a list of nice things for you: dipping your feet in the local river, the scent of honeysuckle nearby, a monarch butterfly flitting among some sunflowers, the soft pages of an old book, a baguette with salted butter & jam, wild blackberries, resting your head in your friend’s lap
We asked for police to be defunded and Dems funded the police." We asked for debt relief and they said "best we can do is 10k." Now we're asking for action on abortion and they're fundraising. If you wonder why people aren't excited about Democrats, the answers are all there.
Someone with Biden’s ear please tell him he’s about 4 months away from going down in history as the president who lost democracy without throwing even a half-hearted punch.
Congress can change the number of justices on the Supreme Court at any time, and has done so 7 times throughout history.
Since 1869, the last time the court was expanded, the U.S. population has grown by over 800%, yet the court has stayed stagnant at 9 justices.
Listen I didn’t realize it was funny until I gave Will the download this evening and just lost is at the throwing the Big Mac at the wall part. Ketchup smear an all.
I get why folks are saying "it's not funny, but" to the president splattering the walls of his office with his burger and trying to wrestle his car away from the secret service but: you can say it. it's funny. it's really, really funny.
Here’s how Dems can + must do more than wait for an election.
Let’s start w/ why:
- 7 of the 9 justices were appointed by a party that hasn’t won a popular vote more than once in 30 years
- 1 of those seats was stolen
- Several lied to Congress to secure their appointment…
It’s just so incredibly important to channel the righteous anger at everything cops allowed, at the way they even physically stopped parents from doing anything, into action. Taking money from cops and putting it into housing and healthcare and more would save countless lives.
New York came close to making it illegal for people with domestic abuse convictions to purchase guns, but the police unions successfully lobbied against it, for completely normal reasons I presume.
When President Clinton banned assault rifles in 1994, mass shootings dropped by 43%. After Republicans let the ban expire in 2004, they increased by 243% — please don’t tell me bans don’t work, because I don’t want to hear it.
Politico-Morning Consult poll:
Requiring background checks on all gun sales: 88% strongly or somewhat support
Creating a national database with info about each gun sale: 75% support
Banning assault-style weapons: 67% support