CobraCommanderThis is the natural consequence of failing to riot and tear down the government in 2000.
I remember some years later, Justice Breyer gave a lecture about it. His big thesis was that it was amazing the supreme court had such power, that they made a decision and everyone accepted it and went home. I get so mad thinking about it. Instead of upholding democracy, they chose to subvert it. We have deep institutional problems; it's not new. We're just so far beyond the pale.
Well, my friend, not everyone accepted it. One big problem then, as now, is that the DNC is not actually left-wing. It's mostly pro-corporate. And then, as now, when you have both big parties working together to fuck over the people, then of course it's hard to stop.
This is literally a plot line in a episode of Parks and Recreation.
Bless her for speaking out, her celebrity means it'll reach a lot more people.
Early voting in Tennessee has seen multiple voters, including singer Dolly Parton's sister Stella Parton, report ballot selection problems with electronic machines, prompting officials to remind voters how to verify their choices before finalizing their ballots.
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/10/21/dolly-parton-sister-reports-early-voting-issue-how-verify-ballot/92363987007/
