Category: In My Legal Opinion

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SCOTUS Hates Black Voters

Did I get your attention? Of course, I only mean the conservative justices hate Black people, especially Justice Thomas, who is the conservatives’ token flaky biscuit maker — because you know he works in the house, right? And if he wants to stay in the house, then he needs to keep those field workers in their place. I’m just saying. But I digress. An article in Slate describes today’s SCOTUS decision on a voting rights case in Wisconsin. Before providing quotes and my commentary, allow me to advocate Slate for its legal analysis. They ably provide layman commentary on essential matters before SCOTUS. It is a good source for those seeking elucidation of heady legal topics.

From the article, “On Wednesday, the Supreme Court issued an astonishing decision throwing out Wisconsin’s new legislative districts as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause. The majority accused a Republican justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court of greenlighting a ‘racial gerrymander’ by creating one more majority-Black district in the State Assembly. Wednesday’s unsigned decision, issued through the shadow docket, hands Wisconsin Republicans an unexpected victory in their quest to reduce Black representation in the legislature. It also alters the law of redistricting in fundamental yet cryptic ways that might, to a cynic, seem designed to disadvantage Democrats in every single case. … The real victims, of course, are Black Wisconsinites who will now have less influence in the state legislature. But once again, it is hard not to feel a bit of sympathy for the lower court judges, too. Hagedorn did his job commendably; he applied precedent fairly, to the dismay of his own party; and yet he still got brusquely reversed on the shadow docket in a nonsensical, unsigned opinion. It seems there is only one way a lower court can spare an election-related ruling from the SCOTUS shredder: bend any rules necessary to ensure a Republican victory.”

I quoted the first and last paragraphs because they sum up the issue well. It will help if you read the entire article to understand the problems with the SCOTUS opinion so that I won’t go into the specific points here. Suffice it to say, this Wisconsin case is yet another example of SCOTUS hellbent on giving RepubliKKKlans permanent political control, especially in swing states. It is somewhat ironic that the Court is so intent on ensuring race is not a factor in districting that they would deprive minorities of the opportunity to retain equitable protection under the law. Suddenly, the conservative justices are entirely color blind while allowing the white majority to suppress equal representation of minorities in Wisconsin.

What is the ultimate point I’m trying to make? Maybe this lawyer joke will enlighten my thinking. A man needs the answer to a problem: What is 2 + 2? First, he goes to a mathematician, who pulls out his calculator and replies, “The answer is 4.” Next, he goes to an accountant, who pulls out a spreadsheet and states, “The answer is 4.” Last, the man goes to a lawyer to ask, “What is 2 + 2?” The lawyer replies, “What do you want it to be?” The Supreme Court of the United States wants to suppress minority voting rights, so they will make any argument and rule in any way to ensure that it happens. It’s what they want it to be. When the conservative justices show you who they are, believe them. All I can do is keep screaming about the tectonic change that SCOTUS is about to unleash on America, hoping that people will finally wake the f*** up, but I sense people can’t be bothered. I will reiterate my prior iterations: SCOTUS is coming for your rights. Oh, well. You heard it hear first. Welcome to stupid America!

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They’re Coming for Your Straight Marriage Next

According to nwi.com (Times Media Co. of Northwest Indiana), “U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., would welcome the U.S. Supreme Court rescinding its 1967 ruling that legalized interracial marriage nationwide in favor of allowing each of the 50 states to decide such issues on its own. Speaking Tuesday on a conference call with Indiana reporters, the Hoosier senator unambiguously declared his belief that many of the high court’s key civil rights decisions of the past 70 years were wrongly decided and an improper usurpation of state’s rights. … But, when asked by The Times, Braun admitted there are many Supreme Court decisions he believes improperly established federal rights that would be better handled on a state-by-state basis, including Loving v. Virginia that legalized interracial marriage, and Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) establishing a right to privacy concerning contraceptive use.”

I was literally just writing about this the other day. Look, f***tards! These articles fall in my lap, so to speak. Seriously, I peruse my regular news sources, and these types of articles stand out. It is not a coincidence that when I write about RepubliKKKlans coming for your rights, suddenly, as if right on cue, RepubliKKKlan lawmakers start popping up to express their support to turn back the right of interracial marriages and birth control. I don’t know how many times I have to tell all you f***tards out there: This new SCOTUS will start stripping everyone’s rights. RepubliKKKlans are already planting the seeds for everything they want the high court to begin reversing — abortion rights, gay marriage, interracial marriage, birth control, privacy in your bedroom is just for starters, off the top of my head.

