I get that the SCOTUS has to look at it purely from procedural and legal framing - more so than from that of fairness or human rights. Perhaps they didn't have much of a choice on this one: what if returning migrants to their country of origin makes it worse for them? Is unfeasible? The country no longer exists?
Yet what I find inconceivable is the apparent willful ignorance of the clear consequences of the decision in enabling the current admin to abscond the rule of law and abuse human rights - just as Sotomayor laid out.
SCOTUS (or least 6 of them) look more like Trump’s patsies than a co-equal branch of government exercising its checks and balances in a functioning government.
These are not surprise tactics. President Obama was denied the opportunity to legally install a Supreme Court judge, right? A couple of Trump's choices would have never ethically or legally succeeded even 50 years ago.
This bloated "Green eggs and ham" mentality of our "elected" representatives have crossed treasonous lines at an astounding rate, just in this century alone. The class clown is now adored as the new messiah. How did that happen?!?
I have no answers. BUT, I cannot accept that hope is heading to the same sewer drain.
Its hard to remain hopefull; thank you for some stop-and-think positive moments, Jon.
Thanks for starting this Substack. Much needed. — Latha
I get that the SCOTUS has to look at it purely from procedural and legal framing - more so than from that of fairness or human rights. Perhaps they didn't have much of a choice on this one: what if returning migrants to their country of origin makes it worse for them? Is unfeasible? The country no longer exists?
Yet what I find inconceivable is the apparent willful ignorance of the clear consequences of the decision in enabling the current admin to abscond the rule of law and abuse human rights - just as Sotomayor laid out.
Dark times we live in.
SCOTUS (or least 6 of them) look more like Trump’s patsies than a co-equal branch of government exercising its checks and balances in a functioning government.
These are not surprise tactics. President Obama was denied the opportunity to legally install a Supreme Court judge, right? A couple of Trump's choices would have never ethically or legally succeeded even 50 years ago.
This bloated "Green eggs and ham" mentality of our "elected" representatives have crossed treasonous lines at an astounding rate, just in this century alone. The class clown is now adored as the new messiah. How did that happen?!?
I have no answers. BUT, I cannot accept that hope is heading to the same sewer drain.
Its hard to remain hopefull; thank you for some stop-and-think positive moments, Jon.
Real blessings! Karen Lowe