Fw: Jamelle Bouie on the GOP's Supreme Court hijinks

[Tom Jasper]

Hi all,

A friend sent this along. . . clearly a'time for re-reading. Take heart!! 

Best, 

tj

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From: a friend
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 1:59 PM
To: tom jasper
Subject: Jamelle Bouie on the GOP's Supreme Court hijinks

 

Here's an excerpt from Jamelle Bouie's column today titled, "Oh, Now You Believe in Norms: The G.O.P. blocked Obama and quick-pitched Amy Coney Barrett. Democrats must fight fire with fire". 

"The same Constitution that says Republicans can confirm Barrett weeks before the election, that allows them to retroactively impose a new and novel partisan requirement (same-party control of the Senate) on judicial confirmations, also says Congress can add as many seats to the Supreme Court as it wishes. It says Congress can strip the Supreme Court of its jurisdiction to hear certain kinds of cases. It says the judiciary is as subject to 'checks and balances' as any other institution in American government and that the people through their elected officials have the right to discipline a court that works against their will."

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