This state’s rights movement spearheaded by conservatives will be a disaster for America. Think about marriage, for example. What happens when SCOTUS declares interracial marriage should be left to the states to decide? The U.S. Constitution only mentions race once (and marriage not at all), thusly: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” Given the conservative makeup of SCOTUS, which now subscribes to originalism as their primary legal, philosophical doctrine, if it ain’t exactly written into the Constitution, then it ain’t protected. So, don’t think race and marriage are explicitly protected rights. They are not! In fact, the underlying right that justices have long inferred as being in the Constitution is the right to privacy (and liberty) which derives from the Due Process Clause in the Fourteenth Amendment (see substantive due process and here [And, yes, I read all of it.]); this is the fundamental right that justifies gay marriage, interracial marriage, abortion, birth control, sodomy (for the gays only, of course), and other unenumerated rights. But with this ultra-conservative SCOTUS, that basic underpinning is under threat because, again, the right to “privacy” is not explicitly enshrined in the Constitution. In short, the conservative wing of SCOTUS wants to shred the substantive due process doctrine, which is the linchpin to underdoing federal protection of privacy rights. So, if privacy is not in the Constitution, then it’s up to the states to determine what constitutes “your right to privacy.” Yeah, good luck with that! For a segment of the country — RepubliKKKlans, MAGA morons, evil evangelicals, and QAnon kooks — that abhors the notion of government being in their business, they sure are eager for the business of SCOTUS to ensure state governments can do just that — get up in their private business. Whatever! I live in stupid hell!

All the right-winger nutjobs need is one old-school evil evangelical to refuse to grant a marriage license to an interracial couple because doing so would violate that person’s First Amendment right, as was the case before Loving, where the Bible was used to justify banning such marriages. I could see such a case going to SCOTUS and Justice Thomas writing the majority opinion that would deny his own interracial marriage, but that would be par for the course for all conservatives; they are more than willing to shoot themselves in the foot as long as they can tell everyone else beneath them how to live their lives.

Then watch as all the blue states make interracial marriage legal while all the red, racist states make it illegal. So now, when interracial married couples travel to a red state, their marriage is suddenly no longer recognized. Part of the reason this country works — I use the term loosely — is that states have implicitly agreed to abide by some standard norms, but with RepubliKKKlans gunning for 50 individual nation-states, America is headed toward 50 waring — literally — neighbors sooner rather than later. RepubliKKKlans, MAGA morons, evil evangelicals, and QAnon kooks genuinely want a country divided along red and blue lines, where the red states can simply ignore any rights from blue-state visitors if they even allow such travel across state lines. Ultimately, this is where we are headed with this ultra-conservative theocratic-friendly SCOTUS; leave everything up to the states. The federal government only exists for national defense, regulating interstate commerce, and taxation. Honestly, you morons are seriously suffering from a lack of imagination when it comes to the future of America under this SCOTUS.

Mark my words! You may think I’m hyperbolic, but I see the signs; they are not concealed. RepubliKKKlans are not being shy about their intentions. But whatever! No one cares because it’s SCOTUS. People will only start caring when it’s too late. This is what happens when a society becomes apathetic and dumbed down. Your rights are next. Oh, well. You heard it hear first. But enjoy your rights while you can, and welcome to stupid America!

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What Have I Been Saying for Years?

From an article in The Atlantic titled “Stop Waiting for Trump to Get Convicted” by Paul Rosenzweig, “Attorney General Merrick Garland is not going to save democracy. Nor is the attorney general of New York, Letitia James; the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg; nor the Fulton County district attorney, Fani Willis. As the apparent collapse of the New York district attorney’s investigation makes clear, criminal cases are hard to make. Donald Trump, despite his many seemingly criminal acts, is unlikely to ever spend a day in jail. Observers of the Trump malignancy have an unfortunate habit of wish casting—believing that their most optimistic fantasies will become reality. They did this with the Mueller investigation—remember ‘It’s Mueller Time’?—and they did it with both of Trump’s impeachments. Their dream has always been that somehow, somewhere, someone would call Trump to account for his actions and, in doing so, save American democracy.”

