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Stare decisis don’t mean shit

02 Monday May 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media, Uncategorized

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abortion, Fascism, Republic of Gilead, Roe v Wade, Stare decisis, Susan Collins, U.S. Supreme Court

Pre 1973 2022 medical instruments.

Breaking news this evening – an extensive U.S. Supreme Court draft majority opinion by Samuel Alito has been leaked indicating the court will reverse Roe v Wade (1973).

SCOTUSblog @SCOTUSblog
The document leaked to Politico is almost certainly an authentic draft opinion by J. Alito that reflects what he believes at least 5 members of the Court have voted to support — overruling Roe. But as Alito’s draft, it does not reflect the comments or reactions of other Justices.
7:56 PM · May 2, 2022

We all know who is responsible:

Pre 1973 2022 medical equipment.

One pointed response:

Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance
Thanks, Susan Collins
8:13 PM · May 2, 2022

And others.

When dishing dirt at the lunch table in junior high school is the peak experience of your life

26 Wednesday Jan 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media

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missouri, right wingnut, social media, Twitter, U.S. Senate, U.S. Supreme Court, Vicky Hartzler

Vicky Hartzler (r) [2021 file photo].

Today.

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
Kamala Harris could be the tie-breaking vote to determine whether she’ll remain a terrible VP or become a terrible Supreme Court justice. #SCOTUS
12:43 PM · Jan 26, 2022

Some of the responses.

Aw…it’s cute when your Gen Z social media staffer tweets things out they lack both the education + experience to understand.

But the racism. Well. That’s probably all you look for when hiring. That and a willingness to commit treason.

{citation needed} oh but that’s right, you’re just jealous.

Bless your heart

This probably played better at the Capitol Hill Club.

But who cares what you think [….]

Oh look – the third place Republican senatorial candidate from Missouri who has fractured multiple bones trying to genuflect harder than a disgraced ex-governor to the King of Mar-A-Lago has asked a staffer to tweet something modestly racist to grab his attention.

Terribly put by a painfully terrible politician pretending to be a Member of Congress and doing a terrible job of even the pretending.

Vice President Kamala Harris (D) is living rent free inside Vicky Hartzler’s (r) head.

Kamala Harris (D) [2019 file photo].

Celebrating forced birth

04 Saturday Dec 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in Josh Hawley, social media, US Senate

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abortion, forced birth, Josh Hawley, social media, Twitter, U.S. Supreme Court, Virginia

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Yesterday:

Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
The Justices are conferencing today in the #Dobbs case. Huge week for the right to life in America. I’m incredibly proud of my wife Erin and @ADFLegal for their work on this landmark case
11:48 AM · Dec 3, 2021

Some of the responses:

When do plan to introduce the Fugative Abortion-Seeking Law?

When Roe is overturned, won’t states have the the right to protect their “unborn”?

Then after we carry this child for nine months, we’ll leave the child at your doorstep. Just like Justice Amy said.

Not really sure I understand the logic of the Alliance Defending Freedom literally supporting the loss of freedom of womens rights for their own faux biblical gain, but its 2021 I guess anything can happen.

“War is peace” “Facts are fake” “Love is Hate” etc etc [….]

Too bad right to life doesn’t include kids at school when someone shows up with a gun.

How do you know that? Seems inappropriate. Can you explain Stare Decisis? Taking away women’s liberty is not something to be proud of.

Yay medieval times! [….]

If only you were pro-life….

Yes, landmark on the regression of our society imposed by a minority of the population.

I know you don’t live here anymore but I thought you should know that the government of the state that you represent suppressed information that showed that mask mandates save lives. If you are are so pro-life then why don’t you call for an investigation.

I wonder if Josh is having a rally anywhere so the women of America can go listen to him and tell him exactly how we feel.

You let your wife work? I thought you believed in biblical masculinity?

You’re a lucky man Josh. A woman working hard to limit women’s rights is a gal after every male Republican’s heart.

Abortions won’t stop. Rich women will still get safe ones. I wish you cared about all the citizens of Mo, just not your fan club.

You believe in the right to life, Josh? Very cool. Now do vaccinations and gun violence. Hurry up. Tick Tock.

Of course, after birth it’s a big FU from Republicans.

It’s not about life – you don’t care about life.

