The party already blew one chance to build support for meaningful Supreme Court reform. It cannot afford to make the same mistake again.

Without control of the White House, there is of course only so much Democrats can do with their newfound power. And in the context of the myriad horrors of the first half of President Donald Trump’s second term, talking about what the party “should” do next is roughly analogous to deciding which out-of-control forest fire to fight first: There is not enough water, there are lots of worthy candidates, and all of them are getting worse.

One thing must be true, though: Whatever issues Democratic lawmakers choose to focus on—and, as the 2028 ideas primary gets underway, whatever ambitious ideas Democratic presidential hopefuls choose to support—the party must also have a plan for taking on the Supreme Court, which remains an existential threat to anything Democrats might hope to accomplish. Even if the party is fortunate enough to win a trifecta—the House, the Senate, and the White House—in 2028, things like a Green New Deal and Medicare for All and a new Voting Rights Act do not stand a chance before this six-justice conservative supermajority. Regrettably, what I wrote in 2020 is just as true today: If Congress passes any one of these proposals into law, the only real question is which justice ends up writing the opinion that kills it.

  • OwOarchist@pawb.socialEnglish
    122·
    17 hours ago

    You want to expand the Supreme Court before the next election?

    Tell me, who nominates Supreme Court justices for the Senate to vote on?

    • marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today
      115·
      17 hours ago

      You, specifically, are why I support reeducation camps for all Americans. Reading comprehension has gone downhill so rapidly since AI’s invention.

        • marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today
          27·
          16 hours ago

          Based on your extensive comment history it’s not really a wonder that you feel that way. I would bet you also feel that way about the average person on the street or anyone else you intentionally misread.

            • marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today
              14·
              15 hours ago

              No, I said they needed to be re-educated in English because their reading comprehension skills were pathetically low.

              Because they objectively are; I did not mention the election, they did. Nothing I have said mentions the next election. This entire discussion was for the priority of goals. This was obvious to everyone else. Only you and this other user, whom I’m starting to suspect is just your alt account, is having difficulty here.

              For your last nonsense point, no, no you didn’t point that out; and if you wanted to… I suggest maybe signing up for some ESL classes yourself. I know it costs money in the nightmare you live in, but it’s worth the investment.

              To answer your point since you’ve just now made it though, no, my views are the majority opinion in most of the world. Healthcare is a human right, nearly all of the entire planet, 8 billion people, believe this. Workers should have rights and should be able to withhold their labor from those that would violate those rights; again 8 billion people believe this. Capitalism is a necessary step in societal development that is unsustainable and has to be replaced. Again 6+ billion people were educated on the concept of infinity so they agree with this.

              It’s really just you weird MAGA people that disagree, and a whole bunch of people that have been so traumatized that they dare not dream of a world of equality and equity.