Bingo! Again, I have to remind readers of my First Axiom of Political Science for Presidents, which states: Ain’t no president or ex-president ever going to be convicted of a crime or go to jail — ever. This is a strong axiom; there are no exceptions or in-between instances. How the axiom is stated covers all and every possible case. In fact, the axiom is so strong it really should be considered a political science law. Nonetheless, it is refreshing to read another person’s opinion that reflects my neophyte knowledge — though not so naive. Of course, the article reminds me of all the moronic pundits who keep advising patience and that justice is coming. Christ! Kill me now!

The most notable f***tards include, in no particular order, Neal Katyal, Joyce Vance, Jill Wine-Banks, George Conway, Glenn Kirschner, and Michael Cohen. These are regular lawyers who make the rounds on liberal cable and radio shows who constantly try to convince audiences that traitor trump is about to go down, that AG Garland is close to bringing a case against traitor trump, that the New York and Georgia cases are closing in on traitor trump. They have been peddling some version of impending traitor trump doom since the Mueller investigation — another ending I predicted correctly, namely that nothing would ever happen. Mueller was always destined to fail. Every time these pundits speak, I am convinced more and more just how f***ing stupid they truly are. For a bunch of alleged experts on the law and the legal system, they clearly have no f***ing clue. The only progressive lawyer who has always remained unconvinced that traitor trump will be held accountable is Elie Mystal. He is the only one who cannot be fooled, and he warns others not to be fooled either. Mystal is one intelligent man! The rest just need to STFU. It’s the First Axiom, stupid! Welcome to stupid America!

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Watching This Sleeper Legal Case

Reporting from CNN, “A federal judge said Friday that former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis violated two same-sex couples’ constitutional rights when she refused to marry them while in office in 2015. In court documents filed Friday, US District Judge David Bunning dismissed Davis’ motion for summary judgment in civil suits brought against her by two same-sex couples to whom she had refused to grant marriage licenses. … The issues now before the jury are how much the plaintiffs will get in compensatory damages and whether or not they should be awarded punitive damages, Gartland told CNN. … Liberty Counsel, the conservative legal group representing Davis, said in a statement that they ‘will continue to argue that she is not liable for damages because she was entitled to a religious accommodation (which Governor [Matt] Bevin and the legislature granted),’ adding that the case could be heading for the US Supreme Court.”

Watch out for this sleeper case! You’re G.D. right, this is going to SCOTUS, and this is just the type of case the conservative theocratic justices have been looking for to reverse gay marriage. Mark my words, f***tards! Look! The conservative justices don’t have to wait for the perfect anti-LGBTQ rights case to come before them to act. They merely need a case that remotely touches on the subject. Not sure how aware you people might be about the machinations of the High Court, but it is pretty much a free for all. They can agree to hear a case, and then they can judge it on the particular merits that lead it from the trial courts to the appellate courts to the Supreme Court, or they can take the same case and use it to restrict or expand the merits of the case or a broader issue. It is quite conceivable they will grant certiorari for this case. Instead of deciding on the narrow question if Davis has a First Amendment right not to perform her civic duty by denying a marriage license to same-sex couples, they can expand the question to whether same-sex marriage is a constitutionally protected right at all. They can decide to answer another question of a case from the one initially before the Court. In short, justices could hear arguments about ABC and then decide to rule on ABC and XYZ. They’ve done it before. The supermajority conservatives justices simply need a case that gets them a foot in the door to reverse gay marriage and roll back LGBTQ rights. And don’t think stare decisis is going to protect Obergefell v. Hodges. Roe v. Wade is about to go, and that is a 50-year-old case. The ink has yet to dry on Obergefell compared to Roe.

