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The court news isn't all bad. For example, when radical right-wing political forces gave them a case to let Republican state legislatures overturn democracy and ban any court from having oversight of their stealing elections, the court denied that. Good, we can keep some democracy.
But the most recent three big rulings show the dark money spending nearly $1 billion to corrupt the court getting what they paid for.
Affirmative Action, reversed, 6-3.
Student Loan Forgiveness, reversed, 6-3.
Civil rights for people with non-heterosexual orientations, revered, 6-3.
Of course, we could list dozens, hundreds more of these far-right versus legitimate Justices' decisions, the result of the corruption of the court.
Because ultimately, the quote likely made up from George Bush that the constitution is just a piece of paper - that it says basically nothing, but only what the court says it says - is basically true. We're seeing battle after battle lost in the Republican war on the constitution. All they needed was to put their people on the court.
We don't have a good answer, really. As this continues - what is a response? If democracy becomes unacceptably overturned, the theoretical response leads to a 'popular uprising', even violence, revolting against the attack on our democracy - an utterly impractical response. What history shows us is that it's entirely possible to simply convert a democracy to authoritarianism - a risk like we've never seen.
Yes, that statement is dramatic. Bold.
Hundreds of Republicans in Congress voting to reject votes for the president and overthrow democracy was dramatic.
Nearly all Republicans voting against impeachment and conviction of trump in two impeachments, removing the rule of law, was dramatic.
The pieces are in place for that risk. Over and over. 'We're one wrong election result away from a point of no return'. That's dramatic.
I'm not predicting any such thing. Biden defeating trump and being slightly ahead in the polls, trumps massive unpopularity outside Republicans, suggest there's opposition to it that is currently winning a close battle. But the risk is high. And the corruption entrenched, as today's rulings indicate.
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But the most recent three big rulings show the dark money spending nearly $1 billion to corrupt the court getting what they paid for.
Affirmative Action, reversed, 6-3.
Student Loan Forgiveness, reversed, 6-3.
Civil rights for people with non-heterosexual orientations, revered, 6-3.
Of course, we could list dozens, hundreds more of these far-right versus legitimate Justices' decisions, the result of the corruption of the court.
Because ultimately, the quote likely made up from George Bush that the constitution is just a piece of paper - that it says basically nothing, but only what the court says it says - is basically true. We're seeing battle after battle lost in the Republican war on the constitution. All they needed was to put their people on the court.
We don't have a good answer, really. As this continues - what is a response? If democracy becomes unacceptably overturned, the theoretical response leads to a 'popular uprising', even violence, revolting against the attack on our democracy - an utterly impractical response. What history shows us is that it's entirely possible to simply convert a democracy to authoritarianism - a risk like we've never seen.
Yes, that statement is dramatic. Bold.
Hundreds of Republicans in Congress voting to reject votes for the president and overthrow democracy was dramatic.
Nearly all Republicans voting against impeachment and conviction of trump in two impeachments, removing the rule of law, was dramatic.
The pieces are in place for that risk. Over and over. 'We're one wrong election result away from a point of no return'. That's dramatic.
I'm not predicting any such thing. Biden defeating trump and being slightly ahead in the polls, trumps massive unpopularity outside Republicans, suggest there's opposition to it that is currently winning a close battle. But the risk is high. And the corruption entrenched, as today's rulings indicate.
June 30, 2023 SCOTUS blocks Biden's student loan plan and limits LGBTQ protections
The Supreme Court issued two monumental 6-3 decisions Friday, the final day of its current term. The court blocked President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program and limited LGBTQ protections in a separate case.
