The Supreme Court has no enforcement arm whatsoever and relies solely on the other two branches to enforce their rulings. What could possibly go wrong?
The system only works if people believe in it. Disegarding the rule of law works both ways and this might bite them in the ass IF any Democrat finds the spine to do what has to be done.
I have always found it a fitting metaphor for the entire US political system that the judiciary is controlled by nine people - who are appointed for life and essentially make decisions without any checks and balances.
Well, there’s a point to tenure. It’s to be able to weather demented rapists who make it into office. But yeah it’s been thoroughly bescrewed by the Heritage Foundation creeps and Moscow Mitch’s fuckery. Lately, anyway.
Could have voted Hilary and had a good court but no.
Maybe it would be better to just put people in there for 15 years or so? Longer than the 8 years for one president at minimum, but NOT FOR FUCKING LIFE. Unchecked power breeds corruption. It was always dependent on the good will of the judges and that is not something a country should bank on in the long term.
Yeah that’s what most other constitutional tribunals do I think. In Poland for example it’s a 15 year term so even though the court is packed with unconstitutional judges they have to go away soon anyway.
I mean I do find it funny in a way: they decided they didn’t want to be ruled over by a king for life, but then decided for the supreme court: ah fuck it, don’t want to bother selecting new guys every decade. Make it for life, just like the king we just seceded from.
Well, but at least terms of set lengths. That was already progress.
I would wish certain positions in my country, Germany, also had term limits. I haven’t yet have a chancellor in my whole life where I thought: oh yes, please more of that. But others disagree and so we got in our history since 1945 3 chancellors with 4 terms. =( we call other countries backwards for having presidents hold on to positions…
The thing is there is no revenue from tariffs. The government isn’t a business. When you pay taxes or tariffs, that money does not go sit into an account waiting to be spent. The Congress might allocate a budget for certain departments, but it has nothing to do with how much is sitting in an account. The government literally creates money as it needs it and destroys money in order to keep the value of the money stable.
What will absolutely be happening is that spineless partisans in the Congress will approve unlimited printing of money. For his fascist pets projects which will crash the value of the dollar harder than it already was. Mark, my words, they’re already commenting how the value of the dollar has crashed to levels not seen since 1973. They are literally going to crash it all the way down to great depression levels in order to put on theater.of them pretending to help their pet morons. While only screwing everyone including their pet morons over.
Interesting. So, honnestly, can you explain that strange trip to “see if the gold reserve is still there” in Trunp’s first couple weeks? I keep wondering if it’s a hint or part of something but can’t figure it out.
Did I miss anything? You have any thoughts on that?
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But since the Supreme Court no longer enforces the Constitution, it’s anybody’s guess what will come of it.
The Supreme Court has no enforcement arm whatsoever and relies solely on the other two branches to enforce their rulings. What could possibly go wrong?
The system only works if people believe in it. Disegarding the rule of law works both ways and this might bite them in the ass IF any Democrat finds the spine to do what has to be done.
I have always found it a fitting metaphor for the entire US political system that the judiciary is controlled by nine people - who are appointed for life and essentially make decisions without any checks and balances.
Well, there’s a point to tenure. It’s to be able to weather demented rapists who make it into office. But yeah it’s been thoroughly bescrewed by the Heritage Foundation creeps and Moscow Mitch’s fuckery. Lately, anyway.
Could have voted Hilary and had a good court but no.
Maybe it would be better to just put people in there for 15 years or so? Longer than the 8 years for one president at minimum, but NOT FOR FUCKING LIFE. Unchecked power breeds corruption. It was always dependent on the good will of the judges and that is not something a country should bank on in the long term.
It would be better to just have people come in on rotations from the benches of the highest courts.
Yeah that’s what most other constitutional tribunals do I think. In Poland for example it’s a 15 year term so even though the court is packed with unconstitutional judges they have to go away soon anyway.
I mean I do find it funny in a way: they decided they didn’t want to be ruled over by a king for life, but then decided for the supreme court: ah fuck it, don’t want to bother selecting new guys every decade. Make it for life, just like the king we just seceded from.
Well they also didn’t have term limits on the president at the time either lol.
Well, but at least terms of set lengths. That was already progress.
I would wish certain positions in my country, Germany, also had term limits. I haven’t yet have a chancellor in my whole life where I thought: oh yes, please more of that. But others disagree and so we got in our history since 1945 3 chancellors with 4 terms. =( we call other countries backwards for having presidents hold on to positions…
The thing is there is no revenue from tariffs. The government isn’t a business. When you pay taxes or tariffs, that money does not go sit into an account waiting to be spent. The Congress might allocate a budget for certain departments, but it has nothing to do with how much is sitting in an account. The government literally creates money as it needs it and destroys money in order to keep the value of the money stable.
What will absolutely be happening is that spineless partisans in the Congress will approve unlimited printing of money. For his fascist pets projects which will crash the value of the dollar harder than it already was. Mark, my words, they’re already commenting how the value of the dollar has crashed to levels not seen since 1973. They are literally going to crash it all the way down to great depression levels in order to put on theater.of them pretending to help their pet morons. While only screwing everyone including their pet morons over.
Interesting. So, honnestly, can you explain that strange trip to “see if the gold reserve is still there” in Trunp’s first couple weeks? I keep wondering if it’s a hint or part of something but can’t figure it out.
Did I miss anything? You have any thoughts on that?