You can blame Hillary for being a flawed candidate, but what you can not do is blame her for the consequences of your vote. For all her media hyped up sins I think we can all agree that her judicial picks would have been better for progressives than Trump’s judicial picks. You don’t have to read the entire diary to get the gist of what its about. Just focus on the first sentence to make your counter arguments. Just limit your counter argument as to why you feel the consequences of your vote is not your fault.
If you can’t accept the thesis in the paragraph above, then its best you stop reading now. Go no further.
You see, Trump will pack the entire judicial system with rightwing zealots who hate everything you stand for. And I’m not just talking about the Supreme Court. I’m talking about all the lower court judicial picks. Not just a few dozen lower court judicial picks, but possibly a few hundred lower court judicial picks. If you add up the vacancies that they blocked from President Obama, plus the outgoing judges and prosecutors, plus the prosecutors that he will most likely fire, we’re talking hundreds of rightwing zealots being packed into the judicial system.
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You can blame Hillary for being a flawed candidate, but what you can not do is blame her for the consequences of your vote.
So what happens next? Trump will pack the judicial system with rightwing zealots. After that, state after state will file lawsuit after lawsuit to begin the process of rolling back all our progressive gains.
He will pack the court with anti-abortion judges.
He will pack the court with anti-immigration judges.
He will pack the court with anti-climate change judges.
He will pack the court with anti-same sex marriage judges.
He will pack the court with anti-union judges.
He will pack the court with anti-voting rights judges.
He will pack the court with anti-<fill in the blank> judges.
These rightwing judges and prosecutors will begin to rule and prosecute in favor of rolling back everything you stand for.
You can blame Hillary for being a flawed candidate, but what you can not do is blame her for the consequences of your vote.
A vote for Jill Stein was a vote to pack the court with rightwing zealots.
A vote for Gary Johnson was a vote to pack the court with rightwing zealots.
A vote for Bernie Sanders was a vote to pack the court with rightwing zealots.
Staying home was a vote to pack the court with rightwing zealots.
None of the above were legitimate options for an election with such huge consequences. Millennials. You failed us.
You can blame Hillary for being a flawed candidate, but what you can not do is blame her for the consequences of your vote.
Just today, Rudy Giuliani declared the Trump protesters to be a Hate Group. Just like he says Black Lives Matter is a hate group and terrorist organization. Right up there with ISIS, Al Qaeda and Boko Haram. Guess who can officially decide who and who is not a hate group or terrorist organization? The Secretary of State, that’s who. And guess who the next Secretary of State is going to be? Bingo! Give that man a prize. Rudy Giuliani will be the next Secretary of State. Protesters will be classified as a hate group at best, a terrorist organization at worst. And you can’t really sue because guess what? The entire judicial system will be packed with rightwing zealots. Are you starting to see the picture you painted now?
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You can blame Hillary for being a flawed candidate, but what you can not do is blame her for the consequences of your vote.
What you have done under the guise of progressive purity has really put progressive gains into the cross-hairs of the rightwing zealots. What you have done is set progressive gains back 2, 3 or 4 generations. What you have done is made America a less progressive place to live in. You really don’t understand the gravity of what you have done? You really don’t understand that you will have to live with what you’ve done a lot longer than the rest of us?
And I get it. There is no transparency in how someone voted. So I’m pretty sure that in 20 years all you millennials will be claiming you voted for Hillary.
None of you will admit, in 20 years, that you voted for Jill Stein.
None of you will admit, in 20 years, that you voted for Gary Johnson.
None of you will admit, in 20 years, that you voted for Bernie Sanders.
None of you will admit, in 20 years, that you didn’t vote at all.
I get that level of shame you will have. I get it. But that shame will be with you for the rest of your lives, though.
This last one is in all caps and bold font. I’m not sure if its allowed on here. So I’m going to take a chance that Markos feels the same as I do.
YOU CAN BLAME HILLARY FOR BEING A FLAWED CANDIDATE, BUT WHAT YOU CAN NOT DO IS BLAME HER FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR VOTE!