jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 5 months agoA Supreme Court held to the lowest standardswww.salon.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1228arrow-down14
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minus-squareFenrirIII@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·5 months agoBut what can we do about it? Short of violence, these justices will continue to ruin Democracy until they die or retire.
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·edit-25 months agoPrevent a GOP POTUS from getting into office so that we can slowly chip away at their power. If Alito or Thomas get replaced by a GOP appointee, we are doomed for that much longer
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·5 months agoThis assumes there’s not a GOP senate who won’t confirm any nominee from a Democratic president
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoJust gotta keep the Senate too then!
But what can we do about it? Short of violence, these justices will continue to ruin Democracy until they die or retire.
Prevent a GOP POTUS from getting into office so that we can slowly chip away at their power. If Alito or Thomas get replaced by a GOP appointee, we are doomed for that much longer
This assumes there’s not a GOP senate who won’t confirm any nominee from a Democratic president
Just gotta keep the Senate too then!