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40degreesflaps

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62. Look...

Mon Dec 26, 2016, 08:54 PM

Dec 2016

...I spent four years in college and then untold numbers of hours (years) working on national campaigns. This has been going on for almost 250 years and you think you're going to change it now?

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The Stolen Supreme Court Seat [View all] portlander23 Dec 2016 OP

It would remain 4 to 4 MFM008 Dec 2016 #1

Not indefinately airplaneman Dec 2016 #3

Things certainly could be worse than the present 4-4 split. appal_jack Dec 2016 #37

That's why Dems shouldn't allow that seat come hell or high water. onecaliberal Dec 2016 #2

The problem is Bitchy Mitchy. tenorly Dec 2016 #5

I so look forward to his leaving the earthly realm. JudyM Dec 2016 #10

Same here - but not before the full extent of his crimes is known to the public. tenorly Dec 2016 #12

Yes, mysteriously silent throughout all this mess. I hope there was no "accident." JudyM Dec 2016 #15

Good point. tenorly Dec 2016 #18

No social conscience whatsoever, many of them. Welcome to DU, tenorly! JudyM Dec 2016 #23

Thank you, Judy - and Happy Holidays! tenorly Dec 2016 #24

me too. n/a Horse with no Name Dec 2016 #58

Mitch McConnell... 40degreesflaps Dec 2016 #40

They can aim for the record. Igel Dec 2016 #17

Maybe they should have awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #56

As many elections, and as much money, as Republicans have stolen, tenorly Dec 2016 #4

I think its the whole enchilada citood Dec 2016 #55

True that. tenorly Dec 2016 #60

Democrats need to start fighting Republicans the way Republicans fight Democrats. TeamPooka Dec 2016 #6

Hear, hear. And let Faux News wail and gnash teeth all the live long day. tenorly Dec 2016 #7

How exactly is that? lancelyons Dec 2016 #11

They do things like bottle up a bill in committee. Igel Dec 2016 #19

I take it you've been living in a bubble the past couple of decades? Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #29

The first way is by obstructing. They have spent 8 years teaching America that obstructing TeamPooka Dec 2016 #31

Lol no. This bad cop worse cop act between the Ds and Rs works just fine for them. elehhhhna Dec 2016 #49

It is stunning that there are no Constitutional scholars who can figure out how to work around this. JudyM Dec 2016 #8

I agree, at least someone found a law to use to prevent artic drilling Wiseman32218 Dec 2016 #33

This really pisses me off wryter2000 Dec 2016 #9

They Got Away With It... 40degreesflaps Dec 2016 #42

More voters disagreed with your assessment of Hillary as a "bad candidate" than agreed. maddiemom Dec 2016 #44

In the immortal words of Hillary Clinton: Nevernose Dec 2016 #45

Look... 40degreesflaps Dec 2016 #62

As if happens wryter2000 Dec 2016 #57

There's An Outstanding... 40degreesflaps Dec 2016 #61

Here is the thing - the COUNTRY allowed this Cosmocat Dec 2016 #46

Grand Larceny bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #13

OK... 40degreesflaps Dec 2016 #43

Maybe with Trump taking office, you might be inclined to embrace a definition of treason tritsofme Dec 2016 #47

How does undermining the government sound to you? bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #48

McConnell and Republicans smashed norms, they did not violate any law. tritsofme Dec 2016 #50

"the sovereign" bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #53

Then our Demcratic elected officials bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #59

If Democrats are able to win back the Senate during the Trump presidency tritsofme Dec 2016 #64

Block these criminals SHRED Dec 2016 #14

Dems will have the majority in the Senate many a good man Dec 2016 #16

Huh? I gotta have an explanation there. 7962 Dec 2016 #22

Don't we wish! JudyM Dec 2016 #27

There is no gap SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #36

They don't have a quorum Johnathan146 Dec 2016 #38

Do You... 40degreesflaps Dec 2016 #41

Some obstacles many a good man Dec 2016 #39

Most cases have not been 4-4. It just that those decisions make the news. 7962 Dec 2016 #20

Scorched Earth. No Rethug nominee for SCOTUS. No reward for stealing the seat. Ever. kairos12 Dec 2016 #21

No time to be nice, even in public when confronted by the knuckledraggers. Jim Beard Dec 2016 #25

"...whats to stop Democrats in the future from doing the same?" CrispyQ Dec 2016 #26

Any Dem who votes to confirm should be primaried. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #28

"Stolen" is the right word. Dems should respond in kind... block the Fuhrer-Elect's pick indefinitely. (It's only fair!) InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #30

We've lost our way DonnaRx7 Dec 2016 #32

welcome to DU gopiscrap Dec 2016 #65

There is only one way that Democrats could fight back within the scope of the Constitution BzaDem Dec 2016 #34

The President should have both Eletoral and popular vote majorities to nomiate rickford66 Dec 2016 #35

Just no SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #51

Obama should have just appointed someone and forced the Republicans to remove doc03 Dec 2016 #52

Unless Democrats use their nearly bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #54

K & R Scurrilous Dec 2016 #63