Protests are ongoing outside the homes of Brett Kavanaugh and the conservative Supreme Court Justices.
them mfs just described democracy like it’s unfair
“We won’t be bullied into following the will of the people we’re supposed to serve” -conservatives
So here’s the thing: the Supreme Court really *ISN’T* supposed to be a political entity in the same way that the legislative and executive branches are. The whole point was to have a system of checks and balances to ensure that there wasn’t a “tyranny of the majority” situation in government where a persecuted minority could be oppressed by the voting masses. A Supreme Court that is untouchable by electoralism means, in theory, that they will be able to interpret the law in peace, apart from the politics de jour.
The problem is, this only works if the appointment procedure works and if the justices are honest. Neither is currently true.
Republicans have managed to not only game the system for appointing justices, these justices directly LIED about their stances during their confirmation hearings, saying Roe was settled law even if they disliked it.
So yeah. Hopefully we can bully them or find a way to unseat them, but this is what he’s referencing here. In theory, he’s correct, but he is directly part of the group responsible for breaking down this particular framework in reality, and so it’s real rich that he’s crying crocodile tears about it now.
oh my GOD thank you so much for saying this i have been internally screaming for weeks but didn’t know how to say anything
Okay so 100% to everything you’ve said PLUS some good news and bad news;
good news: there isa way to remove justices from power, despite what you may think - checks and balances means that they can be impeached too.
bad news: congress has to do it.
good news: with enough effort (a lot of effort), you can absolutely bully congress into doing what you want
bad news: they only listen to their constituents
conclusion = CALL YOUR REPS ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN A RED STATE tell them the supreme court is not representing the best interests of the people and are attempting to undermine decades of legal precedent out of bigotry, and will cause the deaths of hundreds of women due to a disrespect for the concept of privacy that is found implicitly within the constitution on the basis of several of the bill of rights, including the right to free speech, the right to religion, the right to freedom from quarter, and due process laws, which was determined prior to the Roe opinion - someone out there in the activism sphere definitely has scripts ready to go on what to say about this but that person is not me, so that’s all i can advise.
AND IF YOU LIVE IN WEST VIRGINIA, MAKE JOE MANCHIN’S LIFE HELL
all that being said please totally do not *wink wink* continue to harass supreme court justices, the last thing we want is to remind them that they are not above public shaming. its not like they’re political figures and civil servants and thus subject to the criticisms of the people or anything.
anyway FUCK kavanaugh gorsuch barrett and thomas specifically (i have mixed feelings about roberts but he also sucks), its about time court justices get reminded that they aren’t gods among men, especially when changing public opinion about the sanctity of the court is literally their own goddamn fault
Yeah, I was aware that you could impeach justices via Congress, but that would likely require all hell breaking loose and Congress feeling threatened enough to take action.
Which is to say, I’m not holding my breath, but, well… Gee, wouldn’t it be a shame if all hell broke loose?
