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Supreme Court denies GOP request to end extended periods for mail ballot returns in Pennsylvania
- Thread starter Michael F. Assbender
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The GOP views states' rights as preventing their authoritarian goals.
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Thats meat for the religious right. Shit like gerrymandering, voting rights and human rights issues are going to be under attack too. The GOP has a wide buffet of heinous shit in their platform.
The GOP will always "act" like the Dems would break the rules but they know that they won't.
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That's the thing that infuriates me.
Republicans use every chance they get to shit on the rules and shit on decorum, simply because they can.
When the Democrats are in power, they continue to hold fast to those antiquated notions of how things "should" be.
I figure that's just political red meat for their base.
I don't see why the GOP would even fear court packing, they are in a better position than Democrats to control the Senate most of the time. All it does is delay their evilness a few years until they take the Senate back, which they will.
also, not to be morbid, but two of the right leaning justices are in their 70s.
That's when PA estimates they'll finish counting. Hopefully Biden has a healthy lead though and they can call it before then.
The country ain't got 15 years to wait.
The world ain't got 15 years.
We're humans. One of them could die tomorrow. Hopefully if Biden wins Breyer steps down and some 22 year old is nominated.
Example why the courts will need to be expanded. 4-4 is BAD for this type of ruling. That other judge will make these decisions easily side with conservative far right legislation and create more disenfranchisement in the country.
Small victory while it lasts. I still don't have high hopes Biden and Dems will stack the courts but I do hope they do. This whole "play by the rules" has been destroying Democracy its insane. We can't let it keep happening. Democrats need to play dirty to get wins and pass progressive legislation. I dont care if they use loop holes. Find them and use them like Republicans.
Small victory while it lasts. I still don't have high hopes Biden and Dems will stack the courts but I do hope they do. This whole "play by the rules" has been destroying Democracy its insane. We can't let it keep happening. Democrats need to play dirty to get wins and pass progressive legislation. I dont care if they use loop holes. Find them and use them like Republicans.
If Roberts really gives a shit, he'll announce his retirement on January 22nd.
No, I think it´s more the Dems don´t do every single thing their base wants at all times, so the base claims Dems won´t do anything when something controversial comes up. That doesn´t mean court packing is off the table though.
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This doesn't make sense.
The best way to help Trump is to eliminate anything close to a Biden victory, narrow or otherwise. Preventing Pennsylvania from counting votes after Election Day would have helped to that end.
This hurts Trump. Not much, but anything is better than nothing.
Christ, they're demented. It's going to get a lot worse I'm afraid.
This seems to be the possibility. GOP can re-challenge once Barrett is confirmed, and she will almost certainly vote for the most chaotic action. Just something to watch out for.
When people vote, bigots on the right lose their grip on power.
It's why they don't want people, especially black and brown people, to be able to vote.
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Ahhh, I see the point they're making.
Well, hopefully this doesn't come to pass. Anymore, I wouldn't be the least bit shocked if it did. Or if the new Supreme Court somehow just decides that voting is unconstitutional and declares Trump dictator for life.
He needs to take florida or texas which is even more unlikely than him being able to win those two states.
Biden has a good shot of winning Florida. His odds of winning Texas aren't impossible.
If they're smart they wouldn't do anything too blatant that soon because that would be all the fuel Democrats would need to pack the courts. And PA is looking like a lock even without the extension.
I won't disagree on polling just it hasn't broke for dems traditionally so I'm not counting on it.
If seniors break from trump that's another matter.
Polling wise Biden's leading with seniors. They've far and away broken away from Trump.
Well, according to the tweet update I just posted, they're one step closer to trying. Lol.
Why the fuck would you even hear the fucking case again after you ruled. Everyone has already been told they have 3 extra days. Gonna pull that shit and confuse everyone.
"it's not the end of the world, but you can see it from here"
