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Aubrey W Kendrick's avatar

I am also sad to hear about what the Supremes are up to. But it really is not a surprise and we can expect much more bad news in the coming months and years. All of the people who want to undue the civil rights and human rights advances will be looking to bring every lawsuit that they can think of in order to give the Supreme Court the chance to take us back to the 1920's and the 1880's in a legal, social, political, and every other sense.

But this has been in process for a long time and it is surprising that so many smart people seem surprised by what has happened.

In 2010, about 1,000 Democratic seats in state legislatures were lost and many of those seats have never been won back. That is why the republicans can gerrymander many state legislative districts and Congressional districts. In most states the state legislature does the redistricting after the census and also passes laws related to elections and voting. When the Democrats lost control of many state legislatures, that was a real blow.

Then in 2016, many Democratic women said that they could see no difference between Donald and Ms. Clinton. Many decided to stay home on election day. Well, the difference is playing out as we watch. Gorsuch, Kavannagh, and Barrett would not be on the court if Ms. Clinton had won.

Maybe the activities of the Federal Courts will cause the progressives, liberals, and Democrats to take politics seriously and start showing up on election day.

Some states such as Alabama are hopelessly red; but there are some states where voting and political activity could make a big difference. Elections do make a difference.

Best wishes Garrison and best wishes to one and all.

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Janet's avatar

Thank you for your thoughtfulness around a difficult, very private subject. Would that the Supremes listened to you

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