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avebury

(10,946 posts)
7. I want Democratic candidates willing
Fri Sep 28, 2018, 09:45 AM
Sep 2018

to bring napalm to a gun fight with the Rethugs. The GOP must be shrunk to a size small enough to flush down a toilet.

We must retake our government. dalton99a Sep 2018 #1
We haven't lost all yet BigGermanGuy Sep 2018 #45
+1. Expand the court. dalton99a Sep 2018 #50
Agree, and push for local police/Maryland AG to investigate and prosecute onetexan Sep 2018 #83
is there a law BigGermanGuy Sep 2018 #121
LOL there's no law to my knowledge but in the history of the SCOTUS onetexan Sep 2018 #125
Good points. StarryNite Sep 2018 #65
I hope it works DownriverDem Sep 2018 #99
his own party BigGermanGuy Sep 2018 #103
Yes. VOTE, Dammit! calimary Sep 2018 #111
Young people bdamomma Sep 2018 #2
Young people. Old people. All people. MineralMan Sep 2018 #3
Young people are the good news - we have to make them understand FakeNoose Sep 2018 #97
Hopefully, this will be the bridge too far. They have exposed their grap for power at any cost. olegramps Sep 2018 #108
I knew they had to push this through. underpants Sep 2018 #4
Like what Japanese Adm. Yamamoto said after the attack on Pearl Harbor, john657 Sep 2018 #8
Exactly! BarbD Sep 2018 #104
geez, Graham bdamomma Sep 2018 #18
That was audition leftynyc Sep 2018 #22
we refer to it as the pervert court dembotoz Sep 2018 #5
The Supreme Court will strike down almost everything we vote for manor321 Sep 2018 #6
So, you're suggesting that we not bother? Really? MineralMan Sep 2018 #17
You may be right. But we also have to give it our KPN Sep 2018 #69
point of information: discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2018 #124
What's to keep the supreme court from continually ruling against MarcA Sep 2018 #126
First, I'm not a lawyer or even any degree of expert but... discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2018 #130
I want Democratic candidates willing avebury Sep 2018 #7
THIS in spades. nt Nay Sep 2018 #85
The GOP must be shrunk to a size small enough to flush down a toilet. ... aggiesal Sep 2018 #106
See if someone will file charges in MD against KNaw uponit7771 Sep 2018 #9
That's a good idea, but will do nothing to correct MineralMan Sep 2018 #21
It's still a good idea. We need to stick these KPN Sep 2018 #71
Yes. Let's have more history being made. A sexual predator - no, a SECOND sexual predator calimary Sep 2018 #123
Great post Calimary. It needs more visibility. KPN Sep 2018 #132
Excellent. And, even small donations help. Hoyt Sep 2018 #10
What now Our very lives will be lost. SummerSnow Sep 2018 #11
Channel the anger and vote in historic numbers. JaneQPublic Sep 2018 #12
Exactly! MineralMan Sep 2018 #41
There is an ever slight glimmer of hope, ever slight. TheBlackAdder Sep 2018 #13
no qazplm135 Sep 2018 #59
That's my read on this. If you take a good hard look at KPN Sep 2018 #63
We cannot lose something we did not have. Trust Buster Sep 2018 #14
This is very true, but Kavanaugh is not Kennedy. He's a serial sexual assaulter & blackout drunk. Texin Sep 2018 #53
He is a right wing political activist. I was just responding to the OP claiming that we lost the Trust Buster Sep 2018 #57
WE LOST GARLAND! KPN Sep 2018 #72
He was supposed to replace right wing Scalia. I was just responding to the OP claiming we Trust Buster Sep 2018 #81
canada... samnsara Sep 2018 #15
what??? bdamomma Sep 2018 #25
I talked to my daughter about that Freddie Sep 2018 #35
it's an option. bdamomma Sep 2018 #38
To be fair, Codeine Sep 2018 #16
We lost the SCOTUS back in 2016 when trump was elected Gothmog Sep 2018 #19
While that's true, it is in the past and can't be changed. MineralMan Sep 2018 #23
I am looking ahead and we are working hard to turn Texas blue Gothmog Sep 2018 #39
Yes, and let's have a week of silence from those who helped Hortensis Sep 2018 #44
We actually lost the SCOTUS in 2014 when we lost the Senate BumRushDaShow Sep 2018 #89
Actually it wasn't just 2016 moose65 Sep 2018 #105
I want to move to another country. I'm sorry, but I hate America. OliverQ Sep 2018 #20
Well, OK, but before you go, how about helping out MineralMan Sep 2018 #24
The same thing we should do even if Kavanaugh is defeated mythology Sep 2018 #26
Yes. Absolutely. MineralMan Sep 2018 #27
We were always going to lose the Supreme Court; the fix was in when Trump was elected. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #28
Yes. A long game, indeed. One which I will almost certainly not MineralMan Sep 2018 #29
You and me both charliea Sep 2018 #82
starting at the State Level bdamomma Sep 2018 #40
We need to get rid of the purity tests to being a good democrat. redstatebluegirl Sep 2018 #30
Thank you so much! MineralMan Sep 2018 #33
Correct me if wrong... but isn't there still a full vote of the Senate? Raster Sep 2018 #31
Yes, there is. MineralMan Sep 2018 #32
But you don't know, because that vote has not yet happened. Raster Sep 2018 #37
Yes, but even if Kavanaugh isn't confirmed by that vote they'll just The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #42
