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Barring some unforeseen development, the president will lock in a 5-to-4 conservative majority, shifting the court solidly to the right for a generation. This is all the more reason for Democrats and progressives to take a page from “The Godfather” and go to the mattresses on this issue.
Historically "going to the mattresses" was a mob phrase meaning “preparing for battle” within the context of a mob war, a violent mob war involving firearms, assassinations, and bombings.
Imagine if Trump said something like this.
Barring some unforeseen development, the president will lock in a 5-to-4 conservative majority, shifting the court solidly to the right for a generation. This is all the more reason for Democrats and progressives to take a page from “The Godfather” and go to the mattresses on this issue.
Historically "going to the mattresses" was a mob phrase meaning “preparing for battle” within the context of a mob war, a violent mob war involving firearms, assassinations, and bombings.
Imagine if Trump said something like this.