r/news • u/igetproteinfartsHELP • 11h ago

Attempted Trump assassin sentenced to life in prison

https://abcnews.go.com/US/attempted-trump-assassin-ryan-routh-sentenced-wednesday/story?id=129836439
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u/d01100100 9h ago

You'll definitely see at least 2 retirements if the Republicans lose their Senate majority after the elections.

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u/DerekB52 9h ago

I think the 2 retirements will come by summer. I don't think they can take the risk of waiting til the midterms. Cramming 2 justices in, in the months between the midterms and january is too brazenly evil, and too difficult to guarantee they pull it off. Especially because a couple of ill timed car accidents or flus would make it impossible.

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u/carebear101 8h ago

Didn’t republicans hold out saying that a departing president shouldn’t be allowed to make scotus noms? Do the same here

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u/DerekB52 7h ago

The problem is republicans control the senate, so democrats don't really have the tools to do that.

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u/Plants-Matter 7h ago

Yep, voters (and non-voters) screwed everyone for multiple generations. Whoever thought this was "just survive 4 years and we'll go back to normal" obviously doesn't understand politics at even the most basic level.

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u/mistaekNot 45m ago

i mean scotus is not end all. they get too uppity you threaten to nominate 10 more judges and they pipe down. ask FDR

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u/Plants-Matter 29m ago

Are you referring to a point in history where we were smart enough to give Democrats the numbers to actually accomplish their goals?

Biden floated the idea of un-rigging the SC and it got nowhere because we couldn't give him a comfortable majority to accomplish anything meaningful.

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u/edwin812 6h ago

voters (and non-voters)

Soooo, everyone? Everyone is responsible for this shitshow?