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solokumba [TotalFark]
2020-09-19 8:22:29 AM  
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Night Train to Wakanda
2020-09-19 8:23:00 AM  

Tyrone Slothrop: EvilEgg: Yay, a new Justice picked by a President who got a minority of the vote and confirmed by Senators who Represent the minority of the voters to enshrine opinions antithetical to the majority of the country.

Stupid has won. I don't know what we can do about it.

Nothing, as long as you think "the law" is more important than defeating fascism.


And do something other than cry online from the safety of an apathy bubble? Who do you think we are?
 
Farkin_Crazy
2020-09-19 8:24:54 AM  

JimmyTheHutt: Farkin_Crazy: Professor Duck: andrewagill: [Fark user image image 425x444]

It's 106 days until a new Congress.

They won't be able to delay it that long but they will be able to delay it past the election in 45 days.

If she had died a couple weeks later I'd have said it was too late.

Ginsburg's seat will be filled by Friday.

Announce pick Monday
Have "hearings" Wednesday
Vote to finish hearings Thursday
Vote to confirm Friday, with all The voting yes because of course they will.

If this all plays out like that, the Senate will easily turn blue. Voters will make the GOP pay for their hypocrisy.

And the court will be expanded. Quickly.

How?  Trump will be President in 2021 no matter what now.


Hurrr duuurrrr deeeeeerrrrrrrpppppp
 
LurkLongAndProsper [TotalFark]
2020-09-19 8:25:47 AM  

NobleHam: mrwknd: Merrick Garland or no one.

Fark that. Merrick Garland was a sensible moderate, an olive branch to the Republicans saying "we're not going to replace Scalia with a total liberal." They didn't take the olive branch then, they shouldn't get it now. If Ginsburg gets replaced with a boring-ass swing-vote moderate, it will be a disgrace.


Don't worry, I'm sure trump isn't going to nominate a boring-ass swing-vote moderate. It will however, still be a disgrace.
 
Maynard G. Muskievote
2020-09-19 8:26:09 AM  
Just a reminder that only about 750,000 goobers elect this farker. Tyranny of the minority, indeed.
 
Farkin_Crazy
2020-09-19 8:26:20 AM  

Shaggy_C: Farkin_Crazy: If this all plays out like that, the Senate will easily turn blue. Voters will make the GOP pay for their hypocrisy.

And the court will be expanded. Quickly.

[crystalball.centerforpolitics.org image 850x519]
Alright...name the states where the voters will "make them pay" as opposed to cheering this as a win for "Amurcan values".

This is a flyover country senate year. We're farked.


AZ, CO, IA for starters.
 
misantropo
2020-09-19 8:26:42 AM  

Marcus Aurelius: I hope they nominate the biggest anti-abortion/anti-woman/anti-gay/anti​-American asshole they can find.  Another Kavanaugh.  Rip open the national psyche right before the election.


Tom Cotton or Ted Cruz
 
Uranus
2020-09-19 8:26:42 AM  
GrizzlyPouch:

The only person derelict was Obama.  He nominates, senates decides whether to confirm.  It's been like this going on 300 yrs now.

He could've easily nominated somebody with an actual chance of being confirmed.

no Mr. Pouch, he could not. Mitch McConnell ensured that when he defined the GOP's strategy to be "always oppose what the Dems do/say/ suggest/propose"

Do not mistake the damage that he has done, and is doing, to American core values, even if you are a Republican.
 
BeesNuts [TotalFark]
2020-09-19 8:27:12 AM  

GrizzlyPouch: willwall: GrizzlyPouch: Shame on republicans for doing things legally the way it's described in the constitution.

We should do a bunch of illegal things or change all the rules, Like adding a bunch of new justices.  Or murdering all Republicans!

Here's a deal. You can have your sc vote but all the Republicans who were derelict in their constitutional duty for the gorsuch nomination need to step down and leave the Senate. Sound fair?

The only person derelict was Obama.  He nominates, senates decides whether to confirm.  It's been like this going on 300 yrs now.

He could've easily nominated somebody with an actual chance of being confirmed.


Well... at least you're willing to lie about it.  So you've got that going for you, which is nice.
 
Farkin_Crazy
2020-09-19 8:27:27 AM  

Jaicu: Long list of Senators who promised to not act on SCOTUS vacancy until after election:

https://www.motherjones.com/2020-elect​ions/2020/09/a-long-list-of-gop-senato​rs-who-promised-not-to-confirm-a-supre​me-court-nominee-during-an-election-ye​ar/?fbclid=IwAR2OviZrLydFUtoTJh4ih6ZIU​tInJFAs3eumVv8N_yIeWOg00lDmzPoSA0A


Beat those motherfarkers over the head with their own words.

