We can’t do THAT! It’s MEAN!
October 26th, 2020 Barry Posted in Elections | No Comments »
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TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON
This cartoon has four panels.
PANEL 1
A large caption at the top of the panel says “REPUBLICANS.”
We see several people, most or all of whom seem to be white men, standing in some sort of business or office space. One man is speaking to the others: He is bald on top, and wearing an open suit vest over a shirt and striped necktie. He is grinning and gesturing as he speaks.
VEST: When Obama nominates for the Supreme Court, we just won’t allow a hearing.
VEST: We’ll make up some excuse, like, uh… We can’t confirm a new Supreme Court Justice close to a presidential election.
PANEL 2
A close up of Vest, who has steepled his fingers a bit below his chin, and is looking up a bit, perhaps staring at the beautiful future his imagination is conjuring.
VEST: Once we own the Supreme Court, we’ll step up on policies making voting harder for Democratic-leaning groups like Blacks and students!
VEST: Gerrymandering, closing polling places, and harsh voter ID laws are just a start! With the Supreme Court on our side, we can do anything!
PANEL 3
One of the other white men in the room has stepped forward, looking anxious as he asks a question. Vest just throws up his hands and grins.
ANXIOUS GUY: But what if there’s an open Supreme Court seat close to a Presidential election when a Republican is president?
VEST: Screw it, we’ll confirm ’em anyway!
PANEL 4
A large caption at the top of this panel says DEMOCRATS.
The panel shows a tablet being held in someone’s lap. On the tablet, we can see three people, a woman and two men, talking in a Zoom-like program. The woman looks determined, shaking a fist; the first man looks a bit afraid; and the second man is holding his hands on either side of his face and gasping in horror.
WOMAN: If we get the White House and congress, we should add seats to the Supreme Court.
A BIT AFRAID: We can’t do that! It’s mean!
GASPING MAN: Gasp!