My partner's parents are from Canada, she's started the process of claiming Canadian citizenship. I don't want to renounce my US citizenship but if she goes to live in Canada, I probably will too. I'm goiing to retire at 62 in a couple of years, the healthcare there would be a great benefit for both of us. I'll probably establish residency in a swing state and vote in the US midterms and presidential elections.
That said, I'm hopeful. We're in the worst timeline, but we were very close to having a second President Clinton. She would have gotten the SC justice pick Obama should have gotten, and would have gotten to replace RBG, giving the court a slight liberal majority. We're way off track from where we should be, but there's a limit to how much you can thwart the will of the majority. Belief in God is down to 81%. As Jehanne pointed out, literal belief in the Bible is down to around 20%. Christianists themselve are dirving people out of their religion with their extremism. Democrats now realize how important it is to secure the presidency to keep Republicans from appointing federal judges and SC justices.
I'm not optimistic that we can do more than hold the line in the midterms, but if we can get inflation back under control before the presidential election, I believe we can get enough Democrats and Independents and never Trumpers combined to keep the presidency and gain a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. And if we're lucky, Clarence Thomas will have a health issue that forces him to resign in time for Biden to replace him. If not, House Majority and a filibuster-proof Senate majority can raise the number of justices to the number of circuit courts, 13.
The USA CAN do better. With the numbers, Democrats can institute fair districting reforms, pass a federal law protecting abortion, and bolster safeguards for minorities. And without the numbers, we'll have no one to really blame but our own apathy.
That said, I'm hopeful. We're in the worst timeline, but we were very close to having a second President Clinton. She would have gotten the SC justice pick Obama should have gotten, and would have gotten to replace RBG, giving the court a slight liberal majority. We're way off track from where we should be, but there's a limit to how much you can thwart the will of the majority. Belief in God is down to 81%. As Jehanne pointed out, literal belief in the Bible is down to around 20%. Christianists themselve are dirving people out of their religion with their extremism. Democrats now realize how important it is to secure the presidency to keep Republicans from appointing federal judges and SC justices.
I'm not optimistic that we can do more than hold the line in the midterms, but if we can get inflation back under control before the presidential election, I believe we can get enough Democrats and Independents and never Trumpers combined to keep the presidency and gain a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. And if we're lucky, Clarence Thomas will have a health issue that forces him to resign in time for Biden to replace him. If not, House Majority and a filibuster-proof Senate majority can raise the number of justices to the number of circuit courts, 13.
The USA CAN do better. With the numbers, Democrats can institute fair districting reforms, pass a federal law protecting abortion, and bolster safeguards for minorities. And without the numbers, we'll have no one to really blame but our own apathy.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.
