The Supreme Court dramatically increased presidential power, giving presidents control over what had been a nonpartisan, merit-based federal workforce.
"In practical terms, this could mean weaker national security and public health protections, slower disaster response, diminished scientific capacity, less effective consumer safeguards, poorer regulatory oversight and the risk of increased corruption."
Correction: "In practical terms, this" WILL "mean..."
Another terrible decision by this court. Mike Brock today had an article addressing the history behind why "Every modern democracy on earth has a professional, nonpartisan civil service...it is the universal practice of every functioning representative government in the world, because every functioning representative government has discovered that the alternative -- staffing the bureaucracy according to the personal preferences of the elected executive -- produces corruption, incompetence, and eventually the collapse of the legitimacy of the state itself." We can see ample evidence for several impeachments!
This is tough one - the supreme court has shown their colors in front of all. I find it sad, the Justices voted to give the president more power, less empowerment for "we the people." Our empowerment still exists in our vote, buying power and the faith we can be better. We must vote with enough members in congress that are willing to overturn some of Justice's decisions through new laws.
All too often commentary on court decisions focuses on their foreseen effects rather than the quality of their legal reasoning, which is the case here.
The only redeeming thing in these decisions is that the Repugnican'ts aren't going to occupy the White House forever. With any luck, if a Democrat wins in 2028 (from my keyboard to The Lord's eyes, assuming the Dems don't nominate someone who's unelectable-- never a sure bet) the next President can fire the whole lot of them on 12:01 PM Jan 20, 2029. Of course that assumes there's a government left to fire people from.
I certainly hope that in a dark, secret office the Democrats have a small group of nerds keeping a list of people to boot out, and Executive Orders to reverse the minute after the oath is taken. And the Order should say that security will escort them from their offices-- and then security will go over everything in there and send them their personal effects via USPS
Hard to see any logical train of thought here. Neither Mr. Nader or Ms. Stein have any twinge of Communism that I can see. Au contraire, both are outspoken and outstanding examples of independent defense of deeply American values…
Without them throwing presidential elections to Republicans, the appointment of the majority of the Justices on the US Supreme Court that is fundamentally changing the law in the United States would not have happened. This is making the United States more authoritarian with greater concentration of wealth and power, like Russia, and making our country more divided and weaker to Russia’s benefit.
"In practical terms, this could mean weaker national security and public health protections, slower disaster response, diminished scientific capacity, less effective consumer safeguards, poorer regulatory oversight and the risk of increased corruption."
Correction: "In practical terms, this" WILL "mean..."
Astute analysis. We need nonpartisan government jobs to serve the interests of the American public not partisan hacks.
Another terrible decision by this court. Mike Brock today had an article addressing the history behind why "Every modern democracy on earth has a professional, nonpartisan civil service...it is the universal practice of every functioning representative government in the world, because every functioning representative government has discovered that the alternative -- staffing the bureaucracy according to the personal preferences of the elected executive -- produces corruption, incompetence, and eventually the collapse of the legitimacy of the state itself." We can see ample evidence for several impeachments!
It's difficult to control executive power when legislative power is missing.
Especially when the judicial branch is complicit in a slow-moving coup.
This is tough one - the supreme court has shown their colors in front of all. I find it sad, the Justices voted to give the president more power, less empowerment for "we the people." Our empowerment still exists in our vote, buying power and the faith we can be better. We must vote with enough members in congress that are willing to overturn some of Justice's decisions through new laws.
What’s to stop the Trump regime from subjecting all civil servants to a personal loyalty pledge now?
All too often commentary on court decisions focuses on their foreseen effects rather than the quality of their legal reasoning, which is the case here.
The only redeeming thing in these decisions is that the Repugnican'ts aren't going to occupy the White House forever. With any luck, if a Democrat wins in 2028 (from my keyboard to The Lord's eyes, assuming the Dems don't nominate someone who's unelectable-- never a sure bet) the next President can fire the whole lot of them on 12:01 PM Jan 20, 2029. Of course that assumes there's a government left to fire people from.
I certainly hope that in a dark, secret office the Democrats have a small group of nerds keeping a list of people to boot out, and Executive Orders to reverse the minute after the oath is taken. And the Order should say that security will escort them from their offices-- and then security will go over everything in there and send them their personal effects via USPS
Guardrails, Schmardrails.
Vladimir Putin should grant Ralph Nader and Jill Stein the Order of Lenin.
Hard to see any logical train of thought here. Neither Mr. Nader or Ms. Stein have any twinge of Communism that I can see. Au contraire, both are outspoken and outstanding examples of independent defense of deeply American values…
Without them throwing presidential elections to Republicans, the appointment of the majority of the Justices on the US Supreme Court that is fundamentally changing the law in the United States would not have happened. This is making the United States more authoritarian with greater concentration of wealth and power, like Russia, and making our country more divided and weaker to Russia’s benefit.