Senator Cornyn’s questioning of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson over gay marriage says it all. RepubliKKKlans are laser-focused on rolling back LGBTQ rights because in their minds protecting the rights of the minority from the bigotry of the majority is not only unimportant but contrary to the founding of the nation. No f***ing person or government authority forces straight cis men or women to marry each other. You know, these people — conservatives — used to make the same arguments about enslaved people and Blacks, particularly white people and black people, could not marry each other (see Loving v. Virginia, which they’ll be coming for soon enough). Still, through the wisdom of the ages, the courts decided that people cannot be discriminated against for their immutable characteristics (e.g., skin color or gender). We have yet to add sexual orientation to the list, and RepubliKKKlans will ensure it never is. In the meantime, they are coming for gay rights. Mark my words, morons. Mark them well!

I have been saying for years now that they are coming for your rights next! Mark my words, f***tards! “Where the law ends, tyranny begins!” SCOTUS is about to undo their own rule of law — again! They are uninterested in protecting minorities against the bigotry of the majority. Thus, they encourage tyranny. Welcome to stupid America!

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Vindicated!

Veni, vidi, vici! I quote at length from The Hill, “It is hard to overstate what a critical crossroad the challenge to Roe presents not only for abortion but for so many of our other most cherished constitutional rights. … The assumption that we would continue to enjoy our other fundamental constitutional rights to privacy as well as choice in our most important personal decisions free of unwarranted government intrusion, overlooks that the Constitution does not expressly mention any of these rights, including matters affecting marriage, family relationships, child rearing, education, procreation, intimate relationships, private consensual sexual conduct, contraception and medical treatment. States have tried to regulate every one of them. And many of those efforts have failed only because, in a long line of decisions going back to the 19th century, the Supreme Court has, as in Roe, made clear that the concept of liberty guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment includes the same rights of privacy, individual dignity, physical autonomy, bodily integrity and the freedom to make intimate choices that define personal identity and beliefs, on which the right to abortion also rests. … But if the court now overturns Roe, it will base its decision on the fact that abortion, like all of these other rights, is not expressly mentioned in the Constitution. That is exactly what the three current Republican-appointed justices who joined the court before Trump was president said six years ago about the right to same-sex marriage, when they dissented from the court’s landmark 5-to-4 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges that held that individuals of the same sex have a constitutional right to marry [emphasis added].”

I am not a trained lawyer, but I am a prolific reader and on occasion, I actually read legal opinions, mostly from SCOTUS. So, I am well-read and I generally speak about matters with which I have beyond a passing familiarity. Everything the lawyer writes in the quote above is everything I’ve been warning f***tards of America about since the day RBG died, with my first post titled Catastrophic!. And then more here, here, here, and here. I will repeat myself again: Citizens are going to be very surprised when SCOTUS starts repealing rights they thought they had been guaranteed in the Constitution but were never really there because Roe was that stone wall holding back a theocratic court of white straight men telling the rest of us how to live. Oh, well. Overturning Roe impacts all of us, but America is too stupid and apathetic to understand the gravity of what is about to ensue. By the time the majority of Americans realize what’s happening it will be far too late. The Hill article by a lawyer vindicates everything I — the layman — have been screaming at you for well over a year. You were warned then and you’re warned now; I suspect no one cares, still. I guess no one will believe until after the catastrophe comes to pass. Welcome to stupid America. Need I say more?

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Democrats on Roe: Asleep! At! The! Wheel!

Politico writes, “Progressive leaders are staring down what they consider the biggest emergency for abortion rights in half a century — and they fear that both Democratic voters and elected officials are failing to appreciate the threat of a world without Roe v. Wade. The ripple effects of an anticipated Supreme Court ruling scaling back or eliminating the right to an abortion would go beyond the most conservative parts of the country and also hit the blue states that have already become havens for people fleeing a host of new restrictive laws. … In Virginia, Democrats didn’t heed calls from activists to use their final months in the majority to call a special session and codify Roe into state law; they now find themselves out of power. … A December Morning Consult poll of 2,000 registered voters found that most believe Roe v. Wade should not be overturned and that abortion should remain legal in ‘most or all cases.’ But the survey also found the public to be uninformed or misinformed about the stakes and likely outcome of the pending Supreme Court ruling on Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban. Nearly half — 44 percent — of those surveyed said they had heard ‘not much’ or ‘nothing at all’ about the case, while nearly two-thirds either said they didn’t know how likely the court was to overturn Roe or said the court isn’t likely to overturn the precedent. … Even many who realize the Supreme Court is poised to curtail if not completely eliminate Roe don’t think it will impact them, activists said — making it difficult to drum up sufficient political pressure on Democratic officials, and leaving it to volunteers and grassroots organizations to take up the slack [emphasis added].”

