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In reply to the discussion: PoliticsGirl: There's nothing in the Constitution that says SCOTUS is the final word on what's constitutional [View all]FakeNoose
(35,808 posts)28. I'm not sure how old you are, but if you can recall back to the early-mid 60's
The same thing was said about the SCOTUS then - only it was the ultra-conservatives who thought Chief Justice Earl Warren was off his rocker. The difference between then and now is that the SCOTUS justices under Warren weren't playing politics, they were righting the racial wrongs of earlier generations. In some cases they might have overstepped, but that has been corrected in later rulings.
This set of SCOTUS justices (the cons I mean) are just playing "tit-for-tat." Also some are secretly playing "what's in it for me" - only that wasn't supposed to become common knowledge. The Federalist puppet masters are running the show, the Justices are just dancing like they've been taught.
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PoliticsGirl: There's nothing in the Constitution that says SCOTUS is the final word on what's constitutional [View all]
Dennis Donovan
Sep 18
OP
If that actually would work Congress could way too easily violate our constitutional rights
RidinWithHarris
Sep 18
#33
Not me. That power would only require 267 of those 535 to want to fuck us over
RidinWithHarris
Sep 18
#36
Republicans will rush to embrace Shumer's No Kings (or Queens) Act after Kamala wins.
Marcuse
Sep 18
#7
This is what the criminal USSC6 fear most! They know they do not have the constitution on their side.
Clouds Passing
Sep 19
#43
My opinion is that the Fourth covers a woman's right to control her own body, thus abortion is her choice.
mucholderthandirt
Sep 19
#44