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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumslet me be very clear: everything is on the table.
Jeffries says everything is on the table legislatively to deal with the Supreme Court:
— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) 2026-04-30T02:17:55.255Z
In the new Congress, weâre going to have to do something about this Supreme Court, and let me be very clear: everything is on the table.
I like Jeffries. I can't wait to see him as Speaker of the House. I know a lot of others feel differently and are vocal about ousting him. However, he has only been in a minority position, and I am not just talking about his skin color.
Fiendish Thingy
(23,884 posts)buzzycrumbhunger
(2,127 posts)Thomas, Roberts, Scalia that shadow docket and self-enrichment bullshit is surely enough to send them packingif not to prisonright?
radical noodle
(10,677 posts)I think you mean Alito?
buzzycrumbhunger
(2,127 posts)Yes... I shouldve been in bed, not doomscrolling 'til 4 am... 🙄
DemocracyForever
(133 posts)and nothing was done by Congress to stop it. We're paying the price now.
sheshe2
(98,248 posts)No clue how that can be done with this admin, but I hope we can start the process.
Bottom line, there is going to be one f**king hell of a lot that needs to be addressed and what we can do with this admin as we are spiraling into a hell of their making.
Frankly I am scared shitless that we will not be able to correct our course,
Fiendish Thingy
(23,884 posts)That will be our earliest opportunity.
But the senators elected in 2026 will still be in the senate in 2029, so this years elections are just as important when it comes to court expansion.
DemocracyForever
(133 posts)msongs
(74,095 posts)Fiendish Thingy
(23,884 posts)That will be our earliest opportunity.
We cannot govern out of fear of what republicans might do if they return to power.
After all, republicans dont govern that way.
DemocracyForever
(133 posts)Whip-poor-will
(455 posts)There is no guarantee of a lifetime supreme court assignment just a lifetime judgeship.
Rotate through a lottery the judges from appeals court judges pool two year limits on serving.
calimary
(90,602 posts)Thats a TERRIFIC idea, Whip-poor-will! The more I think about it, the better I like it!
FakeNoose
(42,212 posts)... over the judges they appoint. That's where we are right now with Chump and "his" Supremes.
Let's pull the rug out now.
DemocracyForever
(133 posts)by shredding the constitution.
Fiendish Thingy
(23,884 posts)Expansion only requires having the votes and the courage to do it.
Whip-poor-will
(455 posts)They are given a lifetime court appointment not to a specific court
Fiendish Thingy
(23,884 posts)Otherwise, a president could just transfer a judge from a lower court onto SCOTUS without needing a new confirmation from the senate.
electric_blue68
(27,183 posts)he's been saying things that seem stronger in empathizing certain things.
I like that!
Blue Full Moon
(3,627 posts)sheshe2
(98,248 posts)Blue Full Moon
(3,627 posts)
sheshe2
(98,248 posts)However, my post is actually about the SCOTUS.
Though to comment on your post:
We believe in this country, you work hard, you play by the rules. You should be able to live an affordable life, a comfortable life, in fact, to live the good life, and that means a good paying job and good housing, good health care, good education for your children, and when its all said and done, a good retirement, he added.
Jeffries has hammered Trump multiple times on the issue of affordability and slammed the president for driving up gas costs amid the Iran war.
snip
Democrats subdued their push after acknowledging they dont have the votes to get it done.
There are so many issues and brakes to push with the maggots agenda,....why in the world we waste time on something that will fail every dayum vote.
betsuni
(29,245 posts)Then when the votes were there Trump was impeached and so what, he'll never be impeached in the Senate.
Used as a "disqualifying" purity test yet again. As if it's Jeffries personal both sides complicit no fight establishment plot -- whatever the insult is.
Voters have said, what's important is affordability, and that's what they're doing. If they did make a big deal about going after Trump all the time they'd be harshly accused of ignoring the suffering of the working class and kitchen table issues being out-of-touch about economic inequality.
sheshe2
(98,248 posts)Cha
(320,319 posts)Impeach Traitor.
I read an article on here a while ago that makes perfect sense.
Traitor has been impeached twice, and it went nowhere. They won't convict and remove him in the Senate.
And Traitor claimed victory.
And, imo, it wastes a lot of time that could be spent actually helping People.