There is much to unpack in the quote above, but as I read more articles and perspectives on the fight over Roe, I am coming to a new realization: Dumbass Democrats are just as much to blame as RepubliKKKlans for the death of Roe at every level and at every turn. This should not come as any surprise to those who have read my other posts on the subject. It has become increasingly and painstakingly clear that Democrats really have given up on the fight — if they were ever fighting in the first place. The current state of abortion rights in the country suggests they never had their hearts in it or, worst still, hoped things would simply remain the same without any intervention, which is the typical magical wishful thinking that seems to be the cornerstone of their tactical political ruthlessness — “ruthlessness.”

So, here we are on the brink of SCOTUS reversing Roe, and no one except for a small group of activists cares, much less understands what’s a stake. And this expectation from dumbass Democrats that there will be this huge backlash and “blue wave” in the next election when SCOTUS reverses Roe is pure delusion. It is just as delusional as a belief that the Court would never scuttle such a long-standing precedent that has a vast majority of popular support. Abortions have been effectively illegal in Texas for five months, and the collective concern and uproar have been crickets, except for Justice Sotomayor. She is truly the only one raising hell, but she may as well be a tree falling in the forest — there is no one listening. This is exactly how terminating Roe is going to play out: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Mark my words on this one, f***tards. Most people say they care, but they don’t; they won’t lift a finger — much less vote — to change anything because that will be the problem for some of the other 50 percent of the population. Oh, well. Morons of America will do what they do best: Move on! It’s always the “other” person’s problem!

Of course, American f***tards are missing a much graver concern, and that is the right to privacy, which is the foundation of Roe. Roe exists because the Court ruled 49 years ago that a woman has the right to privacy between her and her doctor. The government has no right or interest to regulate or interfere with healthcare decisions arrived at via the doctor-patient relationship (for the most part). Well, that is about to go right out the window, and no one seems to understand or care. Democrats certainly are not screaming bloody murder about it. No! In fact, they are pretty good at remaining calm and silent. And, as I have said time after time, once the right to privacy is no longer protected, then all of our rights based on privacy are at risk. Justice Thomas has literally said that there is no right to privacy in the Constitution or, more generally. Morons of America will be surprised about all the rights they thought the Constitution afforded them but were never really there; such rights existed only because they were encoded in the Roe decision. Of course, one would think those “don’t tread on me” uber-conservatives idiots might be up in arms about such a notion that the highest court in the land believes the government can intrude in their private lives. But, naturally, the hypocrisy is boundless. Whatever! Other people’s privacy is never a concern for conservatives until it threatens their straight white cis-gender privilege.

As the survey in the article describes, people are clueless about the issue and the ramifications of what the Court is about to do to their lives — men and women. Gay rights will be next. What you do in your bedroom — for heterosexuals and homosexuals — will be the next logical target. And don’t get me started on marriage equality. That’ll be gone soon enough. Mark my words, f***tards. Between the Christian theocratic rule about to be imposed by SCOTUS and the abject stupidity and indifference of voters, this will be a very different country over the next few SCOTUS terms where privacy becomes a vague notion dictated by white, straight, evangelical men (and one token woman). What could possibly go wrong? Welcome to stupid America. I expected nothing less!

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SCOTUS Stuns Me!

According to CNN, “The Supreme Court cleared the way Wednesday for the release of presidential records from the Trump White House to a congressional committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. The court’s order means that more than 700 documents will be transferred to Congress that could shed light on the events leading up to the insurrection when hundreds of rioters converged on the Capitol attempting to stop certification of the 2020 presidential election results.” Many legal experts predicted this outcome, but being the contrarian that I am — and basically the reason for the existence of this blog — I was skeptical. (And always being the contrarian means I’ll be wrong half the time.) Indeed, I thought the Court would take up the case and drag it out, ultimately finding some sort of unknown hitherto presidential privilege that shields traitor trump from having to disclose documentation behind his treasonous actions, but quite the opposite happened today. They dispatched traitor trump’s request soundly, by 8-1. Now, I swear to f***ing God the archivist better have had his or her finger hovering over the send key waiting for the very second that SCOTUS made a decision. Or those banker boxes of material better be on a truck rolling to Congress as I write. The committee must not be allowed to wait one more hour. Deliver those documents post haste!

