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Ocasio-Cortez warns of ‘dangerous authoritarian expansion of power’ in Supreme Court (thehill.com)

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Sunday warned of an “authoritarian expansion of power” by the Supreme Court after it released several controversial opinions in it’s last week of the…

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[–] SnowboardBum@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

SCOTUS has definitely shaped their opinions to give them the final say in just about everything the government does.

[–] Geometric7792@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That's only because our legislative branch is entirely ineffective.

[–] Zorque@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

It's very effective, it's just we've decided to vote in a bunch of plutocrats to manage it.

[–] sadreality@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Indeed. They surely got no problems providing welfare, tax cuts and good policy for legal persons to develop and grow strong!

[–] bedrooms@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think it's worse now. Even if the legislature gets fixed, SCOTUS would shoot down everything they don't want.

[–] admiralteal@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Proof of the legislature being fixed will include court reform bills getting passed.

[–] sadreality@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The constitution did that...

Also, congress can legislate as they please as long as it doesn't violate the constitution.

Congress chooses not to do that for most things peasants care or need done.

[–] osteoperosis@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

we should abolish the constitution and start over. it's an outdated piece of paper that doesn't treat me like a human being.

[–] borkcorkedforks@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Interesting hot take. Would you like the current crop of politicians to write that when they have trouble passing regular laws?

[–] blazera@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

no confidence in the current crop of politicians to begin with.

[–] admiralteal@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

Typically you do a good, hearty round of invoking a french mechanism before continuing with anything major like that. Out of an abundance of caution.

These days, hard to say how you get yourself to a blank slate. The wealthy in this country are richer than any of the nobility our forefathers ever had to contend with.

[–] sadreality@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

easier there, chief, u glowin'

[–] 13zero@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Marbury vs. Madison did it. Judicial review isn’t explicitly in the Constitution.