09-06-2019, 08:25 AM
(09-05-2019, 11:41 PM)Classic-Xer Wrote:(11-12-2018, 09:41 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: Democrats are going to have to get radical like the Republicans were in the 1860s to get past this new cold (or hot) civil war, and be just as ruthless as the Republicans have been in such things as shoving two conservatives onto the Court. They will have to suspend the filibuster for some years with a time limit on it, and stack the courts, and then be willing to use that power to change this country.
I don't think it would wise to do a bunch stuff that pisses off/ alienates 60 some million Americans who are as ruthless or more ruthless than the Republicans. The Democrats would be better off sticking to controlling, skewing things more in their own favor and mainly screwing with/ screwing up the lives and messing with/removing the rights of the folks within Democratic areas.
In other words, you're a bit concerned that the GOP has overplayed its hand, and the reckoning is due. I agree. The only question: how great the fall? The Dems are still too disorganized to rise, but the Millennial wave may finally push the handwringers aside. A huge wave election should do the trick.
No predictions from me about the legislative results that may, or may not, follow. If it's a mealy-mouthed effort, they'll lose again in 2022 and perhaps 2024 too.
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