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> Regarding policy, with so many Supreme Court Justices up in age, the next President will likely get the chance to set the tone. Terrible strategy. Bernie rep
by arrosenberg 7y ago
> Regarding policy, with so many Supreme Court Justices up in age, the next President will likely get the chance to set the tone.
Terrible strategy. Bernie replacing Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Stephen Breyer isn't going to advance the agenda. Clarence Thomas is only 71 and won't step down if a Democrat is president.
The only way Bernie passes his agenda is by getting significant portions of the country to strike until Congress complies.
- omegaworks 7y agoWith the support of so many unions[1] and willingness to use that support to push his agenda [unlike his predecessor 2], that might actually be a card in his pocket. 1. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/24/bernie-sanders-labor-103136 https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/24/bernie-sanders-labo... 2. https://newrepublic.com/article/140245/obamas-lost-army-inside-fall-grassroots-machine https://newrepublic.com/article/140245/obamas-lost-army-insi...
- arrosenberg 7y agoThat's been my assumption for months based on his "organizer-in-chief" comments. I don't see any other practical way for him to get his agenda passed.