It’s a huge week for increasing your control over women, forcing them to bear children for you.

You should be ashamed.

#ResignHawley

I guess you’re going to be proud to see back alley abortions and women die from abortions because they’re not clean operating rooms and stuff. So yes great job [….] I guess all those raping incest victims will just have to live with their kid huh

Facist

Let’s make America 1900s again

Medieval.

Bless your heart, you’re so slow that you don’t even realized you aren’t even close to “right to life”- living, breathing kids are climbing out of classroom windows to stay alive and you don’t care so sit down and shut up

Huge week for fascist cult followers.

Liar, Jackboot Josh, you have never been a “life” proponet, only “Forced Birth”.

Nobody is taking your religious rights, speech rights, or any other rights. On the other hand, you and Repubs are trying to take away a woman’s rights, private business’s rights, and voting rights. You are a weasel.

Tell your wife that my business is not her business and to keep her nose out of it. Ok, mr insurrection?

No surprise.

A long time ago

01 Wednesday Dec 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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Antonin Scalia, Brown v Board of Education, missouri, Plessy v Ferguson, U.S. Supreme Court

Antonin Scalia in Warrensburg, part 4 (March 7, 2008)

[As an originalist how do you handle a case like Brown versus Board of Education 1954 where arguably the original understanding of the equal protection clause did not prohibit segregation in public schools?]

That is a very good question and it’s often asked. We, we originalists, uh, refer to this as, uh,”waving the, the bloody red shirt” of Brown versus Board of Education. Uh, there are two answers. Number one, and less important, I think I would have been with the majority in Brown because I think I would have been with, uh,  Justice Harlan in Plessy. Plessy versus Ferguson, which was a case, uh, in the 19th century which held that the state of Louisiana could require blacks to ride in a separate railroad car….and the court said that was okay and Harlan dissented…I think I would have been with Harlan in Plessy so I think I would have been with the majority in, in Brown.

But that, that’s the less important answer.  Look, I will stipulate…that you can do some good things with, uh, uh ignoring the Constitution. With the living Constitution letting the court, the judges make it up.  I’ll stipulate. I mean kings can do stuff that democratic , uh, legislatures can’t achieve. So what? Does that prove that kings are better?  A stopped clock is right twice a day. [laughter] I’ll grant you, that, that, that some things can be achieved but that isn’t the basis for judging it. Whether now and then it produces a result you like. You have to look at the whole system and say, “Is this the way a democratic society should govern itself?”

And the answer is, “No.”

Associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia [2008 file photo].

Where we’re going

02 Thursday Sep 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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abortion, filibuster, reproductive rights, Texas, U.S. Supreme Court

Pre 1973 2021 medical instruments.

Late yesterday, at the U.S. Supreme Court:

SOTOMAYOR, J., dissenting
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 21A24
WHOLE WOMAN’S HEALTH ET AL. v. AUSTIN REEVE
JACKSON, JUDGE, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
[September 1, 2021]

JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, with whom JUSTICE BREYER and JUSTICE KAGAN join, dissenting.

The Court’s order is stunning. Presented with an application to enjoin a flagrantly unconstitutional law engineered to prohibit women from exercising their constitutional rights and evade judicial scrutiny, a majority of Justices have opted to bury their heads in the sand. Last night, the Court silently acquiesced in a State’s enactment of a law that flouts nearly 50 years of federal precedents.

Today, the Court belatedly explains that it declined to grant relief because of procedural complexities of the State’s own invention. [….] Because the Court’s failure to act rewards tactics designed to avoid judicial review and inflicts significant harm on the applicants and on women seeking abortions in Texas, I dissent. [….]

KAGAN, J., dissenting
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 21A24
WHOLE WOMAN’S HEALTH ET AL. v. AUSTIN REEVE
JACKSON, JUDGE, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
[September 1, 2021]

JUSTICE KAGAN, with whom JUSTICE BREYER and JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR join, dissenting.

Without full briefing or argument, and after less than 72 hours’ thought, this Court greenlights the operation of Texas’s patently unconstitutional law banning most abortions. The Court thus rewards Texas’s scheme to insulate its law from judicial review by deputizing private parties to carry out unconstitutional restrictions on the State’s behalf. As of last night, and because of this Court’s ruling, Texas law prohibits abortions for the vast majority of women who seek them—in clear, and indeed undisputed, conflict with Roe and Casey.

