Tag: Democracys

2023: The Year The Supreme Court Killed Democracy

Well, it was a good run. But government of the people, by the people, and for the people isn’t likely to survive the Supreme Court’s next term. There are a lot of cases where the Court’s six-Justice conservative majority looks poised to shove the law rightward, but one, in particul...

The Supreme Court and Democracy

Like others, I disagree with some recent Supreme Court decisions. But recent Supreme Court decisions are not a power grab so much as a conservative view that the Court is taking where it will only interpret laws based on their text and what Congress actually passes. The alternative philosophy, wh...