McBlogger

This is the kind of thing that happens with disturbing regularity in the United States and it’s not preventable. There is no way to undo the massive increase in gun ownership that resulted from the Bush-era lapse of the Assault Weapons Ban. You can’t...

So, this happened.
It was predictable given the corruption of the Court by Mitch McConnell. It should also end any discussion into reforming the Court (there is no way it can be allowed to continue as currently constituted).
What’s coming next are challenges to Obergefell, Lawrence, and probably Loving. Since the 14th and 9th Amendment no longer matter, we can also assume that the 13th will be ignored in short order as well....

The USSC has lost its credibility in a country that at this point is holding together like a bad marriage.
So, why should we bother with what these clowns think?
It goes against what so many of us were raised to believe that it’s uncomfortable admitting the Court no longer really matters. That and the larger reality around it, that we are no longer a nation, grow increasingly difficult to ignore. We pick and...

With all the kvetching about the loss of democracy in the US, it’s important to remember that the US ceased to be a functioning democracy on December 12, 2000 when the US Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, determined that not every vote should be counted...