Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court will radicalize the Democratic Party (even more) washex.am/2Cub0Bj
The rage and anger that liberals feel right now will no doubt energize them in elections this November and beyond.
True, conservatives are quite energized too, and it may take years before Democrats are back in full control of Washington, but given how political fortunes are always changing, it will inevitably happen someday.
And when Democrats regain power, the collective liberal memory of the Kavanaugh fight is going to weigh very heavily on how they will behave.
Liberals will demand that the Democratic Party go completely scorched-earth in order to achieve their agenda. Any reticence or talk of preserving “institutional norms” will be fiercely condemned by a ravenous base.
In such an environment, ideas currently viewed as being outside the mainstream could become real possibilities — impeachment of sitting justices or the possibility of packing the court by expanding it to 11 or more.
Similar efforts could be employed at the lower court level to undo the broader Trump-McConnell judicial legacy.
This anger will no doubt provide more force to liberal arguments in favor of ending the legislative filibuster to enable — $15 minimum wage, guaranteed jobs, universal free college, socialized healthcare, carbon controls, broader immigration, higher tax rates... etc
