@david_darmofal @TheObamanista This is kinda long; I hope it speaks to you...
The Warren Court turned out the most progressive (dictionary definition) rulings ever made by SCOTUS, before OR since, during a period from Oct 5, 1953 to Jun 23, 1969. In that 15 years and 261 days, SCOTUS changed 1/
The Warren Court turned out the most progressive (dictionary definition) rulings ever made by SCOTUS, before OR since, during a period from Oct 5, 1953 to Jun 23, 1969. In that 15 years and 261 days, SCOTUS changed 1/
@david_darmofal @TheObamanista the face and the heart of this country. Brown v Board, Loving v. VA, Miranda, Griswald v. CT, and many many other decisions centered the rights and protections of PEOPLE, for the most part for the first time in our history. 2/
@david_darmofal @TheObamanista They scared the shit out of the oligarchs, and the RepubliQans/Dixiecrats have been fighting to claw back all that "lost ground" ever since.
Included in those 15 years and 261 days were the 1886 days of the Johnson administration, from Nov 22, 1963, to Jan 20, 1969. 3/
Included in those 15 years and 261 days were the 1886 days of the Johnson administration, from Nov 22, 1963, to Jan 20, 1969. 3/
@david_darmofal @TheObamanista The Johnson Administration submitted 87 bills to Congress, and Johnson signed 84 of them, a 96% passage rate, the most successful legislative agenda in US congressional history.
These bills included Voting and Civil Rights Acts, Medicare, Head Start, 4/
These bills included Voting and Civil Rights Acts, Medicare, Head Start, 4/
@david_darmofal @TheObamanista Federal aid to education, high-speed mass transit, rental supplements, truth in packaging, environmental safety legislation, new provisions for mental health facilities, the Teacher Corps, manpower training, aid to urban mass transit, 5/
@david_darmofal @TheObamanista and a housing act that included rental subsidies, among many others.
This list is but a small portion of what the Warren Court and the Johnson administration accomplished. Think what we could have in this country with just one more period 6/
This list is but a small portion of what the Warren Court and the Johnson administration accomplished. Think what we could have in this country with just one more period 6/
@david_darmofal @TheObamanista of 15 years and 261 days of this kind of citizens'-rights-centered collaboration of the judicial, executive, and legislative branches, and try not to scream. fin/
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