Yes, Trump has appointed 2 Supreme Court justices and lots and lots of federal judges. But that isn't the real issue.
The real issue is that the Senate GOP cheated.
They stole the Scotus swing seat. And they blockaded Obama from filling any circuit seats for over 2 years. 1/
The real issue is that the Senate GOP cheated.
They stole the Scotus swing seat. And they blockaded Obama from filling any circuit seats for over 2 years. 1/
If Dems get the presidency and the Senate (big if), the right will be hair-on-fire frantic to scare Dems out of taking decisive action to fix the courts. No new Scotus seats, return to blue slips, only cautious picks, etc etc. 3/
And conservatives will say anything to keep what they took. They'll accuse Dems of a Stalinist power-grab. They'll offer dark warnings of retaliatory spiral. They will decry the erosion of beloved norms.
Dems should give these arguments the admiring belly laugh they deserve. 4/
Dems should give these arguments the admiring belly laugh they deserve. 4/
The GOP didn't get control of the courts on the level. They stole it. They stole it openly and gleefully.
Dems can't fix that by trying to follow a rulebook the other side tossed aside years ago. They can't fix it by waiting for the GOP's permission.
But fix it they must.
/end
Dems can't fix that by trying to follow a rulebook the other side tossed aside years ago. They can't fix it by waiting for the GOP's permission.
But fix it they must.
/end
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