05-29-2019, 11:23 AM
(05-29-2019, 11:17 AM)Benton Wrote: I don't think aisle has much to do with it. Outside of seeing how the scotus will decide things, Mitch's moves have had negative impacts on the middle and lower classes, along with the economy in general. The pro-business direction of the court will probably keep that spiral going.
But in the end, it may end up being a good thing. We need a mix of capitalism and socialism, and we've swung very pro capitalist. Itll take something significant to overcome the "socialism is evil" mindset, and Mitch is setting us up for some significantly crappy economic times.
Eh, I'm not sure I'm able to completely back you on this one. While I agree that the SCOTUS as configured is likely to be more pro-business (the recent Apple ruling aside) I think a conservative SCOTUS is going to be necessary for preventing the far left agenda of dismantling some of the bedrock principles of the nation such as the first amendment. When I look at the anti-liberal (in the classic sense of the term) shifts in the UK and Europe, where people are arrested and even jailed for having the wrong opinions or "misgendering" someone I thank the powers that be that the Framers saw fit to make such actions blatantly unconstitutional. The SCOTUS will have to protect this obvious right within the next four or five years.
