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b-boy bouiebaisse@jbouie.bsky.social |
right now, the extent of what democrats can do is hounding and shame, which they should do! biden should condemn the insurrectionist members of the court, durbin and whitehouse should hold hearings and demand that alito and thomas both answer questions before congress. make it a spectacle, basically
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Cwnidog 🍉🇵🇸
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Shame only works on people that are capable of feeling it.
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TasiAF
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i have noticed, for a certain type of poorly behaving adult, public shaming is very effective. shaming and mockery can do wonders, truly
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Silly B Man
@lawnerd.bsky.social
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And if they refuse to answer questions from Congress SEND FEDERAL MARSHALS TO DRAG THEM TO THE HEARING, that’s good television
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wilp
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hold leo in contempt and threaten him with prison. these people are making lives of others materially worse, at least use state power to annoy them as much as possible
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Susan-keep masking, it’s not over-Lee
@susanlee.bsky.social
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Yup
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The Store
@mudsludge.bsky.social
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This is one thing I'd wish they'd take a page out of the republican's play book. Like do the Hunter Biden bullshit but with actual substance behind it. You might be surprised and get rewarded with the power to fix it
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Zane Alexander
@bezier.bsky.social
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💯 make a loud and clear case this election also about Alito and Thomas being insurrectionists who are taking away our rights.
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Gee
@gdd9000.bsky.social
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That would require bringing more than a butter knife to a gun fight.
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@gepandz.bsky.social
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Also Roberts, to explain why he is not keeping a tighter rein on the ethical challenges of his Court. He wanted the job of Chief Justice, make him answer for the actions of his Court and why the ethics rules he put in place have obviously failed to rein in abuses.
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Stay Spicy, kids ♾️
@howdidwegethere.bsky.social
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At this point I'm looking back at how the house GOP spent years and millions of dollars showboating an "investigation" into Benghazi that never found anything, that spread lies, and energized their base and demoralized people that don't think oversight authority should be used that way
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toastfuker
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Basically they should act like Republicans would if Sotomayor was flying a BLM flag and Kagen accepted an EV from Soros.
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One Who Walks Among the Dead
@anubisthejackal.bsky.social
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Unfortunately, aside from notable names like Sanders, Warren, or AOC, most Democrats specifically do not want spectacle, because they associate a media circus routine as being a dirty conservative tactic.
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🔻US Taxes Fund Israeli Warcrimes🔻
@bigamishdoinks.bsky.social
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Arrested development narrator voice: Joe Biden did none of those things.
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TommyBenBergman
@tbapple.bsky.social
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Biden reelection and local House campaign tactics based on the Democrats being the only bulwark against an MAGA insurrectionist Court is a powerful national strategy.
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mjfgates
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If nothing else, monopolizing the TV screens with OUR issues keeps the other guys from doing it with theirs.
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So called “Mark”
@priceyeah.bsky.social
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The best tactic here is to publicly humiliate Alito in front of congress. Grill his ass!
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nora 🥥
@nora.gay
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they need to be on any outlet that’ll have them talking non-stop about this
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Cedar Riener
@criener.bsky.social
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If they could only muster one tenth of the hounding and shame of the Bengazi hearings...
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Boboosen
@boboosen.bsky.social
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Durbin is SUCH a disappointment!
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RidgewayGirl
@ridgewaygirl.bsky.social
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Dammit. I'll call Durbin's office again today.
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left-bokononism
@redletter.bsky.social
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I agree but maybe with the exception that I think amiable grandpa is an important part of Biden’s appeal. But he has a ton of people who work with and for him, get them out there! Let them deal with his troublesome priests while he gets to eat ice cream and offer you rides in his 67 corvette
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Clayton Oppenhuizen
@csoppenhuizen.bsky.social
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Do you think they'll do that in the lead up to the election? I agree this needs to be done ASAP. But considering every 3rd article is about the Biden camp freaking out about polling idk that anyone in there will do something like this.
