If the six Republican justices rule the way the oligarchs who support their extravagant lifestyles want, America could be a very, very different place in just a few years…
It is absolutely abysmal what is happening in these court cases. The rationale that these developments weren't explicitly stated in a document from another century is disingenuous and telling, in my opinion. It shows the lack of imagination on the part of originalists, or willed lack of it. Another reason why Americans (in a healthy civic environment) shouldn't elect a GOP president for another decade at least until the Supreme Court is balanced out. It feels like dark times ahead as factions of rich individuals transform America into a less democratic place. We have factions of racist and ethnonationalists and factions of oligarchs. We fail to educate our citizens on why we enjoy the luxuries of the present and then they allow them to be undone out of an inconsequential attitude towards governing and civics.
The only thing is, the blow back from Dobbs, the case that overturned Roe, was so bad for the Republicans that they might defer a ruling, or at least keep it pretty narrow, until after the election. For the typical MAGA person approaching or past retirement, getting rid of "the bureaucrats" could sound good, and they might well go along with ending environmental regulations. After all, they've been told that climate change is a hoax. But if their Social Security and Medicare are taken away, that's a different story. So a more expansive ruling may be made on the next case, heard in 2025. Committing national suicide can be a slow motion process.
Since the statute of limitations for sedition is not up for another year and a half. The department of Justice needs to round up all of the GOP traitors and throw them behind bars, so they will not default on the national debt. The doj only has a month and a half to do it and they better put every person they have on it! 24/7
I was deeply concerned about Moore v Harper and they surprised me. Social security is the 3rd rail for a reason. And we PAID for it out of our paychecks. They would have to refund it all.
I say we call all GOP legislators and threaten extreme punishment at the polls if they don’t control this rogue court. Might work...
When the people are reduced to slaves the wealthy will start fighting amongst themselves...medieval times. Seems like there is NO clear agenda or foresight.
The best defense is a good offence. I will be publishing a piece shortly that will explain how we can save social security for those that have paid into it and replace it with something better for future generations. A system that will avoid the Supreme Court pitfalls that are so well articulated in this post.
In the book Woman Behind the New Deal, there is a story about Labor Sec. Perkins and another Cabinet member seeing old women digging through the trash for food; that broke her heart. Still can happen on a small scale, but if she had not worked-out the New Deal, very few Americans could ever retire and afford to EAT. FDR gets the credit, but Frances figured it out, and she along with Eleanor pushed him.
I too believe we are in peril of losing everything we gained that makes life liveable for people that have had to work hard and serve all their lives. The Republican members of the Court want to ignore "promote the General Welfare" despite the fact that they are the 26th-29th words of the Constitution.
What they say isn't in the Constitution is in those four words. They and the rich bastards funding them simply don't like it. Who can eat, who dies early, and who is miserable is not their concern. They don't give a damn for the people that do all the work. Meanwhile, they are refusing to do THEIR JOB to uphold the Constitution, because it doesn't add to their bottom line.
We cannot allow this to happen under ANY circumstances!! Rather let all us auld grey heads take up whatever weapon we can grab and use and MARCH with intent to STOP such evil!!!
Never imagined our 3rd branch of government would touch the 3rd rail of politics - much less put it in an absolute chokehold. But I never imagined DJ T-Rump would be spinning the record of the free world either.
It doesn't matter how we thought things were going to be, they are as they are. And right now we must acknowledge this truth, as inconvenient and uncomfortable as it surely is.
In the spirit of acknowledgment it would be prudent (for anyone concerned with the legitimacy of the openly corrupt Republican majority squatting in the Supreme Court) to understand that Congress holds domain over SCOTUS (per the Constitution, Article III).
We need to tell our representatives that this is still a republican democracy, bound by the very thing at stake - the Constitution - and ultimately, democracy.
It is absolutely abysmal what is happening in these court cases. The rationale that these developments weren't explicitly stated in a document from another century is disingenuous and telling, in my opinion. It shows the lack of imagination on the part of originalists, or willed lack of it. Another reason why Americans (in a healthy civic environment) shouldn't elect a GOP president for another decade at least until the Supreme Court is balanced out. It feels like dark times ahead as factions of rich individuals transform America into a less democratic place. We have factions of racist and ethnonationalists and factions of oligarchs. We fail to educate our citizens on why we enjoy the luxuries of the present and then they allow them to be undone out of an inconsequential attitude towards governing and civics.
