Today in alarming news…
It’s an optimistic take, as is “Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Asks Simplest, Most Damning Question As Supreme Court Entertains Canceling Democratic Elections” over at abovethelaw.com
But even the idea that the Supreme Court is coming down 4-vs-4 on a fringe legal theory that says basically that state legislatures can rule on elections however the hell they want, no matter what the state constitutions say, is alarming. And Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s last and least-qualified appointee, being the deciding vote doesn’t exactly inspire confidence you know?
Like I hate to be paranoid
but after the Supreme Court threw out precedent when they overturned Roe v. Wade and endorsed some wacky “originalist” theory there too it’s like… anything is possible. This case would be even more egregious though, this would be overturning 233 years of precedent for a naked power grab by one political party.
Anyway there’s nothing any of us can do about this, just like all the Supreme Court decisions. The only thing I’m glad about is how much the midterm elections showed that “Republicans are trying to end US democracy” is an issue that a lot of voters really care about, even more than climate change or the culture wars or the shitty economy.
More at Brenan Center for Justice, here’s a graphic from them: