The Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays. It’s summer time. There’s nice weather, BBQs, baseball games, and fireworks. But not this year. This year the only fireworks are on this blog. For America is no longer worth celebrating. Not when women don’t have autonomy over the own bodies. Not when we’re in a constitutional crisis. Not when the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.
It all starts with a Supreme Court that’s gone rogue. Six fascist justices either morally bankrupt or bought and paid for by the far right. Either way, they no longer have any credibility after overturning Roe v. Wade and making a horrendous ruling on the EPA’s authority among other dastardly rulings.
As the Washington Post puts it:
“The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and eliminate the nationwide right to abortion dominated one of the court’s most consequential terms. The emboldened 6-3 conservative majority, with three nominees of President Donald Trump, wasted little time expanding the rights of gun owners to carry firearms in public, strengthening the role of religion in public life and sharply curtailing the Biden administration’s power to combat climate change.”
So much for separation of church and state. So much for women’s rights. So much for the future of the planet.
Worse of all this isn’t even the end of it. With the court signaling that they may empower states to overrule popular vote outcomes and distribute electoral college votes as they see fit. A move that would completely end democracy as we know it in America since it would be kind of hard to “vote harder” when your vote literally doesn’t count. Not to mention a potential ruling that could make it easier for people to discriminate against the LGBTQ community.
How are we allowing any of this to happen?! This court isn’t even legitimate. Thrice packed by a twice impeached President who may be facing criminal charges for the January 6th insurrection who didn’t even win the popular vote. How do any of their decisions hold any weight? Especially when they are so out of step with what the majority of Americans want? When they are so clearly delusional.
Think about it this way. If someone has to act like a whistleblower and leak your decision ahead of time its probably the wrong decision. If people take to the street in protest after you make your decision its probably the wrong decision. If you’re making decisions on the basis of religious beliefs it’s probably the wrong decision. And most importantly of all, if you’re rolling back 50 years of progress and literally tying everything back to how it was in 1788 when the constitution was first ratified you’re probably making the wrong decision.
So, I don’t care what you have to do to stop them. If you have to impeach them for lying under oath during their confirmation hearing or add more justices to balance them out. If you have to add term limits, change how they’re appointed or refuse to carry out their rulings. Either way, its clear that they have gone rogue and are a direct threat to the future of America and the World.
But by all means have a care free hot dog or two this weekend.
