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The End of the Federal Government as We Know It
July 1, 2022 at 8:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 236 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2022/07/01/the-end-of-the-federal-government-as-we-know-it/
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Heather Cox Richardson: Heather Cox Richardson: In the past, the Supreme Court has operated on the basis of stare decisis, which literally means to stand by things decided. The purpose of that principle is to make changes incrementally so the law stays consistent and evenly applied, which promotes social stability. On occasion, the court does break precedent, notably in 1954 with the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision, which overturned the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision that rubber stamped racial segregation. When that sort of a major change happens, both the court and elected officials work hard to explain that they are changing the law to make it more in line with our Constitution, and to move people along with that change.
With the Dobbs v. Jackson Womens Health Organization decision of last Friday, the court simply tore up 49 years of law and history, ending federal recognition of a constitutional right Americans have enjoyed since 1973.
Today, the courts decision in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency reversed almost 100 years of jurisprudence by arguing that Congress cannot delegate authority on major questions to agencies in the executive branch.
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Casady1
(2,133 posts)in practice.
delisen
(6,044 posts)All of this was coming but tha Federalist Society and the billionaires behind the curtain were assuming Trump would be in office, one way or another, and that he would be there to declare Martial Law if at any point in the implementation of their agenda there arose widespread and deep opposition.
rubbersole
(6,696 posts)Putin is laughing his ass off.
BComplex
(8,053 posts)Lying, two-faced piece of republican shit (which is the most toxic kind of shit) that he is.