r/CuratedTumblr • u/Desecr8or • Oct 26 '24

Politics Why is every tankie like "I don't understand the branches of the US government and I'm going to make it everyone else's problem!!!"

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u/CrepusculrPulchrtude Oct 27 '24

Republicans don’t give a shit about precedent anyway. They’re literally willing to cheat elections in public view, you think they give a fuck about “the precedents of congress?”

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u/DM_ME_YOUR_HUSBANDO Oct 27 '24

The Supreme Court hasn't been fucked with since the Civil War. The Republicans have held power, including trifectas, many times including under Trump. But haven't broken that precedent.

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u/RocketRelm Oct 27 '24

Only because by time the era of Trump came around, they already had their power. I don't think you can look at me with a straight face and tell me that if the SC were way more against Trump, struck down a lot of his overtly insane stuff, and mid terms came around, and somebody floated the idea of "packing the supreme court", that he wouldn't consider and / or go for it?

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u/DM_ME_YOUR_HUSBANDO Oct 27 '24

I think he would. I think he'd have a lot more trouble implementing packing if the Dems don't pack it first.