I don’t disagree with all of this.

Like a lot of what you're saying is not arguable. But democrats lose for the same reason that republicans lose. Because the voter base is selfish, fickle, and tends to be driven by political trends which swing from "white liberal" left to the equivalent of that on the right.

The US will jump between trend driven politics and will vote for the person who meets the majority of people's ideals.

If you have to vote perfectly every time or else you'll lose your rights, they aren't rights. They are privileges afforded to you by the ruling class in power. That clearly includes the Supreme Court. All this period in time is doing is reminding us we aren't actually free people.

Maybe we're closer to Yeoman than Serfs, but unless you have real money, you aren't a part of the team.

All I can say to that is that I hope people who didn't vote or voted for republicans enjoy this outcome. Regardless of what anyone thinks when it comes to the general election, you are voting either for someone or against someone. If you don't vote you're saying that you're perfectly fine with either option. The time to whine and be philosophical about candidates is during primaries which most people don't even participate in. That's how you can get your mythical perfect democrat.

Anyone who didn't explicitly vote for a democrat this past election I'm blaming for what the GOP is doing. The democrats are feckless cowards, but they don't accelerate everyone's ruin and sometimes that's the literal best outcome.

My mantra now is have the day you voted for. Not voting is implicitly voting for the winner. I hope that all the petulant people who sat out because their favorite wasn't on the docket or voted red because they have some shiny single thing they care about is personally experiencing everything that the entirety of the GOP platform stands for. I truly wish that they get everything they voted for.

No

Yet. Expect Trump to "ask" Thomas and Alito to step down so he can replace them the way he did Kennedy and lock in a 6-3 majority for the rest of our lifetimes.

For folks who don't know the Kennedy angle:

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/06/donald-trump-justice-anthony-kennedy-retirement?srsltid=AfmBOooejc73_8m6isq0pxf4X8QM_rE1YX1Go9q-1iwFi8Uo62t4hef3

Depends on if Roberts decides to retire or if Sotomayor dies. We'll get another whack job if either of those things happens. Not saying Roberts isn't a whack job, but he's about the most moderate conservative on the court right now. (God help me, Barret is a close second).

No way he doesn't get replace with someone like Aileen Cannon.

Alito or Thomas retiring will be a wash. Alito has said he'll retire, so expect that to happen in the next 3 years. But honestly, I highly doubt there's anyone as crooked as he is so it doesn't really matter.