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Freed by Court Ruling, Republicans Step Up Effort to Patrol Voting
WASHINGTON -- Six months before a presidential election in which turnout could matter more than persuasion, the Republican Party, the Trump campaign and conservative activists are mounting an aggressive national effort to shape who gets to vote in November -- and whose ballots are counted.Its...
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The greatest success of the GOP is its ability to pack the courts with a supporting class of judges and justices, who have been placed on the Federal Court system with aid and comfort by Trump, McConnell and a tiny majority of Republican Senators.
Once upon a time, not so long ago the Federalist Society was a supporter of the Separation of Power, a principle which is (was) the foundation upon which COTUS built.
Herein is some more food for thought:
The Third Federalist Society - Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Mr. President, this week, the Senate conveyor belt of President Trump’s judicial nominees grinds on. So far, the president and the Senate leader have preserved an unprecedented pace in confirming federal judges, especially powerful federal appellate judges. They seem to have no higher priority...
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What Is The Federalist Society And How Does It Affect Supreme Court Picks?
The Federalist Society is a hugely powerful, nationwide organization of conservative lawyers which will be instrumental in helping President Trump pick the next Supreme Court nominee. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Amanda Hollis-Brusky, author of Ideas with Consequences: The Federalist...
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