💔💙 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜
Fiendish Thingy
(23,884 posts)Ignoring Trumps crimes because the senate wont convict, while trying to pass legislation that will either be blocked by the filibuster or vetoed by Trump is a certain path to increasing voter apathy and cynicism about the Democratic Party.
Until there is a Democratic president, the only way Dems can show voters they are fighters is by investigating and impeaching Trump and his cabinet.
Cha
(320,319 posts)to Win the Midterms against the Evil Gazilllion $$$$$ Force coming at us.
sheshe2
(98,248 posts)Thank you, Cha.
Cha
(320,319 posts)Midterms!
sheshe2
(98,248 posts)No many how many roadblocks we have to navigate our way through.
padah513
(2,711 posts)That won't happen and Fetterman is an automatic no
Skittles
(172,602 posts)I AM HOLDING HIM TO HIS WORD; yes INDEED
sheshe2
(98,248 posts)Yes indeed!
jfz9580m
(17,709 posts)This is a shitty time for everyone, especially AA.
I dont really muck much with electoral politics. That is not really my function in any society. Though I learn from you guys.
I rant a lot and everything is mediated by tech we dont enough honest info about.
And then sometimes I realize later that - yeah no. That was not the context I intended that in.
Dammit..
I might have to start thinking more ..oh joy..lol.
But hang in there sheshe2..
sheshe2
(98,248 posts)I am trying my best to hang in there. I know it is not easy for any of us.
Hugs to you and yours.
Skittles
(172,602 posts)I'm betting he's hearing our frustrations loud and clear
ShazamIam
(3,184 posts)They gave tsf immunity. They bow and kiss his ample ass with delight and leave the rest of us in a hell of their making.
He is NOT A KING!
Speaking of Kings, Charles kicked his ample ass, and I loved every moment of it. I may not care for the King however he gave rebukes to tsf that flew way over his head. I have to say, well done King Charles, damn well done.
Fact,
Charles cares about America more than the 'Resident does.
ShazamIam
(3,184 posts)his remarks were a grand joke on Trump.
Cha
(320,319 posts)Hopeful news like this on the Supreme Court.
Good on Leader Hakeem Jeffries!!
I like Jeffres, too.. and so do a lot of people who are paying attention to what he actually does.
"I don't give a damn": Jeffries defends "maximum warfare" remark
October 2025: Jeffries amps up Dem pushback in redistricting wars
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is escalating his efforts this week to thwart Republicans nationwide redistricting push.
The New York Democrat spent the weekend in southern California, campaigning for the Proposition 50 ballot initiative that would let Democrats gerrymander Californias congressional map.
Behind the scenes, Jeffries also has continued to lobby state lawmakers in Illinois for a stalled redistricting effort there, according to sources familiar with his plans. And Jeffries has been plotting with Ohio Democrats on how to block a GOP attempt to draw out Democratic Reps. Emilia Sykes and Marcy Kaptur.
This multi-state effort is crucial for Democrats chances to retake the House majority.
https://punchbowl.news/article/house/jeffries-amps-pushback/
Mahalo, she! 💔💙 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜
sheshe2
(98,248 posts)Behind the scenes!
Wait. Watch. Listen!
Love it.
TY, Cha.
And that is my goodnight.
Cha
(320,319 posts)Behind the Scenes work that Leader Hakeem Jefres is getting Done!
Please read my post on what I think of "impeachment."
I think of it every time I read anyone calling for it..
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=21209132
MorbidButterflyTat
(4,708 posts)Thank you both.
Cha
(320,319 posts)You've made mine.
Fiendish Thingy
(23,884 posts)BWdem4life
(3,079 posts)In 20 short years!
Will be hoping for the best but not holding my breath.
Lucy has pulled the football back more than a few times....
betsuni
(29,245 posts)BWdem4life
(3,079 posts)20 years ago we got the majority, and Nancy Pelosi infamously sucked the (short-lived) joy out of liberal democrats days later. Referring to GWB
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/cq/2006/11/08/cq_1916.html
I guess it didn't make as much of an impression on you as it did me. Not surprising I suppose.
betsuni
(29,245 posts)Nancy Pelosi says she wanted to fund service members and veterans but not the war, and for Bush to end the war by 2008, told him she was opposed to nation-building -- Bush vetoed a bill with the goal of ending involvement in Iraq by March 2008.
