John Brown stan account @johnbrownstan.bsky.social

I will say this: if the Dems are not (at least privately) in favor of court packing after today's ruling, our party does not care about defending democracy

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John Brown stan account @johnbrownstan.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 14:49 UTC

I'm mad at them for not getting in that train in 2020 when all of this was already pretty obvious and inevitable, but now we're here, staring authoritarianism in the face. If they aren't on board now, nothing will drive them to action

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Muchacho @muchacho.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 15:20 UTC

This was clear to me when Dems chose not to put Republicans under oath in Trump’s 2nd Impeachment trial. They just gave up and went home.

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Michael Seraphim @mseraphimsl.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 14:56 UTC

Sadly, it's too late until Democrats get a majority back in both the house and senate, which, given the built in advantage Republicans have in the Senate, is going to be a major problem for the foreseeable future.

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pteridoid @pteridoid.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 15:44 UTC

Twelve seems like a good number.

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