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Old 09-23-2020, 11:05 AM   #328
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Originally Posted by Brad Marsh View Post
So I get that the democrats don't like what's happening here, as there is no doubt that this will push the supreme court to the "right".......but what the republicans are doing is most certainly within their legal and constitutional rights, and it most certainly qualifies as democratic.
Is it democratic that the party that has only won the popular vote once in the last seven elections will have a 6-3 edge on the Supreme Court (lifetime appointments)? The large majority of Americans being polled now say the appointment should wait until after the election. (citation needed).

The Republicans may be arguably within the rules to attempt this. The undemocratic part relates to larger problems with the Electoral College, and small states having equal representation in the Senate.
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