Trump’s four year term of malfeasance was appalling. But that fades to insignificance compared to the appointment of three additional reactionary ideologues to lifetime seats on the Supreme Court.
Trump’s four year term of malfeasance was appalling. But that fades to insignificance compared to the appointment of three additional reactionary ideologues to lifetime seats on the Supreme Court.
They should be removed. It doesn't make sense that justices who were appointed by a president who fails to uphold the Constitution, or who is staging a coup in slow motion, should remain on the bench. All 3 perjured themselves. Problem is, perjury and lying isn't a big deal to republicans. And impeachment requires a 2/3 vote.
YES. Tighten the screws —gently — until they sing like Putin’s canaries. That would be Justice indeed for the attempt to protect a corrupt system, leaders.
Moscow Mitch’s anything but “supreme” court is the culmination of decades of dirty tricks, lies, and machinations geared to one goal. They all were in on it. My ex best friend, who had been captured by Fox, used the SC nominees as a reason to vote for chump. Republicans sold their collective souls long ago. May the cost bankrupt them..
I have an old best friend, too, who was captured by Fox. In my dream, Fox News personalities start actually squawking every time they tell a lie and every gun manufacturing plant in the world melts on the same day, when the buildings are empty of course.
I haven’t quite accepted my loss yet. I keep thinking I can win my friend back by convincing him, finally, of the absolute corruption of trump and his administration. But it’s truly spitting in the wind. How did that happen to good people? It really is similar to Hitler’s Germany. When I told my friend that (that Trump was like Hitler or that his followers were like Hitler’s followers), back in 2017 or 2018, he told me in a very righteous tone that I was disrespecting the President and America. He bought the Fox-Trump Nationalist rhetoric hook, line and sinker. And it sunk our friendship. And it’s sinking America. I am clinging to these hearings like the small life boat they are for our Drmocracy.
The unfortunate part is our ex-friends are probably not watching or listening and still bashing Biden. It's an argument that we can't win. Not many people are willing to admit how they've been fooled so completely.
Our "lost" "friends" are so caught up in the rhetoric that there is no salvaging them, I am afraid. I do so wonder about how good they were in the first place, that the rhetoric has found a happy home in their heads.
A former co-worker posted a meme of $6 gas, and asked "And you're still worried about January 6". This is a cop, a guy who swore an oath to "defend" the constitution of the US and state.
Exactly! My main objection to electing Trump as POTUS, pre-2016, was his SCOTUS picks. The question I asked back then is "Would you want Donald Trump to pick RBGs successor?" Well, we got our answer, didn't we?
Provided, of course, that RBG's proposed retirement had been far enough away from the end of Obama's term that ol' Turtleface McConnell couldn't block the hearings.
I wouldn't put it past the evil snapping turtle to have figured out some way to have blocked hearings at any point regardless.
I told all who would listen that 2016 was about SCOTUS, and not necessarily the Presidency. I still believe I was right, but that four years proved to be much more awful than I could have imagined.
Trump’s four year term of malfeasance was appalling. But that fades to insignificance compared to the appointment of three additional reactionary ideologues to lifetime seats on the Supreme Court.
They should be removed. It doesn't make sense that justices who were appointed by a president who fails to uphold the Constitution, or who is staging a coup in slow motion, should remain on the bench. All 3 perjured themselves. Problem is, perjury and lying isn't a big deal to republicans. And impeachment requires a 2/3 vote.
Phooey on impeachment:
Both Thomass must be indicted, adjudicated, incarcerated, and bankrupted into penniless pauperism!
They'll never be penniless; undoubtedly some R billionaire would quietly support them in comfort if not luxury.
Keep your eyes on the Gini and Clarence Thomas. That's our best hope for impeachment, near term.
YES. Tighten the screws —gently — until they sing like Putin’s canaries. That would be Justice indeed for the attempt to protect a corrupt system, leaders.
When crimes are exposed, Republicans just shrug their shoulders and say, “So what?”
Totally agree with this.
Moscow Mitch’s anything but “supreme” court is the culmination of decades of dirty tricks, lies, and machinations geared to one goal. They all were in on it. My ex best friend, who had been captured by Fox, used the SC nominees as a reason to vote for chump. Republicans sold their collective souls long ago. May the cost bankrupt them..
I have an old best friend, too, who was captured by Fox. In my dream, Fox News personalities start actually squawking every time they tell a lie and every gun manufacturing plant in the world melts on the same day, when the buildings are empty of course.
Same here Jeri. Ex-best friend since the 5th grade. I've cried, I've prayed, I've accepted the loss.
I haven’t quite accepted my loss yet. I keep thinking I can win my friend back by convincing him, finally, of the absolute corruption of trump and his administration. But it’s truly spitting in the wind. How did that happen to good people? It really is similar to Hitler’s Germany. When I told my friend that (that Trump was like Hitler or that his followers were like Hitler’s followers), back in 2017 or 2018, he told me in a very righteous tone that I was disrespecting the President and America. He bought the Fox-Trump Nationalist rhetoric hook, line and sinker. And it sunk our friendship. And it’s sinking America. I am clinging to these hearings like the small life boat they are for our Drmocracy.
The unfortunate part is our ex-friends are probably not watching or listening and still bashing Biden. It's an argument that we can't win. Not many people are willing to admit how they've been fooled so completely.
Our "lost" "friends" are so caught up in the rhetoric that there is no salvaging them, I am afraid. I do so wonder about how good they were in the first place, that the rhetoric has found a happy home in their heads.
A former co-worker posted a meme of $6 gas, and asked "And you're still worried about January 6". This is a cop, a guy who swore an oath to "defend" the constitution of the US and state.
Have him look up how the oil companies are profiting billions right now.
He just posts countering “articles” that say there isn’t price gouging. Cannot reason with him.
In Europe gasoline is more like that price per liter, has been for years. UK inflation rate now 9.1%. Biden’s fault?
They most certainly will suffer the full consequences of their corrupt intent/action.
But only if a majority of duly registered voters vote intelligently this November, Eh!?
Exactly! My main objection to electing Trump as POTUS, pre-2016, was his SCOTUS picks. The question I asked back then is "Would you want Donald Trump to pick RBGs successor?" Well, we got our answer, didn't we?
RGB should have retired under Obama.
Provided, of course, that RBG's proposed retirement had been far enough away from the end of Obama's term that ol' Turtleface McConnell couldn't block the hearings.
I wouldn't put it past the evil snapping turtle to have figured out some way to have blocked hearings at any point regardless.
Even McConnell wouldn’t have blocked 2 appointments back then.
I don't think she believed that he'd get a nominee past McConnell.
RBG, May her memory be a blessing, loved her job and didn’t want to step down. Period. It was as simple, and selfish, as that.
I told all who would listen that 2016 was about SCOTUS, and not necessarily the Presidency. I still believe I was right, but that four years proved to be much more awful than I could have imagined.
And they just overturned Roe v. Wade.