I'll vote for the Democrats, as usual. Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2018 #34
That's good. Now, please try to convince a few more people to do the same. MineralMan Sep 2018 #36
That's real man. KPN Sep 2018 #74
Do what FDR almost did.... mbusby Sep 2018 #43
Can't do that unless we win in elections, see? MineralMan Sep 2018 #46
I live in one of the bluest and safest for DFL candidates districts in the country geardaddy Sep 2018 #47
Court-packing, Democrats' nuclear option for the Supreme Court, explained Fla Dem Sep 2018 #48
There are millions of low information, sporadic voters out there Danascot Sep 2018 #49
Exactly! MineralMan Sep 2018 #52
The SCOTUS was already lost NewJeffCT Sep 2018 #51
Not quite yet MM. It isn't over. It still needs the full Senate, though the odds are against us. still_one Sep 2018 #54
It is over. Hatch hinted that Collins and Murkowski are going to vote yes. OliverQ Sep 2018 #61
I pretty assumed that anyway, but it isn't over until it is over. As for Murkowski, there are other still_one Sep 2018 #77
Doesn't look good. They wouldn't risk putting C and M on record unless they were sure. Amishman Sep 2018 #94
If we gain the Senate... R's are douching it up JCMach1 Sep 2018 #55
Take back the other two Branches, expand the Court by two and start to rebuild democracy eleny Sep 2018 #56
Start drinking heavily n/t hibbing Sep 2018 #58
work our asses off to win majorities in both houses on 11/6/18. mulsh Sep 2018 #60
the problem is elmac Sep 2018 #101
the greater the dems control both houses the more likely it is a SC judge can be impeached mulsh Sep 2018 #113
impeachment has only been tried once, elmac Sep 2018 #119
How about a Congress that gives the court $1 a year on which to operate? MarcA Sep 2018 #128
that would be great, starve the beast. nt elmac Sep 2018 #131
Did Collins and Murkowski announce support? PubliusEnigma Sep 2018 #62
What do we do? Vote so that we control both Houses and then immediately stack in2herbs Sep 2018 #64
Going door to door tomorrow grantcart Sep 2018 #66
Thank you! I'm doing calls. bettyellen Sep 2018 #75
Sooner or later many here will understand that the system of government we curretly have The Liberal Lion Sep 2018 #67
If we don't have 51 Senate seats come January 2019 we in even deeper shit than we are now inwiththenew Sep 2018 #68
Roberts is now the swing vote Johnny2X2X Sep 2018 #70
I agree. The other thing is that this court has his name on it The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #76
The vote is Tuesday. I hate inaccurate OPs that can cause people to give up. Been seeing them for bettyellen Sep 2018 #73
For me this isn't about winning or loosing the SC at this point TNLib Sep 2018 #78
After he's removed and convicted, we need to nullify Trump's presidency Dopers_Greed Sep 2018 #79
Supreme court D00ver Sep 2018 #80
they can't, they're supposed to remain impartial. Selection is up to Congress, not existing SCOTUS onetexan Sep 2018 #84
Nothing is normal D00ver Sep 2018 #87
Agreed, rules no longer apply, at all, well they do to us and decent people but not the Eliot Rosewater Sep 2018 #98
Judges are just politicians in robes. nt fleabiscuit Sep 2018 #134
If the vote goes in favor of Kavanaugh on Tuesday infullview Sep 2018 #86
anything can be stopped by the supreme court elmac Sep 2018 #107
Pretty dim view of the future there.... infullview Sep 2018 #129
at the cancer stage of capitalism elmac Sep 2018 #133
Vote. Encourage and help others get to the polls. fishwax Sep 2018 #88
We retake the House and Senate and impeach Kavanaugh for sex crimes. W T F Sep 2018 #90
And the first steps involve GOTV, as I said. MineralMan Sep 2018 #91
K&R, I agree with you. saidsimplesimon Sep 2018 #92
He hasn't been confirmed yet. Yes, Grassley will pass it out of committee on PatrickforO Sep 2018 #93
Yes...GOTV!!!! TommyCelt Sep 2018 #95
SO far, all we've lost is the Judiciary Committee vote. Kavanawful is not confirmed yet DFW Sep 2018 #96
This was the prize of the 16 election, the main objective elmac Sep 2018 #100
Yes. Many of us warned about this consequence. Not all listened. MineralMan Sep 2018 #102
What happened in the 60's when our elected representatives refused to end an immoral War? jalan48 Sep 2018 #109
We protested. We took to the streets. MineralMan Sep 2018 #114
The War ended because people organized and protested against it. Without that pressure it jalan48 Sep 2018 #118
In Ohio's May 2018 primary election tiredtoo Sep 2018 #110
Yes. Exactly! MineralMan Sep 2018 #115
Some how we need to change the process by which SCOTUS nominees get a hearing & usaf-vet Sep 2018 #112
And how would we do that, do you suppose? MineralMan Sep 2018 #116
I believe I said "some how"! If I knew the answer I would be first to spell it out. usaf-vet Sep 2018 #120
I could not stand listening to or watching Carnival Cruz Gothmog Sep 2018 #117
We do the same things we've been doing since November 2016 onenote Sep 2018 #122
Never stop fighting till the fight is done. FreepFryer Sep 2018 #127
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