And why is it alright that Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett LIED in their confirmation hearings, stating when asked that they would not fuck with Roe? Because fuck you, that's why. They LIED to Congress, which is an impeachable offence. We don't need to pack the court (and we shouldn't, because that will come back to bite us in the ass) --…
And why is it alright that Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett LIED in their confirmation hearings, stating when asked that they would not fuck with Roe? Because fuck you, that's why. They LIED to Congress, which is an impeachable offence. We don't need to pack the court (and we shouldn't, because that will come back to bite us in the ass) -- we need to mount a HUGE public and media campaign to fucking IMPEACH the Justices who LIED their way onto the Court. And in order to be able to do that, we need to make sure the White House and both branches of Congress are firmly in the hands of Democrats. Enough moaning and hand-wringing about what could've been if only RBG had retired, if only HRC had won. We progressives made a grave error in believing our hard-won gains were entrenched in law. Let's learn from our mistakes, our complacency, and get busy now. We've got some hard fighting ahead of us if we want to preserve our democracies.
And Susan Collins is VERY concerned that Kavanagh lied to her, but does nothing about it. I used to think that John Roberts cared about the reputation of his court - he does not. His only concern was the appropriate vitriol in the dissenting opinions (can't we just all get along SCOTUS members?) The FF depended upon REASONABLE PEOPLE in government. That currently does not exist. We have ONE party standing between The American Experiment and Fascism. The only way to begin to correct this is to vote BLUE in such numbers in 2024 as to re-elect Biden, increase the House and Senate numbers so that bills can pass without the Joe Manchins of the world stopping progress and PACK the SCOTUS.
AND THERE YOU HAVE IT. THE OTHER HALF OF THE REASON WE ARE IN THIS MESS IS BECAUSE OUR WONDERFUL DEMOCRTIC PARTY IS UNWILLING AND INCAPABLE AND DISINTERESTED AND JUST TOTALLY CLUELESS ABOUT DOING OR SAYING OR THINKING ANYTHING THAT COULD BE CONSTUED AS ACTUALLY 'FIGHTING BACK' AFTER ALL, WHEN THEY GO LOW, WE GO HIDE.
Control of the House was lost due to fewer than 10K votes in a handful of districts. That--plus the fact that in just a single year, we've erased 5 decades of progress--should reinforce the fact that EVERY VOTE MATTERS. Imagine where we'd be had those few districts had better gone the other way. Instead of looking backwards and bemoaning what could have been, let us take this past year as a lesson for what happens when we take our eyes off the ball for a second. I fear what will happen to our country if we fail to learn that painful lesson.
WE TOOK OUR EYE OFF THE BALL OVER 40 YEARS AGO WHEN THE REPUBS STARTED BUILDING THEIR BASE IN THE STATE HOUSES AND WE JUST LET THEM B/C WE THINK WE ARE THE MAJORITY. THE DNC IS ALMOST AS BLIND AND STUPID AS THE RNC
What's more, a Repub majority House will NEVER vote to impeach any of "their" shill weasels. Not in this current "fuck you, that's why" substitute for ethics.
I like this. A LOT (absent the infuriatingly epic corruption being an impeachable offense). And a start to laying the groundwork now is not out of the question.
is that the one that fell down from bad vibes??? you are better off buying the one in brooklyn that I have for sale. if the dems had any serious thought of fixing the SC it would have been done already. the party is complicit as far as I can see. don't they all take $$$$$$$ from the same donors???
Republicans only understand $. Our strike may end up taking the form of depositing our tax payments into an escrow account. If we defund Congress it may get enough attention to repeal Citizens United, which has turned Congress into the source of the best legislation money can buy; if corporations and special interest groups can’t buy legislators (or SCOTUS) they might actually begin to represent us.
