LoriHCMy fellow Americans, I have voted for many Democrats, along with Green Party, Independent, Libertarian, non-partisan, and even Republican candidates (ok, one Republican candidate) over the years. This year, it is of paramount importance that you vote for Democrats in every race, especially the Presidential contest. Please, I beg of you: Do not anoint a king. Do not allow the planet to burn. Do not permit the repudiation of inalienable rights for ALL of us.
dxpack@lorihc @marcoarment Sure ok, but then what happens? Every indication is: nothing. Biden commissioned a working group report on “what to do about the Supreme Court” 3 years ago. And he shelved it. Is the point of Democrats to slowly allow Republicans to destroy things instead of quickly, and then campaign for money in perpetuity? So they’re just a money extraction tool?
@lorihc @marcoarment Should I vote for a Democrat that has never said they will do something? Or a Democrat that has said they will, and then had all the opportunity but did nothing? Why? Because now the Republicans mean it? They’ve meant it for decades - and the Democrats have never done anything. There’s a reason for that: they don’t need to because they’ll extract money along the way and will get enough votes to satisfy their need to continue extracting money and doing nothing.
Kyle McMahonThis:
“had all the opportunity”
is pretty ignorant.
Liberals have not had the Supreme Court in decades.
Even when Democrats have had the White House and Congress, they still don’t have “all the opportunity” because the Senate is supermajority rule. Even if it weren’t, the composition of the Senate overweights rural interests.
It’s *still* important to elect Democrats because the alternative is worse. Not accomplishing as much as *you* would like is not the worst outcome.
@kmcmahon The Democrats can’t do anything because they’ve never had the power to do anything? Tell that to the Republicans who somehow had the power to block a Supreme Court nominee. Somehow had the power to remove the filibuster when they needed to. Democrats could have done just a ridiculous number of things - but they haven’t and they won’t. Because that is not their purpose - they keep showing you that, and you keep saying “I gotta vote harder!” Honestly, it’s pathetic.