Collins says whoever wins the election should appoint the next justice. I just don't know if I'm convinced that she'll stick to that, or if she'll turn around later and be like, "Oh, Trump has promised that the person he nominates won't be Satan incarnate, so I'm okay voting for them."

WTG Consuela!

I don't trust Collins AT ALL.

Collins cannot be relied upon.

And even if they can stall for six weeks, there's another ten weeks after the election when they can get the nomination through.

I think the plan should be to expand the Court when the Dems take the Senate. There's all sorts of options to reduce the polarization/partisanship in the Court.

Collins says whoever wins the election should appoint the next justice. I just don't know if I'm convinced that she'll stick to that, or if she'll turn around later and be like, "Oh, Trump has promised that the person he nominates won't be Satan incarnate, so I'm okay voting for them."

She will 1000% do that second one. Fuck her.

I think the plan should be to expand the Court when the Dems take the Senate. There's all sorts of options to reduce the polarization/partisanship in the Court.

Yes, and make DC a state, and every single other thing that can be done to help reverse the damage done the past few years.

I hope someone on Biden's team has a Google Docs list of all the new conflict-of-interest rules (and legislation) that needs to be put in place. Plus getting a Constitutional Amendment reifying the right to vote. Plus cutting back the number of political appointees in the executive branch. Plus making Inspectors General un-fireable except for cause (and that has to be reviewed by an outside non-partisan body). Plus requiring the President to actually fill positions with Senate-approved nominees, and fill board and commission spots (like the FEC), with something enforceable.

Basically, make norms enforceable for once.

Yeah, she can say whatever she wants before the election and then change her mind as a big fuck you after, if she gets voted out.

I think the *next* person who spills their food on McConnell should make sure to order saganaki or cherries jubilee before doing so.

Yeah, all those things reasonable people who differed did as a respectful standard of behavior will need to be laws now.

The Republicans will bitch about us regulating everything - but if Presidents won't willingly release their financials and medicals and give up their business interests and if they treat the Secret Service as a source of revenue we need to pass some laws.

texted 3000 people today in WA and UT. Then swept 300 texts for IN. Hope to get up and sweep more for IN tomorrow.