From one of my favorite commentators at The Nation, “To be clear, it’s not that every case will be decided 6-3; it’s that all the cases will be argued on conservative terms, over the issues conservatives care about, and decided based on what conservatives think they can get away with. And apparently, elected Democrats, both in Congress and the White House, are cool with that. They have accepted conservative control of the courts. The Biden administration took the energy and passion of its base for court reform and sent it off to a commission of law professors to die. Congress, instead of mitigating the worst impulses of the courts by passing legislation to protect voting rights or reproductive rights, passes nothing because the Senate clings to the filibuster. Conservatives have won their battle to control the federal judiciary. This term, the country will pay the consequences. … The refusal of Democrats to reform the court means they have given six conservative judges veto power over their entire political agenda. It’s a veto the court has already used and will continue to use. Democrats may have won the last round of elections, but conservatives are still very much in charge. This term, the Supreme Court will prove it.”
I particularly enjoy how Elie Mystal recognizes that “useless” dumbass Democrats capitulated the fight because, of course, they did. In typical Democratic fashion, they sent the matter off to a blue-ribbon panel to talk about things and decide things, only to have nothing come to fruition. So, it’s all already too late and irreversible. Roe will be struck down for all practical purposes, only to remain in name and theory, which kind of is already the situation given the Casey decision, but that becomes a more technical discussion. Gun rights will be unlimited — anyone and everyone in any state will be allowed to conceal and carry without training, license, or justification. America will immediately become more dangerous than a war zone and with a supremely stupid citizenry, what could possibly go wrong? Discrimination in the name of religious freedom will relegate members of the LGBTQ community to second-class citizens; that will be in the next term as there is no case before the court this term (so far) which will directly roll back gay rights, but trust me — RepubliKKKlans have a lawsuit brewing somewhere just for that purpose. And all these things will happen as SCOTUS enjoys the lowest approval ratings ever recorded — 40 percent. But no one cares, least of all the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. Conservative justices see their dismal approval and smirk. Trust me when I say they have no problem taking away rights from women and other minorities while giving unlimited rights to gun owners — aka aggrieved white male snowflakes and their white bitch snowflakes. Don’t worry, though. Democrats will do nothing because they are weak and Democratic and Independent voters don’t care. Permanent RepubliKKKlan control is nearly complete — only two more election cycles (2022 and 2024) to go. Mark my words, f***tards! Welcome to stupid America!