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SCOTUS Will Kill Roe — Don’t Believe the Pundits Who Say Otherwise

After today’s arguments before SCOTUS on the matter of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, there will be many prognosticators trying to divine the meaning of the give-and-take among justices during questioning. To all that, I say rubbish; one need only count heads and look to the Texas abortion law. Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch are votes locked in to overturn Roe, without question. In fact, I have no doubt they already drafted their opinions before today’s oral arguments, for they have long since justified their reasoning years ago. And do not be fooled by Kavanaugh and Barret! They now have the power to kill Roe, and they will do so after some superficial “wrangling” with their conscience over the law and stare decisis. So, that creates the requisite five-member majority. Roberts will go no further than upholding the Mississippi law. He’s more of a kill Roe by a thousand cuts (or opinions) type of guy. And I don’t care what pundits are saying about how they think the Court will try to thread the needle; that is to say, keep Roe but weaken it. Those people are morons and have not been paying attention to this entire decades-long saga, not just today’s oral arguments. To be sure, today was catastrophic for women’s rights.

The real question, however, is why would the justices wait to overturn Roe, given a chance before them right now? Indeed, they have no need to wait. Let’s game this out for a second. If there is any aspect of Roe or Casey, more specifically, that may save abortion rights in the current SCOTUS term, it is the notion of fetal viability, which is currently around 24 weeks. Let us say Roberts is angling votes to arrive at a majority that upholds the Mississippi law — abortion ban after 15 weeks — while keeping Roe technically intact. Immediately, the viability standard, which has been the law of the land for 30 years, goes right out the window in favor of some arbitrary standard (i.e., 15 weeks). What then prevents another state from passing another arbitrary standard of 12 weeks or six weeks? Oh, wait. Isn’t there already a state that bans abortions after six weeks? Which one could that be? Texas, perhaps?

And that brings me to my earlier point: No need to divine what the justices might do; merely look to what they have already done! They allowed the Texas law, with a 6-week ban, to go and remain in effect for months while working through their state of flummox by a law anointing citizen-vigilante litigators. Their actions — or lack thereof — are more telling than their interrogatories during oral arguments. This is a classic case of believing what they do, not what they say. For instance, with the Texas lawsuit, SCOTUS would typically hold the status quo while allowing such a novel legal case to work its way through the lower courts, but they did not do that. No! Instead, they effectively allowed a total ban on abortions in Texas to become law. At the same time, they ponder “interesting legal questions” such as having the Texas legislature rely upon citizens to enforce a law that abridges a person’s constitutional rights. Indeed, “how interesting” and convenient! Oh, no. Let’s not protect a person’s constitutional rights first and foremost while we think; we’ll just kill your rights in the meantime and then let you know later if you get those rights back. Apparently, the 6-week standard is really the newly accepted threshold.

Given that most women don’t even know they are pregnant until week four or later if they have irregular menstruation cycles, the 6-week ban is effectively a full-on ban. In which case, why stop there? Why not take the short leap of making an abortion ban in effect be an abortion ban in law? I’m not going to split hairs by predicting a ruling where they gut Roe but keep it in name only. I say they will completely overturn Roe, arguing that it was a case wrongly decided 50 years ago. I think they’re already there! Now, they just need to type it up, format it, and hit print. Oh, well. Elections have consequences, and dumbass Democrats are the last ones to understand that. The countdown begins! Mark my words, morons! Nothing matters anymore. Your rights will be next, so be careful what you wish for and what rights you cherish. America is literally going backward with our rights. And welcome to stupid f***ing America!

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Get Ready for Guns Everywhere!

You get a gun! And you get a gun! And you get a gun! Everyone gets a gun for any reason at any time to carry anywhere. But wait there is more! You get an assault-style weapon. And you get an assault-style weapon! And you get an assault-style weapon! Guns for everyone! Guns everywhere. Conceal and carry or out in the open, slung across one’s chest! On the streets! In parks! In a Walmart! At the gas station! In a bar! No place is exempt! You, too, can be caught in the crossfire! You, too, can be in the wrong place at the wrong time, which is now everywhere one goes at any time! But don’t worry! Nothing matters. This is what Americans want and SCOTUS is ready to deliver the hellscape that is the wild, wild west of every gun-toting moron snowflake becoming judge, jury, and executioner because black and brown people are scary!

