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just_another_person@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 8 days ago

The umpire who picked a side: John Roberts and the death of rule of law in America

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The umpire who picked a side: John Roberts and the death of rule of law in America

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just_another_person@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 8 days ago
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The chief justice of the US has painted himself as a modern institutionalist over the past 20 years. Experts say he’s emboldening Trump’s drive toward authoritarianism
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    Friendly reminder, 5 out of 9 SCOTUS seem to have taken bribes and are POS:

    • Jane Roberts, who is married to Chief Justice John Roberts, made $10.3 million in commissions from elite law firms, whistleblower documents show Note: It’s not in the title, but he presided over one of their cases.
    • Calls for Clarence Thomas Impeachment Vote After Report Exposes Billionaire-Funded Trips
    • Kavanaugh accuser Ford testifies she ‘believed he was going to rape’ her & The Mystery of Brett Kavanaugh’s Baseball-Ticket Debt
    • FBI interviewed individuals who accuse Amy Coney Barrett faith group of abuse
    • Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court
    • Law firm head bought Gorsuch-owned property
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      The backlash from the dance with fascism better result in amendments to fix the court, on top of making corporations subordinate to living humans in another amendment.

      Capitalism only works with strong regulations to keep capital out of public services. Mind your own godamn business.

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        Congress is the real problem in all of this. They’ve abdicated all of their power.

        Congress should have impeach Trump. They should have impeached at least Clarence Thomas for the blatant bribery. Merrick Garland should have been on the bench. They shouldn’t have allowed most of this.

        If there’s one defective branch of government, it’s Congress. They were supposed to be the balance vs the other two.

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          If they feared voters and not donors, that gets solved quickly. They’re still gerrymandering because they dont want to have to listen to voters.

          Edit: I supposed I forgot to mention i mean that citizens united needs to be addressed specifically in an amendment to keep corporate and billionaire interests in check.

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          Congress should have impeach Trump.

          They did, twice. Lot of good it did when all spineless sycophantic R’s vote against it.

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