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Trump Lawyer Argues Fake Electors Were “Official” Presidential Act (newrepublic.com)

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[–] [email protected] 141 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (30 children)

Honestly, I think that impeaching all 6 justices is the right thing to do.

Just explain it to people in congress. You WILL lose your power when the whip comes down. You MAY be imprisoned or killed if you don’t get in line, and even if not, any power you had in congress will be stripped and discarded. There is no safety, even for the most extreme of the true believers. This is your chance. If you don’t try to stop it, then I think it’s better odds than 50/50 than within a couple of years you’ll be saying you’d do ANYTHING to be able to go back to today and do it, and have your old life just hanging out in Washington and doing legalized insider trading and collecting ~~bri~~campaign contributions and not having to worry about what will happen to you or your family or your home, again.

I don’t know if the people will believe if it is explained to them. Groupthink and complacency are powerful things. But that is absolutely what’s at stake.

[+] clearedtoland -11 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I agree that there are 6 Justices contorting their understanding of the Constitution but I don’t think impeachment is the answer. The political tit-for-tat has only grown more outrageous each passing year, from withholding SCOTUS justice confirmations to cabinet picks and budget brinksmanship. Our elected officials are more interested in scoring points than governing. Both sides of the aisle should be ashamed of how they are representing us, “We, The People.”

I wish I had a solution but I’ve grown disillusioned by the one-upsmanship and grandstanding. There is no coming together anymore.

This exchange from DS9’s Past Tense, fittingly set in late-August 2024, comes to mind.

SISKO: It's not that they don't give a damn, Doctor. It's that they've given up. The social problems they face seem too enormous to deal with.

BASHIR: That only makes things worse. Causing people to suffer because you hate them is terrible, but causing people to suffer because you have forgotten how to care? That's really hard to understand.

SISKO: They'll remember. It'll take some time and it won't be easy, but eventually people in this century will remember how to care.

Call it Trekkie idealism but I still have hope. Live long and prosper, y’all 🖖

[–] Crackhappy 19 points 7 months ago

There is no tit for tat with what you cited. All of those were actions by Republicans.

[–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices 4 points 7 months ago

impeachment or death. They are the only two options I'm aware of to get a SCOTUSee out.

And the latter now includes assisted suicide with a Biden held gun.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

The Bell riots - September 2024

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