Help!
BY DEB TWYMAN —
Republican’s are saying that if Hillary wins they will block her nominations to the SCOTUS. Thing is, if they win a majority in the Senate they can do exactly that. Right now there are six crazy close Senate races:
PA: Dem +2.6
NV: Dem +1.5
NH: Dem +1.4
IN: Dem +1.2
MO: Dem +0.8
NC: GOP +1.4
6 races that can make the difference between a progressive Supreme Court and a no Court at all. If that doesn’t make you as nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs, it should.
So here’s a challenge to all the customers of the World’s Most Dangerous Beauty Salon, while Juanita Jane is doing her bit to keep Democracy safe, do your bit to help take back the Senate and keep the White House, call 3 friends and convince them not just to vote for Hillary but to vote down ballot so she can get the help she needs. Then get them to call 3 of their friends to do the same. And if you live in PA, NV, NH, IN, MO, or NC make it FIVE, long tailed cats need all the help they can get!
Well, Deb, I can’t help you in those states because I’m in VA. But I plan to vote a straight Dem ticket because I’m just nas-D that way.
I Vote-D. Because that’s what that little sticker they give you says. Right?
1That is Miss Juanita Jean to you, Missy. Just kidding. I already told my Sinator Grassley he should resign for not doing his constitutional duties and get these hearings going 300 plus days ago.
Used to be the Supreme Court was the final arbiter of what is or isn’t legal and constitutional. Now wingnuts have taken it upon themselves to interpret the constitution to mean they aren’t bound by either the court or constitution. Kill ’em all!
2epo: Calm down man. That last line was little harsh.
We shouldn’t say things like that or we’d become Republicans.
(I’m with you, but y’know, Dems have to be the grownups. Sigh.)
3If there is a licensed practicing attorney listening here, please lawsplain to me and other interested patrons whether citizens can or cannot bring suit in their respective states to force the Senate as a whole and their Senators individually to take action on SCOTUS nominees. I don’t guess I understand fully enough the phrase the President “… shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint … Judges of the Supreme Court, …”
4Hey, the brainless Pea Tardiers in the Senate have totally gone rogue. Thus, isn’t it easier to charge them with treason or even attempted treason?
5I’m not sure there is much recourse out there. If you are dissatisfied with your Rep or Sen you may have state laws for recall. But… they all promise to faithfully execute their duties when sworn in so… how you turn that into a legal challenge to them holding office I don’t know. Know any constitutional law people?
6JAK Virginia- at 63 I haven’t reached puberty, yet. We need to talk to these cretins in terms they readily understand. They need to know that their deeds and words have consequences. If we don’t confront them, they will only row bolder.
To prove my d, when elected I will personally dig up Nixon, Ford, Raygun and both dumbass dubyas and impeach them all and then hand them over to the world court for disposal. That is what I will personally do.
7Sorry- my d. up above was bonafides before I scared most of the word off my screen.
8Micro and JAK – Some states have recall mechanisms but those are costly, complicated and generally do not succeed. The class action is called voting: vote the GOP senators out of office for their SCOTUS obstruction.
Maggie – It sure feels treasonous but one man’s treason is another one’s Boston Tea Party. The best remedy is a class action, VOTE. Call 3, have them call 3…
PS e platypus onion – Bad eyes, tiny iPad, bizarre auto correct, it’ll probably happen again!
9@Deb
With all due respect, I want something done specifically about this threat to SCOTUS sooner rather than later.
I live in Texas. where I am burdened by two worthless Senators. Cruz comes up for re-election in 2018, and Cornyn comes up for re-election in 2020. Sadly in both cases, their health seems fine. Of course I pray daily for a quick painless cardiac event for each, but so far, no positive result.
10http://www.rawstory.com/2016/11/busted-city-attorney-talks-about-hanging-naacp-president-by-a-rope-in-front-of-the-courthouse/
This should help Dems in Loseranna. Yeah,but, this was taken out of context.
11epo: I’m 64-65. Kill ’em all with votes. That’s our way.
