President Trump and Sen. Cruz say aloud they want a ninth justice now in order to
"settle election disputes" - in their favor, they obviously mean. But a court can only "settle" disputes if the court is accepted as legitimate. To be respected, courts must be worthy of respect.
"settle election disputes" - in their favor, they obviously mean. But a court can only "settle" disputes if the court is accepted as legitimate. To be respected, courts must be worthy of respect.
Let's play it out. After the Bush v. Gore decision, Al Gore conceded in a very gracious statement. americanrhetoric.com/speeches/algor… The 50 Democratic senators accepted the outcome. Although many were unhappy, there were no big street protests. 1/x
Who believes that Bush-Gore will repeat if a Kavanaugh-Barrett court approves Trump voter suppression as legal? The court will settle *nothing.* Politics will move to the streets - with Trump and Barr twitching to use violence against protesters. It will be a catastrophe. 2/x
If the voting models are right, at least 145 million ballots will be cast in 2020. If the polls are right, Biden will win at least 10 million more of those votes than Trump. If the court steps in front of that locomotive, I don't think it's the locomotive that gets wrecked. END
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