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(3,259 posts)Before the Supreme Court was dominated by blind partisan conservative ideologues, citizens could seek relief in the courts from laws and measures that violated constitutionally protected rights.
Thats no longer the case.
In essence, with the overturning of Roe, the Court has indicated that its no longer in the business of protecting constitutional rights citizens must now seek relief via to political process and failing to do that, citizens are subject to the fear, ignorance, and stupidity, the racism, bigotry, and hate of the majority, subject to sanctioned discrimination and disadvantage, their rights completely taken away.
And when the Court recently codified unitary executive dogma, it messaged to the people to take care of whom you vote for president elect a fascist thug and autocratic despot like Trump, and expect to have your rights and liberties violated with impunity, where the peoples only recourse is the impeachment process or the next General Election, the former rendered useless by Senate Republicans, the latter of no use when the people reelect a fascist thug and autocratic despot.
0rganism
(25,447 posts)Skittles
(169,076 posts)not many people envisioned an ENTIRE POLITICAL PARTY failing to do their job
democrank
(12,049 posts)So many elements of our countrys foundations were not rock solid at all.
stage left
(3,182 posts)of the men and women elected or appointed to office. We seem to be lacking ladies and gentlemen in government, especially in the Republican party. We should never rely on that emphemeral quality again. If we should get a second chance at it.
littlemissmartypants
(31,244 posts)Be full citizens under American law has passed forever.
intrepidity
(8,549 posts)and in his belief that he is all powerful, touch that (actual) 3rd rail. I sooooo wish someone, somehow plants a seed in his rotting brain and it takes root.
Then we'll see a fight over a right, won't we?