Particularly the ones who are up this year.
 
misantropo
2020-09-19 8:27:37 AM  
Flip the Senate then impeach the motherfarker who was put on the bench.
 
Uranus
2020-09-19 8:27:45 AM  

Shaggy_C: Uranus: oh for the unsuffering love of f*ck!

I'm not even American and I valued RBG extremely highly, and admired her approach to justice and gender issues.

To see the Trumpist GOP piss on that legacy makes me want to vomit. There is not a shred of decency to be found there, only hypocrisy and self-interest.

You should have participated in the election like other foreign powers did. You have no one to blame but yourself!


+1 there, bugger. well played
 
willwall
2020-09-19 8:27:46 AM  

JimmyTheHutt: willwall: JimmyTheHutt: willwall: koder: It remains unclear whether Republicans would have the votes to make a new appointment before Nov. 3.

Oh they'll have the votes. The entire election hinges on prematurely declaring Trump the winner. They'll call all The Families in for every Favor.

They don't want to fill it before the election.
Trump's only hope is everyone who supports him turns out. The best way to turn out evangelicals is to have that open seat in jeopardy.

They can get the best of both worlds by waiting until the election. If they win they can say they were being honorable and letting the people choose. If they lose they can pass a judge through a lame duck session and have avoided a lot of the fallout during the campaign

They can't guarantee the election win without having someone in that seat.

They have a 5-3 majority right now. 2 being Trump appointments, thomas having voted for bush v gore and roberts and alito having been appointed by the guy who won it.

They don't need the extra vote, and their other efforts to disrupt the election are more likely to swing it well before it gets to the SC.

No matter how the election goes, it will end up in front of the Supreme Court and Roberts is unreliable.


Even 4-4 just let's the lower court decision stand. And they've packed those courts.
 
GrizzlyPouch
2020-09-19 8:28:14 AM  

Maynard G. Muskievote: Just a reminder that only about 750,000 goobers elect this farker. Tyranny of the minority, indeed.


He doesn't get to make decisions by himself.  Man you guys suck at understanding like....everything.


Hurr hurr 750k ppl in Kentucky get to decide who makes all the laws.
 
Shaggy_C [TotalFark]
2020-09-19 8:28:24 AM  

Farkin_Crazy: AZ, CO, IA for starters.


ME and CO seem like the best bets, which CO not far behind. AZ and IA are tricky. Lots of "common clay" types in each, plus lots of voter suppression.
 
MattytheMouse [TotalFark]
2020-09-19 8:28:35 AM  

GrizzlyPouch: willwall: GrizzlyPouch: Shame on republicans for doing things legally the way it's described in the constitution.

We should do a bunch of illegal things or change all the rules, Like adding a bunch of new justices.  Or murdering all Republicans!

Here's a deal. You can have your sc vote but all the Republicans who were derelict in their constitutional duty for the gorsuch nomination need to step down and leave the Senate. Sound fair?

The only person derelict was Obama.  He nominates, senates decides whether to confirm.  It's been like this going on 300 yrs now.

He could've easily nominated somebody with an actual chance of being confirmed.


I'm just curious: is your sexual fetish that feeling of regret when you sometimes feel late at night when you think back on embarrassing things you've said and done, too?
 
qorkfiend
2020-09-19 8:29:05 AM  

Farkin_Crazy: Shaggy_C: Farkin_Crazy: If this all plays out like that, the Senate will easily turn blue. Voters will make the GOP pay for their hypocrisy.

And the court will be expanded. Quickly.

[crystalball.centerforpolitics.org image 850x519]
Alright...name the states where the voters will "make them pay" as opposed to cheering this as a win for "Amurcan values".

This is a flyover country senate year. We're farked.

AZ, CO, IA for starters.


Also ME, NC, MT

Maybe AK, GA, SC
 
fernt [BareFark]
2020-09-19 8:29:47 AM  

EvilEgg: Yay, a new Justice picked by a President who got a minority of the vote and confirmed by Senators who Represent the minority of the voters to enshrine opinions antithetical to the majority of the country.

Stupid has won. I don't know what we can do about it.


As the Left is fond of saying, the "adults" will make this decision kids. Have a seat and be quiet.
 
