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StarfishSaver

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6. I LOVE this

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Mon May 20, 2019, 07:35 PM

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"The Judiciary branch is strong and WE. WILL. HOLD" [View all] EffieBlack May 2019 OP

Thank you, and thank your friend. elleng May 2019 #1

Only The Constitution and our Democratic Republic depend on that. mobeau69 May 2019 #2

May it be so. Amen. Blessed Be irisblue May 2019 #21

Right on, you can say that again. grantcart May 2019 #25

May it be so. Amen. Blessed Be irisblue May 2019 #21

What did he have to say about SCOTUS and current state of DOJ under Barr? hlthe2b May 2019 #3

We didn't discuss that. EffieBlack May 2019 #4

+1 Chin music May 2019 #46

The thing about judges is that they are *very* protective of their own role The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #5

I agree. Except for a few they are more interested about being concerned with being a good judge grantcart May 2019 #27

I LOVE this StarfishSaver May 2019 #6

I'm glad you shared that. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #7

Yes. Thanks Effie for paying it forward. NT FreepFryer May 2019 #8

Thank you, EffieBlack. sheshe2 May 2019 #9

So true EffieBlack May 2019 #10

Sounds like the lynchings in the south. sheshe2 May 2019 #12

average ppl have and always will be our salvation Kurt V. May 2019 #11

Let's see if Chief Justice Roberts feels the same-- dawg day May 2019 #13

The ghost of Chief Justice Roger Taney haunts the chambers of Chief Roberts. empedocles May 2019 #16

And that is why McConnell is approving so many far right Judges. guillaumeb May 2019 #14

meanwhile limbaugh attacks good judges to send attacks their way certainot May 2019 #33

Agreed. guillaumeb May 2019 #40

Amen! spanone May 2019 #15

Yep malaise May 2019 #17

How strong was the system Rambling Man May 2019 #38

As of November watoos May 2019 #18

1 in 6 federal judges was appointed by Trump. Meaning 5 out of 6 weren't StarfishSaver May 2019 #19

Thank you so much, EffieBlack. My working theory has been that the judicial branch pnwmom May 2019 #20

I Am Very Grateful for Judge Mehta's Well-Reasoned Opinion dlk May 2019 #23

A lifelong friend who is a retired Republican (Catholic) judge told me grantcart May 2019 #24

Your analysis gives me hope, Effie mcar May 2019 #26

I hope so Horse with no Name May 2019 #28

"We will hold", yes, we will saidsimplesimon May 2019 #29

K & R Progressive Jones May 2019 #30

Now repugs see things differently! SCVDem May 2019 #31

May it be so. KnR Hekate May 2019 #32

That's why duforsure May 2019 #34

"The judiciary is strong and will hold." Deep breath. :) Hortensis May 2019 #35

I'm not sure about that. OliverQ May 2019 #36

My friend is well aware of that EffieBlack May 2019 #37

While there are some unqualified Trumpsters NewJeffCT May 2019 #41

You're such an amazing, interesting person . . . Rambling Man May 2019 #39

I rec your post in hope amb123 May 2019 #42

Yes seta1950 May 2019 #43

Hope So colsohlibgal May 2019 #44

I have heard this. Lawrence O'Donnell had some people on last night who said this strongly pdsimdars May 2019 #45

Considering how Mitch helped steal a SCOTUS position as well as the other replacement on cstanleytech May 2019 #47

Thanks for the encouraging anecdote. yonder May 2019 #48

Thank you for your post. emmaverybo May 2019 #49

I wish I could be confident, cilla4progress May 2020 #50

Kick back to the top n/t malaise Jul 2020 #51

Yes your Post from May had me thinking back then StClone Nov 2020 #52

The courts have been tossing Trump lawyers out on their butts all week EffieBlack Nov 2020 #53

Yes on this StClone Nov 2020 #54

Maybe. But right now, the Judiciary is holding. That's what matters EffieBlack Nov 2020 #55