The hard right is now in charge of the US Supreme Court

[Soph0571]

The whole thing is a sham. In a democracy, it makes little sense to have unelected judges deciding on some of the most contentious issues in public life. It makes no sense at all when those judges are doing so on the basis of political ideology rather than legal scholarship. Throw in the fact that seven of the nine justices are white, six are men, and four (John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Gorsuch and, now, Kavanaugh) were appointed by presidents who lost the popular vote, and it is difficult to argue that the Supreme Court isn’t in dire need of reform.

The crucial role that the Supreme Court plays in US public life was perhaps best explained by Alexis de Tocqueville, in 1835. “The President may slip without the state suffering, for his duties are limited,” he wrote in Democracy in America. “Congress may slip without the Union perishing, for above Congress there is the electoral body which can change its spirit by changing its members.” However, de Tocqueville added, “if ever the Supreme Court came to be composed of rash or corrupt men, the confederation would be threatened by anarchy or civil war”.

So what happens when you have a court not just composed of rash and corrupt men but also appointed for life by the most rash and corrupt of men? The American people can’t say they weren’t warned.

[link:https://www.newstatesman.com/world/2018/07/hard-right-now-charge-us-supreme-court|

Very interesting article. It is not wrong...

[redstatebluegirl]

1. We need to pray for RBG until the midterms and then VOTE!

[Iliyah]

2. The US Supreme Court is the USA people's court.

Of course that is already forgotten, but the people shall decide, ie "impeachment.

And it can happen.

[Hoyt]

3. It was obvious this would happen November 2016. Not sure electing Judges would be a good idea,

but recent appointments have resulted in a right/white wing tinge. Maybe easier removal of Justices would be good, but the fact is that when we vote for Prez -- and Congress to a lessor degree -- we are voting for SC appointments.

It sucks to heck right now, but things will turn around at some point.

[TreasonousBastard]

4. Not the first time-- Dred Scott, overruling FDR's plans...

And the republic managed to survive, even if some were seriuosly harmed.

The pendulum of justice goes back and forth.

It's a nice dream to think of a Court that will decide "properly" every time, but even if everyone agrees what a "proper"decision is, it just ain't gonna happen.

The only real difference between a conservative and a liberal is that the conservative tells you what's good for him, while the liberal tells you what's good for you.