Trump installed three conservative justices, tilting the court 6-3 to the right, which delivered significant victories for conservatives

Joe Biden worries that the “extreme” US supreme court, dominated by rightwing justices, cannot be relied upon to uphold the rule of law.

“I worry,” the president told ProPublica in interview published on Sunday. “Because I know that if the other team, the Maga Republicans, win, they don’t want to uphold the rule of law.”

“Maga” is shorthand for “Make America great again”, Donald Trump’s campaign slogan. Trump faces 91 criminal charges and assorted civil threats but nonetheless dominates Republican polling for the nomination to face Biden in a presidential rematch next year.

In four years in the White House, Trump nominated and saw installed three conservative justices, tilting the court 6-3 to the right. That court has delivered significant victories for conservatives, including the removal of the right to abortion and major rulings on gun control, affirmative action and other issues.

The new court term, which starts on Tuesday, could see further such rulings on matters including government environmental and financial regulation.

  • June
    133·
    9 months ago

    Yes, I’m quite sure that Obama, the Constitutional scholar, wasn’t aware that a simple trick like saying ‘I’ll accept your silence as consent’ would actually work and get his SC pick through. I’m absolutely confident that whoever the hell you are is right and Obama, Biden, and their entire administration overlooked this one neat trick that republicans hate. Damn you’re smart.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      35·
      9 months ago

      …

      Republicans were cheating, so we just gave up?

      How did that work out? Did republicans suddenly discover morals and stop cheating?

      Is everything better now that we took “the high road”?

      It’s insane to see so many people act like they’re fine with the last decade of politics and think Dems are doing a great job

      • June
        33·
        9 months ago

        A) republicans cheat within constitutional loopholes. what you bigger isn’t a loophole, it’s wholesale disregard for the constitution.

        B) they’re bad so we should be bad too is a shit line of reasoning.

        C) I’m not fine with the last 30 years of politics (if you think it’s only a decade that we’ve been seeing the rise of this breed of fascist right wing, you’re less informed than even I guessed from your previous comments), and the dems are doing a pretty poor job, particularly in regards to being aggressive with pushing their agenda through.

        Grow up.

        • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
          33·
          9 months ago

          Grow up.

          Maybe the people who need to hear that are the ones that thought 2020 Biden was going to be able to negotiate in good faith with Republicans?

          • June
            33·
            9 months ago

            Excellent and substantive reply. You’ve won me over. Well, you would have if I were 14, but unfortunately I’m not and you’re just showing your hand to how unaware you are of the political landscape and how shallow your understanding of the constitution is. People like you voting scare me. Not as much as people like my mother, but you’re certainly on the list.

            • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
              33·
              9 months ago

              What is it with “moderates” getting offended when someone questions their political strategy and then just piling on personal insults while claiming to have the high road?

              It’s been super common the last couple weeks

              • June
                13·
                9 months ago

                Never said I was a moderate.

                And regardless, I call out infantile rhetoric posing as dialogue when I see it.

                • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  32·
                  9 months ago

                  Yeah, figured it would just be more insults…

                  It’s crazy you all don’t realize you’re basically trumpets

                  • June
                    12·
                    9 months ago

                    Calling reality for what it is isn’t an insult

          • bostonbananarama@lemmy.world
            12·
            9 months ago

            Who are these people, I don’t know any of them. You can’t negotiate with a person who’s acting in bad faith. They don’t care if the government functions, they don’t want it to anyway. But the option of throwing out the rule of law and doing whatever you want isn’t appealing either.