These dynamics share a root cause: the partisan polarization that has reshaped #US #politics over the past 4 decades. But the connection is deeper & more complex than that. Whereas polarization weakened #Congress, it emboldened #SCOTUS to dismantle laws &, in the process, undermine Congress’s ability to make laws at all, reinforcing Congress’s sclerosis.
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Two dynamics are fundamentally reshaping the structure & functioning of the #US #government. The first, which is quite well known, is #Congress’s decline. The second, perhaps somewhat less appreciated but no less significant, is #SCOTUS’ ascent—its expansion of its #power into areas previously thought to be off-limits.
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How the #SupremeCourt Broke #Congress
In the name of protecting the #BalanceOfPowers, #SCOTUS is radically refashioning that balance.
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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/supreme-court-congress-powers/685590/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxaxsPlZT_4ZDndgwi00NCRg
"Are [the Supreme Court] not aware that the Trump regime is systematically dismantling the American government? Do they not see the Trump regime is going after individual rights we all used to take for granted? Are they sanguine about the assault on the sovereignty of American cities and states? Do they care nothing about the unconstitutional deployment of military troops?" - Mary Trump
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