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[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They don't. I made this comment in another thread.

I find this part pretty telling:

...63%, supported enacting an 18-year term limit for Supreme Court justices – who enjoy lifetime appointments – with a bare 51% of Republicans in favor along with 61% of independents and a whopping 83% of Democrats.

But then:

Some 58% of Republicans considered Biden’s long-shot proposal to impose term limits and enact a binding code of conduct on the high court a “major threat to democracy,” compared with 26% of independents and just 10% of Democrats.

So basically most Republicans are like "yeah we need term limits... Wait, Biden wants term limits? Fuck that!"

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

How I long for the day when a Republican accidentally holds a compassionate, justice-loving, non-hypocritical, decent position on something.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If someone wants to do that, why would they be Republican?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

I did say "accidentally." :)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

They usually do it right after they retire. They suddenly grow morals when they say things to the press in complete hypocrisy to their actions