Truly remarkable numbers. In just under two years public approval of the US Supreme Court has fallen from 66% to 38%. Simply unprecedented in rapidity. This is what fatal loss of institutional legitimacy looks like. law.marquette.edu/poll/
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2/ Even wilder. Over just the last four months, since March, approval among Dems has fallen from 52% to 15%.
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3/ One of the most telling tendencies of the recent Court is Thomas's and Alito's public complaints about declining respect for institutions, and specifically the Supreme Court. As Obama might have said, you built this, bros. The thinking of the corrupt justices is ...
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4/ essentially: we stole it fair and square. but now you're not giving us the deference owed a respected institution. Well, no shit. They want to abuse their power, go totally renegade and if anyone has a problem with that it's: talk to my friend six seats and go fuck off.
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5/ They want the public respect and deference of an institution which the public believes is fair-mindedly and consistently interpreting the constitution while acting like a third rate mob boss running a bust out of a mid-tier retailer. The two don't go together.
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What does fatal mean, in this context? It’s not as though they will take their ball and go home because of an approval poll. What recourse exists?
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the Court's actual powers are very, very limited. It's heavily reliant on deference for compliance. It's composition can also be changed by the Congress and its appellate jurisdiction over particular areas can be stripped from it. so it's far from invulnerable to public opinion.
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