You damn well better believe that Trump's base and right-leaning moderates that Biden was hoping to court are going to be energized as hell for this.
This is potentially a bigger political gift for Trump than COVID was for Biden.
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This is potentially a bigger political gift for Trump than COVID was for Biden.
It's sad but Cruz would be better than most alternatives Trump may bring forth.
This happens, then this will need to be the result.
Everyone responsible will have to face the consequences.
This doesn't make any sense. Anyone that was even possibly going to vote for Biden was going to do so knowing that RBG's replacement was going to be picked by him. She was 87.
Then you need to tell that to everyone saying "VOTE FOR BIDEN" to actually take action because that was the only possibility until about 45 minutes ago.
Honestly I don't know if this is allowed to be said, but if trump pushes some shithead through to the courts, even if no one does anything right now, the moment they start going after decades of precedent based stuff like roe v wade I hope to fuck Americans start to channel the way some European countries protest, don't give these fucks an inch more, they've been given miles for years and at this point if their response to millions being out of work and fucked by their decisions doesn't show every single American that they never gave a fuck then I don't know what will.
The recent protests have shown that when the country starts to get burned to the ground by people demanding justice and equality then things start to happen, and if these fuckers want to push things back 100 years then drag the whole system down, fuck them all.
Also this is another reason the whole "lame duck period" is the stupidest thing I've ever seen a country have for an election based system....why the fuck would it ever be a good idea to let the people that were voted against and told by the country they don't want them to be in charge of decisions still have all their power for a month or more after they lost.....it opens things up like we saw in some states where they know they lost power so during the last moments they have it they change the rules so they keep it. It's fucking stupid. Biden could win and they would still have someone on the courts even if they agreed to wait for after the election.
The recent protests have shown that when the country starts to get burned to the ground by people demanding justice and equality then things start to happen, and if these fuckers want to push things back 100 years then drag the whole system down, fuck them all.
Also this is another reason the whole "lame duck period" is the stupidest thing I've ever seen a country have for an election based system....why the fuck would it ever be a good idea to let the people that were voted against and told by the country they don't want them to be in charge of decisions still have all their power for a month or more after they lost.....it opens things up like we saw in some states where they know they lost power so during the last moments they have it they change the rules so they keep it. It's fucking stupid. Biden could win and they would still have someone on the courts even if they agreed to wait for after the election.
Should we expect a William Barr figure? Someone with some cred on paper but still just a lackey.
Or is it time for Trump to nominate crazy town to the court.
Or is it time for Trump to nominate crazy town to the court.
Like I said before, one can only hope. Also, Cruz is not a young man, if you catch my drift.
Yep, we're about to see 100 years of incremental barely-done progress undone in a decade.
Federal judges don't have constituencies like that. Nobody he could pick would influence a particular state much in any way.
Cruz can't confirm himself. No way Trump takes a guaranteed rubber stamp confirmation vote out of play.
"Trump's base", really, we're still doing this. They are already voting for him. Independents despise him and want him gone.
We're going full crazytown. This is the justice that will get rid of abortion rights after all.
This will be filled before the election. They want the seat in case there is a challenge to the results.
Honestly, if Roe v. Wade is overturned, I don't think this country survives long enough to see it implemented.
It's just unbelievable how evil our right wing party is and how spineless our "left wing" (it's a centrist party at best) alternative is.
It's just unbelievable how evil our right wing party is and how spineless our "left wing" (it's a centrist party at best) alternative is.
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First off these three alone wouldn't matter since Republicans have 53 seats and Pence has the tiebreaking vote. Second off if you believe they won't cave if needed then I've got a bridge to sell you
If this is true, and they hold their ground what does this do for the math?
Maybe Romney and Graham.
But resting the fate of our entire nation from now until the end of human civilization on these people...
Might as well jump off a cliff and say "I DISBELIEVE IN GRAVITY AND THAT'S WHY I'M GOING TO FLY!"
Even if by some miracle they don't do it by the election (because Rs in tight races think it will hurt their chances), if they lose they will just do it lame duck.
Those three alone don't matter. There needs to be more.
We'll see.
Cool, then one of these people will cave like they always fucking do when it matters. Hell, depending on the election if Collins loses she'll have nothing to lose by caving after the election so that's always an option for them too
Everyone had better take this upcoming election seriously! A lot of rights are hanging in the balance.