While I agree they go way too easy on Republicans, this was literally authored by a prominent Democrat, it’s way more likely for them to actually do this than a lot of the average stuff the news says they should.
Tinidril@midwest.social 7 months ago
This sounds like exactly the sort of thing that the Democrats are too spineless to ever do.
Bernie_Sandals@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Tinidril@midwest.social 7 months ago
Jamie Raskin is a prominent Democrat in the same way AOC is a prominent Democrat - not because of his influence over the party, but because he stands out for having a backbone and some integrity. He is sadly not representative of the party as a whole.
silence7@slrpnk.net 7 months ago
The key problem is that it requires the support of the other seven justices, four of whom are Republicans.
Zachariah@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I read a while ago of two strategies to combat this:
If I recall correctly, these were explained as plans that the President has the power to do without needing legislative approval.
I never looked into whether these claims were accurate.
silence7@slrpnk.net 7 months ago
#2 can actually work, but it requires the Senate to go along with it. There hasn’t been a majority in favor of it to date.