I really think the current SCOTUS has half of the nutjob side constantly dancing since they over reached with the Dobbs decision. They know they are 4" from losing all credibility (except mine; I tossed that out the door with Dobbs) so they are not assholes in some decisions - like Alabama - while still be assholes on others - like the Voting Rights Act. When Biden wins in 24, I really want him to expand the court to 13 and kick DeJoy to the curb.
A while back, the SCOTUS decided in its infallible wisdom that times have changed and we really need not bother too much with that whole keeping-black-people-from-voting thing. And just about everything that's happened in the South (and not only in the South) since then proves that they were angel-tear-inducing-level wrong. We are still nowhere near where we should be on voting rights for all Americans, and it's inexcusable.
Asking for an End Date for the Voting Rights Act is a bit presumptuous since one hundred fifty years after the end to the Civil War discrimination against blacks remains as high as it ever was.
We had a Black president, a Black FEMALE Secretary of State, whatever rank Colin Powell achieved, Jim Clyburn, John Lewis, Barbara Jordan, and lots of Black actors. I think things have been worse, but I am a middle-aged white woman, so what do I know.
Responding to "things have been worse" with "Racism was solved, dammit! Why are the Blacks still getting all uppity?" is really fucking offensive. Go fuck yourself all the way off a cliff while holding an Acme anvil.
React to the actual statement, not to whatever the syphillitic mind-weasels are showing the last vestiges of your brain.
i'm starting to think that lawyers that are conservatives might be kinda dumb. if i ever need a lawyer that will definitely need to be a disqualifying condition.
I have a lawyer friend in Hawaii -- more liberal than anybody at Wonkette -- who was part of a case argued at the Supreme court. He was not the talker but was there. He csme back very impressed with Kavanaugh's questions and apparent knowledge of the law.
It was an abstruse case about water pollution. The libs won.
Unfortunately, the case was a complete fraud and the libs ought to have lost.
All in all, a curious window into both the law and Justice Kavanaugh's somewhat complicated brain.
"Our Legislature knows our (white) state, our (white) people, and our (need to stay white) districts better than the federal courts or activist (on behalf of THOSE PEOPLE) groups do."
As corrupt as the Supreme Court, they understand they will be powerless if they let states get away with ignoring ther decisions. The supreme court will cease to be an effective branch. While its tempting to say "good, do we even need them" it would remove an powerful check from our system and that would weaken the system further. Hell, It wouldnt shock me if thats what the conservaties want
Which is also why letting Trump possibly their orders not to intimidate witnesses and threaten court workers, including judges, is going to ultimately cause more violence, not less. Despite threats we saw little in the way of protests and almost no violence during the various arraignment of Donald Trump. But as these threats continue and become more blatant in calling for executions and nothing being done about it we will see threats cascading in frequency and hate, and the Trump cult responding with actual deadly violence since nothing is being done about it.
Hey SCOTUS. What're the chances you might take a gander at Ohio? Seems like we could use a special master over here as well.
Ta, Liz. What a way to start a new year.
Ordinary litigants would at this point be ordered to show cause why they should not be held in contempt of court.
I really think the current SCOTUS has half of the nutjob side constantly dancing since they over reached with the Dobbs decision. They know they are 4" from losing all credibility (except mine; I tossed that out the door with Dobbs) so they are not assholes in some decisions - like Alabama - while still be assholes on others - like the Voting Rights Act. When Biden wins in 24, I really want him to expand the court to 13 and kick DeJoy to the curb.
I tossed it out the door with Bore v. Gush
Explain to me why my brain found no complaint with "Bore v. Gush", please.
A while back, the SCOTUS decided in its infallible wisdom that times have changed and we really need not bother too much with that whole keeping-black-people-from-voting thing. And just about everything that's happened in the South (and not only in the South) since then proves that they were angel-tear-inducing-level wrong. We are still nowhere near where we should be on voting rights for all Americans, and it's inexcusable.
