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In It to Win It

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3. At best, we had 4-3 liberal majority in 2016, and that was with 3 Dem appointees and a moderate Crist (R) appointee

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Thu Jul 17, 2025, 04:52 PM

Jul 17

The Democratic appointees had reached the mandatory age of retirement so, very much like the 2016 Presidential election for SCOTUS, the election for Florida governor in 2018 was also an election for the Florida Supreme Court. The person that won got to replace the 3 Democratic appointees.

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Florida Supreme Court upholds DeSantis-congressional districts map that eliminated a majority-Black seat [View all] In It to Win It Jul 17 OP

OK BLUE STATES: Chasstev365 Jul 17 #1

Bastards. Passages Jul 17 #2

At best, we had 4-3 liberal majority in 2016, and that was with 3 Dem appointees and a moderate Crist (R) appointee In It to Win It Jul 17 #3

They came to an unethical conclusion. Passages Jul 17 #4