Not that any of you aren't aware of this by now, but you can all expect the rallying cry of the Democratic Party to get people to vote for the Shillster is going to be by emphasizing the importance of who will become president when it comes to the Supreme Court. They'll tell you that Justices Breyer, Kennedy, Notorious RBG, and possibly Thomas as well, are due to check out sometime within the next eight years, and if a Republican happens to be in the White House when this happens, they will appoint the Antichrist to the Court. Just know that it'll be bad, very bad. The universe will get sucked into a singularity of badness. Expect the cajoling to increase as the election draws nearer.

If only the DNC thought of this months—maybe even years in advanced—before the primaries started.

I can already picture a conversation with a Hillbot canvasser about this issue.

You hear a knocking at the door. You look up at the door, away from your computer, and you go to answer the door.

You open the door and an unnaturally cheery canvasser beams, “Hello, sir/ma’am. I noticed you have a Green Party sign on your lawn. Might I convince you to vote for someone who actually has a chance to win?”

You briefly give the canvasser a disdainful look, before you regain your composure. “No,” you reply.

The canvasser’s gleeful demeanor begins to fade. “But, sir/ma’am, this is a two-system. Third parties don't stand a chance. Why throw your lot in with the losing side?”

“Doesn’t mean I have to vote for either of the two major parties. Besides, I'm a sucker for lost causes.”

“We have a candidate who shares many of Jill Stein's positions, and is a real progressive who will fight to make country better for everyone.”

You crack a smirk after hearing that. “So tell me,” you respond. “Who is this oh-so progressive champion of yours, because unless I'm mistaken, you seem to be talking about Bernie Sanders.”

The canvasser stares at you with a scowl affixed to his/her face. “Hillary Clinton, of course.”

“Yeah, good luck with that. I'd hate to see what qualifies as conservative in your world.”

The canvasser begins to steam. “Goddammit,” s/he growls. “What about the Supreme Court?”

You roll your eyes, ready to hear the same SCOTUS pitch you've been hearing for months. “What about it?” you scoff.

The canvasser, in a huff, replies, “Well, as you probably already know, sir/ma’am, the president gets to appoint people to the Supreme Court when a Justice retires or dies. Depending on who’s president, will have a real impact on the direction of the court for decades.”

You smirk. “Well, perhaps you and your people should've thought about that long before deciding to support Hillary. You might’ve found yourself a a real liberal instead of a pre-Reagan Republican pretending to be a Democrat.

“Now, if you please, I have things to do. Good bye.”

You shut the door in the canvasser's face and you go back to posting comments on c99, looking at YouTube videos of cats, and last but not least, porn (don't lie, now).

P.S. I was thinking about if this had happened several months before, and you're having a conversation with a Hillbot, and the subject of the Supreme Court comes up.

“You know, we have at least three Justices who might need to be replaced, and whoever is president will be able to appoint whoever he or she wants, deciding the direction of the court.”

You nod. “Oh, I know. I hope the Democratic Party doesn't take the path of least resistance and use the threat of a Republican president appointing more Scalia-esque assholes to the court as a way to scare liberals into voting for some crap candidate, and actually run a kickasss candidate,” you say.

“Oh, we do. We have Hillary Clinton,” the Hillbot beams.

“Bwahahahahahahahaha!”

The Hillbot is stunned by this and looks at you incredulously.