Asking for an End Date for the Voting Rights Act is a bit presumptuous since one hundred fifty years after the end to the Civil War discrimination against blacks remains as high as it ever was.
We had a Black president, a Black FEMALE Secretary of State, whatever rank Colin Powell achieved, Jim Clyburn, John Lewis, Barbara Jordan, and lots of Black actors. I think things have been worse, but I am a middle-aged white woman, so what do I know.
Racism was solved, dammit! Why are the Blacks still getting all uppity?
Responding to "things have been worse" with "Racism was solved, dammit! Why are the Blacks still getting all uppity?" is really fucking offensive. Go fuck yourself all the way off a cliff while holding an Acme anvil.
React to the actual statement, not to whatever the syphillitic mind-weasels are showing the last vestiges of your brain.
"And so Alabama will at long last get fair(er) maps which comply with federal law."
Will it really though? I don't thin the racists have given up just yet. If they rejected the SC once they can do it again, and again.
The maps will be drawn by a special master appointed by the district judge, who has no intention of letting the legislature take another shot.
Aw Liz
There's such a melancholy beauty in that last sentence. Ugh.
i'm starting to think that lawyers that are conservatives might be kinda dumb. if i ever need a lawyer that will definitely need to be a disqualifying condition.
"“Our Legislature knows our state, our people and our districts better than the federal courts or activist groups do,” Governor Kay Ivey sniffed"
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That's really more of a confession than a flex, Gov.
"But then in June, Kavanaugh flipped"
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My immediate, uncensored thought is, "Wow, he must have really r@ped the wrong guy's daughter THAT time!"
Somebody's got kompromat on that piece a shit. That's all.
I have a lawyer friend in Hawaii -- more liberal than anybody at Wonkette -- who was part of a case argued at the Supreme court. He was not the talker but was there. He csme back very impressed with Kavanaugh's questions and apparent knowledge of the law.
It was an abstruse case about water pollution. The libs won.
Unfortunately, the case was a complete fraud and the libs ought to have lost.
All in all, a curious window into both the law and Justice Kavanaugh's somewhat complicated brain.
"Abstruse, in the sense of recondite?" -- Edward Albee, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf"
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“Our Legislature knows our state, our people and our districts better than the federal courts or activist groups do,” Governor Kay Ivey sniffed.
I beg to differ, you hateful bigoted clown woman.
No, she's probably right; it's just not necessarily a good thing.
If you read between the lines, she's covertly admitting that "our state and our people" don't want black people to be able to vote.
It's neither legal, moral, nor defensible -- but unfortunately, I don't think she's WRONG.
yeah, I heard that dogwhistle too, KayKayKay Ivey.
"Our Legislature knows our (white) state, our (white) people, and our (need to stay white) districts better than the federal courts or activist (on behalf of THOSE PEOPLE) groups do."
Fixed it for the governor.
At the very least, they know the state and its people well enough to rig the system in their favor and that’s all that matters to republicans.
Regardless, you need to do better.
Judges do not like it when you defy a court order, especially their court order.
As corrupt as the Supreme Court, they understand they will be powerless if they let states get away with ignoring ther decisions. The supreme court will cease to be an effective branch. While its tempting to say "good, do we even need them" it would remove an powerful check from our system and that would weaken the system further. Hell, It wouldnt shock me if thats what the conservaties want
And Alito and Thomas have to die sometime in the next decade or so.
Which is also why letting Trump possibly their orders not to intimidate witnesses and threaten court workers, including judges, is going to ultimately cause more violence, not less. Despite threats we saw little in the way of protests and almost no violence during the various arraignment of Donald Trump. But as these threats continue and become more blatant in calling for executions and nothing being done about it we will see threats cascading in frequency and hate, and the Trump cult responding with actual deadly violence since nothing is being done about it.
Can we do Wisconsin now?
They've got the new lady judge, let them work it out.