The fruit of the poison tree is....poisonous
Every time a justice dies/retires, we have the same trauma because:
we let GW be appointed 5/4...and he appointed Alito & Roberts
We operate at a perpetual razor's edge, so when Obama did get to appoint, he had to be super-careful so as to not offend republicans,and we got "moderates" Sotomayor & Kagan, with the recusals that followed (because Dems obey norms & rules) and we allowed Scalia's replacement to be deferred.
By now, we should just understand that we are not playing the same game as republicans. They play Russian Roulette and WE are the only ones who shoot the gun at ourselves.. They just keep loading the gun and handing it back to us.
We run the wrong candidates, we waste money going to court instead of using that money to make sure our voters comply with their bullshit voting requirements.
We perpetually believe that there are still persuade-ables. They are extinct. We have gangsters/thieves & rebels running things and they never compromise...never relent...and they do it gleefully. Dems are always cautioned "Don't gloat" when we "win one".. Republicans are always in full-gloat mode. Their flaws are not flaws.. they are features.
These things happened because we never learn from history. Republicans "win" because they DO know history (except for Trumpster) , and they are ruthless in bending it to their will.
It's debatable what the US will be after a two term FoxNews presidency, but it makes me glad that I am the age I am.. I fear for the younger ones who will have to rebuild this place if they ever get another chance.
