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[–] reddig33 44 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Al Gore and Hillary Clinton won the popular vote. You got the conservative justices because of the electoral college. And because Obama let Mitch McConnell steamroll him into “it’s too close to an election”.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Obama also backtracked from Freedom of Choice Act immediately after entering office, which was a significant blow to the effort of protecting abortion rights.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Do you really think that the fedsoc six would give a shit about a piece of legislation? They were always going to rule against abortion regardless of its legal basis because they are all theocratic fucks. The only thing that is going to save abortion is a rebalancing of the court.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Oh these days never. In 2009 though I think Stevens would've swung with Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Breyer and may have been able to cuck Roberts into a majority had there been a challenge.

Which is absolutely why the federalist society waited until they got their court to start their challenges.

[–] MutilationWave 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

All my adult life I had been saying they would never do it because they need the single issue voters to stay mad. I was shocked.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

They've got anti trans bullshit for those people now, and they can still get them frothing about states where abortion is still legal to push for a federal ban.

[–] someguy3 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The thing with anger is that it's an easy emotion, so it's easy to switch it to something else. They're right on to being mad about trans and woke.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

That's the Democrat's only gambit. Never make any progress and keep as much rights as possible contingent on the next election to try to force people into accepting lesser evils.

[–] someguy3 5 points 5 months ago

God Obama didn't "let" him. It was in the hands of the Senate and there was nothing Obama could do. Stuff like you posted is revisionist history, and for what purpose?