I don't trust them either.
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The supreme court only matters because we believe in it. States could just.. choose not to follow their instructions.
Trump has been doing it all year so why not
Because he runs the federal government right now, and the federal government has power over the states, so he will punish them.
They have been coordinating a systematic dismantling of and eventual destruction of democracy and civil society for the better part of a century now. The republicans are the fucking antichrist.
It's so god damned bleak, and this is the endgame. Starve the beast, the southern strategy, the voter suppression and gerrymandering, the union busting, judicial capture, regulatory capture, the lobbying, the ceaseless propaganda machine, the economic sabotage, the normalization of authoritarianism, the rolling back of civil rights, the educational manipulation...
Here's the Project 2025 tracker. They are HALF WAY DONE. In five months. It's fucking done, we're done, democracy is gone, there will be no more free and fair elections, they have us by the balls in a vice, and they will never let go.
the federal government has power over the states
What if taxes are withheld?
Why wouldn’t everyone just trust a corrupt, illegitimate, unelected, unaccountable, fascist organization that shows open contempt for the US Constitution, rule of law, democracy, and basic ethics? /s
Gotta wait until the SC has some… personnel vacancies, if you get my drift.
There's four justices over the age of 70 (one is Sotomayor). Not that age means much in regards to mortality when one has the resources that they do
Well... expect more of this about a lot of things. We're in the endgame now.
Bummer. They since the outcome would be the same, they should make the SC go on record to rule on it. Put it in the history books.
Then it can't be appealed later.
Anything can be reconsidered by a later SCOTUS if they're willing
Yeah, stare decisis means nothing anymore according to this Supreme court.
They bend over backwards to get the outcome they desire.
Knowing this Supreme Court, it could totally be worse than the same outcome.
Then they've already won.
A SCOTUS ruling could potentially make the outcome worse, widen the scope and enshrine it as a national precedent.
There is always wisdom in picking your battles.
Even if the Supreme Court overturned the appeals court ruling, the current FCC would almost certainly eliminate the rules again.
This seems just as important…why do it now when in 3 years (hopefully) the next admin reverses it?

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