Also, (thanks to Eric Mader below) there is the issue of judges.
Did you know this almost did not come to a vote in Florida? Antiabortion groups who argued against the amendment said it was overly broad and vague, and its title misleading. By 4-3 the Florida Supreme Court let it go to the ballot.
Also, (thanks to Eric Mader below) there is the issue of judges.
Did you know this almost did not come to a vote in Florida? Antiabortion groups who argued against the amendment said it was overly broad and vague, and its title misleading. By 4-3 the Florida Supreme Court let it go to the ballot.
Trump appointed pro-life judges and there is no reason to think that would stop. He also appoints judges that oppose minors taken for parents for transgender surgeries, men in women's sports, and many other things. But we can't have those judges if we stay home in order to have a pure Republican party.
Yes. Conservatives should be pragmatic in their voting. I no longer live in Maryland but if I did, I would vote for Larry Hogan for senate. He's pro-choice and supports codifying Roe v- Wade. Yet if Hogan is elected senator, he will vote for the vast majority of Trump's judicial picks. His opponent, Angela Alsobrooks, will vote against every Trump judicial nominee.
So you want a totally manipulated court system, where judges check "How is our party on this one, who will it benefit?" rather than following the law. Got it.
Want? No, absolutely not. But it’s already happening (not that anybody asked me for consent), and if it must happen I’d rather it be my guys on the bench.
You are not the author of the comment that inspired my observation about a manipulated court system. It is happening to some extent, but not so much that I can't explain to liberals that the decision on presidential immunity was a prudent and tentative one, which made sense given what the court did say and did not say. I'm not willing to settle for "my guys on the bench." I want a constitution, and that requires a court that examines the language of the constitution and the law, not "my guys for the win." I am equally willing to criticize the "liberal" majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the Trumpian majority on the Georgia election board.
Also, (thanks to Eric Mader below) there is the issue of judges.
Did you know this almost did not come to a vote in Florida? Antiabortion groups who argued against the amendment said it was overly broad and vague, and its title misleading. By 4-3 the Florida Supreme Court let it go to the ballot.
Trump appointed pro-life judges and there is no reason to think that would stop. He also appoints judges that oppose minors taken for parents for transgender surgeries, men in women's sports, and many other things. But we can't have those judges if we stay home in order to have a pure Republican party.
Yes. Conservatives should be pragmatic in their voting. I no longer live in Maryland but if I did, I would vote for Larry Hogan for senate. He's pro-choice and supports codifying Roe v- Wade. Yet if Hogan is elected senator, he will vote for the vast majority of Trump's judicial picks. His opponent, Angela Alsobrooks, will vote against every Trump judicial nominee.
Just now I would like any president to face a majority of the opposition party in the senate. Not a large one, but enough to put the brakes on.
So you want a totally manipulated court system, where judges check "How is our party on this one, who will it benefit?" rather than following the law. Got it.
Want? No, absolutely not. But it’s already happening (not that anybody asked me for consent), and if it must happen I’d rather it be my guys on the bench.
You are not the author of the comment that inspired my observation about a manipulated court system. It is happening to some extent, but not so much that I can't explain to liberals that the decision on presidential immunity was a prudent and tentative one, which made sense given what the court did say and did not say. I'm not willing to settle for "my guys on the bench." I want a constitution, and that requires a court that examines the language of the constitution and the law, not "my guys for the win." I am equally willing to criticize the "liberal" majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the Trumpian majority on the Georgia election board.
1000 times yes.