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*The Clear Shape of Things To Come during #Trump's 2nd term in office*
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I don't think there are any significant guardrails left
but the Constitution.
Let me explain why:
#SCOTUS will, however, be interpreted by an all-but #MAGA-controlled #SupremeCourt.
Regarding the #JusticeDepartment and the rest of the #Judiciary, I strongly recommend reading this summary I wrote about the #DeutschesReich regarding this...
Tagging @si_irini
Unpopular rulings on #elections, #abortion, presidential #immunity, #guns & other issues — as well as the #criminal cases against #Trump, which will likely move forward if he loses — have driven down public #trust in #SCOTUS & the #justice system.
That decline may be hard to reverse no matter which candidate prevails — especially if the courts play a role in deciding the winner.
#law #judiciary #courts #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #Vote #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
Even as the #election will shape the #judiciary, the judiciary may also shape the election. As in 2020, #Republicans & #Democrats have already asked federal #judges, including those on #SCOTUS, to resolve disputes about ballots before Election Day. Their rulings could determine the outcome of a close race.
Perhaps related, Americans’ faith in the #courts has eroded in the #Trump era.
#law #courts #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #Vote #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
The next president will also alter the courts’ #racial, #ideological & #professional makeup. Under #Trump, 76% of judicial nominees were #men, & 84% were #white…. Many had ties to the #FederalistSociety, a *#conservative* #legal group. #Biden’s appointees have been 63% #female & 61% #nonwhite. He has prioritized nominees who served as #PublicDefenders & #CivilRights lawyers, & his picks have tended to be more #liberal than those of past Democratic presidents.
The appeals courts lean slightly #Republican, while the district courts lean #Democratic (if you count senior judges who work less but still hear cases)…. The next president will likely be able to tip that balance, letting one party’s appointees make up a clear majority of judges.
#law #judiciary #courts #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #Vote #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
On Tues, Americans will elect the next #POTUS & hundreds of #Congress members. In doing so, voters will also shape the 3rd branch: the #judiciary.
Federal #judges — whom the #president picks & the #Senate confirms — have become even more powerful in recent yrs as a #polarized Congress has failed to pass major #laws on many issues. As a result, the judiciary has shaped #policy on #abortion, #immigration, #guns, #VotingRights & more.
#law #SCOTUS #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
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