Democrat battle cry: Pack that court! Pack the Senate too!

WCD9973 · 2020-09-22T13:18:48.418Z

Actually, the country isn’t as far right as you think.
Most of the country is conservative economicly and liberal socially.

We aren’t going to pass laws just to puniah conservative. We will pass laws that are right and just but that we haven’t done in the past under the unwritten rule of slow and steady.
But GOP has shown by their hypocrisy that none of it matters and anything we can do, we should do.

highroller · 2020-09-22T13:19:04.287Z

gooddad409:

Thanks Harry! We are benefiting from that in getting our Supremes in now.

You guys changed the rules for SC nominees. Not Harry Reid.

NebraskaFootball · 2020-09-22T13:21:08.591Z

zantax:

Democrats are crazy. They think, hey, if we get the senate and Presidency we can do anything we want and really punish those conservatives. Sure and then lose the next election. The country isn’t nearly as far to the left as today’s Democratic Party is.

Do you think the majority of the country is in favor of Trump and the GOP rushing through a Supreme Court nominee this close to the election?

Couldn’t your post be equally directed at the GOP right now, in reverse?

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zantax · 2020-09-22T13:21:09.972Z

WCD9973:

Actually, the country isn’t as far right as you think.
Most of the country is conservative economicly and liberal socially.

We aren’t going to pass laws just to puniah conservative. We will pass laws that are right and just but that we haven’t done in the past under the unwritten rule of slow and steady.
But GOP has shown by their hypocrisy that none of it matters and anything we can do, we should do.

Full steam ahead then. Just remember, a state being blue is not permanent.

highroller · 2020-09-22T13:26:01.276Z

Nothing is permanent, not even the Supreme Court.

zantax · 2020-09-22T13:27:48.748Z

highroller:

Nothing is permanent, not even the Supreme Court.

Doesn’t take nearly as long for one of them to change.

highroller · 2020-09-22T13:31:12.544Z

But that is why you can expand the court if you choose to. It’s ALLLL about the checks and balances.

WCD9973 · 2020-09-22T13:31:53.207Z

True. Esp for PR.
For DC, will be at least for the next 25 years
And remember, a Judge appointed by GOP is not guaranteed to always side with them.

zantax · 2020-09-22T13:32:22.207Z

highroller:

But that is why you can expand the court if you choose to. It’s ALLLL about the checks and balances.

Still not getting it, if they start doing extreme stuff, they will lose voters.

WCD9973 · 2020-09-22T13:32:59.321Z

Agreed.
The GOP is doing extreme stuff and is launching a war that will not end well.

highroller · 2020-09-22T13:33:19.670Z

zantax:

Still not getting it, if they start doing extreme stuff, they will lose voters.

It has worked for Republicans.

zantax · 2020-09-22T13:33:36.813Z

WCD9973:

Agreed.
The GOP is doing extreme stuff and is launching a war that will not end well.

Seating a Supreme Court Justice is not extreme by any sane metric.

EternalVigilance · 2020-09-22T13:34:14.287Z

zantax:

Still not getting it, if they start doing extreme stuff, they will lose voters.

I used to believe that too, but after the events of the past six months and the ascension of the Squad I no longer do.

zantax · 2020-09-22T13:34:48.612Z

highroller:

zantax:

Still not getting it, if they start doing extreme stuff, they will lose voters.

It has worked for Republicans.

Since you seem confident democrats are poised to retake the Senate and the Presidency, how can you say it has worked for Republicans?

WCD9973 · 2020-09-22T13:34:58.090Z

To do it 45 days before a election after you had a dozen or more memembers say they wouldn’t and only 4 years after they wouldn’t even hold hearings is very extreme

highroller · 2020-09-22T13:34:59.432Z

zantax:

Seating a Supreme Court Justice is not extreme by any sane metric.

Not voting on a nominee was extreme and voting on a nominee the very next time with the same predicament is the extreme position.

zantax · 2020-09-22T13:35:39.213Z

highroller:

zantax:

Seating a Supreme Court Justice is not extreme by any sane metric.

Not voting on a nominee was extreme and voting on a nominee the very next time with the same predicament is the extreme position.

Except it isn’t the same set of circumstances.

WCD9973 · 2020-09-22T13:36:22.246Z

I agree with you here.
It will be a zero sum result. And both sides will be hurt.

Ironically, if GOP doesn’t confirm they win. They have a 5-4 advantage, look like they are above the fray, and can prob get Dems to agree not to push forward with some proposals.

highroller · 2020-09-22T13:36:26.679Z

You’re right. It’s even worse this time because we’re closer to the election.

NebraskaFootball · 2020-09-22T13:42:08.665Z

zantax:

WCD9973:

Agreed.
The GOP is doing extreme stuff and is launching a war that will not end well.

Seating a Supreme Court Justice is not extreme by any sane metric.

A majority of the country disagrees with you on this one.