Today’s ruling illustrates just how far the Court’s “shadow-docket” decisions may depart from the usual principles of appellate process. That ruling, as everyone must agree, is of great consequence. Yet the majority has acted without any guidance from the Court of Appeals—which is right now considering the same issues. It has reviewed only the most cursory party submissions, and then only hastily. And it barely bothers to explain its conclusion—that a challenge to an obviously unconstitutional abortion regulation backed by a wholly unprecedented enforcement scheme is unlikely to prevail. In all these ways, the majority’s decision is emblematic of too much of this Court’s shadow docket decisionmaking—which every day becomes more un-reasoned, inconsistent, and impossible to defend. I respectfully dissent.

End the filibuster. Now.

Previously:

Susan Collins (r) weighs in (September 1, 2021)

Always there (September 1, 2021)

Here we are (September 2, 2021)

Always there

01 Wednesday Sep 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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abortion, Kamala Harris, reproductive rights, Texas, U.S. Supreme Court, Vice President, White House

Kamala Harris (D) [2019 file photo].

Statement by Vice President Harris on Texas Law SB8
SEPTEMBER 01, 2021

Today, a new law takes effect in Texas that directly violates the precedent established in the landmark case of Roe v. Wade. This all-out assault on reproductive health effectively bans abortion for the nearly 7 million Texans of reproductive age. Patients in Texas will now be forced to travel out-of-state or carry their pregnancy to term against their will. This law will dramatically reduce access to reproductive care for women in Texas, particularly for women with low incomes and women of color. It also includes a disturbing provision that incentivizes private citizens to sue anyone who assists another person in receiving an abortion.

The Biden-Harris Administration will always fight to protect access to healthcare and defend a woman’s right to make decisions about her body and determine her future.

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Previously:

Susan Collins (r) weighs in (September 1, 2021)

Susan Collins (r) weighs in

01 Wednesday Sep 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in US Senate

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abortion, Planned Parenthood, reproductive rights, Susan Collins, Texas, There is no such thing as a moderate republican, U.S. Supreme Court

[crickets]

She helped build this.

From Planned Parenthood [St. Louis, Missouri]:

“We are ready to help patients from Texas access the care they need and deserve. When politicians in other states have failed people in need of abortion, we have answered the call. RHS will do it again because abortion is health care and health care is a human right. However, despite our best efforts, the injustice here is that for far too many patients, traveling out of state will push access out of reach altogether. This is the reality we’ve long been warning about.” – Yamelsie Rodríguez, President and CEO, Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region

“I stand with Planned Parenthood.” [2017 file photo]

Still a Big @&%#ing Deal

18 Friday Jun 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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ACA, Affordable Care Act, Eric Schmitt, Joe Biden, Obamacare, U.S. Supreme Court

And here to stay.

Yesterday, in a 7-2 opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act.

…For these reasons, we conclude that the plaintiffs in this suit failed to show a concrete, particularized injury fairly traceable to the defendants’ conduct in enforcing the specific statutory provision they attack as unconstitutional. They have failed to show that they have standing to attack as unconstitutional the Act’s minimum essential coverage provision. Therefore, we reverse the Fifth Circuit’s judgment in respect to standing, vacate the judgment, and remand the case with instructions to dismiss.

It is so ordered.

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt (r) whiffs yet again.

From the White House:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 17, 2021

Statement by President Joe Biden on the U.S. Supreme Court Decision Upholding the Affordable Care Act

The Affordable Care Act remains the law of the land.

Today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision is a major victory for all Americans benefitting from this groundbreaking and life-changing law. It is a victory for more than 130 million Americans with pre-existing conditions and millions more who were in immediate danger of losing their health care in the midst of a once-in-a-century pandemic.

It is a victory for every American who, prior to the Affordable Care Act, stayed up at night staring at the ceiling, wondering whether they would lose everything if they or a loved one got sick. Because of this law, they don’t have to worry about being denied coverage due to a pre-existing condition like diabetes or watching their coverage being capped during a cancer treatment. Because of the law, they are able to get free preventive screenings that can save their lives and improve their health. Today’s victory is also for all the young people who can stay on their parents’ insurance plan until they turn 26 years old, and for the millions of low-income families and people with disabilities receiving health care because their states expanded Medicaid under this law.

