"Speramus meliora; resurget cineribus." "We hope for better days; it shall rise from the ashes."--Motto of the city of Detroit
The optics of Democrats’ decision to pass over AOC for the party’s top Oversight Committee seat, and instead elevate Rep. Jerry Connolly—a 74-year-old with cancer—spurred a number of comments condemning the “gerontocracy.”
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast.bsky.social) December 17, 2024 at 8:45 PM
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If Manchin and Collins are genuinely surprised and irate, there's an easy fix: suspend filibuster, enlarge court, add 4 justices, overrule Dobbs. It would blow up Court, and I'm not saying I'm for it; but OTOH the Court is now positioned to be a regressive force for a generation.
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) June 25, 2022
However we fix this, if it's even possible, is going to require new thinking. The gerontocracy in charge of the Democratic party is going to have to either recognize that it's not 1991 anymore, or step aside for those who do.
— That Tom Tomorrow guy (@tomtomorrow) June 25, 2022
