The big flaw in this argument is that it takes practically world historical conditions — a once-in-a-century pandemic and historically unpopular president — to produce an electoral majority that is *just large enough* to even have a chance a these reforms.https://twitter.com/DamonLinker/status/1321624938915205122 …
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“You overcame unbalanced structural impediments by capitalizing on a once in a generation circumstance, therefore there is no need to try to eliminate those structural impediments.”
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b-boy bouiebaisse Retweeted Adam Serwer 🍝
Right. You can play this game with literally any reform. “If it was necessary to pass a Voting Rights Act then you wouldn’t have been able to pass it, you can, therefore it’s not necessary.” It’s dorm room nonsense.https://twitter.com/AdamSerwer/status/1321832406677159939 …
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Adam Serwer 🍝Verified account @AdamSerwerReplying to @jbouieLook the fact that the Republicans had the power to pass the 15th Amendment just proves a constitutional amendment to protect the right to vote against racial discrimination wasn’t needed in 1870s America. This is a clever argument, to me12 replies 61 retweets 787 likesShow this thread
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Yeah people like being too clever for their own good.
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