I don't recognize my country anymore. It has let me down before, but I believed in the institutions. I never thought the Supreme Court would weasel its way to making a president into a king. There is no way this decision does anything but promote more turmoil and bad faith.
Perhaps Biden should exercise his newly granted authority in creative, albeit "official," ways.
I never liked the "Seal Team Six" scenario. Service members are only bound by oath to obey "lawful orders." This raises the very serious, very legitimate question of just exactly what a "lawful order" is today.
I never imagined the Supreme Court as chaos agents. But if your agenda is to overthrow democracy, I guess it makes sense.
Originally posted at Nice Marmot 18:13 Monday, 1 July 2024