Folks, it’s gonna happen the way it happens. We’ve been vocal, out there. If someone’s vote means nothing to them, then they mean nothing to me. I hear people are for Trump because they want something different — like they’re switching from Coke to Cherry Coke. THAT is just how clueless some out there are. And if they get their way and it all turns to crap I’m certain they’ll find someone… anyone to blame but themselves. And so goes the history of mankind. Sigh…..
12Micro, I’m from Missouri so I feel your pain! The polls say we have an infinitesimal chance of getting rid of Roy Blunt, I’m not holding my breath. Guy is crooked a dog’s hind leg and has a wife and two kids who are lobbyists but people want an outsider so they’ll keep voting him in. If you got whiplash reading that join the crowd, because it makes no sense but there you go.
13If you want to get a taste of the true flavor that is Missouri Politics re Blunt go here: http://www.pitch.com/news/blog/20839389/sick-the-kansas-city-star-endorsed-roy-blunt-read-the-new-york-times
14My friends are in MD and MA so already true-blue, but I’ve been contributing cash to the cause (not every time I’m asked because that’s up to about 40-50 times a day). I know my late mother in PA would want to vote D but I can’t see how to swing it.
15I don’t have any friends who would vote Republican. A few acquaintances are bat-guano crazy Libertopians who don’t realize that Democrats are more supportive of individual liberty than Republicans and they’re all hopeless cases. If it weren’t for my friends, this would be a really depressing place.
16Citation for misuse of apostrophe: Republican’s are saying
Fee $10.
17You are absolutely right about the Senate races and I have supported Katie McGinty both financially and by word of mouth, but the vicious ads the Repugs are running about her, I fear, are having an effect.
18Don A in Pennsyltucky, endorsements are what they are, or in the case of Donnie, skittish little weasels. Lyin’ Ryan being a case in point.
Whereas Bill Weld endorsing Hilz is hopefully significant. That and the 28% of registered snacilbupeR voting for Hilz. Those are some positive signs leading into Tuesday.
This tomcat has already voted, but plans on being available to drive as many people as I can muster to the polls on Tuesday.
19PKM- JB WELD isn’t as adhesive as advertised with The B Weld part endorsing HRC. Bwa ha ha.
20I’m not a Constitutional expert, and I’ve done no research, but my gut tells me the suit would be tossed because it’s a “political question.” One branch of government telling an equal branch what to do. “Plaintiff’s remedy is not in the courts but the ballot box.” That’s my guess.
21Send these candidates MONEY!!!
Every little bit helps in these final days.
22Minnesota has 3 close Congressional races, but I don’t think there is any polling. My district is going Democratic, another one is leaning toward the incumbent snacilbupeR and the third is a tossup. We’ve got no Senate races and both are popular Democrats. I’m planning to offer rides to the polls too. I’ve contributed and campaigned as much as I can.
I agree with Deb. We NEED a Democratic Senate.
23What we need is for these worthless loafing jagoffs to DO THEIR DAMN JOBS!! I’m so sick of this. They take almost 2/3 of the year off, and spend what little time they are in session making things worse. Though they’re not capable of feeling shame, I think a grassroots strategy of nagging them to death is in order.
24and those gosh darn teachers only work 9 months out of the year and bellyache they aren’t getting paid enough. Huh, Cretins.
25JAKVirginia- this explains why the FBI has no fear of recriminations from a wingnut congress or from Dems if they win back the Senate.
The reason is that nobody fears Democrats. No one expects Democrats to wield power effectively and settle scores. And Democrats shouldn’t be feared, because Republicans are better at this, on offense and on defense.
Democrats controlled Congress after the 2006 elections, and maintained control for the first two years of Barack Obama’s presidency. They didn’t wield that power against Republicans, even though there were plenty of juicy targets in the Bush administration. Nancy Pelosi took impeachment off the table in 2007. President Obama subsequently said he didn’t want to look back. There’s no reason to think Democrats would be more aggressive now, especially with a much more tentative hold on power in Congress.
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