After more than a decade of attacks on the Affordable Care Act through the Congress and the courts, today’s decision – the third major challenge to the law that the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected – it is time move forward and keep building on this landmark law.

That is what we are doing thanks to the American Rescue Plan, which has lowered health care costs and expanded coverage for millions of Americans through the Affordable Care Act. More than 1.2 million Americans signed up for coverage under the law through a special enrollment period I established during this pandemic, which people can still sign up for through August 15th. And I look forward to working with the Congress to build on this law so that the American people will continue to have access to quality and affordable health care.

Today’s decision affirms that the Affordable Care Act is stronger than ever, delivers for the American people, and gets us closer to fulfilling our moral obligation to ensure that, here in America, health care is a right and not a privilege.

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A big @&%#ing deal.

Joe Biden (D) [2014 file photo].

How did signing on to that Amicus brief turn out for you?

12 Saturday Dec 2020

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media

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4th Congressional District, amicus brief, missouri, sedition, social media, U.S. Supreme Court, Vicky Hartzler

What a waste.

“…The State of Texas’s motion for leave to file a bill of complaint is denied for lack of standing under Article III of the Constitution. Texas has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another State conducts its elections. All other pending motions are dismissed as moot…”

Amicus this (December 11, 2020)

Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2016 file photo].

On Vicky Hartzler’s (r) Facebook page, posted before the U.S. Supreme Court order:

Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler
December 10 at 8:05 PM ·

I joined my colleagues in the House along with Missouri’s Attorney General in signing an amicus brief in support of Texas vs. the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the State of Georgia, the State of Michigan and the State of Wisconsin.

This case asks the Supreme Court to provide an objective view of electoral anomalies in these states and ensures that the Constitution has been followed and the rules of law maintained throughout our election process.

The necessity of this request is derived from concerns that these states failed to adhere to their own election laws, usurping power from their state legislatures to change voting procedures which have led to an unprecedented number of serious allegations of voter fraud and irregularities.

This brief does not make any specific ask to overturn election results but instead seeks a legal, Constitutional review of the election practices in these states. It is important that the integrity of our election system is preserved, and an objective review of these anomalies will help ensure voter confidence for future elections.

Late last night the United States Supreme Court (including three Trump appointees, by the way) did the judicial equivalent of laughing this right wingnut bullshit spin out of court.

Some of the Facebook comments:

You are a spineless coward. The people voted and elected Joe Biden.

You don’t get to sue other STATES because you don’t “LIKE” the outcomes of their elections – it’s a NUN-YA. There is NO EVIDENCE to support this anti-democratic un-Constitutional sedition. You have repudiated democracy.

It’s time for Vicky to stop playing games. She just wanted her name on this to keep her trumpet voters. She knew this wasn’t going anywhere. Tricky Vicky

Trump lost. Just stop it and support democracy.

What a waste of time and resources. You should be ashamed of helping Trump change the results of a legitimate election.

Your support of this ridiculous suit only serves to make our country that you claim to represent appear weak and disjointed. The USA is not some third world country. This is embarrassing and I am very glad I did not vote for you.

Another shameful stunt takes the place of actual substance. It is frustrating to have a do-nothing representative in a gerrymandered district.

Shame on you Vicky! I don’t think I’d be bragging about it. It’s a sad day in our country when our votes count for nothing.

Why only review election law in swing states that Trump lost? That makes it seem like every signer is less concerned about election integrity and more concerned about stroking the ego of a single man who is about to have no power in this country (assuming that those in our government who are opposed to the will of the people don’t get their way).

Well…let’s then overturn all the GOP House and Senate members elected also since they were on the same ballot.

Heh.

What a sham. Shame on you for trying to change the will of the voters. There were zero abnormalities. Voting by mail was safe and effective in lieu of the pandemic. Get over it losers

Thank you! I am so glad to see all these states join in the fight with Texas. I am proud that Missouri is one of them. Ted Cruz is such a strong leader in congress. We need many more strong leaders like this man to fight against socialism taking over our free country. They wish to rob us of our freedoms, and the prosperity we have developed under the skillful leadership of our President Donald Trump!

Drinks the national brand dry packaged artificially colored sugar which is mixed with water.