If oral arguments before SCOTUS is any indication about where the Second Amendment is headed, then we’re f***ed. From CNN, “The Supreme Court seemed ready to expand Second Amendment rights after hearing arguments for over two hours and expressing skepticism about a New York law that restricts individuals from carrying concealed handguns outside the home for self-defense. … It’s been more than a decade since the justices have decided a significant Second Amendment case and now the conservative-leaning court has the opportunity to reexamine the scope of the right to keep and bear arms in a case brought by an affiliate of the National Rifle Association. The court could potentially allow more guns to be carried on some of the busiest streets in the largest cities in the nation, at a time when the Biden administration has vowed to push for enhanced gun regulations.” Do not expect SCOTUS to strike down the New York law and re-interpret Heller restrictively. Oh, no. I don’t care what some conservative justices may have indicated during their questioning. They will endorse gun ownership as wide open as possible — it is number two on the Bill of Rights after all — citing the very fact that “twenty-one states generally allow people to carry concealed weapons in most public spaces without any permit, background check or safety training.” They’ll point to this factoid and demand to see the out-of-control gun violence in those states. They’ll answer their own question with a resounding “there is none,” and then proceed to open the flood gates for uncontrolled gun ownership and carry in New York, which will be a de facto license for every gun-owning idiot to sue every jurisdiction for the right to carry without restriction. This is the second bite at the apple (aka District of Columbia v. Heller) for which they’ve been waiting.

With rising white supremacy in America and SCOTUS allowing more guns to be carried in society — what could possibly go wrong? F*** public safety! SCOTUS does not care. We get the government we deserve. Worry not! No one cares. This is the America that Americans want, and by God, they’re going to get it in spades! Welcome to stupid America. Dumber today and deader tomorrow!

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And So It Begins: Attacks on LGBTQ Rights Under the New SCOTUS

According to Bloomberg Law, “For-profit businesses can be shielded from LGBT discrimination liability based on sincerely held religious beliefs, a federal judge in Texas ruled Sunday, addressing several legal questions left open after the U.S. Supreme Court granted anti-bias protections for sexual orientation and gender identity. … The ruling comes in a lawsuit that Braidwood and Bear Creek filed against the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, seeking carve outs to Title VII following the Supreme Court’s landmark 2020 decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, GA, which expanded civil rights protections for LGBT workers. The justices left unaddressed the scope of religious defenses to workplace discrimination liability. For years, legal clashes between religious rights and anti-bias laws have raged in employment and public accommodations cases, as well as on Washington’s Capitol Hill where a comprehensive LGBT rights bill known as the Equality Act awaits Senate consideration.”

Right on cue! The assault on LGBTQ rights intensifies given SCOTUS’ new ultra-conservative majority. Do not be fooled by the 6-3 ruling in Bostock. Don’t forget that RBG was part of that six-member majority. Now that Barrett is on the court, at best, any new ruling to protect LGBTQ rights would be 5-4, but this particular case has that all-important religious FREEDOM! component, which the anti-LGBTQ justices will use as a defense to allow others to hate and discriminate. So, the Bostock standard will be upended by anyone and everyone claiming some religious exception to hate on the gays. Since this case originated in Texas, it will be appealed to the ultra-conservative United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, where they will rule in favor of the defendants. Then the EEOC will appeal to SCOTUS in which case they may not take up the case and allow the lower court’s ruling to stand, or they will take up the case to officially sanction all-out discrimination against the LGBTQ community. Oh, and don’t worry. Congress will never pass legislation to codify LGBTQ members as a protected class. We’ll never be protected under federal law, so everything is at the whim of the states and federal courts. We’re going backward here, and being gay still means you can be treated as a second-class citizen. How purely American! In the end, America always reverts to the mean, which is racist, homophobic, misogynistic, blah, blah, blah. Nothing ever changes — really. Gay marriage is next! Mark my words, f***tards! Welcome to stupid America!