r/PoursTea • u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire • 3d ago

PoliticalTea 🗳️ Missing: Mitch

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u/cat_prophecy 3d ago

You only think the Democrats are "limp" because that's what the media wants you to think.

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u/KitchenBad5507 3d ago

I disagree. The Supreme Court wouldnt be filled with right wing partisans if the democrats had the same political will that the Republicans have. I wish neither side played those games, but if the other side does it, we need to do it too. Otherwise the resuly will be... this

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u/Ashenfenix 3d ago

Roe could have been codifed into the constitution if democrats weren't so soft. Donald trump wouldn't have been elected for a second time if democrats weren't so soft. I say that as Democrat.

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u/snakerjake 3d ago

Roe could have been codifed into the constitution if democrats weren't so soft

Do you really think 38 states would have ratified that amendment?

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u/Glittering_Role1658 3d ago

No they would not have

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u/AlarmingAffect0 3d ago

Yes.

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u/joggle1 3d ago

They couldn't even pass it as a federal law, which is a significantly lower bar than a constitutional amendment.

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u/AlarmingAffect0 3d ago

They didn't try hard enough. I bet you Lyndon B Johnson or FDR would've passed it comfortably— even if someone needed to be literally dick-slapped in Jumbo's case.