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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf the SC isnt increased before the NC case, America is over.
We KNOW what the justices will do and we KNOW what the ramifications are.
But I think NOTHING is being done to stop it.
MAYBE because they cant increase the court without removing the filibuster, but I also think our President is against it.
Too bad, cuz we are DONE otherwise.
Alhena
(3,030 posts)Maybe we can make it come back to bite them if SCOTUS empowers legislatures- we can gerrymander the hell out of our states.
JohnSJ
(92,141 posts)roamer65
(36,745 posts)You are correct.
LW1977
(1,234 posts)enough
(13,256 posts)Jamesm9164
(542 posts)no_hypocrisy
(46,083 posts)Collins and Murkowski? They owe us but it ain't gonna happen.
stollen
(419 posts)If only
Novara
(5,841 posts)...by increasing our majority in the Senate, abolishing or even simply modifying the filibuster, and passing laws to expand the court.
And the likelihood of that happening? Pretty close to zero, I'm afraid.
DFW
(54,358 posts)Florida, Iowa, e.g.
SoCalDavidS
(9,998 posts)DFW
(54,358 posts)When Wendy Davis calls, I just ask, whatcha running for this time, Wendy? But I like her. She doesn't give up, so I dont give up on her.
rubbersole
(6,686 posts)Rubio is despised here. But not as much as our governor. You don't hear anything good about them. I take that as a positive.
DFW
(54,358 posts)L
Deuxcents
(16,190 posts)If only we had ratified the ERA when we were only 2 states to go... that, imo, was the beginning of the end
DFW
(54,358 posts)That was the legitimization and ratification of dirty tricks as a valid campaign tactic.
rubbersole
(6,686 posts)Carter may have been the most morally decent president we've ever had.
brooklynite
(94,503 posts)We now return you to our regular programming.