Filibuster ends. Trump adds 7 new justices to the Supreme Court. The next democratic president adds 14 justices to offset Republican picks. The next Republican president adds 28 new justices and on and on…
Within 40 years the entire population of the United States is on the Supreme Court.
Maybe then at least we will get some say in how this country is ran. 🙃
So then we’ll become a true democracy? Right now, land is getting more equal representation than people are getting.
Soon: “In a 200M to 130M decision, the SCOTUS has ruled that abortions, sex work, and weed are legal, student loans are predatory and hereby forgiven and future interest rates capped, and income over $1M in a year is taxed at 100% while corporate tax rates have been raised to 70%. The increased revenue will fund healthcare, social safety net programs, and boost infrastructure programs. In other news, the execution of the traitor in chief will be at the Capitol at noon and be televised live to deter future attempts at fascist takeover. Thankfully he was stupid enough to accidentally give power to the people.”
You need to run for public office on this platform! Lol
Man this sounds amazing
the entire population of the United States is on the Supreme Court.
I like this unironically.
It’s one way to get universal healthcare I suppose.
Is this how we get UBI without an amendment?
It will take 26 cycles to meet the current population of the United States. That is 104 to 208 years from now. Supposedly our population has peaked and is slowly declining.
I think we got 5-10 more years of growth, then the decline comes. Can’t come soon enough honestly. Planet needs a break and most humans around the planet are moving to right wing extremism.
I don’t believe in god, but if that mf does exist. I hope he comes soon and takes all these religious Christian nationalist with him. That would solve a bunch of problems on the planet.
Look, I do believe in God:
- The rapture is a poorly worked theory born from a weird end times focus which I believe is meant to assist in parting the flock from their cash
- There is even debate on when it happens.
- Should if happen, it won’t be the people with Jesus on the outside and hate on the inside.
Jesus on the inside sounds kinky 😏
https://www.famousbirthdays.com/names/jesus.html
I’m more of an enabler than one to shame. Here are some well known Jesuses. I can’t guarantee a connection, but one can dream.
If only we were like Switzerland.
Sounds a bit like some smaller US states. Which makes sense when you consider that Switzerland isn’t much bigger Massachusetts or New Jersey geographic and population wise.
Having a hundred or more people on the Supreme Court would actually make a lot of sense. Why do we concentrate power so much when we know it results in corruption?
Furthermore, Congress should have around 12,000 members.
12,000 members is hyperbole, but Congress should be bigger. They used to increase the size of Congress with every census and reapportionment. But about 100 years ago, they couldn’t agree on how to do it, so they just didn’t. And it has stayed at 435 ever since.
From https://thirty-thousand.org/house-size-why-435/
By keeping the size of Congress fixed, the average population in each district gets higher and higher. But small states still get at least 1 representative! This increases the power of small states (who already get 2 Senators) even further.
30,000 people per Representative. Do you think the wealthy could really control a congress that had this much representation. Perhaps, but it would be a hell of a lot harder. The concentration of power is one of our biggest problems.
Within 40 years the entire population of the United States is on the Supreme Court.
Sounds great
I’m not sure but that sounds like a movie I’ve seen before.
No. Stop. Don’t.
Never interrupt an enemy when they are making a COLLOSAL mistake…
Can the filibuster prevent Congress from passing a bill that removes term limits?
The Presidential term limit in in the constitution so no if that’s what you mean.
Congress itself doesn’t have term limits.
The constitution can be amended… who can amend it?
Any constitutional amendment has to be ratified by 38/50 states for it to take effect (in the United States)
Well, yeah. Without the filibuster, Republicans would be able to completely rewrite election laws, giving them total control over the outcomes.
The only way they can win, is to cheat.
Do it, I dare you
Its a ruse to make mercans believe their vote matters anymore.
The “positive anymore” is a blight the Midwest has wrought on the English language.
Midwesterners are a blight.
If that’s how you feel then I won’t be sharing any casserole with you, thank you very much!
That’s not very nice of ya, dontchaknow.
I think little trumps days of demanding are slowly coming to an end.
Can’t wait until his metabolic disease filibusters his life
Maybe he should reverse just about every single thing he’s been doing in his second maladministration, too. That could definitely help.
That, and remove nearly all of his admin, get them on the path to prison, and replace them w/ people of integrity and competence.
There’s no way he’s gonna replace all the republicans with decent people.
