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[–]AcceleratedWallops 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (15 children)

With this unbalance, the legitimacy of the court can be called into question; which means that the legitimacy of the entire Federal government is now suspect. Faith in governance and our institutions has already been significantly eroded, but this is probably the single biggest hit.

[–]ReeferMadness 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (14 children)

What unbalance? Not enough activist libtards pushing political agendas?

[–]AcceleratedWallops 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (13 children)

Too many activist conservatives taking away rights.

[–]ReeferMadness 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Conservatives uphold the laws. That's not activism. Libtards think it's right to subvert laws they don't agree with but can't get support to abolish or change. They want to use the judicial branch to subvert the legislative.

[–]AcceleratedWallops 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

They "uphold the laws" by interpreting them in a way that grants people the fewest rights.

Libtards recognize that sometimes laws are shit and take away people's rights and need to be removed.

[–]ReeferMadness 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Judicial activism is the wrong way to do it. That is corruption. It all seems great as long as the corrupt happen to be doing what you like, but sooner or later they will fuck you over too. Then you will finally understand why laws matter, and why it matters that people, and especially the government are held to those laws.

[–]AcceleratedWallops 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Laws that are unconstitutional get overturned by the courts. You'd rather the supreme court just say, "Congress, pretty please?" And if Congress just goes, "well we know it's unconstitutional, but....nah", what then?

How would that be an effective implementation of checks and balances?

[–]ReeferMadness 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Of course unconditional laws get overturned, that has NOTHING to do with what I'm talking about it and you know it. If you had an intelligent argument to make you wouldn't be spewing this strawman bullshit.

You leftists are just unscrupulous, as you have shown. That is exactly why you can't be trusted with authority.

[–]wecandobetter 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (7 children)

What rights have been taken away in by the SC in the last four years? Show me specifically please.

Edit: Just as I thought. None. Not one example. Just fearmongering and outrage porn at work. Settle the eff down everyone.

[–]mharmless 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

They curtailed my ability to get your personal information from the government via a federal records request in Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media.

Those fascists!

Edit: Also, Timbs v. Indiana, an unanimous decision that state and local governments also can't seize your property of disproportionate value to the crime.

Fucking capitalists!

[–]AcceleratedWallops 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Did this imbalance exist within the past four years?

[–]wecandobetter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Hey. Since you're conjecturing on the future rather than citing evidence, how about you pump your outrage brakes and wait to see what happens?

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    [–]wecandobetter 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    Thank you for your correction.

    [–]AcceleratedWallops 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    Because by then it will be too late?

    Do you let your kids play in traffic?