Supreme Court?

Yes, it is in question. Is the Supreme Court acting supreme? I think not.

First, timeliness. It took too long for the court to actively engage the Trump administration in its chaos.

Second, decisions have been slow to emerge.

Third, too many decisions are narrowly accepting questionable legal thinking in favor of Trump administration actions.

Fourth, the chaos of Trump is now magnified by the actions of the Supreme Court.

Fifth, the court is clearly politicized. The Constitution as the foundation of our nation’s laws, is quivering. Not a solid, but a Jello-like foundation. That is not a proper foundation. It should be firm, unshakable.

These points should be enough to question the court’s validity. The constitution clearly mandates three equal branches of government. Under the Trump regime, Congress is clearly compromised. The House of Representatives is under a slim MAGA control currently, and the Senate is also slimly controlled by MAGA. If they remain in lock step with Trump, then the Executive and Legislative branches are not truly divided. This leaves the Judiciary as the third and separate branch of the Federal system. With Trump appointed supreme court justices tipping the scale toward MAGA, it is argued the Supreme Court is not separate from the Executive branch by the numbers. This makes no 3 co-equal branches, but one branch being controlled by one person.

This is not the government of America we have fought for, died for, and paid for throughout our 250-year history. We are in a pickle of enormous dimension. What do we do about that now?

We must fight in the courts, tie them up to slow processes in Congress and the White House. This will pull more attention to all three branches and give opposing views a chance to be heard and have effect. Trump’s methodology has always been focused on court action. We must do the same.

July 2, 2025

 

 

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