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bigbrother05

(5,995 posts)
Fri Oct 10, 2014, 08:58 PM Oct 2014

Thumbs on the scale?

While the latest actions by SCOTUS to let lower court rulings stand on marriage equality and voter rights is heartening, why does the silence from the hard right wing give me pause?

Who is most likely to be energized at the midterms? Have Scalia and the rest found a way to GOTV?

Will lukewarm Dems see these actions and think that we really are post-racial/sexual and stay at home? When the courts seem to be looking out for our rights, do we really need to change the Congress?

Best thing for us all is push even harder for every vote, the last thing we need is a bunch of folks underestimating the craven nature of the powers aligned against the general public welfare.

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