The only thing is, the blow back from Dobbs, the case that overturned Roe, was so bad for the Republicans that they might defer a ruling, or at least keep it pretty narrow, until after the election. For the typical MAGA person approaching or past retirement, getting rid of "the bureaucrats" could sound good, and they might well go along with ending environmental regulations. After all, they've been told that climate change is a hoax. But if their Social Security and Medicare are taken away, that's a different story. So a more expansive ruling may be made on the next case, heard in 2025. Committing national suicide can be a slow motion process.
Since the statute of limitations for sedition is not up for another year and a half. The department of Justice needs to round up all of the GOP traitors and throw them behind bars, so they will not default on the national debt. The doj only has a month and a half to do it and they better put every person they have on it! 24/7
I was deeply concerned about Moore v Harper and they surprised me. Social security is the 3rd rail for a reason. And we PAID for it out of our paychecks. They would have to refund it all.
I say we call all GOP legislators and threaten extreme punishment at the polls if they don’t control this rogue court. Might work...
I just wrote to Senator Durbin. I elaborated a touch on the theme of your message, I asked for a response.
What exactly do these "liberalists" want?
When the people are reduced to slaves the wealthy will start fighting amongst themselves...medieval times. Seems like there is NO clear agenda or foresight.
Ok. I am now even more upset and terrified.
I like the idea of expanding the the number of justices on the SCOTUS to match the number of federal appellate courts, 13.
Also term limits, term limits, term limits. Period.
The best defense is a good offence. I will be publishing a piece shortly that will explain how we can save social security for those that have paid into it and replace it with something better for future generations. A system that will avoid the Supreme Court pitfalls that are so well articulated in this post.
Is it likely the court will apply this reasoning to the Pentagon and America's farflung military operations? I doubt it.
In the book Woman Behind the New Deal, there is a story about Labor Sec. Perkins and another Cabinet member seeing old women digging through the trash for food; that broke her heart. Still can happen on a small scale, but if she had not worked-out the New Deal, very few Americans could ever retire and afford to EAT. FDR gets the credit, but Frances figured it out, and she along with Eleanor pushed him.
I too believe we are in peril of losing everything we gained that makes life liveable for people that have had to work hard and serve all their lives. The Republican members of the Court want to ignore "promote the General Welfare" despite the fact that they are the 26th-29th words of the Constitution.
What they say isn't in the Constitution is in those four words. They and the rich bastards funding them simply don't like it. Who can eat, who dies early, and who is miserable is not their concern. They don't give a damn for the people that do all the work. Meanwhile, they are refusing to do THEIR JOB to uphold the Constitution, because it doesn't add to their bottom line.
We cannot allow this to happen under ANY circumstances!! Rather let all us auld grey heads take up whatever weapon we can grab and use and MARCH with intent to STOP such evil!!!
“Now, with two cases that the six corrupt Republicans on the Court will be hearing this fall, David could be getting his wish.”
I point out that there is evidence that Thomas, Alito, and Roberts have been compromised.
I am unaware of evidence that the other 3 right wingers have taken bribes. So to lump all six of them together as “corrupt” is a stretch.
Never imagined our 3rd branch of government would touch the 3rd rail of politics - much less put it in an absolute chokehold. But I never imagined DJ T-Rump would be spinning the record of the free world either.
It doesn't matter how we thought things were going to be, they are as they are. And right now we must acknowledge this truth, as inconvenient and uncomfortable as it surely is.
In the spirit of acknowledgment it would be prudent (for anyone concerned with the legitimacy of the openly corrupt Republican majority squatting in the Supreme Court) to understand that Congress holds domain over SCOTUS (per the Constitution, Article III).
We need to tell our representatives that this is still a republican democracy, bound by the very thing at stake - the Constitution - and ultimately, democracy.
Not surprised
Yes. It seems that understanding the Constitution would be in the job description of one tasked with interpreting and ruling on said document.
Correction to my comment:
"republican democracy" should read "democratic republic".
Not a good oversight on my part...