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Well, it was another banner week from the six unelected zealots who apparently make all of America's public policy decisions.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

The court was already packed by right wing ratfucking. I still want to knkw what Trump said to Kennedy that made him stop dead in his tracks and resign shortly after. And the fucking Scalia rules for thee but not for me debacle. And all that to say nothing of Leo and the Federalist Society.

Maybe part of the problem is the media never calls out right wing court packing, but then screeches from the rooftops when Biden even thinks about rebalancing the court.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I still want to knkw what Trump said to Kennedy that made him stop dead in his tracks and resign shortly after.

Got any more info on that?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I thought it was to protect his son from being exposed in some shady deals?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I like using "stacking" to describe what happened. McConnell stacked the court.

It implies the same amount of ratfuckery but cuts off the useless retort of "nuh-uh they didn't add more than nine justices".