Thread by @l78lancer

I fully understand and empathize with the anger and anxiety over RGB's seat. It is righteous and totally justified anger. It's also a matter of right and wrong any preschooler would understand. So don't get me wrong or misunderstand what I'm saying.

Stop and think it through.

Here's the reality: There is no reason to believe that they republicans won't do everything in their power to fill the SCOTUS seat. The are going to do exactly that despite their previous promises and the lies and hypocrisy that will follow the forever.

For some it will be their last official act as senators because it will be the reason they lose. But they'll do it anyway because this is what they've worked towards for their lifetimes. They don't care about they lies. Some republican will even sacrifice their seats.

This what they believe in. They have shown us that this is the only thing they care about; the only thing they do. They have already shown us who they are and it's not the first time. It's it then time for us to actually believe them and take them at their word.

On the other hand, there is also no reason to believe that they senate democrats can or will be able to stop them because even if the house stops the process with impeachment, all the senate republicans have to do is take quick vote to not convict and it's over.

Getting our hopes up then is a fools errand because we are all fully aware of the mendacity, nefariousness and rottenness of the republicans. They haven shown any honor or integrity in decades. Why expect them to start now?

The important thing here is that the republicans know that they are going to be wiped out on November 3, even if Trump tries to delay the inevitable by dragging it to the courts.

Let's not get so distracted by the current albeit important SCOTUS fight and lose touch with the democrats' over all mission and goals.

Does that mean that the democrats shouldn't fight back over the seat? Of course they should fight.

But there is nothing the GOP and Trump would love more than to take our focus off 200,000 dead, almost 7 million infected, a destroyed economy and millions of kids not in school.

Meanwhile, they are still trying to eliminate Obamacare at moment we need it most.

And there are the many illegal acts for which Trump must still be held accountable.

Let's not blow the fight right in from of us because we are letting the republicans dictate our agenda and how we choose to vote.

Let's stay focused and smart.

November 3, 2020

#JoeBidenKamalaHarrisLandslide2020

That's exactly what we need.

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