Of course they did. Now let’s see their rationale for overturning Californias.
Does it even fucking matter at this point? There will be zero repercussions for the blatant disregard for the law to serve the authoritarian regime so they can say whatever they want
Yeah, for real. Let’s hope the Majestic Imperious High Court deigns to grace us with any explanation. They love their emergency docket…
It’s too close to the election to not do it
Here’s the fun part. They’ll use the shadow docket and won’t give any rationale.
Crime is legal.
Exactly as expected. Next they’ll find that California’s redistricting is unconstitutional.
I obviously disagree with this ruling, but if they were to rule the opposite on California, the absolute sheer corruptness would be undeniable. And worthily of drastic and dramatic action on our (the citizens) part.
Citizens wouldn’t even vote in their own interest, and now it’s too late. I’m convinced tens of millions of Americans will die quietly before even one stands up.
I agree.
Their sheer corruptness is already undeniable. The six right wing hacks regularly make decisions that are blatantly and obviously unconstitutional and write nonsense opinions to justify them. They openly accept huge bribes from those impacted by their decisions and then rule in their favor. If the GOP gave a damn about the rule of law and the Constitution they would have been impeached long ago.
I’m here for the dramatic action.
The corruption is already undeniable.
Okay but then it’ll be double plus undeniable. People will definitely do something in response. You’ll see.
In a brief order, the conservative majority argued, among other things, that the District Court had intervened to block the maps too close to next year’s midterm election.
Eleven months away is too close to the next election for these clowns.
Texas passed their new maps on August 29th. On November 18 the district court ordered them to revert to their previous maps.
Apparently the SC’s Republican cult members think this will be too difficult for Texas?
They’ve already gutted the VRA. This is reaffirming the decision.
The decision has nothing to do with their stated reasons; they are in favor of racism, but don’t want to say so
Especially since the maps were drawn up new a month ago. Or should I read more carefully?
It’s obvious bullshit. If anything that logic would uphold the stay.
Same bullshit that Mitch McConnell claimed why Obama couldn’t appoint a Supreme Court justice fuck this illegmeaite Supreme Court.
And then did a speed run to install a Supreme Court Justice like 45 days before an election under Trump.
The mask is off.
But wouldn’t the opposite be true? Changing the maps too close to the election is a problem. “Keeping them the same too close to the election” makes no sense.
No no, dont even give it that much dignity. The complainants are not asking to “block the map” too close (11 months) to elections. They are asking that the map not be illicit, unethically changed 5 years early, based off the explicit public request of the President who is not meant to have power over state election matters, with the explicitly stated intent of gerrymandering out more seats for Republicans that they “deserve” than they otherwise would have won, only 15ish months to the elections (which is apparently plenty of time). Their “reasoning” doesn’t make sense because it’s not reasoning. It’s blatant full chested support of voter suppression/disenfranchisement to bolster their party and their autocratic President. They’re so full of shit you could smell them talking from the next room over. Fuck those lying, cheating, corrupt, un-American, fascist cunts.
Dont forget 9 months is too close to an election to approve a supreme court justice nomination, unless the president is Republican and then less than a month is plenty of time
Election was already underway. There were already absentee balls cast ousting him from office when they approved his nomination
Every day MAGA trash feels safe leaving their homes is a day the rest of you show your cowardice, America
Its a hard thing to come to terms with. Families are split in two. To take up arms means we are doing it against our own family members. In my case it would be my father and brother.
Your father and brother are Nazis.
If they aren’t afraid of you, you’re a coward or you’re complicit. There isn’t any grey area with fascism.
Stop giving such shit advice, you sound like a maga
Ah yes fear and division.
The natural enemy of fascism.
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Yep those are the only options.
Prove yourself an enemy or sit idle.
A profound lack of nuance.
Sowing community and peeling undecideds, Sabotaging, undermining, informing, rearing confusion and exploiting divisions that exist within the power structure, encouraging idleness in the enemy even.
The enemies of fascism and ways to resist it are myriad. And yet you can only imagine a sword to meet a sword.
And frankly; there’s no faster road to that gulag. Or more likely an abrupt meaningless death that accomplishes nothing.
Rage and cast aspersions from your safe nest, blame anyone who hasn’t given up on everyone that’s on the other side. Reduce the work of ages to a simple numbers game. Throw away every weapon that seems too complex or involved, deny all clemency and revoke the rights of others to offer it.
Surely that’s what we need. Another great war will kill the demon.
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I accept your surrender.
Fascinating stuff! It’s like russia with extra steps and a gigantic amount of comical ostentatious posturing about freedoms and liberty.
Americans do love their theatrics!
Political maneuver literally named after a US politician
“Wow, this is just like Foreignistan!”
Everything is shitty and terrible and we’re not even a year in. :(
It’s so long past the point that Americans should have begun shooting these traitors, they’re just gonna fucking let the fascism happen and tweet about it at this point.
We should start calling it Robertsmander rather than Gerrymander from now on. If having no shame while he’s living has no effect, then the best he deserves is his name being tarnished and synonymous with corruption for hundreds of years.
They are Robertsmadering
It’s heavily Robertsmandered
They want to Robertsmander everything
Saying this in my head makes my head and my jaw hurt for some reason. I think I’ll just stick with gerrymander.
When mom says no, just ask dad.
Feels like we need to have a Get the Fuck Out protest.
That’s very cute of you, however, fascism is there to stay.
Is it supper time yet?
Agreed! It’s MUCH too Close to an Election to Make Changes!
-The Supreme Court Justice who was appointed AFTER people ALREADY Voted!
The way that special election in Tennessee went, instead of picking up five seats, they’re liable to only be left with five seats (after all, you can’t grab more districts without weakening your hold on others).
Hubris leading to a failure, not unlikely outcome.
At what point can I stop pretending we have a functioning government?
Since the founding of the country.
It functions pretty well at enriching a select few corporations and wealthy elites.
At least 11 years ago.
Damn, guess I shouldn’t have been paying my taxes.
Guess that’s just the violence inherent in the system.
Unfortunately, not paying taxes isn’t really an option. If there’s one thing the government enjoys doing and does well is collect taxes, regardless of how failed that government is. The broken government is more likely to be extra shitty on the penalty though, unless you’re rich of course, in which case you don’t have to pay taxes.
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