Your preferred candidate not winning does not constitute an ‘anomaly.’ You are seeking to disenfranchise millions of Americans and erode our democracy. I am sure this sham lawsuit will fail, but the damage is done – you’ve now shown that you do not care about our country, its people, or our constitution. You have zero regard for democracy and should be ashamed. Missourians deserve so much better.

The law suit is an embarrassment, Biden won you are being unpatriotic.

Supporting frivolous lawsuits is a bad look, Congresswoman.

Beverage drinker:

Thank you Vicky, we need more people both in Congress and the Senate that are willing to take a stand, on this stolen election. I have spent many hours listening to the testimonies of a multitude of witnesses at hearings broadcast from all of the swing states. Sadly, the overwhelming central message of all of the testimonies is that election fraud and voter fraud are epidemics.

Sworn testimony, on penalty of perjury? If it ain’t got that oath then it don’t mean a thing.

SHAME on you! That is TREASON! There has been no proof of any fraud that could have changed the election results. Just because you don’t like the outcome, you want to tear this country apart. That is NOT what you were elected to do. I have never voted for you and I will never vote for you. You are an embarrassment to the State of Missouri.

It’s mind-boggling that there were apparently no anomalies in states that Trump won. Hmmmmm.

Active registered voters in Utah automatically receive a ballot in the mail.

Wasting your time and my money on this nonsense. Wake up and get a backbone! Get some help for the millions who are suffering.

Not gonna happen.

Beverage drinker:

Thank you Vicky! Pretty sad most fools on here did not read your post. Most also do not know our country is a constitutional Republic.

Apparently the U.S. Supreme Court consists of sad fools.

You continue to be an embarrassment to the state of Missouri.

Missouri had mail in voting. So are you saying Missouri should have theirs overturned as well? Or is just certain swing states?

Utah. Don’t forget Utah.

You support a man who is enriching himself by conning his supporters into believing something that is not true.

Grifters gotta grift.

What about checking for irregularities in states Trump won? This is a waste of time and money. You should be trying to help Americans during this pandemic.

A precedent for states involving themselves in the way other states operate themselves?!? AWESOME! So when California sues Missouri, Texas, and Kansas for draconian environmental practices, we’ll be okay with that?

Unbelievable! How can you question our democracy like this? Re-counts and verifications are one thing but to request the votes to be thrown out and rescind the election!! This is a direct slam against our democracy. Republicans have gone rogue for support of a wanna be dictator.
States interfering with other states votes and how they run their elections or electorates is loathsome. These Republicans have overstepped and this is purely a partisan attempt to overthrow the government.

You betray the will of the people and undermine democracy, Vicky. You are on the wrong side of history.

Vicky is proving yet again just how dumb she is and what a Trump lemming. Go home, Vicky! Don’t believe in states’ rights any more?????

Seriously we are in a state of emergency due to the Covid 19 pandemic which is killing 90 citizens per hour and you are bellyaching about states which were proactive in trying to protect their citizens. Said states legally changed their laws to make it easier to cast absentee ballots and potentially save lives. Missouri made changes too, are our votes invalid? Wow you and your fellow rabble-rousers are despicable. Glad there is a list for history to look back on and see who tried to abuse the judicial process. Shame on you.

Don’t drink the Kool-aid, Vicky, it always comes back to deal with you. Promise!

We prefer the phrase: national brand dry packaged artificially colored sugar which is mixed with water.

You peddle untruths. It is disgraceful. Period.

Pathetic and sad. You are unfit to lead. Resign.

You signed a worthless piece of paper…..as worthless as you.

Pick your conspiracy:

Thank you for doing the right thing. We need to get to the bottom of what happened so that it never happens again. We need congress to investigate the media and how they have shut down freedom of speech if you don’t agree with them. Eliminate section 230.

Well this aged well. I look forward to the time you leave office.

Heh.

Of course you did. I remember when Republicans were for states rights, but that was before they bowed down before their idol Donald Trump.

They’re really into “family values,” too.

Punctuation is your friend:

Thank you for standing up for us Americans. That know democrats stole this election

Your endorsement of this is an embarrassment to all Patriots. This matter has been rejected by every Court it is been heard in. There is no evidence that has been presented in any Court. This heinous act on your part is truly despicable, as it is an attack on the very basis of our Democratic Republic, which is the people’s trust in elections. You’re ignoring Trump’s former head of election security, and contradicting his hand-picked attorney general Barr. You disgust me.

