in another 5-4 case, the Court largely refused to strike down a series of racial gerrymanders in Texas that a San Antonio district court said denied Latinos “their opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice.” Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s dissent was blistering. “This disregard of both precedent and fact comes at serious costs to our democracy,” she wrote. “It means that, after years of litigation and undeniable proof of intentional discrimination, minority voters in Texas—despite constituting a majority of the population within the State—will continue to be underrepresented in the political process.”

By slowly fashioning a ruling conservative bloc on the Supreme Court, the Republican Party has carefully exploited the biases and shortcomings of the political system. Ultimately, that is what makes the prospect of Kavanaugh’s ascension so objectionable. It wouldn’t just cement in place a reactionary and unrepresentative majority. It would be the latest act in an anti-democratic (small “d”) heist.

raydawg wrote on 07/11/18 at 20:43:30:




What makes you think that? Muck? Or are you just having a bit of a Jodrell?

I guess it must suck to be you, eh?

Do Kindly post again if you have something vaguely intelligent to say about the topic. Roffle.

Take a look around and you tell me. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Scarborough+QLD+4020/@-27.1970717,153.11055...



20seconds from Scarborough Point, where we were watching a sea eagle tear a fish to pieces a couple of days ago and watched the dolphins leaping out of the water. Just 20 mins ride and we are in the glasshouse mountains some of the most spectacular biking roads in Australia. Which seeing as I'm retired is quite nice.


And in Australia we have *free* universal health care, need MRI, now worries cobber, it's free, need robotic microsurgury, no worries cobber it's free. Unlike the wealthy USA where a trip to the hospital can have you thrown out of the hospital.

eau, you really need to stop watching CNN.

@Dawg,

I posted a thread about the undemocratic USA, and your answer was...

Must blow where you live, eh muck?

Think how moronic that is as an answer. I merely explained that it's very nice where I live,

Then you and your mates try to tell me I'm 'jealous' of America, which frankly is a very weird thing to say, it doesn't even. makes sense to say that. The very fact that you need to convince yourself that people wish they were in your shoes is a testament to your pathetic whimpering instead of addressing the point of the thread which is America's lack of democracy.

In fact I may repost as you and your foolish friends have just trolled the entire thread.

@Eegore,

I'm having some difficulty even comprehending what someone would mean by 'jealousy' of a country. I find the idea itself a bit off beam. Maybe you could explain what someone might mean?

However I suspect that the posters who try and assert this obviously must feel threatened by the premise of this thread, or they are happy with the abuse of the phoney democracy but wish to hide the fact they are racist, misogynist xenophobes.

 Here's an example of what people are jealous of:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/theres-a-gofundme-dedicated-to-raising-...

 Poor Kylie.