The Moment of Truth
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The reelection of Donald Trump would mark the end of George Washington’s vision for the presidency—and the United States.

Forty-four men have succeeded Washington so far. Some became titans; others finished their terms without distinction; a few ended their service to the nation in ignominy. But each of them knew that the day would come when it would be their duty and honor to return the presidency to the people.

All but one, that is.

  • silence7@slrpnk.netOP
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    1 month ago

    The problem with the Supreme Court is that you need the Senate to be on board with any kind of action. Two approaches:

    • Add additional justices to make the Republicans there a minority. None of the Republicans is willing to vote for this, and nor are Manchin and Sinema, which would leave no more than 49/100 votes in favor of adding new ones. So you can’t do it
    • Remove the crooks. This requires 67/100 votes. None of the Republicans is willing to vote for this, so you can’t do it.

    Making something meaningful happen here requires actually electing enough Democrats to the Senate to act.

    • WoahWoah@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 month ago

      I’ve always wondered why, if democrats could and did “pack the court,” Republicans wouldn’t do the same? The supreme court would end up bigger than the senate, and its composition would then always reflect the party in power. Seems like a pretty short-sighted solution. If you’ve got the senate numbers to pack the court, you’ve got the senate numbers to appoint a partisan nomination.

      • silence7@slrpnk.netOP
        1·
        1 month ago

        The Republicans might, but would have a much harder time being in a position to do so, since the Democrats would:

        • add PR and DC as states
        • Enable every American to vote every time
        • End state-level gerrymandering nationally