"The Art of Power":
"While there were major disagreements over what I considered the largest destabilizing mistake in American history in terms of its consequences, I resisted the calls for impeachment. Sen. Bob Graham, in his book 'Intelligence Matters,' had presented a case for impeachment on the basis of Iraq's nonexistent nuclear weapons and our leaving Afghanistan too early. Although I was strongly opposed to the war -- and constantly pointing out the false statements by the administration -- as long as American troops were in combat, I held that we had the responsibility to support them.
"In May, we passed the very specifically named U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007 on the House floor. The bill was very clear in its support of our military service members and our veterans. Many provisions were directed toward their well-being and their care. Rep. Ike Skelton of Missouri, chair of the Armed Services Committee, proposed a 3.5 percent pay raise for troops and a $40 per month increase in survivors' benefits.... Rep. Chet Edwards of Texas ... put forward the largest increase to the Veterans Affairs budget in the department's seventy -seven-year history. So it was very clear that our debate was not about whether or not we supported our troops. ... It was about opposing the war"
Obligatory personal insult: "it didn't make as much of an impression on you as it did me. Not surprising I suppose."
BWdem4life
(3,079 posts)My comment was about generally what was off the table last time we got the majority in the 6th year of a presidency, vs what is supposedly on the table now if as expected we retake the majority now. My comment was about Democratic leaders talking a big game before the midterms, then dialing it back afterwards.
It could be credibly suggested that had we impeached GWB for his clearly unconstitutional and criminal actions, we could have prevented the Repukes from becoming even worse, and prevented the Trump era.
Instead it was once again we want to look forward, not backward and its ok to dissappoint the liberal wing of the party because they have nowhere else to go. That worked out so well, maybe theyll try it again this time with regard to expanding the Supreme Court. We said all options were on the table, we didnt specifically promise to expand the court. Now that we have the majority, we think other things have higher priority.
So, like I said before, Ill remain hopeful but not particularly expectant because weve been let down so many times by our leadership in the past.
BlueTsunami2018
(5,053 posts)Because they cant do anything.
Buckeyeblue
(6,423 posts)Especially bringing them before the Senate and leveling corruption charges against them so they made news. Big time news.
You could potentially slow their docket. And their attorneys would have to respond to a number of uncomfortable questions.
MorbidButterflyTat
(4,708 posts)sheshe2
(98,248 posts)betsuni
(29,245 posts)sheshe2
(98,248 posts)Thank you, betsuni.
LetMyPeopleVote
(181,602 posts)The president has no idea that members of Congress cant be impeached. Its emblematic of the profound ignorance that continues to undermine his presidency.
Trumpâs call for Republicans to impeach Hakeem Jeffries is absurd for a variety of obvious reasons, but I found myself stuck on one thing:
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-05-04T17:17:39.854Z
Shouldnât a sitting president in his sixth year in the White House know that members of Congress canât be impeached?
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-wants-hakeem-jeffries-to-be-impeached-which-is-foolish-for-all-sorts-of-reasons
On Sunday afternoon, the president went even further down the same unfortunate path, with another online missive that said:
Hakeem Jeffries, a Low IQ individual, said our Supreme Court is illegitimate. After saying such a thing, isnt he subject to Impeachment? I got impeached for A PERFECT PHONE CALL. Where are you Republicans? Why not get it started? Theyll be doing this to me!
Lets unpack this one, which stood out for a variety of reasons.
First, criticizing the Supreme Court is not an impeachable offense. Second, if criticizing the Supreme Court were an impeachable offense, Trump would have a real problem on his hands, given the severity of his recent condemnations of the court and its justices. (It was just last month when the president said certain conservative justices on the Supreme Court have gone weak, stupid, and bad.)
Third, Trumps ongoing efforts to relitigate his first impeachment remain quite pitiful. Fourth, his theyll be doing this to me comment seemed like an implicit acknowledgement that he expects Republicans to lose control of the House in the midterm elections.
But even if we put all of these relevant details aside, arguably the five most interesting words in Trumps online statement were these: Isnt he subject to Impeachment?
As it happens, there is an unambiguous answer: In this country, members of Congress cannot, in fact, be impeached.
The thing is, a sitting American president really ought to know that. Trump no longer has any excuses for flunking Civics 101 tests, since hes no longer the rookie who got elected despite never having served a day in any governmental capacity. Trump is now in the sixth year of his presidency, and hes had time to familiarize himself with the basics of how Washington, D.C., works