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MineralMan

(150,522 posts)

5. The Problem Is That

Reply to Politicub (Original post)

Sun Oct 7, 2018, 02:50 PM

Oct 2018

even a delegitimized Supreme Court still has the power to determine constitutional questions. Whether we're awake to it or not, it will still rule, and those rulings will have the weight of law.

It is going to be a serious problem for some time to come. We must pay attention, even if we have no respect for its makeup.

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Wake up to the Supreme Court's delegitimization of itself [View all] Politicub Oct 2018 OP

We must be as focused on the court(s) as the right and it starts with voting! OrlandoDem2 Oct 2018 #1

The SCOTUS is now officially a kangaroo court. democratisphere Oct 2018 #2

So who enforces the court's rulings? greymattermom Oct 2018 #3

Appears checks and balances are a thing of the past. democratisphere Oct 2018 #6

Maybe this is how the SCOTUS behaves in the new era of rule by oligarchy. jalan48 Oct 2018 #4

The Problem Is That MineralMan Oct 2018 #5