Veedem@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoSenate Democrats introduce bill to implement term limits and biannual appointments to Supreme Courtwww.washingtonexaminer.comexternal-linkmessage-square151fedilinkarrow-up11.5Karrow-down122
arrow-up11.48Karrow-down1external-linkSenate Democrats introduce bill to implement term limits and biannual appointments to Supreme Courtwww.washingtonexaminer.comVeedem@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square151fedilink
minus-squareSeedyOne@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down2·11 months agoEven if that were true, they should STILL try it. You do it to put the pressure on, to slowly move forward, put the idea in the news, on people’s minds, etc. It may seem futile but we have to start somewhere.
minus-squareJeremy [Iowa]@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down4·11 months agoThat’s how you waste political capital on ineffective, performative measures which do nothing but guarantee supreme court challenge. If you want to waste taxpayer money, this is the way to do it.
minus-squareSeedyOne@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoAs if “political capital” is being properly spent elsewhere. Must be nice in happy fantasy land.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down6·11 months agoSee that’s what people said during the Trump impeachments. Everyone knew it wouldn’t go anywhere and it changed nothing.
minus-squareBeMoreCareful@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·edit-211 months agoI mean, he’s not president and he’s got more indictments than you can shake a stick at.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·11 months agoYeah, and nobody can stop him from being the next Republican candidate for President. His fanbase is the living personification of this: https://effectiviology.com/backfire-effect-facts-dont-change-minds/
Even if that were true, they should STILL try it. You do it to put the pressure on, to slowly move forward, put the idea in the news, on people’s minds, etc. It may seem futile but we have to start somewhere.
That’s how you waste political capital on ineffective, performative measures which do nothing but guarantee supreme court challenge.
If you want to waste taxpayer money, this is the way to do it.
As if “political capital” is being properly spent elsewhere. Must be nice in happy fantasy land.
See that’s what people said during the Trump impeachments. Everyone knew it wouldn’t go anywhere and it changed nothing.
I mean, he’s not president and he’s got more indictments than you can shake a stick at.
Yeah, and nobody can stop him from being the next Republican candidate for President.
His fanbase is the living personification of this:
https://effectiviology.com/backfire-effect-facts-dont-change-minds/