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ymetca

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4. It's a start...

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Sat May 7, 2022, 08:50 PM

May 2022

And good luck getting 50 Democratic Senators to vote for any of it.

Once Stacey Abrams becomes President we might have a chance. I'll be dead by then, of course, but there's always hope!

I'm thinking a "generational change" will be required in the Senate to get them off their proverbial asses.

They all got too rich and comfy in their seats, selling this country to the highest bidders.

The Senate is the very definition of "lost touch".

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Laurence Tribe's 4-step plan to address SCOTUS Roe v Wade (and continuing judicial abuse) [View all] hlthe2b May 2022 OP

High hurdles, and #1 isn't even the hardest bucolic_frolic May 2022 #1

We need 17-21 justices, since you'll NEVER get enough votes to impeach all five Fiendish Thingy May 2022 #8

You'll NEVER get 17-21 justices. That wouldn't get 25 Senate votes. /nt bucolic_frolic May 2022 #10

Give it a couple of years. 13 seats would be meaningless and useless Fiendish Thingy May 2022 #15

Which 5? Polybius May 2022 #18

They all get to stay, because there's no way to get rid of them. ShazzieB May 2022 #20

I like it...but how do we get past step one? NowsTheTime May 2022 #2

Elect loads more Dems to Congress in November. ShazzieB May 2022 #21

Face it, it's a wish list Novara May 2022 #3

It's a start... ymetca May 2022 #4

In the current political environment, passing a constitutional amendment seems to be In It to Win It May 2022 #5

Laurence Tribe's 4-step fantasy to address SCOTUS Roe v Wade (and continuing judicial abuse) PoliticAverse May 2022 #6

👆 Rebl2 May 2022 #13

that's not a "plan". It is a "wish list" Takket May 2022 #7

We should do this. Joinfortmill May 2022 #9

That's not a plan; it's a pipe dream. TwilightZone May 2022 #11

Sinemanchin or Joztyn, or however the fuck celeb couples are named, will probably have a say in it. TheBlackAdder May 2022 #12

Twitter replies: Rhiannon12866 May 2022 #14

I have one question. What is to stop each change in regime from adding more justices every time? Martin68 May 2022 #16

IMHO, winning elections is the only solution. Demsrule86 May 2022 #24

We don't bother thinking that far ahead. TwilightZone May 2022 #26

+1. it's surprizing how little ... -(nt) - stopdiggin May 2022 #29

just that simple bringthePaine May 2022 #17

Plan? What plan? Reminds me of all those unfortunate souls emerging from the trenches in WWI racing Pepsidog May 2022 #19

Expanding the Court is a no brainer since we now have... TreasonousBastard May 2022 #22

Laurence Tribe is smart right? Exactly how does he think we do this now? If we can win Demsrule86 May 2022 #23

Pie-in-the-sky crowd-pleaser demagoguery, we need realistic solutions Alhena May 2022 #25

yeah. not sure why we're even discussing .. stopdiggin May 2022 #30

Impractical DemocratSinceBirth May 2022 #27

Create a National Court of Appeals. lastlib May 2022 #28

The plan looks great on paper dlk May 2022 #31