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Proud liberal 80

(4,167 posts) Wed Mar 21, 2018, 12:18 PM Mar 2018

Pennsylvania GOP Moves To Impeach Supreme Court Democrats For Gerrymandering Ruling

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5ab16875e4b0decad044dee0

To impeach, the state Assembly must first find that a judge committed an impeachable offense. Then, two-thirds of the state Senate must vote to convict after a trial. As of January, Republicans controlled 120 of 203 seats in the Assembly and 34 of 50 seats in the Senate.

Edit: seems like that state houses are just as gerrymandered as their federal ones.

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Pennsylvania GOP Moves To Impeach Supreme Court Democrats For Gerrymandering Ruling (Original Post) Proud liberal 80 Mar 2018 OP

If the PA republicans vote to impeach, and/or convict these judges, it's at their own no_hypocrisy Mar 2018 #1

I don't think they've got the numbers to do it. dchill Mar 2018 #10

Anything to preserve an ill-gotten majority. dchill Mar 2018 #2

Modern GOP are nazis, racists, fascists and ultimately killers. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #4

correct, they are no longer the party of Lincoln, even Reagan onetexan Mar 2018 #7

Yes,,,,,,,,,, MyOwnPeace Mar 2018 #6

Just desperate flailing. antidemocratic authoritarian part-time Nazi tears are so delicious. (n/t) FreepFryer Mar 2018 #3

Here in PA, the right-wing dirt gets ever deeper Thirty by 30 Mar 2018 #5

That could massively backfire on them. nt Blue_true Mar 2018 #8

It won't change the map, though. malthaussen Mar 2018 #9

no_hypocrisy

(46,020 posts)

1. If the PA republicans vote to impeach, and/or convict these judges, it's at their own

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Wed Mar 21, 2018, 12:21 PM

Mar 2018

risk of losing the next cycle of elections.

You can bet that the judges will show that their positions were endorsed by the USSC and they weren't judicial activists.

Nothing loses credibility like complaining that somebody should be fired because s/he's been doing his/her job.

dchill

(38,442 posts)

10. I don't think they've got the numbers to do it.

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 21, 2018, 01:12 PM

Mar 2018

dchill

(38,442 posts)

2. Anything to preserve an ill-gotten majority.

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Wed Mar 21, 2018, 12:22 PM

Mar 2018

I guess they don't care how it looks.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,106 posts)

4. Modern GOP are nazis, racists, fascists and ultimately killers.

Reply to dchill (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 21, 2018, 12:25 PM

Mar 2018

onetexan

(13,020 posts)

7. correct, they are no longer the party of Lincoln, even Reagan

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 21, 2018, 12:37 PM

Mar 2018

MyOwnPeace

(16,917 posts)

6. Yes,,,,,,,,,,

Reply to dchill (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 21, 2018, 12:36 PM

Mar 2018

you got THAT right! We have seated crooks in the PA House and Senate and they really don't give a F**K what the public thinks of them!

FreepFryer

(7,077 posts)

3. Just desperate flailing. antidemocratic authoritarian part-time Nazi tears are so delicious. (n/t)

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Wed Mar 21, 2018, 12:23 PM

Mar 2018

Thirty by 30

(34 posts)

5. Here in PA, the right-wing dirt gets ever deeper

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Wed Mar 21, 2018, 12:26 PM

Mar 2018

The bullshit that spews from the GOPricks in the General Assembly is enough to make the Amish run naked through a light-bulb factory. And the DINO governor isn't much better.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

8. That could massively backfire on them. nt

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Wed Mar 21, 2018, 12:42 PM

Mar 2018

malthaussen

(17,175 posts)

9. It won't change the map, though.

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Wed Mar 21, 2018, 12:57 PM

Mar 2018

USSC told them to put their protest where the sun does not shine yesterday. They've exhausted all legal recourse, although I suppose they could try again if one or more of the justices were impeached.

-- Mal

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