A Supreme Court hemorrhaging legitimacy and power due to the appointment of @FedSoc ultras like #BrettKavanaugh could be, in the long- and medium-term, better for equality and freedom in this country than centrists like Garland or Srinivasan.
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Replying to @ChaseMadar @FedSoc
In the same way Trump is good for progressive activism??
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Replying to @KimKierkegaard @FedSoc
Here's the difference: SCOTUS has for decades been returning to its traditional role as an impediment to progressive change, and the U.S. left needs, no matter what, to find a way to circumvent the court. The flukey election of Trump is different–dire, but not structural.
4:48 AM - 17 Sep 2018
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