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The Supreme Court isn't an unquestionable authority on what is right. They are our pragmatic system of determining what our laws (including the constitution) ac
by clhodapp 8y ago
The Supreme Court isn't an unquestionable authority on what is right. They are our pragmatic system of determining what our laws (including the constitution) actually mean in a given context. Sometimes they do great at that. Sometimes they do terribly. We don't all agree on which is which! Even when they rule on something (rightly or wrongly), the law can be changed afterward to undo the effects of their ruling (even the constitution). In this case, many (including me) would argue that that was a terrible ruling and that laws should be passed to clarify that you can't sign away your right to a trial preemptively.