It's not just an increasingly conservative Supreme court, it's an increasingly Republican Supreme court. The feedback loop between Republican politicians and the Republican majority on the Supreme court helps to ensure that Republicans' retain their control of government. If elections are free and fair, then Republicans would win far few…
It's not just an increasingly conservative Supreme court, it's an increasingly Republican Supreme court. The feedback loop between Republican politicians and the Republican majority on the Supreme court helps to ensure that Republicans' retain their control of government. If elections are free and fair, then Republicans would win far fewer. Neither Trump nor Bush (dubyah) would have become president. Stacey Abrams would be governor of Georgia. Republicans wouldn't have held majorities in the House in years like 2012, when Democrats won 59 million votes and Republicans won 58 million, but Republicans took 33 MORE seats.
The foundation of our democracy is "one man (person), one vote" - every vote counts equally. This is anathema to Republicans who suppress Democratic voting in many states by closing polling places, purging voter rolls, make voter registration onerous and restricting mail-in voting. Republicans gerrymander districts in such a way that they can win only 45% of the vote in some states but win 65% of the congressional seats. All of this is clearly wrong, clearly unconstitutional. Yet the Roberts court has refused to rule on cases challenging illegal voting rights restrictions and gerrymandering - all to help their Republican party continue to hold power. In return, Republican politicians, with the help of the Republican Federalist Society, appoint more and more Republican judges.
As HCR points out, Republicans are a minority party, yet they control the White House, the Senate and the Supreme Court. And they continue to distort the democratic process in ways that will render elections meaningless, and make their hold on power permanent.
It's not just an increasingly conservative Supreme court, it's an increasingly Republican Supreme court. The feedback loop between Republican politicians and the Republican majority on the Supreme court helps to ensure that Republicans' retain their control of government. If elections are free and fair, then Republicans would win far fewer. Neither Trump nor Bush (dubyah) would have become president. Stacey Abrams would be governor of Georgia. Republicans wouldn't have held majorities in the House in years like 2012, when Democrats won 59 million votes and Republicans won 58 million, but Republicans took 33 MORE seats.
The foundation of our democracy is "one man (person), one vote" - every vote counts equally. This is anathema to Republicans who suppress Democratic voting in many states by closing polling places, purging voter rolls, make voter registration onerous and restricting mail-in voting. Republicans gerrymander districts in such a way that they can win only 45% of the vote in some states but win 65% of the congressional seats. All of this is clearly wrong, clearly unconstitutional. Yet the Roberts court has refused to rule on cases challenging illegal voting rights restrictions and gerrymandering - all to help their Republican party continue to hold power. In return, Republican politicians, with the help of the Republican Federalist Society, appoint more and more Republican judges.
As HCR points out, Republicans are a minority party, yet they control the White House, the Senate and the Supreme Court. And they continue to distort the democratic process in ways that will render elections meaningless, and make their hold on power permanent.