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Sen. Ed Markey Echoes ‘Pack the Court’ Activists After Abortion Decision Leaks
Breitbart ^ | 05/02/2022 | Joel B Pollack

Posted on 05/03/2022 5:38:14 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) called for Congress to “expand” the Supreme Court on Monday, as activists chanted “pack the Court!” outside the building after a draft decision leaked that would overturn the Roe v. Wade (1973) decision on abortion.

Court-packing refers to the idea of adding seats to the Supreme Court and immediately filling the vacancies with reliably loyal justices. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt threatened to pack the Court in the 1930s; left-wing Democrats revived the idea after the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018, which gave the Court a nominal 5-4 conservative majority that has since expanded to 6-3 since Justice Amy Coney Barrett replaced the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Wisconsin; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: abortion; court; ketanjibrownjackson; markey; pack; paulryan; plannedparenthood; righttolife; scotus; wisconsin
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It's starting... POS
1 posted on 05/03/2022 5:38:14 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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As I understand it, the decision is that it will be left to individual states to decide. What’s wrong with that?


2 posted on 05/03/2022 5:41:18 AM PDT by Cronos
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To: Cronos

These smelly freaks are going to go ape.


3 posted on 05/03/2022 5:43:49 AM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I’d like to see this effort by the Democrats blocked. And then I’d like to see a Republican president name 6 additional people to the court, and choose 6 men in their 20s who have pledged to be originalists. Very young versions of Scalia and Thomas. Let them be on the court for 50 or 60 years. And not Ivy league people either.


4 posted on 05/03/2022 5:43:57 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (It's hard to "Believe all women" when judges say "I don't know what a woman is".)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

5 posted on 05/03/2022 5:44:04 AM PDT by Kevmo (Give back Ukes their Nukes https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4044080/posts)
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To: Cronos
“ What’s wrong with that?”

To the Right it’s great to the Left they understand it’s harder to get 50 states to pass pro abortion laws than have abortion controlled by the central gov.
6 posted on 05/03/2022 5:44:25 AM PDT by The Louiswu (Think about it…)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Ha ha. How convenient that this leaks from Politico (whatever this is, and I say hoax) just as the Dems are collapsing. And how convenient that the Dems have the “war on women” to try and save them. Uh huh.

Pay no attention to that border, inflation, high gas prices, crime, fentanyl, grooming, CRT and the Ministry of Truth. It’s the WAR ON WOMEN!!!

And of course, the Dems have their agenda ready to be pushed the minute this comes out. Look for their election law and BBB to be next up as the answer to this egregious decision.


7 posted on 05/03/2022 5:46:02 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Ed Markey, the usual left wing crazy spews out nonsense again.
How does he propose to convince Manchin and Sinema to back such a crazy proposal? Answer: He can't.
8 posted on 05/03/2022 5:47:51 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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“What’s wrong with that?”

The Left can’t have any opposition to it anywhere on any subject, especially this subject. The mere thought that States can make their own laws on abortion makes them apoplectic.

L


9 posted on 05/03/2022 5:49:36 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Now, this could be a big reason for a leak. What if there was a fake leak to gin up trouble and support in order to pack the court before midterms?


10 posted on 05/03/2022 5:53:37 AM PDT by dforest (We have to put a stop to this now.)
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To: SmokingJoe

The leftist scum outside the Supreme Court are chanting “F Joe Manchin”.

https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1521336154167119872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1521336154167119872%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitizenfreepress.com%2Fbreaking%2Ftempers-flare-outside-supreme-court-building%2F


11 posted on 05/03/2022 5:57:21 AM PDT by dforest (We have to put a stop to this now.)
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They are going to have to do a heck of a lot more than that to get anywhere.
Shouting abuse at Manchin is just not going to do it.
12 posted on 05/03/2022 6:01:27 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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They are just getting started. We are in a war.


13 posted on 05/03/2022 6:02:58 AM PDT by dforest (We have to put a stop to this now.)
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To: Cronos

SC didn’t actually “decide” to leave it up to states. That’s the default. Always had been, and will be again when Roe is struck down.

So it doesn’t prohibit abortions, just makes them harder to find in some states, but libs won’t ever acknowledge it.


14 posted on 05/03/2022 6:04:32 AM PDT by chiller (Davey Crockett said: "Be sure you're right. Then go ahead'. I'm going ahead.)
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To: Cronos
As I understand it, the decision is that it will be left to individual states to decide. What's wrong with that?

Where to begin (from a leftist's POV)…they can't force a State to perform abortions. Planned Parenthood's stock of baby parts is going to be on par with car chips. More importantly (to them) this restores the religious objection of the voters within any given State to the abhorrent practice and THAT is a biggie for the atheist left.

15 posted on 05/03/2022 6:08:50 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: dforest
Them Dem demonstrations never achieved much of anything. They did even worse during Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings. Where’d that get them? Nowhere.
As far as Manchin is concerned, he's never backed down because of far left abuse. They only make him even more determined to fight them.
16 posted on 05/03/2022 6:10:22 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Because if you don’t like the results, change the people counting the votes.


17 posted on 05/03/2022 6:24:09 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: SmokingJoe

Hope you’re right.


18 posted on 05/03/2022 6:25:32 AM PDT by dforest (We have to put a stop to this now.)
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To: dforest

No way in hell will EVERY Dem —along with ALL Repubs— join together to change makeup of the court, but I do hope they try.

Efforts will alienate everyone except suburban women which is the demo they already own. It would cement that vote, but chase away even more indies, imho


19 posted on 05/03/2022 6:25:45 AM PDT by chiller (Davey Crockett said: "Be sure you're right. Then go ahead'. I'm going ahead.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

This leak has KJB written all over it imho.


20 posted on 05/03/2022 6:51:46 AM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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