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12 Oct, 8 tweets, 3 min read
Just to show why I will dedicate my life to tearing the GOP to the ground, a few items I have written over the years which might put meat on the bones of my rage.

In 2017:
...also, in 2017:
...also, in 2017:
...also, in 2017, which shows GOP's Constitutional abuse extended far beyond just the Supreme Court...and beyond an election year. Here (in an attachment going this tweet) they explain why a Democratic president should not have nominees confirmed in their FIRST year in office...
...following the last paragraph above, in 2017:
...and never forget, the GOP declared they would not confirm ANY nominee of HRC...

pbs.org/newshour/polit…
...in fact, they were calling for the Supreme Court to DIE rather than allow a Democratic president to have a nominee....
cato.org/publications/c…
...now the frauds tear their hair out about the possibility that, if democrats regain power, they may do something in response to GOP making clear it'll KILL the judiciary next time.

Shut up, GOP. Adults have to reign in abusive children. Dems must save Constitutional democracy.

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Kurt
13 Oct
This election year is the ultimate evidence that the GOP is an anti-American, anti-democracy relic of a white racist past that must die. The massive lines for voting, the millions of hurdles placed in front of an exercise that is supposed to be *encouraged,* not suppressed.../1
...that is hindered by a minority party that regularly fails to win the popular vote, that is opposed by the majority of voters at all levels of federal government, & that has nothing to offer but lies, conspiracy theories, racism and voter suppression. This morning, one of.../2
...my sons was bemoaning that we dont have a system like in Australia, where voting is mandatory. When I asked why, his answer was so revealing: "Then I'd have a government working to help me vote and make it easier, not trying to stop me from voting by making it hard".../3
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Kurt
12 Oct
While @BenSasse gives his "Oh, Im so much purer than everyone else, let me tell you about civics," let's discuss what a lying sleaze he is.

He declared in 2016 that Merrick Garland would not be confirmed. Period..../1
...so the president and the senate can do whatever they want under the Constitution. Got it.

2nd, he said hed confirm only if Obama's nominee specifically repudiated the very concept that Obama used sometimes, but Sasse cheered when Trump made it a hallmark of his presidency...
...oh, and once again, he said of COURSE he would confirm a nominee, if of course, that nominee followed the policy prescriptions Sasse wanted, until Trump took unilateralism and turned it into a sledgehammer, to Sasse's cheers....
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Kurt
11 Oct
Ah, @RichLowry - the intellectual lightweight or fraud. Ok Rich - so *technically,* if you want to play that game, court packing only refers to FDR's efforts with Judicial Procedures Reform Bill. Why was that different than, say, the size changes in 1801, 1807, 1837, 1868.../1
...because expansion/contraction was only nakedly partisan in 1868 and 1937. But the idea here, @RichLowry, was the underlying effort could either be or not be pure partisanship to swing the ideology of the court. Now, the GOP has done just that - blocking nominees to hold open..
...a seat for partisan purposes, rushing a nominee for purely partisan purposes. They have *packed* the court, @RichLowry, with a singular ideology by abusing the advice and consent standard to a point that would make the Founders throw up. This CANT stand. This country cant...
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Kurt
11 Oct
With the GOP packing the court NOW, and @MSNBC and @CNN reporters breaking out the fainting couches about what Biden would do: Why weren't they wailing when the GOP said they would not confirm ANYONE if Hillary Clinton won the election in 2016?..../1

pbs.org/newshour/polit…
...or even worse, the conservative think tanks that argued the supreme court should be allowed to DIE rather than allowing Clinton to seat nominees...
cato.org/publications/c…
..so now, they go "Oh...why won't biden say what he will do?'" Because, you morons:
1. The GOP has not succeeded yet in its packing effort that you are treating as acceptable.
2. He doesnt know yet if the court will flip to a purely political body, 6-3.

Now, no doubt that...
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Kurt
11 Oct
Seriously, @kaitlancollins - you guys need to address this both with history and with recent events. GOP has packed the court: Refusing to consider confirming a dem nominee, rushing through a GOP. There was LESS coverage when GOP said they'd never confirm an Hilary nominee.../1
..once GOP started rushing the latest nominee - in total violation of their Garland "rule" - it was clear this was not principle in 2016, it was packing. So, the only words from BIden that matter, @kaitlancollins is AFTER the GOP packing became undeniable recently. Second, it...2
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Kurt
11 Oct
Reality, @GOPChairwoman Ronna McDaniel: Those making $400,000 are NOT 82% of America. (Of course, you know this, but lying is like breathing.)

Here is where $400,000 fell on a 2009 chart: Top 2%....
...and of course, that is dramatically different than now, when they are moved to about the top 2.6%...
...My GOD how they suffer! Unable to comfortably live in a McMansion & retire at 62, like other middle class families? Horrors.

Oh, but perhaps they feel poor because the people above them have been getting significantly richer, since income goes up the richer you are...
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