Octopus Overlords

I oppose and will vote against the nomination of Judge Jackson to the Supreme Court. My decision is based upon her record of judicial activism, flawed sentencing methodology regarding child pornography cases, and a belief that Judge Jackson will not be deterred by the plain meaning of the law when it comes to liberal causes. I find Judge Jackson to be a person of exceptionally good character, respected by her peers, and someone who has worked hard to achieve her current position. However, her record is overwhelming in its lack of a steady judicial philosophy and a tendency to achieve outcomes in spite of what the law requires or common sense would dictate. After a thorough review of Judge Jackson's record and information gained at the hearing from an evasive witness, I now know why Judge Jackson was the favorite of the Radical Left.

YellowKing wrote: Thu Mar 31, 2022 2:26 pm Ah yes, the Radical Left (note the capitalization). We certainly don't want extremists in our political parties pushing their crazy agendas like providing free lunch to hungry school children.

Smoove_B wrote: Mon Apr 04, 2022 1:02 pm EDIT: Oh, and making D.C. and Puerto Rico official states to get more representatives in Congress. We should be fighting like hell right now because you can be sure when the GOP attempts to take over in 2024 they're going to do everything they can to make sure they never lose power again.

Lindsey Graham didn't wear a tie for the occasion of Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation to become the 1st black woman on the Supreme Court

that meant he wasn't allowed on the Senate floor and voted "no" from the cloakroom

Jaymann wrote: Thu Apr 07, 2022 7:59 pm At last Graham has a chance to come out of the closet.

Octavious wrote: Fri Apr 08, 2022 9:41 am well to be fair even if it was a white dude it probably would have been the same thing. Everything is about party over country to the extreme now.

The Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, according to an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito circulated inside the court and obtained by POLITICO.

The draft opinion is a full-throated, unflinching repudiation of the 1973 decision which guaranteed federal constitutional protections of abortion rights and a subsequent 1992 decision – Planned Parenthood v. Casey – that largely maintained the right. “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start,” Alito writes.

“We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” he writes in the document, labeled as the “Opinion of the Court.” “It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.”

malchior wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 9:43 pm A quick reading sees that he calls out other opinions slated for reversal such as Obergefell and even Lawrence vs. Texas. It is hard to overstate how out of control things might get with this court in the next few years

Exodor wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 9:51 pm

malchior wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 9:43 pm A quick reading sees that he calls out other opinions slated for reversal such as Obergefell and even Lawrence vs. Texas. It is hard to overstate how out of control things might get with this court in the next few years

More and more I'm convinced the United States won't survive as a union much longer. I think this is a huge step toward that eventual dissolution.

Exodor wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 9:51 pm

malchior wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 9:43 pm A quick reading sees that he calls out other opinions slated for reversal such as Obergefell and even Lawrence vs. Texas. It is hard to overstate how out of control things might get with this court in the next few years

More and more I'm convinced the United States won't survive as a union much longer. I think this is a huge step toward that eventual dissolution.

malchior wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 9:54 pm

Exodor wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 9:51 pm

malchior wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 9:43 pm A quick reading sees that he calls out other opinions slated for reversal such as Obergefell and even Lawrence vs. Texas. It is hard to overstate how out of control things might get with this court in the next few years

More and more I'm convinced the United States won't survive as a union much longer. I think this is a huge step toward that eventual dissolution.

Maybe. If the Supreme Court keeps signaling it is going to roll back law to before the Civil Rights era we may very well see violence. That violence may tear us apart or it may usher in the authoritarian age. Hard to know at this point.

Abortion would immediately become illegal in at least 13 states if the Supreme Court were to overturn Roe v. Wade:

Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.

YellowKing wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 10:27 pm At this point I'm ready for the Union to be dissolved. Let these Bible-thumping fucksticks go form their own territory and leave the sane folks alone.

YellowKing wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 10:27 pm At this point I'm ready for the Union to be dissolved. Let these Bible-thumping fucksticks go form their own territory and leave the sane folks alone.