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icnorth

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4. The supreme court's voting rights decision is a death knell for American democracy

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2026, 08:14 AM

Apr 30

As an outsider looking in, I watch as the roots of autocracy embed deeper and deeper into the soil of your constitution. I fear a physical confrontation with this insidious cancer may become the only way to reset America back to its original promise. I hope I am wrong, but I see the storm clouds gathering.

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The supreme court's voting rights decision is a death knell for American democracy [View all] Celerity Apr 30 OP

Supreme Court reform HAS to be top on the Democratic agenda LymphocyteLover Apr 30 #1

K&R..Alito jfz9580m Apr 30 #2

A very dark day for America. Passages Apr 30 #3

... jfz9580m Apr 30 #5

It's one blow after another, and this one is especially bad. Passages Apr 30 #7

May seem a bit off topic jfz9580m Apr 30 #13

I truly appreciate your post and we must be serious about understanding how Passages Apr 30 #15

The supreme court's voting rights decision is a death knell for American democracy icnorth Apr 30 #4

There is really only one hope.. Joinfortmill Apr 30 #8

I don't think we need to wake up trump zombies radical noodle Apr 30 #11

Preach it, sister. BWdem4life Apr 30 #6

Again, remember when someone claims SocialDemocrat61 Apr 30 #9

Killing the Voting Rights Act has been a life-long goal of Chief Justice Roberts AverageOldGuy Apr 30 #10

God, this pisses this old girl off. BIGLY. Joinfortmill Apr 30 #14

DURec leftstreet Apr 30 #12