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[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 79 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I love how there's always spots open for one party, and never the other.

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Let us never forget that there was a chance for a Democrat to appoint a Supreme Court judge back in 2016. In fact, there was nearly a year we had only 8 justices - from February 2016 when Scalia passed away, all the way until Trump took the White House in 2017.

This only happened because Senate Republicans prevented Obama from appointing a new judge. Senate Republicans purposely kept the position vacant until Trump, predictably, filled that vacancy with a Republican pick.

[–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

Yeah, and while a new COVID funding bull was stalling in and that shitty turtle sent everyone home purposely ignoring it...RBG died and suddenly he forced emergency sessions and votes just so another they could get another piece of shit in the scouts before the election. The bill was left untouched.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 2 months ago

If god wanted anyone who wasn’t far right, he wouldn’t have afforded Trump the ability to appoint three.

Shut up, I know what McConnell did, it’s sarcasm.

[–] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 20 points 2 months ago

This just in- if Republicans get in power they plan to pass a bunch of laws And other government-based events that make them more powerful! More news at 11:00!

[–] Nusm@yall.theatl.social 12 points 2 months ago

Read all about it in this month's riveting issue of Duh.

[–] echo@lemmings.world 9 points 2 months ago