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Record contributions from dark money groups and shell companies flooded 2022 midterm elections
  • They determined the previous ruling, which was actually so terrible RBG actively spoke against it and told the Dem's they needed to codify RVW, was incorrect. And they were right. There's absolutely no way judges, outside of activist judges, could have ruled RVW implementing term limitations for abortions.

    And yet, during their confirmation hearings these judges were asked about RVW and they all disagreed with everything you said, calling it established precedent and settled law that has been set for 50 years. I wish at least one of the conservative judges had not lied about how they feel about precedent and RVW during their confirmation. But of course they had to lie in order to acquire the power to do what Congress is unwilling to do.

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    Record contributions from dark money groups and shell companies flooded 2022 midterm elections
  • The whole reason we're in this problem in the first place is that the legislative branch has basically ceded its power. People in Congress don't want to be responsible for changing laws so they just have the Supreme Court do it for them. There was no way any kind of anti-abortion legislation was ever going to make it through Congress, so they just legislated from the bench and had the Supreme Court take away women's rights.

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    Record contributions from dark money groups and shell companies flooded 2022 midterm elections
  • But more dark money is pouring into federal elections with less disclosure, and 501(c)(4) nonprofits that don’t disclose their donors reported less than $25 million in spending to the FEC during the entire 2022 election cycle — the lowest total since the **Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision **rolled back restrictions on corporate political speech. Months later, the Supreme Court’s SpeechNow.org v. FEC ruling —which effectively paved the way for super PACs — ushered in a new era of massive donations and groups spending unlimited sums on independent expenditures.

    I can't help but notice that the Supreme Court is really leading the way with "bribes are cool" decisions here. It's almost like they are a corrupt group of people getting lavish gifts.

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    Top security officials fretted about nuclear war early in Trump administration, according to ‘Anonymous’ op-ed author
  • I'd be even more worried about it if he gets reelected. He'll stop all military aid to Ukraine and Putin knows he can intimidate Trump. Two wackos with nukes is a bad recipe. Can't believe we allow that con man to become Commander In Chief.

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    Somehow… Prigozhin Has Returned
  • We should consider making a TV show about this. It would be like The Sopranos only in this case the mafia is running a country. Lots of shitty stupid back deals and betrayals and people being thrown out windows, that sort of thing.

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    Biden says Supreme Court 'misinterpreted the Constitution' in rejecting student loan relief
  • Just some of the things the John Roberts court has done:

    Overturned Roe v Wade https://www.oyez.org/cases/2021/19-1392

    Ended race based affirmative action https://www.oyez.org/cases/2022/20-1199

    Blocked student loan forgiveness https://www.oyez.org/cases/2022/22-506

    Approved LGBTQIA+ discrimination https://www.oyez.org/cases/2022/21-476

    Prevented New York from enacting gun laws https://www.oyez.org/cases/2021/20-843

    Allowed forced prayer in school https://www.oyez.org/cases/2021/21-418

    Prevented the EPA from regulating greenhouse gas emissions https://www.oyez.org/cases/2021/20-1530

    Further protected dark money in politics https://www.oyez.org/cases/2020/19-251

    Made it easier to give minors life without parole https://www.oyez.org/cases/2020/18-1259

    Evidence of innocence isn't enough to prevent death penalty https://www.oyez.org/cases/2021/20-1009

    The death penalty can be painful and torturous https://www.oyez.org/cases/2018/17-8151

    Allowed Trump's muslim travel ban https://www.oyez.org/cases/2017/17-965

    Undermined unions https://www.oyez.org/cases/2017/16-1466

    Sanctioned voter suppression https://www.oyez.org/cases/2020/19-1257

    Police can violate your Miranda rights https://www.oyez.org/cases/2021/21-499

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    The DeSantis campaign just pissed off New York Republicans
  • Some people really like him,” a New York Republican official said. “‘He’s Trump-ish without the baggage,’ is the general feel.”

    You know, all the fascism, less treason.

    The Republican party remain committed to the career criminal who used the office of the presidency for profitable crime.

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