And why is it alright that Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett LIED in their confirmation hearings, stating when asked that they would not fuck with Roe? Because fuck you, that's why. They LIED to Congress, which is an impeachable offence. We don't need to pack the court (and we shouldn't, because that will come back to bite us in the ass) -- we need to mount a HUGE public and media campaign to fucking IMPEACH the Justices who LIED their way onto the Court. And in order to be able to do that, we need to make sure the White House and both branches of Congress are firmly in the hands of Democrats. Enough moaning and hand-wringing about what could've been if only RBG had retired, if only HRC had won. We progressives made a grave error in believing our hard-won gains were entrenched in law. Let's learn from our mistakes, our complacency, and get busy now. We've got some hard fighting ahead of us if we want to preserve our democracies.
And Susan Collins is VERY concerned that Kavanagh lied to her, but does nothing about it. I used to think that John Roberts cared about the reputation of his court - he does not. His only concern was the appropriate vitriol in the dissenting opinions (can't we just all get along SCOTUS members?) The FF depended upon REASONABLE PEOPLE in government. That currently does not exist. We have ONE party standing between The American Experiment and Fascism. The only way to begin to correct this is to vote BLUE in such numbers in 2024 as to re-elect Biden, increase the House and Senate numbers so that bills can pass without the Joe Manchins of the world stopping progress and PACK the SCOTUS.
Dem complacency landed us here. Gonna be tough to dig out of the hole that started with Reagan.
AND THERE YOU HAVE IT. THE OTHER HALF OF THE REASON WE ARE IN THIS MESS IS BECAUSE OUR WONDERFUL DEMOCRTIC PARTY IS UNWILLING AND INCAPABLE AND DISINTERESTED AND JUST TOTALLY CLUELESS ABOUT DOING OR SAYING OR THINKING ANYTHING THAT COULD BE CONSTUED AS ACTUALLY 'FIGHTING BACK' AFTER ALL, WHEN THEY GO LOW, WE GO HIDE.
Proving for decades now that nice guys are idiots and finish last. Time to be mean as hell and start slugging.
exactly! not idiots but we need to find a way to fight back against the garbage and do it effectively.
Control of the House was lost due to fewer than 10K votes in a handful of districts. That--plus the fact that in just a single year, we've erased 5 decades of progress--should reinforce the fact that EVERY VOTE MATTERS. Imagine where we'd be had those few districts had better gone the other way. Instead of looking backwards and bemoaning what could have been, let us take this past year as a lesson for what happens when we take our eyes off the ball for a second. I fear what will happen to our country if we fail to learn that painful lesson.
WE TOOK OUR EYE OFF THE BALL OVER 40 YEARS AGO WHEN THE REPUBS STARTED BUILDING THEIR BASE IN THE STATE HOUSES AND WE JUST LET THEM B/C WE THINK WE ARE THE MAJORITY. THE DNC IS ALMOST AS BLIND AND STUPID AS THE RNC
I'm ready. Where's the sign up sheet?
It would not be packing the courts. There's supposed to be one Supreme for each circuit.
I think there's twelve.
It would require 2/3 of the senate to impeach and that's what is never going to happen.
There are 13 federal district courts.
Thanks. So there should be 13 Supremes which obviously is an odd number.
What's more, a Repub majority House will NEVER vote to impeach any of "their" shill weasels. Not in this current "fuck you, that's why" substitute for ethics.
I like this. A LOT (absent the infuriatingly epic corruption being an impeachable offense). And a start to laying the groundwork now is not out of the question.
Who believes that a R-majority house will vote to impeach any if these Republican shill weasels?
I have a great deal on a bridge that runs into Tacoma across Tacoma Narrows from Gig Harbor for them.
is that the one that fell down from bad vibes??? you are better off buying the one in brooklyn that I have for sale. if the dems had any serious thought of fixing the SC it would have been done already. the party is complicit as far as I can see. don't they all take $$$$$$$ from the same donors???
Republicans only understand $. Our strike may end up taking the form of depositing our tax payments into an escrow account. If we defund Congress it may get enough attention to repeal Citizens United, which has turned Congress into the source of the best legislation money can buy; if corporations and special interest groups can’t buy legislators (or SCOTUS) they might actually begin to represent us.