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calculatte | 8 months ago

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kergonath|8 months ago

No. It’s better to have a court that does its job. Reasonable people can accept a decision even if they disagree if the reasoning is not solid than “lol we can so suck it up”.

And yes, anything close to a majority nominated by the sitting president is a constitutional crisis, in a regime where one is supposed to check the other.

throwaway48476|8 months ago

The courts only have so much power because congress is dysfunctional and kicks every issue to the courts so they don't have to be accountable to voters.

calculatte|8 months ago

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perching_aix|8 months ago

The "i like bagels -> oh so you hate croissants, huh?" framing strikes again.

This is what things going to shit looks like. You may be completely justified in acting the way you are, it just so happens that that's of very little help. Spiraling is pretty tough to prevent at that point.

And yes, very obviously people have an easier time understanding things when they're better aligned with their thinking.

insane_dreamer|8 months ago

> ad hoc Constitutional Convention being carried out by any random activist judge appointed by any of the previous political opposition?

yes because the admin can appeal to a higher court; it at least pauses it so it can be more thoroughly evaluated as to its constitutionality