Paul Waldman: Pretty clear that the Federalist Society project to take over the courts for the far right is the most successful and consequential political effort in history. Only took them a few decades. Meanwhile, Dems are like "Let's not be hasty, blue slips serve an important function in preserving comity."

Pretty clear that the Federalist Society project to take over the courts for the far right is the most successful and consequential political effort in history. Only took them a few decades. Meanwhile, Dems are like "Let's not be hasty, blue slips serve an important function in preserving comity."

Really gonna laugh/cry at the anticipated defense of the filibuster by Durbin, Schumer, Feinstein over the next few days. Bonus: Senate Dems *and* President Biden will also be opposed to expanding the Court.

this may surprise you but feinstein is very dead.

Technically yes. But her geriatric thoughts remain. How much you want to bet a living Senate Dem invokes her when discussing the filibuster and/or expanding the Court?

i don't have any expectations that the senate or the house will save us. They are whistling through the graveyard at this point.

Is it really this hard for you to admit you're wrong? It's not a sign of weakness, man.

It was tongue in cheek, guy.

Didn't stop her from voting the last two years she was "alive".

The Federalist Papers obsessed over the power of factions to hijack democracy. The Founders would not be surprised by any of this, I think.

D’s in Congress: Let’s talk this out, reach across the aisle - [reaches hand across] [GOP lops hand off, starts eating it] D: - with bipartisanship we can find a way. Let’s all sing KUMBAYAH

Dick Durbin is so fucking useless here

I love that all the liberals keep losing repeatedly but they think I'm the asshole for telling you to arm up and be ready.

And it's happening right now at the local government level with Moms for Liberty, etc. Lowercase "d" democrats need to wake up. We've lost the court battle and war ain't over yet.

Democrats are paid to lose to Republicans, and both groups know it

Yeah, they make sure that nobody remotely to the left gets on.

Fuck you.

Norms must be preserved

Apparently you missed the civil rithtsverq.

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