Sunday, November 6, 2016

There's Something All Progressives, Liberals, Democrats & Independents Need to Realize Before Election Day

There's Something All Progressives, Liberals, Democrats & Independents Need to Realize Before Election Day

"in the spirit of those on the left who still don’t seem to grasp what’s at stake, here’s a list of a whole lot of horrible things for progressives that will happen if Donald Trump wins on November 8th: He’s likely going to replace at least two Supreme Court Justices (there’s already one opening), though maybe as many as four, putting the Court with at least six ultra-conservative Justices for the next 20-25 years — at least.  Same-sex marriage will be overturned as states will once again be able to pass bans on gay couples getting married. Abortion rights will most likely be eliminated since, with 5 to 6 conservative Justices on the Court, Roe v. Wade could easily be overturned. Practically every green policy we’ve passed over the last few years/decades will be gutted or eliminated because Trump thinks climate change is a hoax created by the Chinese. We’ll push any possibility of overturning Citizens United back decades. Attacks on voting rights will increase as the Supreme Court will be stacked with enough conservative Justices to overturn many of the protections that were passed decades ago. In fact, we’ve already seen that happen over the last several years with only a one Justice advantage — now imagine having two-thirds of the Court stacked with conservatives. The Affordable Care Act is finished and any strides we’ve made toward universal health care get set back to the very beginning. Not only will we not pass immigration reform, but millions of families will be ripped apart. The minimum wage won’t see a single hike for at least four years, if not outright get eliminated depending on the balance of power in Congress. Net neutrality is dead, meaning big corporations will be able to throttle your speeds and seize control over the freedom of the Internet we’ve enjoyed since its inception. We will do nothing to combat the rising costs of education. In fact, more attacks on public education will most certainly follow."