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Tim Walz calls for scrapping of electoral college to decide US presidential race
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 09 Oct 2024
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My worry with that is the supreme court would just declare it void.
I am worried about that too, but I also think that we should still fight to improve things regardless of the threat of a regressive court undoing our progress.
I completely agree with you. The only way to get them to show us all who they are is to fight for what is right. Every time they fight against the people it becomes harder to ignore their blight. Either things get better or more people see who is making things worse. Win-win.
They are forever burning the bridge to millenials and younger. It’s wonderful.
How could they? At the end of the day isn’t it up to the states to decide who their electoral votes go?
How could they make a president immune from any checks and balances?
How could they allow states to enforce draconian laws against the homeless?
How could they work towards ending voting rights?
How could they give lower judges the power to overrule experts?
They can. They have. They will again. The states have the constitutional right to select their electors as they choose, but this court has demonstrated complete contempt for justice and fairness.
The supreme court also overruled states trying to ban interracial marriage, implement poll taxes to unfairly target poor people, and place signs in their yard protesting war.
I was pulling from the current court, but yes. It's almost like giving nine unelected geriatrics the ultimate authority on all laws isn't a good idea.
You missed the one saying it's okay to execute innocent people.
This one
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/supreme-court-prioritizes-expedience-not-justice-wrongful-convictions-2022-05-25/
Unfortunately, the supreme court has zero checks and balances, and recently has been willing to make partisan political rulings, so it may well strike it down to help Republicans.
The only easy grounds for them to do so with an actual constitutional backing would be that interstate compacts are supposed to be approved by Congress.