Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has officially announced that he plans to retire. This means that the president can now appoint another justice to the highest court in the land.
Now, I'm not as worried as many people on the left seem to be. After all, Kennedy was a Republican and got appointed by Reagan in 1988. However, that doesn't mean you still shouldn't be worried because he's going to be replaced with another Republican. That is still worrying. Not helped by the fact that, while Kennedy would commonly toe the party line, he was at least sometimes willing to ignore what they party wanted and do something good for the people.
For instance, he was part of the majority opinion in Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Which stated that no government could place an "undue burden" on getting an abortion.
Anthony was part of the majority opinion in Lawrence v. Texas which struck down laws that banned sodomy. He ruled part of DOMA unconstitutional in the United States v. Windsor case. And, most importantly, he ruled in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage in the Obergefell v. Hodges case. All of which were great things for homosexuals.
The justice also took the majority ruling in Texas v. Johnson which legalized flag burning. Showing that he at least cares about the first amendment.
So why should you be worried? Well, Donald Trump has proven that he has been on the wrong side of all these issues. For instance, he appointed Mike Pence as Vice President of the United States. And his attitude on reproductive rights and gays is well, flawed to say the least. So Donnie hasn't really shown himself to have the best record with appointing people.
But what's his history with appointing people the Supreme Court? Well, that's a pretty easy question, after all, he has already appointed one. Ladies and gentlemen meet Neil Gorsuch. Republican "new right" commentators love Neil Gorsuch. That should tell you all you need to know about him, but I'll go on.
First off, he sided with Hobby Lobby in the Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. case. If you don't remember that case, it was the one where Hobby Lobby tried to ignore an ACA regulation that said they had to provide birth control because of religious freedom. Let me rephrase that in a way that actually makes it accurate. Hobby Lobby tried to save money by not providing employees with birth control and tried to get away with it by claiming religious freedom. Neil Gorsuch either bought it because he's an idiot or went along with it because he's a shill.
Let's also not forget his hatred for human euthanasia. Gorsuch even wrote a whole book about it. Because healthcare companies have to make money somehow.
Basically, Gorsuch is a corporate shill. Expect whoever comes next to be the same. This is going to be painful.
Now, I'm not as worried as many people on the left seem to be. After all, Kennedy was a Republican and got appointed by Reagan in 1988. However, that doesn't mean you still shouldn't be worried because he's going to be replaced with another Republican. That is still worrying. Not helped by the fact that, while Kennedy would commonly toe the party line, he was at least sometimes willing to ignore what they party wanted and do something good for the people.
For instance, he was part of the majority opinion in Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Which stated that no government could place an "undue burden" on getting an abortion.
Anthony was part of the majority opinion in Lawrence v. Texas which struck down laws that banned sodomy. He ruled part of DOMA unconstitutional in the United States v. Windsor case. And, most importantly, he ruled in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage in the Obergefell v. Hodges case. All of which were great things for homosexuals.
The justice also took the majority ruling in Texas v. Johnson which legalized flag burning. Showing that he at least cares about the first amendment.
So why should you be worried? Well, Donald Trump has proven that he has been on the wrong side of all these issues. For instance, he appointed Mike Pence as Vice President of the United States. And his attitude on reproductive rights and gays is well, flawed to say the least. So Donnie hasn't really shown himself to have the best record with appointing people.
But what's his history with appointing people the Supreme Court? Well, that's a pretty easy question, after all, he has already appointed one. Ladies and gentlemen meet Neil Gorsuch. Republican "new right" commentators love Neil Gorsuch. That should tell you all you need to know about him, but I'll go on.
First off, he sided with Hobby Lobby in the Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. case. If you don't remember that case, it was the one where Hobby Lobby tried to ignore an ACA regulation that said they had to provide birth control because of religious freedom. Let me rephrase that in a way that actually makes it accurate. Hobby Lobby tried to save money by not providing employees with birth control and tried to get away with it by claiming religious freedom. Neil Gorsuch either bought it because he's an idiot or went along with it because he's a shill.
Let's also not forget his hatred for human euthanasia. Gorsuch even wrote a whole book about it. Because healthcare companies have to make money somehow.
Basically, Gorsuch is a corporate shill. Expect whoever comes next to be the same. This is going to be painful.
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