Our senators are concerned about Democrats wanting to expand the number of seats on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Sen. My Glee, for one, shouldn't be too concerned, as he stands a good chance of filling a SCOTUS vacancy himself in the near future. He will be in good company, as Kavanaugh, Gorsuch, Alito and Thomas clones, products of legal diploma mills funded by the Koch Brothers, will be filling federal judgeships at least through 2020.
Moscow Mitch May Con All and his partner-in-crime, DJT, will continue to churn out judicial appointees at warp speed until then. As the GOP-led Senate blocked Obama appointments for six years, there will be plenty of vacancies to fill. We also shouldn't count out the MAGA base, either.
The GOP still rules most state legislatures and governorships, which will guarantee rural gerrymandering for years to come. There may be low reportage for the 2020 Census. If disaffected, reform-minded voters stay away in 2020, in response to disarray among the leadership of the Loyal Opposition, don't rule out the continuance of our national nightmare through at least 2022.
Richard Casady, Murray
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