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minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down7·1 month agoRepublicans don’t want to get rid of it because it helps them against Democrats. Democrats don’t want to get rid of it because it helps them lock out progressives. We’re stuck with it.
minus-squareaubeynarf@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoHow would the Democrats “get rid of” a supreme court decision? Proponents of which party brought the case? Appointees of which party were in the deciding majority on the court?
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month ago How would the Democrats “get rid of” a supreme court decision? Stacking the courts and bringing another case. Or an amendment. So like I said, we’re stuck with it.
Republicans don’t want to get rid of it because it helps them against Democrats. Democrats don’t want to get rid of it because it helps them lock out progressives. We’re stuck with it.
How would the Democrats “get rid of” a supreme court decision?
Proponents of which party brought the case? Appointees of which party were in the deciding majority on the court?
Stacking the courts and bringing another case. Or an amendment.
So like I said, we’re stuck with it.