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FormerOstrich

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19. Is this really what

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jul 1, 2024, 07:39 PM

Jul 1

Mitch McConnell was angling for as he dutifully stacked the court? Or, is this just the blow-back? I can't help but think this isn't what he had in mind (i.e. a Trump dictatorship).

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Tribe: On re-reading the decision, I'm all the more convinced that the blow is a devastating one [View all] highplainsdem Jul 1 OP

;-( elleng Jul 1 #1

If trump never existed, I think this ruling would be a big meh. But he does exist. Silent Type Jul 1 #2

This ruling never would have happened if it were not for tRump. StarryNite Jul 1 #7

I disagree, but nowadays who knows. He's still gotta win in Nov. The court cases were never Silent Type Jul 1 #10

He has to win MFM008 Jul 1 #18

"It's a republic if you can keep it." Irish_Dem Jul 1 #3

This decision, plus a few others, has sealed the fate of the US. I sinkingfeeling Jul 1 #4

In some important ways, this unties Biden's hands. paleotn Jul 1 #14

Time to release all the evidence against TFG. Raven123 Jul 1 #5

It doesn't matter. We are now a defacto dictatorship. johnnyfins Jul 1 #6

Evidence of TFG's activity has been hidden Raven123 Jul 1 #9

Would the administration also have anything damning or embarrassing left about Alito, Thomas and maybe others? muriel_volestrangler Jul 1 #12

I don't know. I think a DOJ investigation of SCOTUS is in order Raven123 Jul 1 #13

The decision also seems to legalise the blanket surveillance of the Supreme Court by the federal state muriel_volestrangler Jul 2 #24

It certainly does. Raven123 Jul 2 #25

Use it to save democracy. paleotn Jul 1 #8

Time to declare all-out total fucking war on Trump and the MAGA GOP. hadEnuf Jul 1 #11

The Subversive Court must be bypassed before we fall into a theocratic hell. Hermit-The-Prog Jul 1 #15

And we all know that had this been a case with a Democratic president, the decision would have been totally different. Lonestarblue Jul 1 #16

I'll fight by doing all I can, but my heart is broken. BadgerMom Jul 1 #17

Is this really what FormerOstrich Jul 1 #19

Called it... hurple Jul 1 #20

So right. SayItLoud Jul 1 #22

The Election SayItLoud Jul 1 #21

The President's oath of office Trust_Reality Jul 1 #23