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SHRED

(28,136 posts)
Sun Oct 8, 2017, 07:51 AM Oct 2017

It's not just tax cuts they want

I think another big reason Republicans are tolerating tRump is control of our judicial system.
They got their way with the SCOTUS and now they are stacking the courts with rightwingers at a rapid pace.

Trump Is Filling Court Seats With Anti-LGBTQ, Anti-Abortion Judges
“Trump’s speed in nominating judges has been perhaps the most successful aspect of his presidency.”
https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_59d67a63e4b046f5ad96e117?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

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It's not just tax cuts they want (Original Post) SHRED Oct 2017 OP
Yep... Docreed2003 Oct 2017 #1
They want to collapse our system SHRED Oct 2017 #3
Exactly... Docreed2003 Oct 2017 #4
The only thing to fall back on could be Trump's tendency to be no_hypocrisy Oct 2017 #2
Speed obviously has no relationship to quality. justhanginon Oct 2017 #5
Nothing is being done about our compromised electoral system. CrispyQ Oct 2017 #6
If nothing was done after Bush v. Gore and the Hanging Chads, nothing ever will be. WinkyDink Oct 2017 #7
They still want to gut SS and Medicare, too. GoCubsGo Oct 2017 #8
 

SHRED

(28,136 posts)
3. They want to collapse our system
Sun Oct 8, 2017, 08:06 AM
Oct 2017

Our system of "liberty and justice for all".

Those ideals we are striving for.

Docreed2003

(16,850 posts)
4. Exactly...
Sun Oct 8, 2017, 08:15 AM
Oct 2017

They want to roll back every single “progressive” achievement from the last 80 yrs! They want a society completely unregulated and totally controlled by their chosen overlords...civil rights, environments protections, unions, consumer protection, and on and on be damned!

no_hypocrisy

(46,020 posts)
2. The only thing to fall back on could be Trump's tendency to be
Sun Oct 8, 2017, 08:04 AM
Oct 2017

passive aggressive, that is, when he feels republicans have "disrespected" him, he drags his feet on their wish list.

justhanginon

(3,289 posts)
5. Speed obviously has no relationship to quality.
Sun Oct 8, 2017, 08:21 AM
Oct 2017

There are a lot of really nasty people being nominated and passed right on through the confirmation process. Most seem to possess as their chief qualification being either a supporter of trump and or a right wing evangelical religious bias. Neither gives confidence of proper decisions untainted by their own personal biases. This is not what one should expect for fair judicial decisions in this country from our judiciary.

CrispyQ

(36,421 posts)
6. Nothing is being done about our compromised electoral system.
Sun Oct 8, 2017, 12:06 PM
Oct 2017

Why do we expect different results in 18 & 20 if we have the same compromised system?

on edit: My post is sort of off topic, but a serious concern of mine, as I watch our country being dismantled & taken over by zealots of all types.

GoCubsGo

(32,074 posts)
8. They still want to gut SS and Medicare, too.
Sun Oct 8, 2017, 12:13 PM
Oct 2017

Those are the last big pots of money they have not yet been able to steal from us. They also want to sell off the country's physical assets (National Parks, government buildings, etc.) to the highest bidder. Just like they've been trying to do for decades. This is their last shot at it. May they shoot themselves, instead.

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