Alaskan Yoda [recently expired TotalFark]
2020-09-19 8:30:25 AM  

OldRod: hubiestubert: "Oh, that thing before? That was an Obama rule. It doesn't count for us."

"See, that was an election year.  This is a 'reelection' year.  Totally different!"


And the White House and Senate are controlled by a same party.

McConnell already released these talking points about his intentions only a couple of hours after her death.
 
Koodz
2020-09-19 8:31:42 AM  

Gubbo: Leishu: Did anybody actually expect him to not be a hypocrite about this? The dude has the moral fortitude of a wet noodle.

It's a reminder, as if we needed one, that everything conservatives do is for their own power and benefit.

And when they try to take a moral stand, they can be told to go fark themselves in no uncertain terms.


And when they biatch and moan and call you uncivil, you laugh at them, and then again tell them to go fark themselves.


What you think is moral isn't what they think is moral. Whatever they do in the service or turning this nation into the kingdom of their god is moral.

They have no interest at all in what baby killing communists think is fair. We're not even human beings to them.

If you have rats or ants in your house do you challenge them to a fair fight and then accept the results or do you exterminate them? This is no different.
 
Uranus
2020-09-19 8:31:55 AM  

GrizzlyPouch: Maynard G. Muskievote: Just a reminder that only about 750,000 goobers elect this farker. Tyranny of the minority, indeed.

He doesn't get to make decisions by himself.  Man you guys suck at understanding like....everything.


Hurr hurr 750k ppl in Kentucky get to decide who makes all the laws.


This is a particularly specious argument. As the majority leader, he defines the way the GOP senate votes on issues. This is high power indeed in the US political system. In some ways far greater than the POTUS
 
GrizzlyPouch
2020-09-19 8:31:57 AM  
MattytheMouse:

So you're saying Obama doesn't get to just nominate anybody he wants?

He has to pick a candidate Republicans don't like and won't vote for?  Which section of the constitution is that in?
 
RyogaM
2020-09-19 8:32:29 AM  

GrizzlyPouch: willwall: GrizzlyPouch: Shame on republicans for doing things legally the way it's described in the constitution.

We should do a bunch of illegal things or change all the rules, Like adding a bunch of new justices.  Or murdering all Republicans!

Here's a deal. You can have your sc vote but all the Republicans who were derelict in their constitutional duty for the gorsuch nomination need to step down and leave the Senate. Sound fair?

The only person derelict was Obama.  He nominates, senates decides whether to confirm.  It's been like this going on 300 yrs now.

He could've easily nominated somebody with an actual chance of being confirmed.


https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/16/politi​c​s/merrick-garland-republicans-praise/i​ndex.html

Republicans told Obama they would support Garland, even going so far as to say, "Obama should nominate Garland, but he won't."  No one Obama picked was going to be approved, because the Senate Republicans were refusing to do their duty to advise and consent.  shiat, they could have voted Garland down and at least have a figleaf to cover for their abuse of power, but no, they couldn't do that, because Garland was praised repeatedly by them.
 
kindms
2020-09-19 8:33:04 AM  
im sure glad rbg got to work until she was 87 and not retiring when she was 82

for all the out pouring of affection a cancer survivor gambled she was either gonna live to be 88 or clinton was going to win. her personal reasons for staying on the court have handed it to republican rule for the next 40 year s at least
 
durbnpoisn [TotalFark]
2020-09-19 8:33:13 AM  
I wrote about this very thing in my blog, a few minutes ago.  I had to tone down my anger about this.  Because make no mistake, I am FURIOUS about!

And I am completely terrified that the absolute worst case scenario is about to unfold.

We will lose the court.  Trump will cheat.  They will side with him.
And our Democracy dies, just like that.

I hope to hell I'm wrong.  I really REALLY hope I'm wrong.
 
Commander Lysdexic [TotalFark]
2020-09-19 8:33:15 AM  

fernt: EvilEgg: Yay, a new Justice picked by a President who got a minority of the vote and confirmed by Senators who Represent the minority of the voters to enshrine opinions antithetical to the majority of the country.

Stupid has won. I don't know what we can do about it.

As the Left is fond of saying, the "adults" will make this decision kids. Have a seat and be quiet.


Adults? In the Herp and Derp collective?
hahahah! Great Joke!
 
MattytheMouse [TotalFark]
2020-09-19 8:34:12 AM  

GrizzlyPouch: MattytheMouse:

So you're saying Obama doesn't get to just nominate anybody he wants?

