![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Anyone who has followed me is probably quite clear that I will be voting for Hillary Clinton this fall. Am I enthralled with Mrs. Clinton? Frankly, no. However, to even hint that there is no real choice between her and Donald Trump is insanity.
In my mind, the number one reason to be voting not only for Hillary Clinton this fall, but for what ever Democrat is running for Senate in your state, is the Supreme Court.
Who was responsible for giving us a Bush presidency in 2000? The Supreme Court.
Who was responsible for the gutting of the Civil Rights Act? The current Supreme Court.
Who is responsible for Citizens United? The current Supreme Court.
Much of this has been the doing of the conservative side of the court all of whom were appointed Reagan and the Bushes. The continued effect of the four surviving Republican appointees has and will continue to linger on, long past the time of the presidents that appointed them and the Senate that approve them. So I ask each of you reading this, whom do you trust to make appointments to the Supreme Court? Consider this very carefully before you vote this fall. Bill Clinton gave us Stephen Breyer and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Barack Obama gave us Sonya Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is 83 years old and a survivor of both pancreatic and colon cancer. Do you honestly think she's going to make it through another administration? Stephen Breyer is 79 and has been making noises for a while about wanting to retire. Anthony Kennedy the Republican on the court who is considered the 'swing vote' is past 80 himself. Meanwhile thanks to the Republicans currently serving in our Senate, Merrick Garland can't even get a hearing, let alone a vote. This is how the current Senate is treating a moderate. Mr Garland is not a liberal and he has served on the DC court of appeals for almost the past 2 decades
Our next president will have at least one vacancy to fill on the court and potentially 4. Do you wish to see Roe V. Wade overturned? DO you wish to see the marriage decision for same gender couples overturned? Do you wish to see the court take a hard swing to the right that will effect this country for the next 30 years if not beyond?
In my mind, the number one reason to be voting not only for Hillary Clinton this fall, but for what ever Democrat is running for Senate in your state, is the Supreme Court.
Who was responsible for giving us a Bush presidency in 2000? The Supreme Court.
Who was responsible for the gutting of the Civil Rights Act? The current Supreme Court.
Who is responsible for Citizens United? The current Supreme Court.
Much of this has been the doing of the conservative side of the court all of whom were appointed Reagan and the Bushes. The continued effect of the four surviving Republican appointees has and will continue to linger on, long past the time of the presidents that appointed them and the Senate that approve them. So I ask each of you reading this, whom do you trust to make appointments to the Supreme Court? Consider this very carefully before you vote this fall. Bill Clinton gave us Stephen Breyer and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Barack Obama gave us Sonya Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is 83 years old and a survivor of both pancreatic and colon cancer. Do you honestly think she's going to make it through another administration? Stephen Breyer is 79 and has been making noises for a while about wanting to retire. Anthony Kennedy the Republican on the court who is considered the 'swing vote' is past 80 himself. Meanwhile thanks to the Republicans currently serving in our Senate, Merrick Garland can't even get a hearing, let alone a vote. This is how the current Senate is treating a moderate. Mr Garland is not a liberal and he has served on the DC court of appeals for almost the past 2 decades
Our next president will have at least one vacancy to fill on the court and potentially 4. Do you wish to see Roe V. Wade overturned? DO you wish to see the marriage decision for same gender couples overturned? Do you wish to see the court take a hard swing to the right that will effect this country for the next 30 years if not beyond?
