Midnight@slrpnk.netcakeM to collapse of the old society@slrpnk.net · 5 days agoLoss of Supreme Court legitimacy can lead to political violencetheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1275arrow-down17
arrow-up1268arrow-down1external-linkLoss of Supreme Court legitimacy can lead to political violencetheconversation.comMidnight@slrpnk.netcakeM to collapse of the old society@slrpnk.net · 5 days agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareRefurbished Refurbisher@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up46arrow-down2·edit-25 days agoSCOTUS was never legitimate; they gave themselves the power of judicial review in Marbury v. Madison. The executive branch can declare that the court is illegitimate at any time, since it is up to the executive branch to enforce the law.
minus-squarechicken@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·4 days agoIf the supreme court can’t subject laws to constitutional scrutiny, and there is no longer separation of powers, I think that’s basically the end of the US Republic.
minus-squarevoracitude@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 days agoYep! Welcome to the show, try the fish before it’s gone and don’t think too hard about what comes next, we’ll be in it soon enough anyway.
minus-squareStern@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 days agoHit ‘em with the ol’ “John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it!”
SCOTUS was never legitimate; they gave themselves the power of judicial review in Marbury v. Madison.
The executive branch can declare that the court is illegitimate at any time, since it is up to the executive branch to enforce the law.
If the supreme court can’t subject laws to constitutional scrutiny, and there is no longer separation of powers, I think that’s basically the end of the US Republic.
Yep! Welcome to the show, try the fish before it’s gone and don’t think too hard about what comes next, we’ll be in it soon enough anyway.
Hit ‘em with the ol’ “John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it!”