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Feb 13 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Aside from “Who cares if Susan Collins votes for the nominee?,” the response to pleas for an equivocating, timid justice is simple: Bipartisanship has proved to be a one-way street, which is not a goal unto itself. Moreover, the stakes have changed
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…
Democracy defenders and civil rights advocates should aim to seed dissents with stinging rebukes of judicial arrogance, dissents that over time can provide the framework for recapturing the constitutional rights and judicial legitimacy this court has sabotaged.
the new justice and her allies need the fortitude and smarts to dismantle the canard of judicial textualism and originalism that cloaks the right wing’s judicial imperialism.
What is not needed is a justice “who can persuade other justices,” as some naïve commentators have urged. Let’s get real: At least five right-wing justices are immune to persuasion.
Who cares if she gets a couple of Republican votes? We’re talking about launching a methodical initiative to take back the court and protect democracy. Get the sharpest mind, the most courageous soul and the most dedicated warrior in the battle to defend democracy.

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Feb 2
The authoritarian right has mounted a devious, three-prong strategy to control debate, indoctrinate the young and eradicate adherence to objective reality. The tactics are central to a movement that wants to solidify White dominance over American politics.
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the right created its own media silo in which lies, propaganda and kooky conspiracy theories replace science, facts and critical thinking.
the right has rigorously demonized complaints about racism and demands for racial inclusivity as “wokeness” or “cancel culture.” Screaming about “wokeness” seeks to disable the strength of social opprobrium so that right-wingers can go on offending and demeaning others.
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Feb 1
Kick out the only sane members of the party. That’s what members of the MAGA cult plan to do at the party’s annual meeting in Salt Lake City this week. And they might just launch a new party that could break apart the GOP.
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How could someone create an opening for a new, non-MAGA, sane party? Then, lo and behold, the GOP itself came up with the answer.
C’mon, RNC, do it! You could not possibly have people in your midst who refuse to rewrite history and who put democracy over a losing president. If you let a couple of people think that way, pretty soon there might be an entire faction who won’t condone violence or coups!
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Jan 31
In vernacular, former president Donald Trump is a traitor, someone who betrayed our Constitution. And still the GOP cannot bring itself to part with him. Even so-called moderate Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) cannot rule out supporting him

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All of this underscores the moral and intellectual depravity that has gripped the Republican Party
It seems elementary, but each and every Republican on the ballot needs to decide if they stand with Trump and the violent insurgents or with the United States and its Constitution. The two are mutually exclusive.
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Jan 24
Rs have no legit explanation for their efforts to limit access to the ballot and to seize election admin from neutral professionals. And tv hosts routinely do a poor job of pressing them on their rationale for subverting our democracy.
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What could possibly be the justification for subversion bills? Republicans such as Ernst need to be asked whether such legislation undermines faith in elections, increases the opportunity for partisan meddling and discourages qualified election workers from serving.
Ernst and many other Republicans make the specious claim Democrats want to “federalize” elections. Voting law both constitutionally and statutorily has long been a federal and state responsibility. Everything from the 15th A to ECA to VRA reaffirmed the federal government’s role
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Dec 28, 2021
The siege mentality has morphed into an ends-justify-the-means style of politics in which lies, brutal discourse and even violence are applauded as necessary to protect “real America.”
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The doctrinal elevation of the “big lie," the increase in violent rhetoric and the effort to rig elections all reflect a heightened desperation by the MAGA crowd.
While lovers of democracy around the world view these developments in horror, we should not lose track of the damage the MAGA movement has wrought to religious values.
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Dec 1, 2021
calling BS on the entire "pro-life" canard. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…
Set aside for a moment all the questions about personhood and the fact that many religious traditions do not recognize personhood at conception. (Galling arrogance that “everyone” agrees when personhood begins is indicative of a theocratic movement)
focus on antiabortion activists demand that a woman’s right to bodily integrity must be sacrificed for the sake of another. This is a rule that is applicable in no other situation. In what other context is someone’s body, health and daily life commandeered to save another?
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