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In reply to the discussion: AP NewsAlert: Supreme Court: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 85, Hospitalized After Fracturing 3 Ribs [View all]GatoGordo
(2,412 posts)45. There is plenty of blame to go around. (some DEM criticism)
I live in a very middle-of-the-road area of fly-over country. The first district in Minnesota. The Democratic Party here is called the DFL (Democratic-Farmer-Labor). This district should be fully dark blue. Yet it went Republican on Tuesday.
The Democratic Party has abandoned the farmers and rural folk, who are no longer living bucolic life on 160 acres and a driving a 1947 Farmall Super M. They are HUGE operations that require many generations to keep it going and profitable. But the Democratic Party insists that our support should be without question? Because of the name?
Want to blame someone for this Supreme Court shit-storm? Look in the mirror, DNC and "I'm with her" types...
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AP NewsAlert: Supreme Court: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 85, Hospitalized After Fracturing 3 Ribs [View all]
bronxiteforever
Nov 2018
OP
The pain or painkillers will take some of her energy away but she's still standing up for justice.
JudyM
Nov 2018
#48
History shows that they don't give it up except under extraordinary circumstances.
Honeycombe8
Nov 2018
#31
Dear God please let her hold on till this crazed man & his destructive party is rid of
onetexan
Nov 2018
#8
If Trump gets to appoint a replacement for any of the four progressive justices, we're screwed.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Nov 2018
#34
Or we expand the size of the SCOTUS. All of this is why winning in 2020 is imperative.
NYC Liberal
Nov 2018
#39
Can that be done? I thought FDR tried to do it, but to no avail.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Nov 2018
#55