The Supreme Court just overturned a federal ban on bump stocks, the device that let the Las Vegas shooter injure more than 500 people and kill 60 within minutes.
80% of Americans supported the ban — even Trump!
SCOTUS has once again defied the will of the people.
@rbreich
Those sweet vacations, private jet flights, sweet real estate deals, motorhomes, private retreats at Nazi camps, and other assorted monetary "gifts" all come with strings attached.
The Republican puppets controlling #SCOTUS have completely corrupted the court.
You know what, tho? Instead of moaning abt it's decisions, what's needed is laws reflecting & protecting the will of the people that #SCOTUS can't knock down.
Which requires a trifecta in November - House, Senate & WH all in the hands of Dem majorities.
The wisdom of relying on elections to solve the SCOTUS prob & other #GOP generated disasters is becoming ever more clear.
We need better &/or new laws.
And we need to include that fact in all discussions abt SCOTUS & #Election2024.
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
There is NOTHING in that amendment that says what KINDS of "Arms" people can "keep and bear." Congress and SCOTUS could regulate the KINDS of "arms" IF both weren't in the pockets of the gun manufacturers.
Not to mention the fact that the "WELL REGULATED" part of this unholy amendment is always ignored.
I'm not a lawyer, but if I was, I'd be challenging this ruling and every other ruling that gives testosterone-laden jerks the ability to purchase armories which they use to take away my right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Finally, how does SCOTUS justify having an armed, potentially violent public when the Preamble says the government was formed to "insure domestic tranquility?" #SCOTUS#2ndAmendment#GunViolence#usa
@rbreich #GOP... the same people rallying around a #ConvictedFelon to be their Party nominee who quotes #Hitler and promised to be #DictatorOnDayOne just b/c he slanted the #SCotUS to its current mess... would go "scorched Earth" to protect it.
"A nonpartisan Justice may compel up to two junior partisan Justices to recuse themselves."
What is wrong with that approach to removing the politics from the Court?
The record shows that ALL of the Justices used to be nonpartisan, confirmed by majorities of the Senators from BOTH parties.
Now there is NO nonpartisan Justice on the Court, though Roberts only missed by one vote in his confirmation. This negative transition only spans a few decades.
Justice Samuel Alito flew not one, but two pro-insurrection flags at his homes.
Alito not being forced to recuse from Trump's immunity case and upcoming Jan 6 cases tells you everything you need to know about the SCOTUS code of "ethics" established last year.
Memo to the media: Don't write about corporations suddenly lowering prices without mentioning how their profits have been skyrocketing or their tax bills have been shrinking. They could have kept prices lower all along. They chose note to. Give people the full picture.
@rbreich
led by #Alito, the anti-American fascist insurrectionist and the rest of the #GOP puppet #Republicans controlling #SCOTUS have now denied black and native Americans their vote in South Carolina to protect the #FourthReich.
When I was a mere clerk for the 1st circuit appeals court, I wasn't allowed to have a political bumper sticker for fear of creating even the appearance of bias on the court.
How can Justice Alito be allowed to rule on Jan 6-related matters after flying a pro-insurrection flag?
@rbreich
AND, after he LIED about WHY it was being flown: He said it was to protest the neighbor's offensive sign, which was posted near a school bus stop. Think of the children!!!
Only one teensy problem - schools in Alexandria (where he lives) and indeed all of Fairfax County VA were in session REMOTELY because of COVID. So there were no children at the bus stop, and there had been no children at the bus stop FOR MONTHS.
Is his #SCOTUS robe made of kevlar? Because his pants are on fire!
@rbreich I do feel under siege by a coming wave of fascism enabled by fear and ignorance enabled by monopoly media #CitizensUnited#SCOTUS and paranoia post pandemic (sic)
@georgetakei
Sounds like she took a typically conservative solution to a problem. Instead of investing the time needed to train the dog she took the easy quick way and just killed it.
I wonder if she will talk about how she decides who she works with and who she just physically kills on a whim when working on serious issues in our government.
Its also obvious why conservative want the #SCOTUS to give them unquestioned immunity for everything they do.
I can't believe I even have to say this, but it is not normal that the Supreme Court is taking its sweet time to decide if the president can incite an insurrection to overturn an election and maintain power. This should have been decided already. The answer is no!