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Aric and the Spookysaurus
@hatkidsays.bsky.social
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That's about the only way to hold SCOTUS accountable. So much of what they do is shrouded in mystique and secrecy. Ripping their robes off and making them answer for the insane shit they decide and write is the only way to curb the behavior. They need to be shamed and mocked in a public forum
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Mithos
@mithos343.bsky.social
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I would like to see the based Biden that said "There are at least three genders, don't play games with me" go to town on Alito and Thomas. That'd be neat. I'd like that a lot.
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@russms.bsky.social
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The Jamie Raskin proposal of having the DOJ petition the other justices to force their recusal seems like a good idea too. Won't work directly but it will make the rest of the court go on record and will make Alito and Thomas into more of a nuisance for Roberts (who at a minimum deserves that)
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Kid Yossarian
@kidyossarian.bsky.social
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The Supreme Court is very unpopular right now. Making your campaign about pushing back on them and Trump is a good way to be popular. Just talk about Alito and Thomas as individuals, and the rulings they've been pushing out.
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Jamin
@mackray.bsky.social
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The problem is, senators tend to be lazy as fuck.
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Michael Paulauski
@mike10010100.bsky.social
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For all the folks in the replies, I have a general question that I don't actually have an answer for.
bsky.app/profile/mike...
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Karma's Dad
@karmasdad.bsky.social
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But what can we expect from Senator Milquetoast (D-IL) or Senator Dithering (D-NY)? These suggestions might be too bothersome at this time when bipartisanship is more important than evah!
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Jalane Schmidt 📢🏴🏳️🌈🇨🇺YIMBY🏘️🏢
@jalaneschmidt.bsky.social
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At this point, all we have is the court of History. So better to document our dissent.
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Patricia Wallinga, famous MiG insulter
@pwallinga.bsky.social
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The Democrats in Congress clearly had such a good time with that Speaker of the House vote spectacle! I'm sure they would love another good spectacle if they could screw their heads on straight about it! Maybe with a fun hat or something
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🎸Paul🎹
@paul.bsky.social
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Quit playing games and file articles of impeachment
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William Adler
@williamadler78.bsky.social
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Biden should literally say "I welcome their hatred" in his best FDR voice
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Under Construction
@guerillawarlock.bsky.social
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Durbin being the man for the job here has me "skeptical"
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Hecuba's Daughter
@hecubasdaughter.bsky.social
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But how do you get Alito or Thomas to actually appear before a committee? There is no way to force them to testify, is there? They can just ignore subpoenas, can't they?
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🎬 🍉 The Reel Jon
@thereeljon.bsky.social
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Dems still have this "high road" mentality when dealing with the GOP, and that keeps getting them bowled over. Because you can't play nice with and try to win moral victories with fascists. They have no sense of shame, they do not care about hypocrisy, they care about power.
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patrick
@ptpower.bsky.social
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I like the sound of this: The Insurrectionist Justices
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Stephen Schiavone
@stephenschiavone.bsky.social
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Especially since a lot of the Supreme Courts power comes from a critical mass of Americans accepting both it and its ruling as legitimate.
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James Webber
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at this point it's hard to see the point of legitimizing this court--there's no reward at all. It needs to become common knowledge (among the not-terminally-online) that the court is full of political hacks. They really need media help though
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Mark Shatraw
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They subpoenaed Leonard Leo who said "Oh, no thank you" and I would love to see them try and solve that particular problem
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Aaron Huertas
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truly, a lot of them think it's someone else's job -- that some combination of advocacy groups, PACS and back benchers can "get it out there" or "do messaging" they're also incredibly risk averse and still want some guarantee their tactics will "work" as opposed to viewing their power as dynamic
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Melinda Clem
@melindaclem.bsky.social
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And display the scotus flag like this during questioning to really drive home a point and visual.
