People in the US have warned that this could happen for decades. It's a big reason why some were urging Ruth Bader Ginsberg to retire while Obama was in office. It was never secure. But equally there was never quite the imperative for immediate action.
Ducking out of the fight to keep their flimsy coalition together part of it iirc
They're not in power. They only truly hold one branch of government.
Never say never again
Roe was a very weak ruling but i'd argue the fetishization of the Supreme Court by American liberals ever since the Warren Court is a bigger contributor. An almost religious confidence in its role as protector of rights and a refusal to restrict its power or even deal with it strategically (RBG should have retired during the Obama administration when she knew she had cancer). Meanwhile the right understood the power the court has and made it central to their grand strategy for half a century.
There is no war in Russia.
at least i intentionally posted without comment
Have a great weekend mate!
US democracy is fucked and allows minority rule. Trump was millions of votes short of a majority, but the electoral college system gave him power. The senate gives equal representation to rural states with small populations as to big highly urbanised ones, so despite an overall percentage democratic majority it counts for shit. One person one vote would never let these swivel-eyed fucks near power, instead they totally know how to game it to their advantage. That and all the cash billionaires shove at right-wing campaigns that protect their privilege, playing culture war games to keep people away from fighting for worker rights etc.
A very big IF. Can you show any real-world examples of huge religious blocs that genuinely respect the rights of those who don't share their beliefs?
