Sad news.
FlossyDFlynt said:
Just saw this. RIP to a fantastic American that broke barriers. She served her country with distinction and should be honored.
Im just gonna log of Twitter and go live in the woods for the next couple months now
PackBacker07 said:
Yes, I'm afraid the next 60 days or whatever are going to descend us into another layer of hell we didn't think possible.
Same.IseWolf22 said:FlossyDFlynt said:
Just saw this. RIP to a fantastic American that broke barriers. She served her country with distinction and should be honored.
Im just gonna log of Twitter and go live in the woods for the next couple months now
I second all of this
Bas2020 said:
Amy Barrett has already been vetted .
Dems would look idiotic attacking her with fervor like they did with Brett K but they will do it anyways .
packgrad said:
Agreed.
cowboypack02 said:
Yeah...I'm not in agreement with that at all.
Here's how I look at if emotionally: The democrats have already said that if they take the senate they will get rid of the filibuster, create two new states in DC and PR for the 4 new senators, and the finally pack the courts. F them and fill the seat and after the stunt that was pulled with Kavanaugh last year there should be no hearings...straight up and down vote.
Here's how logical side of me thinks:. The democrats have already said that they are going to challenge the result of the election if they don't win. With the PA supreme court doing things like removing candidates from the ballot and changing the dates that ballots can be received the Republicans are going to sue as well. We need to have the supreme court sitting all 9 members to hear such cases.
Finally...because I know someone is going to bring up not sitting a new justice during an election year I have included this article below for you to read before commenting
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/08/history-is-on-the-side-of-republicans-filling-a-supreme-court-vacancy-in-2020/amp/?__twitter_impression=true&s=09
caryking said:
No way in hell would the Democrats not select and confirm a person, for the court, if the roles were reversed. I know what the Republicans said, regarding Merrit Garland; however, they controlled the senate. If the dems controlled the senate, he would be on the court right now.
It is what it is...
It's so incredibly sad that so many americans find this difficult these days. We should all take a note from these two people who were polar opposites in their interpretations of the constitution and case law and yet were very good friends to the end.ciscopack said:
Like many pals, Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg could have a pretty good argument now and then, but not let it affect their close friendship.
There are other examples of this as well. Michelle Obama and Ellen are both good friend with GWB. Its really not hard to look past ones political beliefs, yet so many people cant, for whatever close minded reason they have. I dont get it and its depressingjadawson said:It's so incredibly sad that so many americans find this difficult these days. We should all take a note from these two people who were polar opposites in their interpretations of the constitution and case law and yet were very good friends to the end.ciscopack said:
Like many pals, Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg could have a pretty good argument now and then, but not let it affect their close friendship.
FlossyDFlynt said:There are other examples of this as well. Michelle Obama and Ellen are both good friend with GWB. Its really not hard to look past ones political beliefs, yet so many people cant, for whatever close minded reason they have. I dont get it and its depressingjadawson said:It's so incredibly sad that so many americans find this difficult these days. We should all take a note from these two people who were polar opposites in their interpretations of the constitution and case law and yet were very good friends to the end.ciscopack said:
Like many pals, Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg could have a pretty good argument now and then, but not let it affect their close friendship.
I blame social media. When you can curate who you hear from, you sit in an echo chamber. Hardly anyone bothers to listen to others at this point. If all you hear are opinions that agree with your own, it only enforces those views. Its actually my biggest issue with Trump. For his entire career in business and politics, hes only surrounded himself with yes men/women.RunsWithWolves26 said:FlossyDFlynt said:There are other examples of this as well. Michelle Obama and Ellen are both good friend with GWB. Its really not hard to look past ones political beliefs, yet so many people cant, for whatever close minded reason they have. I dont get it and its depressingjadawson said:It's so incredibly sad that so many americans find this difficult these days. We should all take a note from these two people who were polar opposites in their interpretations of the constitution and case law and yet were very good friends to the end.ciscopack said:
Like many pals, Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg could have a pretty good argument now and then, but not let it affect their close friendship.
IMO, a lot of that is due to the media telling people they shouldn't like one side or the other. The cast majority of people aren't going to take the time to research anything. They will believe what they are told and act accordingly.
packgrad said:
Social media is undoubtedly the cause of a lot of today's strife. The media has also made zero effort to hide its bias the last 20 years and has pretty much become propaganda.
An example. A tale of two headlines for Supreme Court Justices.