On September 18, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died.
No member of the current court was more favorable to minor party and independent candidates and voters than she was. She wrote Buckley v American Constitutional Law Foundation, which struck down state laws requiring petitioners to be registered voters.
Also, in the last Supreme Court decision that discussed minor parties, Clingman v Beaver (2005), she joined the dissent of Justice John Paul Stevens which said, “There is over a century of experience demonstrating that the two major parties are fully capable of maintaining their own positions of dominance in the political marketplace without any special assistance from the state governments they dominate.”
OK, so will her replacement become campaign fodder, or will it wait til after November? It will certainly, of course, be a hot topic for US Senate candidates. Personally, I’m pulling for https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Coney_Barrett
I didn’t always agree with her decisions but she was one tough lady. You don’t have to agree with someone to respect them. RIP Justice Ginsburg.
Trump has made remarks in recent interviews that he thinks he’s “pretty libertarian” and that if Gary Johnson hadn’t run he would have won the popular vote. Both are untrue but if he thinks that he might try to nominate a relatively libertarian justice to curry favor with more Libertarian voters. One can dream…
We know the “major” parties can dominate the others indefinitely.
That is Duverger’s Law/
Why didn’t she mention it? And DO SOMETHING?
Top Six.
After Top Six is implemented, PLAS would become obvious.
Good Riddance,
Now we need to deal with the next pig that El Presidente will appoint.
None of them can or will help us get out from under state domination.
This election was already screwed, now it’s going to be an absolute sh*tshow (I would never self-edit like this, but I don’t know Richard’s cursing policy). Honestly, 2016 had nothing on this election year. Can anyone think of a good comparison for this one?
RIP – the *notorious* RBG.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
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JM4 — Obviously 1860.
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The MONSTER Sen. McConnell will have immediate hearings to pick a fascist Elephant replacement hack — esp for ALL pending/coming Trump election law cases —
to make 2000 Bush v Gore seem like child’s play.
The olde 60 Sens debate stuff will be killed off – with a likely appeal to SCOTUS.
More pressure than ever to —
ABOLISH the minority rule EC
Abolish the minority rule Senate
Abolish the minority rule USA H Reps
1/2 or less x 1/2 gerry areas = 1/4 or less CONTROL.
IE – this may be like the CRISIS E-N-D of the Roman Republic in 27 BC
— KILLER-TYRANT A. Caesar takes over new Roman Empire.
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PR and AppV – pending TOTSOP
TOTSOP
If I seem bitter it is because I am.
One of my first political experiences was an unjust conviction in US District Court for Eastern PA.
My attempts at remedy, with an excellent case, failed.
18 USC Section 2255, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 32(d), withdrawal of guilty plea.
So now I look forward to adversarial proceedings against a US Attorney in adversarial proceedings in US District Court for Western PA.
If there is justice to be had in US District Court, I should win.
If not I will lose, again.
We shall see, shant we?
https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx
https://www.scotusblog.com/2020/09/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-feminist-pioneer-and-progressive-icon-dies-at-87/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/18/us/ruth-bader-ginsburg-dead.html
One of many many many stories.
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NONPARTISAN election of ALL judges- max 6 year terms.
You know what, Demo? I don’t disagree with a single thing you’ve said there. I must have Stockholm Syndrome, because you’ve grown on me, I guess.
Interesting update on my health.
I went to Urgent Care today.
I was hoping to get a stronger antifungal. I had hit my right foot with a long, heavy daily dose but it did not seem to be getting much better very fast.
Turns out the athletes foot had allowed a bacterial skin infection in.
I was throwing the wrong medicine at the problem, antifungal instead of anti bacterial.
Meanwhile my left foot had cleared up! Along with other areas of skin blemishes most notably on my arms.
As you know, the skin is one organ. So hitting one area, my right foot, with large doses of medicine, spread it to all of my skin in time.
I learned a good lesson!
Bit dilute Ammonia on toes for a few minutes.
wash off. air dry.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/18/ruth-bader-ginsburg-dies-trump-congress-prepare-nomination-clash/5831798002/
NOOOO surprise — Sen M SUPER-HACK at work.
TYRANT bribes and threats NOW.
Most favorable to minor parties is relative, given it’s the Supreme Court. That said, her biographer last year called her a “centrist” among current Federal judicial libruls. That’s about right.
Ginsburg herself was obtuse on things like First Amendment protest rights, calling Colin Kaepernick “dumb and disrespectful.” https://socraticgadfly.blogspot.com/2020/09/rip-ruth-bader-ginsburg-notorious-rbg.html
Thank you, Dr. Demo Rep.
Ginsburg a centrist? That’s a laugh! She’s a far leftist.
If she is a far leftist, she doesn’t go there in Court.
A centrist among the liberals on the Court is about right. -LOL!
The Court is loaded with ultraconservatives,
making a liberal look radical left!
She was nothing close to a far-leftist. Talk about an absurd claim. At best she was a liberal.
RGB should have retired before Obama finished off his Presidency. Perhaps every Associate Justice should retire after they reach age 80 during the administration of the President that they support and before 80 If they are not in good health. The next eldest is Stephen Breyer who is 82. He better hope that Biden wins otherwise he will be 86 by January 2025.
Conspiracy theory!
Up to recently the powers that be figured Trump will win.
But now they hedge their bets.
So just in case, they “die” RBG so DJT can get to appoint another Supreme Court justice.
RBG gets to go to Israel to finish her life there.
So, RBG cancer death fake. Funeral, burial fake.
Note: if Biden wins, RBG most likely to die on his watch, giving the replacement pick to him.
This is what I think happened with Antonin Scalia in 2016.
Although his case may have been informed and voluntary.
@ JM:
“Honestly, 2016 had nothing on this election year. Can anyone think of a good comparison for this one?”
1876 comes to mind. Maybe even 1860, if things get totally out of hand.
IMO, the Electoral College is a good idea — for judges.
We ought to consider choosing judicial electors every 2 years who would go to DC and fill any vacancies in the federal courts.
WZ—
NONPARTISAN election of ALL judges- not more than 6 year terms.
part of getting uniform definition of Elector-Voter in ALL of USA —
USA citizen, 18 yrs olde, be registered by 28 days before election days.
You people sure have a high tolerance for shenanigans going on around you.
Robert Milnes going after demo rep, now that’s funny.
“You people sure have a high tolerance for shenanigans going on around you”
Please speak frankly.
RM-
ANY ***proof*** of various conspiracy theories ???
18-19 April 1775 – giving notice of Brits are coming
1859-1861 slave state top hacks
7 Dec 1941 FDR-Churchill machinations
etc
etc
We will all have our proof when the Pittsburgh jury finds not guilty by reason of self defense and the defense of others.
Rest In Peace