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 […]
Staren, the Last Stardaughter@goodreedAJ @GottaLaff @Teri_Kanefield The VOTERS can fix it? Doing our part? DEMOCRACY? Dude, we're not IN a democracy. There is no representation for the left, only for conservatives and moderates. How, exactly, does voting within our current system actually change anything?
(Obviously, do vote for Biden, though, to at least slow the decline of America into fascism for four more years)
SteveJB has moved@GottaLaff @Staren @goodreedAJ @Teri_Kanefield In my opinion, voters didn't get Trump elected in 2015. People who didn't bother voting did.