joseph [he/him, they/them] to main • 4 years agoReminder that Pelosi and the Dems could have effectively blocked Barrett's confirmation and chose not to.imagemessage-square50 fedilinkarrow-up1204file-text
arrow-up1204imageReminder that Pelosi and the Dems could have effectively blocked Barrett's confirmation and chose not to.joseph [he/him, they/them] to main • 4 years agomessage-square50 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLeninsRage [he/him]hexbear48·4 years agoIn general a hard-conservatove originalist Court is good for the Dems because its a go-to excuse for not passing any reform legislation. link
minus-squareMagjee [any]hexbear23·4 years agoThey have no shortage of excuses, lol They had a super majority and passed a bad healthcare bill They didn't use it to power through legislation across the board that would cement DACA, that was only needed after they lost congress link
minus-squarecracksmoke2020 [none/use name]hexbear4·4 years agoThat's not really true, it was the old court that let them get away with the fact that they couldn't even pass workplace protections for LGBT people or vote to repeal the gay marriage ban between 2008-2010. link
In general a hard-conservatove originalist Court is good for the Dems because its a go-to excuse for not passing any reform legislation.
They have no shortage of excuses, lol
They had a super majority and passed a bad healthcare bill
They didn't use it to power through legislation across the board that would cement DACA, that was only needed after they lost congress
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That's not really true, it was the old court that let them get away with the fact that they couldn't even pass workplace protections for LGBT people or vote to repeal the gay marriage ban between 2008-2010.