He has to pick a candidate Republicans don't like and won't vote for?  Which section of the constitution is that in?


I'll take that as a yes to my question.
 
LeoffDaGrate
2020-09-19 8:34:21 AM  

Uncle Eazy: They would be smart to wait until after the election. There may be a few R senators that would be hesitant to rubber stamp some Trump lunatic with an election in six weeks.

After the election it won't matter. Either they won and are in for another six years, or they lost and they're out and they'll be happy to burn the place down on the way out.


McConnell knows they've lost the Senate.  His one goal throughout his past 20 years of service has been to pack the court.  At this point he doesn't give a crap about other Senators or Congressional elections, except his own, and he's solid.  All he wants is to pack the Supremes, and now at the 11th hour, he's got his chance.
 
MrScruffles
2020-09-19 8:34:21 AM  
...I see a lot of talk and whining in this thread.  I'm sure Republicans are pleased that's all we're capable of.
 
Commander Lysdexic [TotalFark]
2020-09-19 8:34:39 AM  

GrizzlyPouch: Maynard G. Muskievote: Just a reminder that only about 750,000 goobers elect this farker. Tyranny of the minority, indeed.

He doesn't get to make decisions by himself.  Man you guys suck at understanding like....everything.


Hurr hurr 750k ppl in Kentucky get to decide who makes all the laws.


You are one dumb motherfarker.
 
JimmyTheHutt
2020-09-19 8:35:04 AM  

Farkin_Crazy: JimmyTheHutt: Farkin_Crazy: Professor Duck: andrewagill: [Fark user image image 425x444]

It's 106 days until a new Congress.

They won't be able to delay it that long but they will be able to delay it past the election in 45 days.

If she had died a couple weeks later I'd have said it was too late.

Ginsburg's seat will be filled by Friday.

Announce pick Monday
Have "hearings" Wednesday
Vote to finish hearings Thursday
Vote to confirm Friday, with all The voting yes because of course they will.

If this all plays out like that, the Senate will easily turn blue. Voters will make the GOP pay for their hypocrisy.

And the court will be expanded. Quickly.

How?  Trump will be President in 2021 no matter what now.

Hurrr duuurrrr deeeeeerrrrrrrpppppp


1. Trump uses the open seat as a rallying cry. Evangelicals, who already vote in large numbers and are everywhere, vote in even greater numbers.
2. The contested election ends up in front of the Supreme Court, which is now locked by conservatives.  It doesn't matter what the arguments are, they will decide fire Trump.
 
ChrisDe [TotalFark]
2020-09-19 8:37:32 AM  

holdmybones: ChrisDe: Uncle Eazy: They would be smart to wait until after the election. There may be a few R senators that would be hesitant to rubber stamp some Trump lunatic with an election in six weeks.

After the election it won't matter. Either they won and are in for another six years, or they lost and they're out and they'll be happy to burn the place down on the way out.

Which Senators? Is Susan Collins concerned?

Murkowski and Romney at the moment.


Murkowski will cave, as usual. So one, and the Dems need 4.
 
durbnpoisn [TotalFark]
2020-09-19 8:37:41 AM  

Steampunk Gallagher: andrewagill: Steampunk Gallagher: andrewagill: [Fark user image image 425x444]

It's 106 days until a new Congress.

They won't be able to delay it that long but they will be able to delay it past the election in 45 days.

If she had died a couple weeks later I'd have said it was too late.

Kavanaugh
Nominated: 7/9/18
Confirmed: 10/6/18

So does that...

Does that mean you're agreeing with me that since it's 106 days until a new Congress & they delayed the Kavanaugh confirmation ny 90 days, if she had died a couple weeks later, they could have delayed it a similar amount of time?

Or does that mean you think they can delay it longer, like they did for Thomas, at 99 days, & that they'll be able to push that to 106 days?

Or... you're not suggesting that 90 days is less than 45 days, right?

I thought it might be comforting to know that even the most recent guy took almost 3 months to confirm. People keep saying McConnell will have this done within a week, but the process definitely takes way longer than that, unless there's some special legislative power he's hiding up his sleeve.


For love of all that crawls, walks, swims, slithers, or flies, I hope you're right.
 
GrizzlyPouch
2020-09-19 8:38:02 AM  

Commander Lysdexic: GrizzlyPouch: Maynard G. Muskievote: Just a reminder that only about 750,000 goobers elect this farker. Tyranny of the minority, indeed.

