 SC seats and they just rickrolled us on them
They bought off Bryer's seat and had him retire, thus Gorsuch
They stopped Merrick Garland by any and all means corrupt, thus the beer drinking dick
And now look what they are doing - the handmaid's tale comes to SCOTUS
And we are powerless to stop this train that is coming down the tracks to destroy everything we have achieved
Young women of America - what are you going to do when you can no longer purchase birth control pills?
And this is for the rest of most of our lives.
moose65
(3,166 posts)Breyer is still on the court. Gorsuch filled Scalias seat - thats the one that was stolen from Obama. Kavanaugh filled Kennedys seat when he was bribed (?) to retire.
montanacowboy
(6,079 posts)you are right
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,392 posts)He's another reason to vote out Trump in November because he will probably be looking to retire or will probably have to work himself to death during the next 4 years to try to avoid having his seat filled with ANOTHER right-winger!
And if everybody wants or needs another reason for 4-8 years of Biden/Harris, Thomas' seat could *potentially* come up as well during that time, which could help shift the balance of the court back towards the center. While Thomas would probably not purposefully resign under Biden, he may still get sick and be forced to retire and/or pass away since he *is* getting up there in years. If Trump wins, he would likely retire and Trump would get yet another pick.
ihas2stinkyfeet
(1,400 posts)or imma be pissed.
secondwind
(16,903 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)we wont have a group that votes against good Democrats.
WyattKansas
(1,648 posts)Showing that the Russian/tRUMP fraud also helped get Republican Senators elected, then should they have even been confirmed?
The Republican Party has been getting by with their continued frauds for years, because they have not been cracked down on for their behavior. We all clearly see that the Republican Party has no problem with their self appointed Dictator and doesn't care if there is a civil war to get what they want. Yet when the Democratic Party gets in the White House, everything is supposed to just be overlooked? The Republicans only keep escalating their dirty deeds further and are now willing to work with adversaries, who have sworn they are the 'enemy' of the United States, to keep their power to impose their will even after the voters have their say. Maybe elections shouldn't have had the consequences Moscow Mitch boasted about and consequences should happen to them.
In a country that stands for the Rule of Law, it is okay to keep what has been gained by fraud?
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)of that.
WyattKansas
(1,648 posts)By releasing all evidence of what the hell they have been doing for the past four years and God knows how long, since it was discussed between Republicans in the House prior to 2016, including the election help they have been getting to prop themselves up as victors. The reason no real investigation can happen now or then, including with the House, is that the White House and Republicans just ignore any attempts to get at the truth and quickly quash any attempt. No more making nice for the sake of the country after winning elections and destroy the Republicans with the truth, otherwise they will keep escalating their abuse of power.
Isn't it just a little strange that the Republican Party is perfectly fine with the Russians helping tRUMP get elected and they try to hide it, when it should be tripping major alarms in them? Nope nothing to see here, move along and don't look how big the help has been. Even more alarming and incriminating is the way they are in lockstep with tRUMP, whom they know is corrupt and a security risk, to keep their grip on their authoritarian rule even if Russia helps them do it to radically change the United States. That is the reason why tRUMP and Republicans will stop at NOTHING to seize power even if they lose the election, because NONE of them want the truth about their activities to be known by the American People... It also explains their willingness to impose authoritarian rule over the United States to control the population. How many spoke up when tRUMP sent troops on citizens?
Oh no, after the election and the Democratic Party takes control again, there had damn well better be some heads served on a platter this time for everything tRUMP and the Republicans have been doing against the country and the People. And severe consequences for all illegal activity needs to happen, not making nice to avoid upsetting them. Bill Barr is one player that had his wrist slapped decades ago and tRUMP's dirty trickster was Nixon's, yet they reappeared in the U.S. Government to work again. Once the American People see the Supreme Court was packed with ill gotten (fraud) gains, they will insist on a reconciliation and resignations of those ill gotten gains... Or the Supreme Court loses it's credibility and honor by creating their own Constitutional Crisis with only one way out to redeem itself. There are records and evidence embedded in government files everywhere for the last four years, because tRUMP is sloppy and stupid and Republicans have gotten lazy with Putin's Useful Idiot they call Dear Leader. Rip off the damn curtain and turn up the heat on Republicans and their ill gotten (fraud) gains, because the reckoning is required even after an overwhelming victory for the White House, Senate, and House to reconcile fraudulent gains defrauded from the will of the voters. Otherwise, everything made into law will be checked by the strict Authoritarian Conservative/Republican Ideology for decades.
Ohiogal
(31,904 posts)But Hillary warned us this could happen!
pandr32
(11,552 posts)Grasswire2
(13,565 posts)Ranking member of Senate Judiciary, almost ninety years old, the comment was that her questioning was weak.
We know that it was DiFi who got snookered into "gentleman's agreement" regarding Kavanaugh.
I wish we could do something about this problem.
demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)nothing ever came from that intell meeting with Difi and Grassley where they looked white as a ghost and scared as hell
Grasswire2
(13,565 posts)And that's a weakness for us.
moose65
(3,166 posts)So she wont be up til 2024, if she lasts that long. She just turned 87 this summer.
I dont understand these people. Do they all plan to work till they drop dead in their offices?
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,392 posts)All three of them are tainted:
Gorsuch: This was supposed to be President Obama's pick- Garland or somebody else. But McConnell and other Republicans invoked a non-existent rule (now referred to as the "McConnell Rule" and used their power to prevent hearings or a vote for 8-9 months before the 2016 Election, ostensibly to prevent Democrats from appointing a moderate/liberal replacement for Scalia.
Kavanaugh: Who paid his debts off? Why did Kennedy suddenly decide to resign? WHAT in the world was that reaction to Trump that was caught on tape. And Kavanaugh was credibly accused of sexual assault and had a meltdown at his own confirmation hearing. Totally UNFIT for the job but he got it anyway- because Republicans wanted it and Collins decided to straddle both sides of the fence on the sexual assault allegations presented by Blasey-Ford. Hopefully, she pays for it with her seat this year.
Barrett: In a naked and bald-faced reversal of their 2016 "McConnell Rule", Republicans are now literally tripping over themselves right now to replace Ginsburg, a liberal member of SCOTUS, with a hardcore right-winger to tip the scales of the court even further in a conservative/right-wing direction for generations to come a mere 40 or so days until the 2020 Election. They are trying to gussy up their hypocrisy with a bunch of caveats and excuses but nothing can talk them out of their hypocrisy.