twodotsknowwhy:

twodotsknowwhy:

legally-bitchtastic:

I like all the coverage about SCOTUS refusing to override the PA Supreme Court in the gerrymandering case but no one is talking enough about how rather than listen to them and redrawing the congressional lines, PA Republicans are instead TRYING TO IMPEACH THE JUSTICES

When I posted this, I knew it was ridiculous, but I didn’t think it was something that would actually happen. Unfortunately, this could feasibly happen. Under PA law, the justices can be impeached based on the two-thirds vote of the legislature. And thanks to the very gerrymandering the justices sought to correct, republicans sit in 13 of the legislature’s 18 seats. Despite receiving only about 50% of the votes state-wide (textbook gerrymandering)

Now granted, if impeached, it would be Governor Wolf, who is a democrat, who would name replacements. However, it would require the legislature to confirm his picks, and if the republicans are underhanded enough to impeach every single justice of the opposite party, which would be completely unprecedented, they would definitely be underhanded enough to pull a Mitch McConnell and just refuse to hold confirmation hearings. Wolf is up for reelection in November after all, and could well be unseated.

Simply put, if you live in Pennsylvania, call the fuck out of your representatives. Tell them that they are being whiny, bratty, baby-autocrats and you are appalled by their behavior. Call Senator Bob Casey and tell him to make a strong statement against this action. Call Senator Pat Toomey and tell him that you are disgusted by his statement in support of impeaching the justices. Push your local media to cover this craven action.

The future of democracy in PA is at stake right now. Don’t let it die without a fight.

The republicans just filed House Resolutions 766 through 769 to impeach all the PA Supreme Court justices other than Max Baer.

This is an assault on democracy itself.

Make this the most important news story right now. If they are successful in this, that’s it for Pennsylvania and for the US, we cannot come back from this.