• sharedburdens [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    I would make the case that the supreme court has never been anything other than a reactionary institution, and it sounds like you agree.

    I would go on to point out that the rights ‘won’ by the supreme court are ephemeral and can be snatched away at any moment-

    Take some of the examples of ‘liberal’ rulings- Roe vs wade came about the whole question of abortion from a liberal angle of privacy. Rather than simply providing a universal standard of prenatal healthcare to people, they opted for this sideshow. It’s never been about life, maternal mortality is ridiculously high in the the US, it’s about maintaining the profitable status quo.

    The gay marriage ruling is another example of how worthless rights won by supreme court are- and how we should expect them to be retracted at any moment.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah, with the way the Supreme Court is now definitely. The concept of settled law was bullshit. It’s nine votes and whoever has the most wins. McConnell understood that better than most apparently. Hopefully we will be able to fix this in time to stop a fascist take over.