• MisterFrog@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    Can the supreme court just straight up ignore the constitution, under the constitution?

    Surely no, right?

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      Sure. But who can enforce that?

      Only the Congress, by impeachment. But the Congressional majority is fine with dismantling checks and balances and nullifying whole swaths of the Constitution that protect our rights.

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      18 hours ago

      Theoretically they are supposed to have an adversarial relationship with the Congress and the president, but…

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        18 hours ago

        I hate how we (Australia) are so closely tied to a country that is speed-running the late Roman republic.

        It’s all there, a “democratic” system run by the wealthy, for the wealthy, physical intimidation of voters and politicians, a rigged voting system, ignoring the law for the benefit of a populist leader promising to deliver the masses from the corrupt establishment.

        How many times per day does your boyfriend think of the Roman Empire?

        Recently, surely dozens