Ike is spinning in his grave. You are such a failure.

Why would you want another state to interfere with the votes of your fellow Missourians?
Because what you are backing may not affect my vote this time but you are setting a precedent that will allow it to take place in the future.
It appears that my voting for you was another mistake I made this year.
That is a mistake I will not repeat.

We’ll see.

You are ridiculous. I will be unfollowing you.
I am about to quit the Republican party. Libertarians are looking good.

Well, there is that legalization platform, so…

Your an idiot whos head is so far up Trumps backside you can’t see

Thank you, no, for that image.

That is TREASONOUS. Your actions in this matter should and will have consequences. Trying to overturn an election without a a shred of evidence. You should be ashamed.

Supreme Court just rejected this. LOSER again

You are a traitor to the principles of the United States . Why don’t you just come out and say you are against democracy?

Signing on to the Amicus brief pretty much took care of that second part.

You are attacking democracy! Shame on you!!!

How embarrassing that Missouri has joined this lawsuit. The election is over and there is no evidence of any fraud. The Republican Party is destroying itself by following Trump’s lies. After voting Republican my whole life including for you, I am done. I will not be voting Republican again.

We’ll see.

Only a review of states that the Republican candidate lost? How convenient.

Nice stunt, now get to work doing something to help your constituents eat, pay their rent, and guard their health.

Not gonna happen.

You’re a disgrace to Missouri and to America. Not sure how you sleep at night.

Cluelessness helps a lot.

What a joke. How is this any of your concern?

9 to 0. What a fool you are.

I wish you had shown courage and NOT joined your colleagues. As Senator Romney said, this is madness. I am embarrassed that you support the President’s baseless claims that there is voter fraud for which he has no evidence. None.

There were no ‘anomalies’ –
NO evidence that states otherwise.
Even Barr says it’s over, Vicky – quit wasting our resources on this partisan nothingburger. You and your colleagues look like sore loser babies.
Work for the people – quit playing these divisive games and maybe you can gain the support of more than just the cult.
You’re the party of ‘states rights’ – so quit trying to babysit the others when you aren’t doing much for your own.

It’s a feature, not a bug.

Sad!

If you support this you do not deserve to call yourself an American. Period.There was a time when trying to overturn a free and fair election was something that we would not tolerate from other countries.

Who died and made you god?:

So disappointed in the people with their replies. What has our country come to? I don’t believe some of you would be happy with anything! You are an embarrassment to Missouri! Unfollow her if you don’t like her! Such hatred. God be with all of you! Grow up!

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. There’s that.

This is a dangerous abuse or your position. You are undermining the government.

I fully support you in this. And just so you know, I have a friend who found out his parents voted for Biden. He’s so mad, he’s never visiting their grave-sites again!

Swear out an affadavit, I dare you.

Just another despicable, traitorous Republican right Vicky?! So how much or what favors did the grifter conman in the White House give you for your sedition? You and other pos’s like you, make me sick!

Well, the SCOTUS has unanimously rejected hearing the case. That attack on democracy did not last long. Isn’t Donald Trump tired of his version of winning yet. Every “Win” is like a nail in the coffin of his political grave.
You were very wrong Vicky, and you should stand up and acknowledge your error.

Not gonna happen.

This is an abuse of power and a complete waste of time and resources in the midst of a crisis killing three thousand people a day. You should be ridiculously ashamed of yourself for doing this.

Texas has no business trying to overrule the election result. It is we the people who vote, not state attorney general’s and courts. Biden won by 7 million votes. It’s over.

Beverage drinker:

Vicki is standing for voter integrity. Some of these comments are ridiculous. This election in swing states has been compromised completely. Are some of you listening to only the liberal lying media?

You are a fool Congresswoman. You doing the job of a sheep & a propagandist and a weak lying subservient. The people of Missouri are sick of tv mogul liars who simply blurt baseless phases, ridicule good working people, & manipulate the DUMB with his baseless threats and lies. You are OUR representative. He only lies to help him.
You
Help
US.
Let him go. Or be history’s fool!

