what do you plan to do if we get 3 more democratic presidents who have 0 black agenda
it’ll be the same exact result
If ADOS supporters didn’t think it was possible to work with Democrats, then there would be no point in demanding anything from them. So even if the Democrats don’t support the cause for reparations now, ADOS seems to believe that they can be moved to a point where they do in the future, if proper political pressure (i.e. not voting) is applied.
ADOS also seems to believe that the GOP will never support reparations, which is why they see trying to demand anything of the Republicans to be a waste of time. That’s all well and good, but here’s the situation: if the Republicans win in 2020, they will be in a position to further influence the Supreme Court for the next half century.
That means that even if you do push the Democrats to support reparations in the future, they will have a very hard time pushing through any meaningful legislation on that issue and making it stick with a Republican-dominated SCOTUS.
The next Democratic candidate may not support reparations, but that candidate – or, at least, their party – could at least be persuaded in the future. And at least that President probably won’t appoint people hostile to the very concept of reparations to the Supreme Court, which should be the important thing.
Neither party supports reparations right now, so you have to think in the long-term. You could hold your vote and help let the GOP win, sure. That’s your right. But ADOS has a lot more to lose in doing that than any of the Democratic candidates currently do. It just seems like a really stupid idea if you’re actually trying to force long-term change.
This is why I asked for a plan if ADOS is presented with the reality of a GOP-friendly Supreme Court. But it doesn’t look like there is one.