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1. Experts to McConnell, "There will be risks."

Thu Oct 14, 2021, 08:52 PM

Oct 2021

McConnell to experts, “Fuck the risks, we take control of the courts now or never.”

And so he did, from 2016 to today.

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Experts to McConnell, "There will be risks." blm Oct 2021 #1

+100 sinkingfeeling Oct 2021 #3

Indeed. Republicans wouldn't think twice if the situation was reversed. Firestorm49 Oct 2021 #27

". . . the potential to undermine the high court's legitimacy?" OneBro Oct 2021 #4

What does it matter? It's never going to happen. BlueTsunami2018 Oct 2021 #5

I don't blame you feeling this way BradAllison Oct 2021 #10

How about just impeach the 2 stolen picks that McConnell finagled? bucolic_frolic Oct 2021 #6

I agree Rebl2 Oct 2021 #8

Sure Polybius Oct 2021 #30

Override a veto? PSPS Oct 2021 #15

I'm not convinced Biden would sign a law expanding the courts ColinC Oct 2021 #16

So many of the foundations of our country are obsolete NewHendoLib Oct 2021 #11

The constitution needs to be a living, breathing, evolving document. hay rick Oct 2021 #18

yup. exactly. it baffles me why this is not a more widely held view. NewHendoLib Oct 2021 #19

Never saw that before. Thank you! hay rick Oct 2021 #24

The Robert's Kangaroo Court's legitimacy is in tatters. BlueIdaho Oct 2021 #12

What about other solutions lordsummerisle Oct 2021 #13

All of that would take a constitutional amendment Polybius Oct 2021 #31

This Court has no legitimacy. Lonestarblue Oct 2021 #14

It's the correct recommendation madville Oct 2021 #20

"...undermine the high court's legitimacy." myohmy2 Oct 2021 #23

Alito and Thomas are jokes. How's that for integrity? oasis Oct 2021 #25

I'm having traumatic flashbacks to The Catfood Commission stuffmatters Oct 2021 #26

"The POTENTIAL to undermine the high court's legitimacy??? hamsterjill Oct 2021 #28

For some reason I hear music playing while... LiberatedUSA Oct 2021 #32

Promises Made, Promises Kept Jose Garcia Oct 2021 #33