Two senators, more than most others, championed and defended a Supreme Court justice who perjured himself. They should be first in line to stand up and demand Brett Kavanaugh be impeached and removed from the Supreme Court. They are similarly responsible for Gorsuch and Barrett. They need to be fixing this — not bellyaching about being “deceived”.
Susan Collins said during Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings:
“To my knowledge, Judge Kavanaugh is the first Supreme Court nominee to express the view that precedent is not merely a practice and tradition, but rooted in Article III of our Constitution itself. He said decisions become part of our legal framework with the passage of time and that honoring precedent is essential to maintaining public confidence.”
Joe Manchin now excuses his gullibility by saying:
“I trusted Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh when they testified under oath that they also believed Roe v. Wade was settled legal precedent and I am alarmed they chose to reject the stability the ruling has provided for two generations of Americans.”
These two idiots assuaged fears about Kavanaugh, Gorsuch, and Barrett, and each time they were dead wrong. They went out on a limb (if they weren’t just bald-faced lying) and convinced many that that these candidates wouldn’t be bulls in the china shop. They were wrong.
These senators are responsible now for the total disruptions they helped create. If they weren’t lying, they are unbelievably stupid. Either way, their actions are responsible for a huge theft of rights and freedoms in this country. And either way, Manchin and Collins do not deserve to be senators. These are grievous “mistakes” that will cost lives, ruin lives, and force many into poverty and even near slavery by removing women’s options.
Collins and Manchin need to step up or be removed themselves. They, more than most others, did this to the country. They should be the first to step up to fix it.
Manchin and Collins got played by Trump & Moscow Mitch.
No amount of pearl clutching by Collins, and navel gazing by Manchin can let them off the hook - THEY are why this ruling happened, they ignored all the warnings, red flags, and yet they drove that train wreck into the chasm with their eyes wide open.
I detest the fake democrat Manchin as much as any other repug scumbag.
Senators play dumb and pretend to hear things the nominees haven't said. Many of the rest of us hear things that weren't said. People have to learn to listen closely and think about what they have heard.
"Roe is longstanding precedent. It is well-settled law that underpins other important decisions. Stare decisis is a founding principle of our jurisprudence and we should give precedent the respect it deserves."
If you think this is a commitment to uphold Roe, that is a conclusion you have drawn. The nominee said no such thing nor even implied it.
excellent....those cretins always play the 'jesus card' as a last resort,and or prayer warriors.......total nonsense
Good to see exposed how Senators Manchin and Collins, along with Trump himself, all played a strategic role in leading the US down the worst regressive path to the point of an insurrection. Worse, is that our two-party system, by proxy, placed a self-centered authoritarian wanna-be, in line to pick three, that's right, THREE Supreme Court Justices, who's personal interests, based upon theology, fall far from what the actual majority wants and needs. Next up, funding restrictions, mandatory waiting periods, and gestational limits - because the states are now in control. Can't wait to see what theological disaster pops up next. As if summoning a bunch of 'prayer warriors' ever worked out for those anti-vaxxers who ended up, here.
interesting info on the (your) " younger set" Having been part of a foreign svc. family yrs back and stationed in the Balkans, your 'fascist' remarks are spot on.....
Had a long convo with my 16-17 yo kids. They were rightfully pissed about the SCOTUS ruling BUT it sounded like their peer group has been “groomed” (hate the term now but it fits) to see both political parties at fault. Decades of GQP running on “govt doesn’t work and is evil“; getting elected on that premise; proving the premise by blocking anything useful once elected; then blaming the Dems especially when they have nominal majority in congress/White House; and continuing the little lies about voting fraud have taken its toll. We discussed how Dems have had a mixed history of contributing to a lot of these problems, especially the corporate Dems and the “republican-lite” Dems.
However, it dawned on me there really is only one clear and simple message/concept ALL voters need to focus on—elect fascists and we get fascist policies. Keep electing fascists and we eventually have a fascist government. All the other bullshit in media and social interwebz is just noise—much of it generated by those with a vested interest in maintaining the status quo. The Republican party has proven now that they are fascist—either outright or through consent.
Manchin and Collins (and too many others now elected by dark money) fall into the “in-between world where they make political decisions based upon personal calculations. They ignore what the experts are saying because they see personal gain (maintaining office and all its perks) when convenient to their personal bottom lines whether monetary gain, lobbying grift, power to block bills that might harm their personal investments. Or, in other terms—fascist-lite.
Had a long convo with my 16-17 yo kids. They were rightfully pissed about the SCOTUS ruling BUT it sounded like their peer group has been “groomed” (hate the term now but it fits) to see both political parties at fault. Decades of GQP running on “govt doesn’t work and is evil“; getting elected on that premise; proving the premise by blocking anything useful once elected; then blaming the Dems especially when they have nominal majority in congress/White House; and continuing the little lies about voting fraud have taken its toll. We discussed how Dems have had a mixed history of contributing to a lot of these problems, especially the corporate Dems and the “republican-lite” Dems.
However, it dawned on me there really is only one clear and simple message/concept ALL voters need to focus on—elect fascists and we get fascist policies. Keep electing fascists and we eventually have a fascist government. All the other bullshit in media and social interwebz is just noise. The Republican party has proven now that they are fascist—either outright or through consent.
The fuckstain capitalist Xtian assbags have driven the court’s approval rating to below 25%. So now true Republicanism has reached it‘s zenith: no trust in any gubmint institutions by the overwhelming majority. I used to think the Republican Mafia would stop itself before civil war. Now I think, no, they long ago began doing the bidding of the oligarchy and what they truly wanted was to bust us apart like the Soviet Union so they could loot the coffers even more. Steal what remains, but somehow keep everyone tethered to Wall Street? Republican oligarchs are the driving force behind “state’s rights” because they absolutely need to hide their financial grifts behind shit like abortion rights. What they really care about is being able to take $40/hr jobs and get them over to $15/hr jobs and make new moron taxpayers pony up massive giveaways to get them there. Think Boeing, built by WA, supported by taxpayers for decades, dimed out to SC for cheap labor. Their think tank fuckers keep up these distractions while the money funnels ever higher and we all continue to be chattel. Republican voters are stupid AF and so are a whole lot of Dems. Too much not following the $. Too much believing R lies. Brainwashed electorate. Truly is.
Collins and Manchin need to go, and those lying poseurs Kavanaugh, Gorsuch, and Barrett need to go and Clarence Thomas needs to be long gone, along with his seditionist spouse. There is nothing supreme about this corrupt, amoral court.
Excellent !