'Enough is enough. Durbin and the entire [Democratic Party] need to finally fight the erosion of judicial integrity,' writes DylanGyauchL revolvingdoordc
Ever since Walter Mondale’s electoral evisceration at the hands of Ronald Reagan, the Democratic Party has borne a dangerous timidity.
This has clearly proven not to be the case. But the Democratic Party’s leadership remains enthralled by the idea of being “the responsible ones” who go high when others go low. They remain incapable of comprehending that Republicans, fundamentally, do not want the same kind of world that anyone in the Democratic coalition wants.
Contrast that to how Republicans responded to losing an election fair and square in 2020. They attempted a coup. Despite Joe Biden receiving the most votes ever in a presidential election, handily winning the electoral college, and prevailing in numerous recounts, many Republicans encouraged a violent uprising that saw armed insurgents break into the seat of American governance. Twenty years earlier, Democrats meekly accepted the outcome of an actual stolen election.
Enough is enough. Durbin and the entire party need to finally fight the erosion of judicial integrity. The Supreme Court, and much of the federal judiciary, hasfrom even a veneer of respect for the law. A majority of justices on the Supreme Court were appointed by Presidents who lost the popular vote. Indeed, Republicans have held a majority on the Supreme Court’s bench since 1970, more than half a century ago. The courts — the— have made themselves illegitimate.
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