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> Sure. Until recently, they were losing. De-politicising the courts could be electorally advantageous for both sides. I think you overestimate how much the po
by brendoelfrendo 2y ago
> Sure. Until recently, they were losing. De-politicising the courts could be electorally advantageous for both sides.
I think you overestimate how much the political apparatus cares about the long-term. It's hard not to agree that de-politicized courts are good, more or less, for everyone. But the right-wing won a generational battle for the Supreme Court. There is no incentive for any right-wing politician currently alive to propose that kind of change today; if anything, the political machine would call them out for proposing that their party loosen its grip on the reins.
We'll see how the right-wing feels after this next election. It's not a secret that whoever wins in 2024 will likely get to appoint several new justices, though the court as a whole will almost certainly remain right-leaning. If that control does start to erode, though, expect to hear much discussion about making the de-politicization of the courts a priority.
- rayiner 2y agoAre we going to overturn all the lawless “emanations from penumbras” from the period when the left dominated the Supreme Court? If not, it would be political malpractice, and an abdication of their duty to their voters, for anyone on the right not to fight Supreme Court reform tooth and nail.
- theptip 2y agoPerhaps some concrete examples would help ground the conversation?