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    8 hours ago

    The democrats have openly refused to pack the courts. How are they supposed to campaign if they don’t have Republicans to threaten us with?

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      1 hour ago

      The democrats have openly refused to pack the courts. How are they supposed to campaign if they don’t have Republicans to threaten us with?

      I used to think these kinds of comments were silly jokes. But, the more that the Dems just allow everything to slip rightwards, it seems like this is really their strategy, and I’m worried it’s not a joke.

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        6 hours ago

        They had two years of majority in both houses under Biden where they could have added justices to the bench.

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          6 hours ago

          yeah obviously moderate dems and DINOs like Manchin are never going to go for that. If that’s your bar for voting for democrats you’re being completely unrealistic.

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            3 hours ago

            Realistically, we’re going to have to demand the impossible if we want to solve climate change and half a dozen other major existential issues.

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              Realistically, we’re going to have to demand the impossible

              What’s impossible is asking humans to work together for the good of all. Enough people think that such behaviour is treason that they will start a violent insurrection to stop it.

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              5 hours ago

              and how do you intend to “demand” that? if you mean withholding your vote until they cater to your specific view of the way things should be done you’re going to be waiting forever. and in the meantime republicans will keep fucking things up even worse.