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orangecrush

(31,238 posts) Thu May 14, 2026, 10:11 AM May 14

"Facially Insane" [View all]

Iâ€™m a broken record, but itâ€™s facially insane that the SCOTUSâ€™s position is that the interest of a political partyâ€”an entity with no special constitutional protectionâ€”in gerrymandering is more important than black peopleâ€™s right to vote, which we have several constitutional amendments addressing
— Bill (@bill-of-lefts.bsky.social) 2026-05-14T03:08:53.741Z

I don't know what better justification for court packing you'll get than a court which has effectively repealed the majority of the 14th and 15th amendments.
— Don Zeko (@donzeko.bsky.social) 2026-05-14T03:43:44.861Z

Tell your normie friends, because hoi polloi still balk at court packing
— Kierkegaarden Cop (@joshsteich.bsky.social) 2026-05-14T06:15:38.558Z

they also balk at literally everything that has happened in the last 15 months
— Joe Visulazio ðŸ“Š (@newsitenewme.bsky.social) 2026-05-14T06:27:46.867Z

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"Facially Insane" [View all] orangecrush May 14 OP

Without court expansion, there can be no restoration of rights or repair of the Damage of the Trump era Fiendish Thingy May 14 #1

Not "Court packing". Court unpacking. Mister Ed May 14 #2

Well put orangecrush May 14 #3

Good way to put it MustLoveBeagles May 14 #17

So what's to stop the expansion from Republican misuse? It seems like a Pandora's box. live love laugh May 14 #19

What's to stop any Republican abuse of power? Mister Ed May 14 #22

Yep. One judge for each district. Justice matters. May 14 #20

And then, to prevent each new administration from adding wnylib May 14 #24

Traitors Kid Berwyn May 14 #4

Agree orangecrush May 14 #5

"facially" insane?? niyad May 14 #6

I thought about that too COL Mustard May 14 #10

Insane on its face orangecrush May 14 #11

I have never seen it the extremely awkward way the title reads. niyad May 14 #23

Seeing the title of the OP I thought it was about Mar-a-Lago face nt Rob H. May 14 #16

Don't go there! orangecrush May 14 #18

Tragically, many non-voters failed to exercise those rights and here we are Ponietz May 14 #7

Tell your normie friends is a good slogan for these times. yardwork May 14 #8

If packing the court is an option... lame54 May 14 #9

It already is packed orangecrush May 14 #12

If Trump could install... lame54 May 14 #13

His Guardians Of Pedophiles "aides" must have told him Justice matters. May 14 #21

Yep, he appointed 3 of them himself, in his first term. ShazzieB May 14 #14

Notion yesterday... BurnDoubt May 14 #15