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Kevin Verhoff
@kevinverhoff.bsky.social
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If the tables were turned it’s exactly what the republicans would do. They do know how to exercise their power.
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Same Great aroma, more Real, buttery flavor
@jonnybutter.bsky.social
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Yes they should do all these things! Too bad we all know they won't.
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Eddie C.
@no-relation.bsky.social
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I think shame is under-weighted nowadays. Or it actually is as ineffective as people seem to think, it's difficult to tell.
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tomstpatrick
@tomstpatrick.bsky.social
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👍👍👍👍👍👍👍!
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Ed Burmila
@edburmila.bsky.social
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If you want people to think something is important, you have to tell them it’s important *and* act like it’s very important to you.
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Nick S
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The Dem Senate committee chairs have largely been a disappointment. I get that they probably wanted to project seriousness vs. the House circus but it comes across as timidity. And they're probably not going to get another chance to use their power for a while.
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Nicholas Peterson
@fencingmonkey.bsky.social
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If republicans can demand an end to finsta we can at least sit some dudes down and ask “insurrection: pro or con?”
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@jiminnh.bsky.social
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Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2024/05/29/o...
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ben schwartz
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alito is thin-skinned and angry. dems provoking him into dumber and dumber public statements would be easy.
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Needleroozer
@needleroozer.bsky.social
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The Senate should shame the house into impeaching them. Then the Senate should convict post haste.
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Kaia Bell
@kaiabell.bsky.social
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I hope they do this. One particular advantage is that Alito would be so appalled, he would almost certainly run his mouth in ways that would make headlines.
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Chalin
@chalin.bsky.social
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AGREE!!!!!
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Schrödinger the ᓚᘏᗢ
@iamschrodinger.bsky.social
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The DOJ could start investigating, publicly, and make sure the people know what suspect things Alito and Thomas have done even if not illegal – kind of like they did with Hillary one month before the 2016 election.
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stephanie roberts
@ringtales.bsky.social
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dark brandon was a fever dream i had for a few months in 2023
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@finegentlemaninnh.bsky.social
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Congress has the "power of the purse" and can eliminate funding for their law clerks until they adopt a transparent and enforceable code of ethics. They can also require justices to ride circuit.
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Nolan Zugernat
@zugernat.bsky.social
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Durbin would need a spine first
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Noah Frank
@noahafrank.bsky.social
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Wild the degree to which they don’t understand this. So many Americans don’t even know this stuff is happening. Trump has been showing them how to be loud all the time, consuming all the oxygen so people are constantly talking and thinking about him for almost 10 years and they still haven’t learned
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Buttadeus
@thewanderingjew.bsky.social
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One of the opportunities here is that Samuel Alito is *extremely* prickly and unable to shut up. The more spectacle you make, the more he'll make himself into the spectacle.
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Julia S.
@booktweeting.bsky.social
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oh, but civility! civility!
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Joel 🍦
@polyparadigm.bsky.social
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Also there are straightforward lines of questioning that, if answered remotely honestly, would get them to say they run things with complete impunity and that it’s ok to insurrect if the government becomes tyrannical.
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Jane O'Boyle
@janeoboyle.bsky.social
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Designate/coach some good people --outside of the administration, outside Congress. Not Robert DeNiro.
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Adam Linson
@adamlinson.bsky.social
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one way in among many: statements of purported fact in his letter are convincingly contradicted by NYT reporting (e.g. who called names, etc.)
www.nytimes.com/2024/05/28/u...
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Cryin Boytano
@boytano.bsky.social
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i think it was a fairly explicit part of biden's vision that shaming trump and his adherents was necessary for restoring the soul of country—yet he and every democrat seem pretty reluctant to do any actual shaming
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Max Berger
@maxberger.bsky.social
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People will be like, “The only way to defeat Trump/authoritarianism/fascism is politics.” And like, that’s true, which is why Democrats need to do exactly what you’re describing! That’s politics
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