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[-] zkfcfbzr@lemmy.world 76 points 2 years ago

Anyone else get a minor heart attack reading those first four words for a post at the very top of your feed?

[-] clearedtoland@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago

Felt the deep pit in my stomach seeing “Elena Kagan.” Then read the rest and went back to being sleepy eyed.

At least, if it were to happen, Dems still have the Senate and Presidency this time around.

[-] zkfcfbzr@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago
[-] FaceDeer@fedia.io 13 points 2 years ago

If there was a Supreme Court vacancy right now and the Republicans were pulling some kind of shenanigan to prevent a new one being seated until after the election, that'd be the greatest gift they could possibly give to the Democrats. That would mean that the election was very obviously going to decide the fate of the Supreme Court, which would bring out tons of voters that might have stayed home.

Whereas if Biden was to seat a new Supreme Court judge right now, and then Trump won, it's not like the Supreme Court would matter anyway.

[-] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Oh my little child. We're so far past that.

[-] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago

That scenario has already been played out and the Republicans won.

[-] FaceDeer@fedia.io 1 points 2 years ago

Yes, which is why it should light a fire under the voters. The Democrats can literally point to the previous example and say "look, this is exactly what will happen if the Republicans win."

[-] DancingBear@midwest.social 9 points 2 years ago

Manchen is a traitor

[-] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Felt the deep pit in my stomach

It's depressing how I went from not understanding this expression, to feeling it nearly every time I checked the headlines starting in November of 2016.

[-] machinin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Exactly! Scared the bejesus out of me.

[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago
[-] Elgenzay@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

Scotus is one word. I believe it's a disease of some sort

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