Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT
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Maybe the Court will now return to what it is supposed to be. As Hamilton wrote, the SCOTUS is supposed to be the weakest of the three branches. It is supposed to settle questions of the law, not legislate from the bench.
Rather than whining about the court and threatening to pack it so they can have their way, perhaps the Dems need to roll up their sleeves and craft legislation that can pass through Congress and endure Constitutional challenge.
“Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”
Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton
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Maybe the Court will now return to what it is supposed to be. As Hamilton wrote, the SCOTUS is supposed to be the weakest of the three branches. It is supposed to settle questions of the law, not legislate from the bench.
Rather than whining about the court and threatening to pack it so they can have their way, perhaps the Dems need to roll up their sleeves and craft legislation that can pass through Congress and endure Constitutional challenge.
@Jolly said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:
Rather than whining about the court and threatening to pack it so they can have their way, perhaps the Dems need to roll up their sleeves and craft legislation that can pass through Congress and endure Constitutional challenge.
If only Mitch McConnell and the GOP Senate could think like that and gave Merrick Garland a fair shake like they were supposed to.
The Dems passed the Affordable Care Act,
DACADodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, etc., so far they have endured Constitutional challenges just fine. -
@Jolly said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:
Rather than whining about the court and threatening to pack it so they can have their way, perhaps the Dems need to roll up their sleeves and craft legislation that can pass through Congress and endure Constitutional challenge.
If only Mitch McConnell and the GOP Senate could think like that and gave Merrick Garland a fair shake like they were supposed to.
The Dems passed the Affordable Care Act,
DACADodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, etc., so far they have endured Constitutional challenges just fine.@Axtremus said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:
If only Mitch McConnell and the GOP Senate could think like that and gave Merrick Garland a fair shake like they were supposed to.
See the "Mitch Speaks" thread.
DACA
Is that a law? I must've missed that.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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One would think that the vote to confirm a SCOTUS nominee would be headline news.
Apparently, according to MSNBC, it doesn't even deserve a mention. This is a screenshot of their homepage as of 7:45 CDT - almost an hour after the vote occurred.
"Covering the news, with a pillow...."
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@Axtremus said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:
If only Mitch McConnell and the GOP Senate could think like that and gave Merrick Garland a fair shake like they were supposed to.
See the "Mitch Speaks" thread.
DACA
Is that a law? I must've missed that.
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I think Roberts interpretation of the Individual Mandate will soon permanently go down in flames.
As it should.
“Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”
Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton
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I think Roberts interpretation of the Individual Mandate will soon permanently go down in flames.
As it should.
@Jolly said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:
I think Roberts interpretation of the Individual Mandate will soon permanently go down in flames.
Well, it would be a nice segue to a "Public Option" or "Medicare for All" or some form of single-payer universal healthcare.
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@Jolly said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:
Rather than whining about the court and threatening to pack it so they can have their way, perhaps the Dems need to roll up their sleeves and craft legislation that can pass through Congress and endure Constitutional challenge.
If only Mitch McConnell and the GOP Senate could think like that and gave Merrick Garland a fair shake like they were supposed to.
The Dems passed the Affordable Care Act,
DACADodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, etc., so far they have endured Constitutional challenges just fine.°fa-info°(information text)@Axtremus said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:
@Jolly said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:
Rather than whining about the court and threatening to pack it so they can have their way, perhaps the Dems need to roll up their sleeves and craft legislation that can pass through Congress and endure Constitutional challenge.
If only Mitch McConnell and the GOP Senate could think like that and gave Merrick Garland a fair shake like they were supposed to.
The Dems passed the Affordable Care Act,
DACADodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, etc., so far they have endured Constitutional challenges just fine.You have no idea at all of history.
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Thomas just finished.
It is done.
“Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”
Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton
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So, now that the Supreme Court has a supposed "6-3 Conservative majority," what last minute voter suppression or voter disenfrenchisement rulings you think the GOP will push through between now and the start of the next Congress is seated?
Go ahead, be creative!
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@Jolly said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:
Thomas just finished.
How long before he retires...
Insert popcorn emoji here:_____________________
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@Jolly said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:
Thomas just finished.
How long before he retires...
Insert popcorn emoji here:_____________________
@George-K said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:
@Jolly said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:
Thomas just finished.
How long before he retires...
Insert popcorn emoji here:_____________________
Probably during Trump's second term...
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@George-K said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:
@Jolly said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:
Thomas just finished.
How long before he retires...
Insert popcorn emoji here:_____________________
Probably during Trump's second term...
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Maybe the Court will now return to what it is supposed to be. As Hamilton wrote, the SCOTUS is supposed to be the weakest of the three branches. It is supposed to settle questions of the law, not legislate from the bench.
Rather than whining about the court and threatening to pack it so they can have their way, perhaps the Dems need to roll up their sleeves and craft legislation that can pass through Congress and endure Constitutional challenge.
@Jolly said in Barrett Confirmation Vote at 7:30 EDT:
the Dems need to roll up their sleeves and craft legislation that can pass through Congress and endure Constitutional challenge.
I actually agree with that. I’d phrase it differently. They need to do the hard work of democracy and convince others of their positions so things can get through the legislative process. They rely too much on the courts and the administrative state to enforce what is ultimately a minority opinion on their countrymen.
I view it as analogous the the GOP’s reliance on voter suppression.
They’re quite different tactics but both have the same effect, enabling minoritarian rule.
