OPINION: 'With all its flaws, American justice has been a model for the world. But our system is only as good as those who administer it. That requires courts of unquestioned integrity – from the top down. On the McConnell…
We call it the Roberts Court in deference to the current chief justice, but really that’s a misnomer when it comes to our current Supreme Court. In truth, this is the McConnell Court, shaped by the hard-nosed partisanship of the longtime Republican leader of the Senate who invents rules and discards them as quickly as they suit his purpose. McConnell’s machinations would be comedy material, were they not so costly to the nation.
People are also reading… Fast forward four years. With the clock ticking on the Trump presidency, McConnell discarded the rule he invented and jammed through the nomination of a right-wing bestie, Amy Coney Barrett, thus consecrating a 6-3 conservative super-majority on the court which may well endure for decades. Talk about dealing from both sides of the deck!
It comes as no surprise that Mitch McConnell wouldn’t rise above principle, but what of members of the Supreme Court whose role it is to protect matters of principle in our society? Shortly after the Court established its hard-right hegemony, it rushed to shrug off five decades of precedent and overturn Roe v. Wade. Red states responded predictably, by quickly adopting a wave of draconian new anti-abortion laws. Republican Sen.
Then there is the problem of Virginia Thomas, the wife of staunch conservative Justice Clarence Thomas. Mrs. Thomas is herself a lawyer and conservative activist – no problem with that. The issue is that she is a leading election denier who supported efforts in Arizona and other swing states to convince Republican legislatures to send false electors to Washington to compete with those who were officially appointed based on the vote.
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