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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNow Trump Gets the Supreme Court
... and the Damage May Be IrreversibleConservatives cared about the court this year, while many liberals didn't. The damage will last for generations.
Its difficult to deny the conclusion that, in the end, Republican voters are more organized and focused on the long game than Democratic voters, and that ability to focus will pay off. Trump will likely be out in four years possibly less, if the quickly mounting scandals result in enough legal troubles but the damage hes likely to do with his court appointments will last years and in some cases generations.
Using the courts to dismantle the right of workers to unionize, for instance, will pay off dividends for Republicans long after Trump leaves the White House in the inevitable cloud of shame and disgrace. Unions can organize and educate voters and represent the only real hope that Democrats have of convincing some of those longed-for white working-class voters to stop voting racial resentments and begin voting their economic self-interest. Republicans get this, which is why they have focused heavily on creative litigation aimed at destroying unions, and now they are on the cusp of dealing some wounding blows.
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/now-trump-gets-supreme-court-and-damage-may-be-irreversible
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"Winter is coming."
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Now Trump Gets the Supreme Court (Original Post)
SHRED
Nov 2016
OP
Yup. And nobody who stayed home, voted for Stein, or wrote in Bernie...
TreasonousBastard
Nov 2016
#3
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)1. The GOP has more money that they use to frame the issues.
The GOP has more money that they use to bribe politicians.
The GOP has more money that they use to create media outlets.
Money is the key.
MFM008
(19,816 posts)2. Obama proposed Garland
Nearly a year ago.
Maggot would wait 4 at least.
I would filibuster whatever it takes.
4 to 4 would stay that way.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)3. Yup. And nobody who stayed home, voted for Stein, or wrote in Bernie...
will ever stand up and take any of the blame. Nor will any Trump voters, no matter how bad it gets.
But, somebody's to blame for Trump and a Republican congress, and it sure ain't me.
I will take the hit for not working hard enough, even though I don't think it would have made much of a difference.