Repubs have intended this long before Trump. (Reply #7)

In the discussion thread: Dahlia Lithwick: Trump Kept the Quiet Part Quiet About Amy Coney Barrett [View all]

Response to babylonsister (Original post)

Sun Sep 27, 2020, 11:06 AM

radius777 (3,406 posts)

7. Repubs have intended this long before Trump.

The GOP and the conservative movement has long desired hard-right courts as a means to bypass democracy and establish minortarian rule. It's why even the 'respectable Repubs' were on board with blocking Garland and were so quick to flip flop in ramming this nominee through this time.

Reply to this post

Back to OP Alert abuse Link to post in-thread

Always highlight: 10 newest replies | Replies posted after I mark a forum

Replies to this discussion thread

15 replies	Author	Time	Post
Dahlia Lithwick: Trump Kept the Quiet Part Quiet About Amy Coney Barrett [View all]	babylonsister	Sep 2020	OP
KNR	niyad	Sep 2020	#1
Spot on undeniable truth.	benfranklin1776	Sep 2020	#2
+ 100	liberalla	Sep 2020	#14
KnR...nt	N_E_1 for Tennis	Sep 2020	#3
Steve Schmidt told us, 'American cannot endure four more years of this'	bucolic_frolic	Sep 2020	#4
Notice the pride he takes in patriarchy's groomed tool.	ancianita	Sep 2020	#5
Wow - that photo and your comment are so in sync... and I feel so gross and repulsed	liberalla	Sep 2020	#15
Thank you. Very insightful post. I think the press needs to discuss the fact that there are	Pepsidog	Sep 2020	#6
Repubs have intended this long before Trump.	radius777	Sep 2020	#7
Thank God we're getting close to having this national nightmare over.	Lonestarblue	Sep 2020	#8
I still have faith in the court.	JohnnyRingo	Sep 2020	#9
Very simple; make the defeat so large that there is no chance of lawsuit victory.	oldsoftie	Sep 2020	#10
He has the majority now but he doesn't trust the Chief Justice, I think.	rickyhall	Sep 2020	#11
tRUMP's ONE question interview with ACB:	SayItLoud	Sep 2020	#12
Are any House investigations into White House extortion and bribery still active?	NotASurfer	Sep 2020	#13

Edit History

Please login to view edit histories.