He doesn't get to make decisions by himself.  Man you guys suck at understanding like....everything.


Hurr hurr 750k ppl in Kentucky get to decide who makes all the laws.

You are one dumb motherfarker.


This exactly what's wrong with the Democratic Party nowadays.

You guys say shiat like "you are dumb" and think that means something.  Like it's an actual reasonable retort To a political opponent.  (It's the same thing as screaming RACIST all the time)

Monkeys flinging poop
 
Vacation Bible School
2020-09-19 8:38:48 AM  

GrizzlyPouch: Steampunk Gallagher: GrizzlyPouch: Shame on republicans for doing things legally the way it's described in the constitution.

We should do a bunch of illegal things or change all the rules, Like adding a bunch of new justices.  Or murdering all Republicans!

Merrick Garland would like a word.

The guy was nominated, That's all the president gets to do.  It's very simple.

Obama could've easily sat down with Republicans, came up with a list and nominated somebody they'd actually confirm.

He chose to play politics with the pick, Republicans reciprocated, and he lost.


Mitch McConnell: Top Priority, Make Obama a One Term President
Youtube W-A09a_gHJc


Yep. It was Obama playing politics, not the McTurtle doing everything he could to stymie everything Obama did.

I understand this is your shtick because no human could naturally be this stupid.
 
Maynard G. Muskievote
2020-09-19 8:39:18 AM  

GrizzlyPouch: Maynard G. Muskievote: Just a reminder that only about 750,000 goobers elect this farker. Tyranny of the minority, indeed.

He doesn't get to make decisions by himself.  Man you guys suck at understanding like....everything.


Hurr hurr 750k ppl in Kentucky get to decide who makes all the laws.


What's the weather like up your own ass?
 
RyogaM
2020-09-19 8:40:08 AM  

kindms: im sure glad rbg got to work until she was 87 and not retiring when she was 82

for all the out pouring of affection a cancer survivor gambled she was either gonna live to be 88 or clinton was going to win. her personal reasons for staying on the court have handed it to republican rule for the next 40 year s at least


Doesn't matter.  The Republicans were never going to confirm anyone nominated by Obama after 2013.  They would have found some reason or other to refuse to consider the nominee, and if that meant having no Justice on the Court for 4 years, they would have done so.  We've been farked since the Republican took the Senate, it was just a matter of time to see how farked.
 
someonelse
2020-09-19 8:40:54 AM  

Farkin_Crazy: twat_waffle: Alphax: danvon: MindStalker: danvon: The only way to prevent this is to find four Republican senators who are capable of being shamed.

You can stop laughing now.

Two are on the record as not supporting a nomination this year. Need to find 2 more. Technically 1 more is enough for a 50/50 vote. I assume the VP would be the tie breaker? Wonder if there is a way to stop that???

I saw Murkowsky say that, who was the other one? As far as I know, the VP would be a tie breaker.

Another thread said Mitt Romney.. and a couple others.  Perhaps even Lindsey Graham.. which sounds like a long shot, but he may be desperate enough to keep his 'job'.

Gardner and Collins would probably defect out of self-preservation, too.

After the election, though? All bets are off. The Democrats would be wise to kidnap three or four Republican senators, stash them someplace safe and disconnected from the outside world, and then stay in their states until January 3rd.

If there are defectors, they will come from Romney, Murkowski (she's already said she won't vote for a nominee that is rammed through at this late date), Gardner, and who the fark knows about Collins.

One other nugget to keep in mind. Since Mark Kelly and McSally are a special election, the winner can be sworn in almost immediately. They don't have to wait until January.


I just threw some money his way this morning for that very reason.
 
Klyukva
2020-09-19 8:41:02 AM  

LordBeavis: If they fill the spot now, that would energize the left


Maybe. Or it could utterly shatter Democrats' spirits and convince them that regardless of how they vote the supreme court is going to hand the presidency to Trump.
 
slobberbone [TotalFark]
2020-09-19 8:41:12 AM  

Jaicu: Long list of Senators who promised to not act on SCOTUS vacancy until after election:

https://www.motherjones.com/2020-elect​ions/2020/09/a-long-list-of-gop-senato​rs-who-promised-not-to-confirm-a-supre​me-court-nominee-during-an-election-ye​ar/?fbclid=IwAR2OviZrLydFUtoTJh4ih6ZIU​tInJFAs3eumVv8N_yIeWOg00lDmzPoSA0A


Not sure, based on history, if MJ shame is gonna move them. We might wanna vote anyway.
 
