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"As of 24 June 2022, the US supreme court should officially be understood as an
illegitimate institution – a tool of minority rule over the majority, and as
part of a far-right ideological and authoritarian takeover that must be snuffed
out if we want American democracy to survive.
On Friday, in
Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health, the supreme court overruled its
nearly 50-year precedent of
Roe v Wade, the 1973 case that legalized abortion
nationwide. It is difficult to overstate just how devastating this is for
pregnant people, for women as a class and for anyone with even a passing
interest in individual freedom and equality.
But it’s also devastating for those of us who care quite a bit about American
democratic traditions and the strength of our institutions. Because, with this
ruling, the supreme court has just signaled its illegitimacy – and it throws
much of the American project into question. Which means that Democrats and
others who want to see America endure as a representative democracy need to
act."
Via Doug Senko, who wrote "Just stating what everyone already knows."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
