Fascists wrecking our confidence in courts? Sounds like page 4 of the Fascist Playbook. From the SC to the Senate, they’re well on their way to enacting the authoritarian state of their dreams. Judge shopping is but a temporary tool until they have seized enough control of government to make courts irrelevant.
A good, informative article. But the RW advantage - virtually everywhere - is now well known. The media excoriates Dems for doing anything “bad” but gives the Reps a pass on illegal and immoral behavior, because, for them, it’s been normalized. Garland and the DOJ do everything to appear impartial but special counsels to investigate Republicans are always Republicans (and Republicans investigate Dems as well for this impartiality). Judge shopping, as well outlined in this piece, is only okay when Republicans get the advantage. The antiquated (and misused) electoral college is only still in existence because it favors Republicans. MCConnell blocks a Democrat from SCOTUS; rushes through Republicans. A single Republican is holding up aid to Ukraine. It takes a lot to impeach a Republican - and still can’t convict - but what amounts to nothing to try to impeach Democrats. The RW media silo lies with impunity; that’s OK. Voter suppression, gerrymandering. The list is endless. And much of America has been conditioned to accept this. Immorality used to mean something; if you are a Republican it means nothing and sometimes improves their appeal. I’m shocked sometimes that Democrats are still functioning with everything rigged against them.
That ACA ruling was amazing. Apparently the 5th Circuit is still contemplating the whole question of preventative care but it did stay the ruling about unconstitutionality while they think about it.
At least with Roberts pissed there might be some reigning in of judges like Judge K, or at least nastygrams about his failure to understand standing. One hopes.
That is a good point at the end about regulating the behavior of rich people who believe the rules do not apply to them.
Here it would be helpful to list examples of civil societies in other countries which have dealt with this successfully.
Thanks very much for this piece!
Appreciate this piece and your work very much!
Fascists wrecking our confidence in courts? Sounds like page 4 of the Fascist Playbook. From the SC to the Senate, they’re well on their way to enacting the authoritarian state of their dreams. Judge shopping is but a temporary tool until they have seized enough control of government to make courts irrelevant.
A good, informative article. But the RW advantage - virtually everywhere - is now well known. The media excoriates Dems for doing anything “bad” but gives the Reps a pass on illegal and immoral behavior, because, for them, it’s been normalized. Garland and the DOJ do everything to appear impartial but special counsels to investigate Republicans are always Republicans (and Republicans investigate Dems as well for this impartiality). Judge shopping, as well outlined in this piece, is only okay when Republicans get the advantage. The antiquated (and misused) electoral college is only still in existence because it favors Republicans. MCConnell blocks a Democrat from SCOTUS; rushes through Republicans. A single Republican is holding up aid to Ukraine. It takes a lot to impeach a Republican - and still can’t convict - but what amounts to nothing to try to impeach Democrats. The RW media silo lies with impunity; that’s OK. Voter suppression, gerrymandering. The list is endless. And much of America has been conditioned to accept this. Immorality used to mean something; if you are a Republican it means nothing and sometimes improves their appeal. I’m shocked sometimes that Democrats are still functioning with everything rigged against them.
Now awaiting the polluting industries to file against new EPA rules on PFAS.
Judge Shopping is like little girls who might go to Daddy first to get what they want.
But little girls grow up.
That ACA ruling was amazing. Apparently the 5th Circuit is still contemplating the whole question of preventative care but it did stay the ruling about unconstitutionality while they think about it.
At least with Roberts pissed there might be some reigning in of judges like Judge K, or at least nastygrams about his failure to understand standing. One hopes.
“… and there’s no solution in sight.”
Wow. Could you be any more defeatist?
Of course there’s a solution: vote the bastards out.