Last week the worst fears of progressive Americans were realized, only it wasn’t when Anthony Kennedy gave up the last vestige of integrity he had and announced he was giving Donald Trump another pick for the Supreme Court.
No, the worst of our fears became reality when the Big Five on the Supreme Court – including Kennedy – declared that (1) immigration policy based on religion, (2) gerrymandering based on race, and (3) union busting are now the law of the land.
So much for freedom and justice for all, seriously. Think about it.
Those decisions unoffocially brought an end to the checks and balances form of government we have had since 1871.
The Big Five justices sent the unambiguous message to Trump that he faces no checks and balances from here on out.
The hard and sad truth is that this week we saw a compliant, spineless Supreme Court Five join with an equally compliant, spineless Republican Congress to allow Trump to govern without any checks and balances.
In other words, we witnessed the end of American democracy as we have known it. Our Republic is done, a thing of the past, a once great experiment in self-governance that has failed.
We knew the Republican Congress had rolled over for Trump, but we still held out hope that the Supreme Court would keep his extremism in check.
That hope is now gone, but believe it or not, it can get worse.
Republicans may keep control of the Senate.
If that happens Trump will solidify his rule without checks and balances. It will also mean that he will likely get another pick for the Supreme Court, setting the course of the nation for at least two generations.
It’s all happening right in front of it.
That’s why the most daunting challenge Democrats and independents face is winning the mid-terms. It’s the only way to bring back a semblance of checks and balances to our government.
This is THE issue.
Yes, trying to defeat any pick Trump makes to fill Kennedy’s seat matters, but in truth even that is not as important as winning control of the Senate in November.
And the fact of the matter is, it is very doable. Democrats and independents have the votes to win…if we vote.
Remember, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote. What is more, registered Republicans make up less than 40% of the voting public.
That means quite simply, if we vote, we win. If we don’t vote, Republicans win.
If the latter happens, America will never be America again.
If that prospect doesn’t stir people to action, nothing will, and all will be lost.
All.
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