Now, all of this goes up in flames if Biden is going to stack the court and end the filibuster; one reason I think people should force him to answer those questions.
But if ACB is confirmed, then most of these things are going to be protected...
1. Gun Rights 2. Free Speech 3. Abortion 4. Religious Liberty 5. Election laws
Now, if Dems stack the court, we are in a banana republic, in which case we have far bigger problems, one that no one person will solve.
But assuming not, then the Court at least should protect most of these, at least with the status quo.
Now, if you still want to vote Trump feel free. I can understand the argument. But overall, if ACB joins Alito, Roberts, Thomas, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh on the court, I think conservatives in general can rest a little easier.
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What this weekend has proven to me is...many, many liberals don't have a clue what court packing is...they just use it as a catch all for "Anything we don't like regarding judges".
I have a lot of problems with the judiciary: 1. They overstep their bounds. 2. Lifetime appts are just...bad. 3. National orders from local federal judges. 4. Not giving judges a full vote on the senate floor (true for Garland, true for Obama judges...and true for Bush judges).
But none of these things...none of them...are 'court packing'.
NONE OF THEM.
Court packing is something that autocratic demagogues do. It is something that happens in banana republics, and third world failed states.
I think we are really seeing different waves. The first wave was NY/NJ. The second was this summer with AZ/CA/TX/FL getting hit. Right now the epicenter is the northern central region, with WI, IL, OH. TX, CA, FL have lot of cases through out.
"On March 4, California officially recorded its first day with 10 new Covid-19 infections. By Jan. 24, there was a greater than 50% chance 10 new people were being infected EVERY DAY. In fact, researchers now estimate California reached that mark more than one month earlier."
Just a few metrics...first day officially states had 10 cases...and ACTUAL date they probably did:
CA 3/1, 1/24
NY 3/2, 1/28
NJ 3/8, 2/3
FL 3/14, 2/10
This may be the best thing I've ever read from Stephens.
"If there’s one word admirers and critics alike can agree on when it comes to NYT award-winning 1619 Project, it’s ambition. Ambition to reframe America’s conversation about race."
"In some ways, this ambition succeeded. The 1619 Project introduced a date, previously obscure to most Americans...offered fresh reminders of the extent to which Black freedom was a victory gained by courageous Black Americans, and not just a gift obtained from benevolent whites"
"Those concerns came to light when a longstanding critic, Phillip W. Magness, noted in the online magazine Quillette that references to 1619 as the country’s “true founding” or “moment [America] began” had disappeared from the digital display copy without explanation."
Many have forgotten, but in the end of March, it was Pelosi who was stalling and obstructing the CARES act, etc. They delayed for several weeks, which led to this discussion and the Twitter thread linked above. You can read it through.
Well, after CARES/PPP was passed, he did get a loan, but it took quite some time. In fact, a couple of us had to connect him to bankers that could help him out, because he couldn't find one himself.