This is ridiculous. You oppose those swing states only? What about the states where Trump won? Its not just a little presumptuous that a state would suggest another state took illegal ballots.

funny how the suit is aimed only at the states Trump lost. And only at the presidential results, not the results that favored the current regime down ballot in the very same election. Hmmm. Wonder why?

Curious.

I am saddened and disheartened to not only see your participation in this sham, but also try to defend your actions.
Please explain how Texas, let alone MO, and the other States involved have a right to question other States voting rules? If MIssouri was being sued, would YOU be just as adamant in ensuring our results were the true voice of the people? Or would you seek to overturn the results just to keep Trump in office?
Your actions are worse than Trump’s, in that you are openly supporting the subversion of our Electoral process under the pretense of ensuring “honest” elections.
By the way, are you sure Texas AG Paxton isn’t trying to get himself a potential Pardon for his pending legal issues?

You are an embarrassment. Shameful behavior.

You take upon yourself to humiliate the state of Missouri to play a partisan stunt, a seditious ploy dressed up a “Constitutional review.” Nobody, anywhere is deceived. You and the rest of these clowns are trying disenfranchise millions of voters because Trump lost. YOU should resign, if you had any patriotism or loyalty to the Constitution you claim to protect.

Beverage drinker:

Proud to be from Mo. We all know what happened in this election, but liberals hate Trump for doing what he promised. The Deep State is very real and he’s shown what a threat he is to them. They will lose even more power and control, to convert this country to Socialism if he wins. That’s why they cheated. They knew conservatives who believe that our Republic should survive, as it was intended, would never vote for Biden.

Left out the black helicopters and the pizza parlor.

This entire thing is despicable and you should be ashamed to be part of it. This is nothing more than a publicity stunt and a thinly veiled attempt to disenfranchise millions of American voters. Shame on you Congresswoman!

Thank you for standing up for the rule of law as defined by our constitution!

The U.S. Supreme Court emphatically disagreed. Heh.

You are a total disgrace. You should resign immediately. Violation of your oath to uphold the Constitution is a crime. Your constituents-and all Americans – deserve far better than you.

Your allegiance to this imbecile continues to amaze me. You’re an embarrassment to the title of “Representative” and to Missourians.

Performance art?:

The election is over, can we all just keep politics off Facebook. Everyone has an opinion but I sure don’t need to see it on Facebook

You’ve no place in a democratic government. But then again, you don’t want that…

Bevarage drinker?:

Good job Vicky the snowflakes will melt away when Trump remains the President

Thank you! We all need to stand together and support our President Trump and our country against the treasonous Democrats and their corruption!

Too late.

The comments go on and on.

Previously:

Uh, the job description says Missouri (December 9, 2020)

A party in disarray (December 10, 2020)

Right wingnuts throw shit against the wall to see if it sticks (December 10, 2020)

Right wingnuts throw shit against the wall to see if it sticks – Washington, D.C. edition (December 10, 2020)

Schadenfreude is a dish best eaten cold (December 11, 2020)

Schadenfreude is a dish best eaten cold

11 Friday Dec 2020

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media

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Donald Trump, election, Joe Biden, order, republicans, schadenfreude, social media, Twitter, U.S. Supreme Court

Tonight:

Maggie Haberman @maggieNYT
At the White House Christmas Party, guests were informed about 10 minutes ago that the president won’t be joining them to make remarks.
7:33 PM · Dec 11, 2020

Claire McCaskill (D) [2012 file photo].

Claire McCaskill @clairecmc
On the edge of my seat waiting for Republican elected officials to congratulate President elect Biden. Right now. No excuse left.
6:04 PM · Dec 11, 2020

Nancy Pelosi @SpeakerPelosi
The 126 Republican Members that signed onto this unlawful & undemocratic GOP lawsuit have brought dishonor to the House and must once and for all end their election subversion – immediately.
[….]
8:18 PM · Dec 11, 2020

pourmecoffee @pourmecoffee
The grifters will have moved on to civil war prepper supplies by tomorrow morning.
8:37 PM · Dec 11, 2020

With a markup for the brand.

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

Previously:

Uh, the job description says Missouri (December 9, 2020)

A party in disarray (December 10, 2020)

Right wingnuts throw shit against the wall to see if it sticks (December 10, 2020)

Right wingnuts throw shit against the wall to see if it sticks – Washington, D.C. edition (December 10, 2020)

Amicus this (December 11, 2020)

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