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Summary

Trust in the U.S. judicial system has hit a record low, with only 35% of Americans expressing confidence, according to Gallup.

Criticism centers on the Supreme Court’s conservative majority, accused of advancing right-wing agendas, eroding rights like abortion access, and lacking accountability.

This judicial capture, orchestrated by conservative groups like the Federalist Society, ensures Republican dominance in key policies for decades, regardless of future elections.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Now split this data out by income and you’ll get a much different set of data.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Only? I'm shocked that it's that high

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Every poll has 30% who have unfathomably odd views. Maybe a statistician could explain this phenomenon, but I wonder whether it's just a constant subset of the population who don't pay any attention at all to news or politics and are basically guessing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

i trust them to not have our best interest at heart

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Hard to trust something that is not set up or built to work for or protect you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Where have those 35% been? It’s been demonstrated rather publicly and blatantly that only power and money matters.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You know how Lincoln said you can fool some of the people all of the time? We now know what percentage.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

It's always that same 30 to 35 percent and yet it's the immigrants they want to deport.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I know this is all about optics, but I'm sure for all the people who have had to deal with the criminal justice system they also know how shitty it is. 91% of cases result in a guilty plea, 7% end up in some sort of dismissal and only 2% actually go to trial. The system is built to make being guilty the easiest choice, and your lawyer will do everything in their power to get you to take it

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I’ll trust the system a bit more after Luigi is acquitted.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Don't hold your breath. They've thrown terrorism enhancements on his fucking charges.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

The dead guy was the terrorist. I am far from the only person who thinks so. It takes but one person to play ball during jury selection to ruin the state’s case. Perhaps, at long last, the people will reassert their power over the state.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 week ago

The guardian are corporate shills. This is a GOOD thing. If Luigi wins, that’s precedence. Time to pop some brass.*

* brass, meaning c-suite

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