Sen. Warren Says Supreme Court is ‘Actively Undermining Our Democracy,’ Floats Sweeping Reforms
Elizabeth Warren: Supreme Court Has 'Undermined' Democracy
I worked for a city government in sewer automation inspections and I wouldn’t take a coffee from contractors because I wanted it crystal clear who I worked for. We can be friendly but if you go off spec then that’s the end of the conversation.
How the fuck this was ever allowed is shocking.
Conservatives have a very… interesting idea of what morality is, which is more than a bit ironic considering they see themselves as extremely moral and "good" people
When your mindset is that everything you do is good and everything everyone else does is bad, it's pretty easy to be a good person.
A while back, evolution was under attack, I think it still is ... regardless ... Kenneth Miller talks about the root of these in his take down of intelligent design: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohd5uqzlwsU&t=509s
We had a guy from the Navy come to our shop to inspect our product. He wouldn't even let me go grab him a burger from McDonald's.
Was he from the Navy or from the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps? We have had a couple of FDA auditors from the USHSCC and they were former Naval officers working on a second retirement. They were nice enough when you prove you are open but they absolutely will not accept anything but water. Maybe coffee.
I had a job fixing state owned equipment and I was hesitant to take a damn bottle of water offered on a hot day case someone thought it was a bribe.
We expect scandal and fraud from our elected officials. That's why they do it so brazenly and in the open. They know the people have no power because the system is rigged; especially if you're a Republican.
Edit: Why the downvotes? Tell me where I'm wrong. Our elected officials choose judges, so it's the same pool of corruption.
I don’t expect that, and I don’t let apathy and defeat prevent me from participating in the process.
I usually hear “everyone is corrupt” from the people who’s “guy” happens to have been found to be corrupt.
Kind of like saying “everyone steals office supplies” or “everyone cheats on their wife” - says a lot about one’s character.
I don't know if you know this but the supreme court isn't elected.
What do you mean by "especially if you're a Republican"?
I hope they can get some reforms through, take some power away from the Republicans who own justices. I don't have a lot of hope, but maybe this time there's cause for some?
There will be no reforms before the election, for sure. The Republicans control the House and will not allow any. They like it this way.
After the election? Well, if Harris wins and we can give the Democrats control of the House and keep the Senate, then maybe? But without 50 seats in the Senate, they won't be able to get anything through unless they do away with the filibuster.
It's what has me iffy on them threatening civil war. On the one hand, I don't want to see people die. On the other hand, if it happens and is swiftly put down, then it won't matter what the states who participated on the losing side say - That's flat out treason, so they would HAVE to capitulate to the terms of the winners with said terms at least including, "Every politician that was for it being removed, banned from politics, thrown in jail, and lots of reform done to prevent these fucks from ever being able to lock up the political process again"
i feel like "reform" isn't strong enough of a word for what needs to be done with the supreme court. "fucking overhaul" sounds closer
Funny, because to me the meaning of reform can be as serious as using the guillotine.
Reform is when minor adjustments and changes are not enough. Reform is a complete overhaul.
YES
Democracy is but an illusion.
For years I bent over backward to give Thomas the benefit of the doubt. I even researched his jurisprudence especially where it concerned civil rights.
Turned out I was wasting my time. Motherfucker was just corrupt.
Why though?
We used to try to think that Supreme Court justices took their lifetime appointments and unique place in our democracy seriously. Turns out, they’re corrupt asshole politicians like all the rest. At least on the Republican side.