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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"...despite the fact that Dems have won the popular vote in 6 of the last 7 presidential elections"
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Patrick Rodenbush @pnrodenbush
All those GOP appointments to the Supreme Court despite the fact that Democrats have won the popular vote in 6 of the last 7 presidential elections.
Lawrence Hurley ✔ @lawrencehurley
Supreme Court appointments by party of president since Nixon was elected:
Republicans: 14
Democrats: 4
11:54 AM - Sep 30, 2019
Why we fight. And the electoral college needs to be sent to the dustbin on bad ideas.
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"...despite the fact that Dems have won the popular vote in 6 of the last 7 presidential elections" (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Sep 2019
OP
The truth is coming out and people are seeing that America isn't that democratic
DemocraticSocialist8
Sep 2019
#1
"No high court appointments in the last year of his (tRump's) presidency" should be the standard.
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2019
#2
DemocraticSocialist8
(396 posts)1. The truth is coming out and people are seeing that America isn't that democratic
and really never has been. The strength of American democracy has always been an exaggeration tinged with jingoistic fervor. The reality is this has always been a country that valued votes from one group over most others. Where the opinions of some are considered more important than the opinions of others.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,789 posts)2. "No high court appointments in the last year of his (tRump's) presidency" should be the standard.
Means starting now.
dalton99a
(81,073 posts)3. Excellent point.
world wide wally
(21,719 posts)4. No shit...
and we wonder why the country is so fucked up
Maven
(10,533 posts)5. Think about how much more advanced we'd be as a country if our laws and courts
actually reflected the will of the people.
Duppers
(28,094 posts)6. Dems could've changed it when we had the power.
Why didn't we?