LaffyVia Angry Staffer:
SCOTUS: homeless people can’t sleep outside
SCOTUS: POTUS can’t forgive student debt
SCOTUS: women don’t have autonomy over their bodies
SCOTUS: EPA can’t regulate the water
SCOTUS: POTUS can assassinate his political opponent
Ande Jacobson@GottaLaff: That is a scary list but unfortunately accurate at the moment.
As disturbing and shocking as these decisions are, we need to remember that historically SCOTUS has been conservative, or even reactionary for much of our history. @Teri_Kanefield covers some of that in this informative post.
https://terikanefield.com/some-sad-news-and-a-bit-about-the-supreme-court/
It's well worth reading to put SCOTUS's decisions into perspective.
The other thing we cannot forget, hard as it is sometimes, is that the courts cannot solve our political problems. Only we the voters can do that. If enough people want democracy to work, it will survive. That means we all have to keep doing our part to defend it with more democracy. Not less.
You're certainly doing yours. The rest of us have to step up and do ours as well.
** gets off of soap box because it gets crushed under the weight of the moment **
Some sad news (and a bit about the Supreme Court) - Teri Kanefield
This week, JJ died suddenly of a pulmonary blood clot. You wouldn’t have known from his puppy looks and constant puppy energy, but he was a senior dog diagnosed with bronchitis and a heart murmur that was getting worse. Given how suddenly and peacefully JJ passed, the vet said it was most likely a pulmonary […]
@goodreedAJ Many thanks to both of you. @Teri_Kanefield