▲ 596 ▼ Trump Says He’s Moving Forward With Ending Birthright Citizenship After Supreme Court Gives OK (truthout.org) submitted 1 year ago by CurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.net to c/news@lemmy.world 255 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (2 children) Can the supreme court just straight up ignore the constitution, under the constitution? Surely no, right? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] xycu@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) Theoretically they are supposed to have an adversarial relationship with the Congress and the president, but... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) I hate how we (Australia) are so closely tied to a country that is speed-running the late Roman republic. It's all there, a "democratic" system run by the wealthy, for the wealthy, physical intimidation of voters and politicians, a rigged voting system, ignoring the law for the benefit of a populist leader promising to deliver the masses from the corrupt establishment. How many times per day does your boyfriend think of the Roman Empire? Recently, surely dozens permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) At least you folks got a damn ocean between you and that insanity. We Canadians are just right fucked. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 1 point 1 year ago Sounds like you need to hire Bugs Bunny to resolve the issue. permalink fedilink source parent [–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago Sure. But who can enforce that? Only the Congress, by impeachment. But the Congressional majority is fine with dismantling checks and balances and nullifying whole swaths of the Constitution that protect our rights. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xycu@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) Theoretically they are supposed to have an adversarial relationship with the Congress and the president, but... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) I hate how we (Australia) are so closely tied to a country that is speed-running the late Roman republic. It's all there, a "democratic" system run by the wealthy, for the wealthy, physical intimidation of voters and politicians, a rigged voting system, ignoring the law for the benefit of a populist leader promising to deliver the masses from the corrupt establishment. How many times per day does your boyfriend think of the Roman Empire? Recently, surely dozens permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) At least you folks got a damn ocean between you and that insanity. We Canadians are just right fucked. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 1 point 1 year ago Sounds like you need to hire Bugs Bunny to resolve the issue. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) I hate how we (Australia) are so closely tied to a country that is speed-running the late Roman republic. It's all there, a "democratic" system run by the wealthy, for the wealthy, physical intimidation of voters and politicians, a rigged voting system, ignoring the law for the benefit of a populist leader promising to deliver the masses from the corrupt establishment. How many times per day does your boyfriend think of the Roman Empire? Recently, surely dozens permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) At least you folks got a damn ocean between you and that insanity. We Canadians are just right fucked. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 1 point 1 year ago Sounds like you need to hire Bugs Bunny to resolve the issue. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) At least you folks got a damn ocean between you and that insanity. We Canadians are just right fucked. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 1 point 1 year ago Sounds like you need to hire Bugs Bunny to resolve the issue. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 1 point 1 year ago Sounds like you need to hire Bugs Bunny to resolve the issue. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago Sure. But who can enforce that? Only the Congress, by impeachment. But the Congressional majority is fine with dismantling checks and balances and nullifying whole swaths of the Constitution that protect our rights. permalink fedilink source parent