https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215970299Star Member turbinetree (20,906 posts)
Americans no longer have faith in the US supreme court. That has justices worried
Russ Feingold
Our highest court is facing a legitimacy crisis and is in desperate need of reform. And yet, due to the deadlock that seems to be Congress these days, I too often hear the rebuke to US supreme court reform, “None of these reforms will happen, so what is the point of talking about them?”
This defeatist argument fails to recognize a pivotal audience who surely hears the growing public calls for urgent reform – the supreme court itself.
We need only look to the number of justices who have felt the need recently to speak up on behalf of the court, in an attempt to justify its egregious abuse of judicial norms and processes, to know the justices are listening.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/21/americans-no-longer-have-faith-in-the-us-supreme-court-that-has-justices-worried
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The justices, through their own actions and words, have demonstrated their vulnerability to public pressure in support of court reform. Turns out, justices do not like being told they have no clothes on.
As the court delves into its new term, it should have no doubt that all eyes will be upon it. If they want to escape it, rather than hoping the press will be cowed into submission, the justices of the court might consider fulfilling the mission of the institution they embody, by upholding constitutional rights and respecting judicial norms.
They're citing an opinion piece that cites a poll that I had never heard of before....
The opinion piece is by FeinGold a 2 time Senate Loser... other than that, I don't know much about this leftist twit....
Star Member SWBTATTReg (16,491 posts)
1. Maybe they should have thought about some of their rulings first long and hard, before they
tainted the waters w/ their one-sided judgments, their late night doings, etc.? They have only themselves to blame and what they have done is tainted the respect of this institution, making it less likely that anyone is going to pay attention anymore to the Supreme Court. A joke, by the way.
As opposed to say.... making a new "
constitutional right" to abortion based on the right to privacy?
abqtommy (11,882 posts)
2. I'll be getting my flying pony before...
..."the justices of the court might consider fulfilling the mission of the institution they embody, by upholding constitutional rights and respecting judicial norms."
What Constitutional Rights are not being upheld? And Judicial Norms? At one time, wasn't "separate but equal" a judicial norm? Why aren't they mad that that judicial norm changed?
lagomorph777 (26,771 posts)
3. If they don't want to be accused of extremist partisan judicial activism,
...they could maybe stop behaving as extremist partisan judicial activists.
We need to add 4 Justices and at least stanch the bleeding.
LMAO If they're not hard core Commie Supporters then they must be extremist partisans.... these DUmmies.... I swear... idiots all of them.
Ziggysmom (967 posts)
8. I wish Russ Feingold was still our Wisconsin Senator.
Instead we have Ron Johnson; the puke that said he wasn't afraid of tRumps January 6th terrorists because they love this country.
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Response to Ziggysmom (Reply #8)Thu Oct 21, 2021, 04:08 PM
Star Member DFW (44,370 posts)
16. So do I!!!!
I had the chance to talk to him for a little over half an hour during the summer of 2016, and thought, how could Wisconsin NOT send this man back to the Senate? We found out, didn't we?
Then didn't send him back because he was an idiot....
Star Member WHITT (1,882 posts)
12. If They Use The Missouri Case
to de facto overturn Roe, Biden should hold a presser at say 4:30PM, and introduce four new judges, not to nominate them, but state as of 5PM, they are APPOINTED to the SCOTUS.
Fantasy Land DUmmy dreaming again....
Star Member NurseJackie (41,414 posts)
13. We need 13 USSC Justices. (All appointed by Biden or Harris)
Wait... even in fantasy land... why would Harris be appointing a justice to SCOTUS?
LogicFirst (290 posts)
15. Time to face reality.
Whether something is constitutional is all a matter of opinion, and right now we have 6 Republican opinions. I'll be surprised if they don't do away with Miranda.
This DUmmie realizes the truth of what SCOTUS is... but is whiny about it because there aren't 6 super leftist commies on the court to fabricate new rights and take away old ones....
