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Ocasio-Cortez warns of ‘dangerous authoritarian expansion of power’ in Supreme Court (thehill.com)

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Sunday warned of an “authoritarian expansion of power” by the Supreme Court after it released several controversial opinions in it’s last week of the…

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[–] mutant@kbin.social 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

AOC for president, what a breath of fresh air

[–] cultsuperstar@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago

I'd vote for her in a heartbeat.

[–] SnowboardBum@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

SCOTUS has definitely shaped their opinions to give them the final say in just about everything the government does.

[–] Geometric7792@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That's only because our legislative branch is entirely ineffective.

[–] Zorque@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

It's very effective, it's just we've decided to vote in a bunch of plutocrats to manage it.

[–] sadreality@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Indeed. They surely got no problems providing welfare, tax cuts and good policy for legal persons to develop and grow strong!

[–] bedrooms@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

I think it's worse now. Even if the legislature gets fixed, SCOTUS would shoot down everything they don't want.

[–] sadreality@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The constitution did that...

Also, congress can legislate as they please as long as it doesn't violate the constitution.

Congress chooses not to do that for most things peasants care or need done.

[–] osteoperosis@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

we should abolish the constitution and start over. it's an outdated piece of paper that doesn't treat me like a human being.

[–] bennyp@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

I wonder what her opinion is on the Israeli judicial reform.

Actually on second thought I don't really care to know

[–] sadreality@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Ahh yes... Let's do some political PR here today🙄

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