What a shit show. I’m consoling myself that the biggest deal last week was the Court kicking the Independent State Legislature Theory to the curb on the merits. Had they not, it would have ended democracy in this country. At least now we still have hope of clawing back some of the ground we lost. And I’m hoping the clamor from Dem voters to expand the Court will gain momentum. Biden is a fossil, but historically he has always moved his political positions to the exact center of wherever the majority of Dems are at any given moment. If expanding the Court becomes a mainstream position for most Dem voters, and I think it’s quickly heading in that direction, there’s a chance Biden may get onboard – if he gets a second term.
If the Court continues on its present path, we’ll eventually see Alito writing the opinion that declares the Emancipation Proclamation executive over-reach and reinstates slavery via the US v Bezos case (“the government has failed to show that Mr. Bezos’ fully-owned employees have suffered any injury sufficient to declare his ownership null and void”).
I worry about you channeling evil pricks like Alito. Ever see " A Double Life?"
With Ronald Coleman? A Cukor Film. Written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin. Fine entertainment for the rest of us- for you, perhaps, a cautionary tale.
Hey, anybody else remember that quaint notion of "standing" that determined whether you can sue in Federal court? Ha ha, that was fun while it lasted, huh? First, Christian-fundamentalist doctors were allowed sue to overturn FDA approval of birth-control pills on the argument that side-effects of said pills might sometime in the future require them to do the jobs they applied for and were hired to do and are well-compensated to do. Such harm they suffered! How do you top that? Well, now we know.
Paul Gigot is the editor of the WSJ opinion page? That cesspool of unhinged conservative raving? Wasn’t he an esteemed contributor to the PBS Newshour or one of those shows for years? No wonder Totebagger politics are so toxic.
Hah, Mr. Alito! I happen to know FOX can't be broadcasting that crime is rampant in Democrat cities, because everyone knows all those cities were BURNED DOWN in 2020! Hah, I say!
"if you don’t care for what I’m saying, rest assured there are men who have paid a lot more than the price of a subscription who find it very interesting indeed."
Coming this fall on the WB… it’s “That’s So Alito”! (quick preview clip, Justice Alito holding a smoking handgun in fake swamp surroundings with a comically surprised expression) while alligator hunting in Florida with his close friend The Koch Brothers, ole Justice Sam gets into a peck of trouble! How’s he getting out of this one?!
Alito: respect mah AUTHORITAAAH!
Roberts: I’m the eldest boy!
What a shit show. I’m consoling myself that the biggest deal last week was the Court kicking the Independent State Legislature Theory to the curb on the merits. Had they not, it would have ended democracy in this country. At least now we still have hope of clawing back some of the ground we lost. And I’m hoping the clamor from Dem voters to expand the Court will gain momentum. Biden is a fossil, but historically he has always moved his political positions to the exact center of wherever the majority of Dems are at any given moment. If expanding the Court becomes a mainstream position for most Dem voters, and I think it’s quickly heading in that direction, there’s a chance Biden may get onboard – if he gets a second term.
If the Court continues on its present path, we’ll eventually see Alito writing the opinion that declares the Emancipation Proclamation executive over-reach and reinstates slavery via the US v Bezos case (“the government has failed to show that Mr. Bezos’ fully-owned employees have suffered any injury sufficient to declare his ownership null and void”).
It is disturbing that I was not at all sure where we slipped into a fictitious case there and had to look it up to be sure.
Perfect.
I worry about you channeling evil pricks like Alito. Ever see " A Double Life?"
With Ronald Coleman? A Cukor Film. Written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin. Fine entertainment for the rest of us- for you, perhaps, a cautionary tale.
Here
https://youtu.be/24C6vASJWaU
I can see these strutting little shark justices sidling up in billionaires' DMs & cooing "Daddy, are u generous?"
Hey, anybody else remember that quaint notion of "standing" that determined whether you can sue in Federal court? Ha ha, that was fun while it lasted, huh? First, Christian-fundamentalist doctors were allowed sue to overturn FDA approval of birth-control pills on the argument that side-effects of said pills might sometime in the future require them to do the jobs they applied for and were hired to do and are well-compensated to do. Such harm they suffered! How do you top that? Well, now we know.
Paul Gigot is the editor of the WSJ opinion page? That cesspool of unhinged conservative raving? Wasn’t he an esteemed contributor to the PBS Newshour or one of those shows for years? No wonder Totebagger politics are so toxic.
Hah, Mr. Alito! I happen to know FOX can't be broadcasting that crime is rampant in Democrat cities, because everyone knows all those cities were BURNED DOWN in 2020! Hah, I say!
Christ, what an asshole -- as of course all the GOP apparatchiks there are, just more so.
And, of course, there’s their disrespect for the rule of law...
"if you don’t care for what I’m saying, rest assured there are men who have paid a lot more than the price of a subscription who find it very interesting indeed."
Speaking of "deliver[ing] the coup de grace"...
Hours late to only to say this was magnificent. Bravo. When "Fagkillers United" makes perfect sense in context, that's satire, baby!
Coming this fall on the WB… it’s “That’s So Alito”! (quick preview clip, Justice Alito holding a smoking handgun in fake swamp surroundings with a comically surprised expression) while alligator hunting in Florida with his close friend The Koch Brothers, ole Justice Sam gets into a peck of trouble! How’s he getting out of this one?!