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5. "the next Democratic president" -- oh how I wish I shared that optimism

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Thu Oct 9, 2025, 02:58 PM

Oct 9

IMHO this regime will not be removed through voting. When it goes, it will, of necessity, be replaced by a different system: the current one has been thoroughly corrupted. The social norms and rules embraced in the founding documents have been abused and spindled to the point of becoming unrecognizable. Our system proved itself incapable of adapting to the stresses of postmodern society.

The authoritarianism will metastasize until it's torn down forcefully. It will affect our elections, guaranteed. I doubt we'll see an opposition president for many decades.

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Mark Joseph Stern - It is pretty galling that the Supreme Court spent four years telling Biden "you can't..." [View all] In It to Win It Oct 9 OP

Stern is absolutely right of course (as usual). The next Dem pres can't be timid. themaguffin Oct 9 #1

But SCOTUS Scubamatt Oct 9 #11

Yeah, no doubt. Well, the next Dem will have to push back on so many levels. themaguffin Oct 9 #13

Agreed. They WANT what trump is doing, the only way to stop them Volaris Oct 9 #18

First thing we need to do when we take it back. . . . h2ebits Oct 10 #40

The Supreme Court is part of the coup. Baitball Blogger Oct 9 #2

Yep - they are there to legitimize the coup rurallib Oct 9 #3

But it's going to backfire on them. Baitball Blogger Oct 9 #7

Well, I would say only if we can get power to move to the left rurallib Oct 9 #16

This so-called SCOTUS is hell-bent on shredding the Constitution. MLWR Oct 9 #20

100% agree. Problem is as it stands now, THIS supreme couirt could rule bluestarone Oct 9 #28

They will lose credibility and make themselves obsolete. Baitball Blogger Oct 9 #29

True, but these six bluestarone Oct 9 #30

The next Dem president needs to start a pressure campaign to get some of them to resign newdeal2 Oct 9 #4

I believe both things should be done. LittleGirl Oct 9 #10

"the next Democratic president" -- oh how I wish I shared that optimism 0rganism Oct 9 #5

"Democrats need to start thinking about this right now." Grins Oct 9 #15

Correct Cosmocat Oct 9 #19

I agree. Hope I am wrong Wifes husband Oct 9 #25

Deport the Supremes too RainCaster Oct 9 #6

Next President needs explicitly to run on the illegitimacy of the Court Ponietz Oct 9 #8

Many of us were calling for Biden to do these things a year ago Orrex Oct 9 #9

Yup!!! Scubamatt Oct 9 #12

I have always said to my wife,You can take 2 words and swap them in any sentence dealing with initiatives, policies,etc. Scalded Nun Oct 9 #14

Meanwhile, the pundits pretend that the right wing didn't scream about judicial activism for decades prior to Trump. progressoid Oct 9 #17

What is so astonishing is the Supreme Court will make themselves moot by giving the orange turd a dictatorship kimbutgar Oct 9 #21

The very first thing that needs to be done, re the SCOTUS ReRe Oct 9 #22

You're absolutely correct. Gimpyknee Oct 9 #23

Yes. In 2028. ReRe Oct 9 #26

Project 2028 JoseBalow Oct 9 #24

They are no longer supreme mdbl Oct 9 #27

SCOTUS will just reverse themselves the first time a Dem prez tries to Buttoneer Oct 9 #31

There is ONE thing we must learn from Trump: Shipwack Oct 9 #32

Never assume fairness from Robert's Fascist "Justices" RVN VET71 Oct 9 #33

Like Alito declaring Roe vs Wade "Wrongly Decided"? czarjak Oct 10 #34

Exactly. Martin68 Oct 10 #35

I predict the next Dem president will redirect the tariff revenue Wanderlust988 Oct 10 #36

Expand the SCOTUS MarcoZandrini Oct 10 #37

The Supremes have given up on the US Constitution Farmer-Rick Oct 10 #38

100% THIS Six117 Oct 10 #39