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MadameButterfly

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16. The Electoral College, Not enforcing the Logan Act, gerrymandering and voter suppression, SCOTUS

Mon Jan 6, 2025, 12:21 PM

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appointments and terms need reform

Because of all of the above, we haven't had a legitimate Republican president who also won the popular vote since Eisenhower.
They created the Supreme Court we have today. By pure chance, a guy like Jimmy Carter doesn't get to appoint anybody. Not by chance, Obama only gets 2 and Trump gets 3 and counting.

(Reform for appointing Justices would allow 2 justices appointed for each presidential term, and term limits of 20 years, so no more Senates refusing to allow a vote for some presidents and not others, no need for Sandra Day OConnor to stop the Florida vote in Bush v.Gore just because she wants to retire.)

If we had true majority rule, we'd be just fine right now. Or at least better. SCOTUS would be curbing abuses of the legal system, not turning the law on it's head.

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Hmm. What could possibly be the difference? [View all] True Dough Monday OP

In a democracy, our system, including justice system, is only as good as the citizens Walleye Monday #1

Victim blaming feels soooo good! Think. Again. Monday #3

OK, whatever, I honestly don't know who to blame for the situation. Americans did it. Walleye Monday #4

A misused system doesn't indicate a faulty system. Think. Again. Monday #5

The system was misused but the system could & should have better safeguards against misuse. Kind of its purpose! Bernardo de La Paz Monday #7

The majority did not vote for him. Bluethroughu Monday #11

Even the majority of people who actually voted soldierant Monday #17

The billionaires did it. Lock. Stock. Barrell. Clouds Passing Monday #12

The Electoral College, Not enforcing the Logan Act, gerrymandering and voter suppression, SCOTUS MadameButterfly Monday #16

"If we had true majority rule, we'd be just fine right now." ShazzieB Monday #18

All of the above malaise Monday #2

I'm so naive BobsYourUncle Monday #6

LOL malaise Monday #13

Little pink houses and all that. Solly Mack Monday #8

system working as designed WhiskeyGrinder Monday #9

That's becoming more apparent every day. dchill Monday #15

This IS who WE are. Bluethroughu Monday #10

No, this is who they are state of stupid Monday #21

Thank you, that is what I exactly meant. Bluethroughu Monday #22

Sadly, that is how badly we have allowed reality to become twisted state of stupid Monday #23

Unfortunately so. Bluethroughu Yesterday #26

And that last graphic is why Farmer-Rick Monday #14

By design. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Monday #19

the old becomes new again and again and again state of stupid Monday #20

Perfect and succinctly stated Evolve Dammit Yesterday #24

The Law Applies to Everybody! Aussie105 Yesterday #25