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This court is illegitimate because most of it was appointed by Presidents who lost the popular vote. The fact it keeps dropping decisions that are far out of st
by jquery 3y ago
This court is illegitimate because most of it was appointed by Presidents who lost the popular vote. The fact it keeps dropping decisions that are far out of step with the legal community and the public itself is a consequence of this.
If you think the Court is merely "interpreting the constitution" then please explain how to interpret the 14th amendment without giving the Supreme Court wide latitude to protect minorities?
EDIT: Equal protection means whatever the Supreme Court says it means. They are a super legislature whether we like or not, and if they're going to be one, it sure would be nice if they cared at least a little bit about public opinion on matters of great controversy. And popular vote absolutely matters for legitimacy and "will of the people", even if the rules are currently stacked against one person one vote.
- agensaequivocum 3y agoPopular vote in the presidential election means nothing. In fact it would be more proper to say that if a president "won" under the nation popular vote compact that blue states have been passing, that president and his actions would be illegitimate. Equal protection doesn't mean that any law that has any racially disparate impact is unconstitutional. It means that you cannot treat different citizens in different way based on who they are.