MattytheMouse [TotalFark]
2020-09-19 8:41:15 AM  

GrizzlyPouch: Commander Lysdexic: GrizzlyPouch: Maynard G. Muskievote: Just a reminder that only about 750,000 goobers elect this farker. Tyranny of the minority, indeed.

He doesn't get to make decisions by himself.  Man you guys suck at understanding like....everything.


Hurr hurr 750k ppl in Kentucky get to decide who makes all the laws.

You are one dumb motherfarker.

This exactly what's wrong with the Democratic Party nowadays.

You guys say shiat like "you are dumb" and think that means something.  Like it's an actual reasonable retort To a political opponent.  (It's the same thing as screaming RACIST all the time)

Monkeys flinging poop


It's so weird, because I'm never called dumb or racist as a deflection, even by people that numerous people on Fark that disagree with me!

Maybe it's just you? F'course, as to why people would be calling you a dumb racist... Now that's the mystery!
 
Farkin_Crazy
2020-09-19 8:41:33 AM  

Shaggy_C: Farkin_Crazy: AZ, CO, IA for starters.

ME and CO seem like the best bets, which CO not far behind. AZ and IA are tricky. Lots of "common clay" types in each, plus lots of voter suppression.


AZ isn't tricky. Kelly is beating McSally like a dog.

Iowa may be difficult. Trump giving away farm subsidy money this week might complicate things there.
 
chuggernaught
2020-09-19 8:41:48 AM  

Uncle Eazy: They would be smart to wait until after the election. There may be a few R senators that would be hesitant to rubber stamp some Trump lunatic with an election in six weeks.

After the election it won't matter. Either they won and are in for another six years, or they lost and they're out and they'll be happy to burn the place down on the way out.


They need the new RWNJ justice in place so the Supreme Court can rule on a contested election and crown Dolt45 as the new American king.

Moscow Mitch is dishonest and dishonorable.

Third party and purity voters this is on you too. This is what happens. You may have voted third party, you may have decided you didn't want to vote, but all you did was help the Republicans. You should absolutely be ashamed of what you helped them accomplish.
 
Linux_Yes
2020-09-19 8:41:54 AM  

Smirky the Wonder Chimp: So how's that protest vote working out for you?


Dems need to delay just like the repugs did.
 
fzumrk [TotalFark]
2020-09-19 8:42:20 AM  

keldaria: Prediction: McConnell won't have the votes to confirm a nominee because vulnerable Republicans will reject the idea of hitting the blue voter hornets nest with a stick because they are already swarming enough as it is. That said, on November 4th after it doesn't matter, those votes will magically materialize regardless of the outcome because the senators will have either lost and go into lame duck mode or they will have won and go into "this is the will of the people" mode.


I don't know how this will pan out in the Senate, but I think Trump is definitely going to push for someone to be appointed before the election.  His priorities are to get any 'win' he thinks he can get, and to get another toady on the supreme court.  Look for upcoming editorials from potential nominees sucking up to Trump or advocating for "unitary executive theory".
 
Linux_Yes
2020-09-19 8:43:38 AM  

koder: It remains unclear whether Republicans would have the votes to make a new appointment before Nov. 3.

Oh they'll have the votes. The entire election hinges on prematurely declaring Trump the winner. They'll call all The Families in for every Favor.


8 justices is plenty enough!
 
Linux_Yes
2020-09-19 8:44:48 AM  
Turtle is a pickin and a grinnin
 
RyogaM
2020-09-19 8:45:12 AM  

Linux_Yes: Smirky the Wonder Chimp: So how's that protest vote working out for you?

Dems need to delay just like the repugs did.


They can't, they are the in the minority.  The Repugs could do it in 2012 because they were the majority.
 
Dictatorial_Flair
2020-09-19 8:45:31 AM  

EvilEgg: Yay, a new Justice picked by a President who got a minority of the vote and confirmed by Senators who Represent the minority of the voters to enshrine opinions antithetical to the majority of the country.

Stupid has won. I don't know what we can do about it.


Institute a purge of every Trump appointee and everyone they have ever hired and then prosecute every crime you can dig up. The Democrats are too farking weak to do it though.
 
hotrod2001
2020-09-19 8:45:33 AM  
Vote them out.

Romney, Collins, Murkowski, Graham and Grassley are on record saying they won't vote on a SCOTUS opening before the election.  Hold them to that or make them pay for it at the ballot box.
 
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