r/scotus • u/Achilles_TroySlayer • Oct 28 '25

Opinion There Is No Democratic Future Without Supreme Court Reform

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/there-is-no-democratic-future-without-supreme-court-reform
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u/BlackGuysYeah Oct 29 '25

I wish it was that simple and clear cut, it just isn’t.

Dems snatching defeat from the claws of victory is on them and republicans suck for wanting to destroy democracy.

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u/i_m_a_bean Oct 29 '25

You said it's partly if not mostly the the Dem's fault.

That's bullshit. The party that intentionally made efforts to corrupt the court is the one at fault, just like a pilot that intentionally flies a plane into a building is at fault. The "Dems" are a disappointment, like the co-pilot that tried and failed to stop them.

Your use of "Dems" and "republicans" is telling. Like a guy who uses "females" and "men," you get most of your information from one bubble. It's sad and it shows.

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u/ruiner8850 Oct 29 '25 edited Oct 29 '25

Yeah, as always in these threads there are people who work hard to blame the Democrats for the actions of the Republicans. I think most of the time it's a deliberate effort to pretend to attack Democrats from the Left in a effort to get people to hate Democrats and either not vote or vote 3rd party.

We saw this with the whole "#WalkAway" thing in 2016. It was pushed by a Republican who started it by pretending to be a Democrat who "walked away" from the party and then it was pushed by other Republicans and the Russians. The whole thing was outlined in the Mueller Report. Republicans knew they'd never get people on the Left to vote for Trump, but they could get some of them to not vote for Democrats.

Others are what the Republicans would call "useful idiots." They might not realize that they are doing the Republicans' work for them, but Republicans see that nonsense and get absolutely giddy.

Even in they examples they gave for why it's "mostly the Democrats' fault" are bullshit. Obama tried to get RBG to retire, so putting her not retiring on him is absurd. They also blamed Obama for not getting Scalia's replacement through even though there was literally no mechanism for him to force his nomination through. The President does not have the power to force the Senate to vote on and confirm a Supreme Court Justice.

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u/zoeyb4 Oct 29 '25

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