The thing to remember when political pundits talk about the Supreme Court is this: they have no real stake in it, and most barely understand what it does. To them, it's just a flag to be captured by Team A or Team B. They don't believe the court will or could affect them.
But if you care about:
-civil rights
-racial equality
-climate change
-environmental regulation
-fair elections
-functioning federal agencies
-corporate oversight
-accountability for the rich and powerful
it is completely unacceptable for there to be a far-right SCOTUS majority.
It's not just about abortion. Abortion would simply be the first casualty, but it wouldn't be the biggest. You'd see 50 years of civil rights law undone, virtually all environmental regulation overturned, elimination of campaign finance laws, national right-to-work
And if the court really worked itself into a lather, it could do things to permanently entrench the GOP and the power of the white minority, like ending birthright citizenship or changing congressional apportionment to favor red states
Anyway, the next time some centrist suggests that Dems should just suck it up with a 6-3 court in the name of norms, it's worth asking that white man what he'd say to a 19-year-old who needs an abortion and was barred from getting one. Is she supposed to wait 20-30 years?
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