Thread by @What46HasDone

Whatever else you think about President Biden, holding the Senate in 2022 for judicial confirmations is the MOST IMPORTANT thing to fight for if you want progressive policy. Our judges will long outlive the administration. They will rule on cases for the next generation.
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Democrats may have disagreement, and even a bit of disarray, on policy. But all 50 Democratic Senators have been fully united on confirming a diverse and progressive judiciary at record speeds. We have 40 judges confirmed this year, and should get another 100+ next year.
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Democrats are filling our current vacancies with speed and purpose. But you can't fill vacancies that don't exist yet. Judges don't stay on lower courts forever. There will be a lot of resignations the second 2 years of President Biden's term. We need to be able to fill them.
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The SC is of course the most important, and the longer we hold both the Presidency and Senate, the better chance we have of flipping a seat there.

But even without SC changes, the lower courts are phenomenally important. Especially the circuit courts.

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Only a small % of appeals make it to the Supreme Court. The majority of appeals happen at the Circuit Courts. Flipping Circuits are a major accomplishment.

Next year, we will already be able to flip the 2nd and 3rd circuits. With and additional 2 years, more could follow.

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There are still judges on the courts that were appointed by REAGAN. We will live with the consequence of the Trump 2016 victory on the courts for a generation. But we can counter a lot of it with 4 years of Biden and a Democratic controlled Senate. We HAVE to fight for it.

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BONUS: Don't take my word for it. The Republican party still has their site up about how important flipping circuit courts are. As they helpfully mention, the SC reviews less than 1% of all circuit court decisions. Circuit courts heavily influence interpretation of law.