On Monday, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to use racial profiling in its militarized immigration raids across Los Angeles, halting an injunction that had barred officers from targeting Latinos based on ethnicity. The court did not explain the reason for its shadow docket order, which appeared to split 6–3 along ideological lines. In dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned that the decision was “unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation’s constitutional guarantees,” opening the door to violent persecution of Latinos—including American citizens—by “masked agents with guns.” The majority did not respond to this extraordinary charge, perhaps because it is so obviously true.
The Supreme Court is a joke but the clowns are not really funny, more like sad and pathetic.
As it does not really matter what happens as long as “our side” wins, republican voters won’t give a fuck. Also does not help that they are a bunch of stupid bigots that will cheer on this “decision”.
I bet all the latinos that voted for Trump are thrilled.
Man, the community can be incredibly dumb. I just had a coworker ask me yesterday for advice because one of her friends is being harassed by a ‘boss’ and can’t say anything because one of the threats he has on her is about her immigration status. Then during the rest of the day, she’s making pro trump comments.
The judges are owned by the federalist society, groomed and chosen from law school for siding with the party and the half century plans to end the republic in all but name for a one party plutocratic state.
Prez just hijacked the party, and whipped them into line again recently disparraging the very association that put them there.
The in crowd is rightfully worried about getting thrown out of the club. They also probably have some scandals on these judges the society holds to encourage their allegiance.
Much as the fitting historical parrallel, the borgia pope in the 16th century, the one machivelli based his prince on, the spanish pope nominated cardinals that he had compromised with prostitutes, and compromised existing ones.
We need focus on the federalist society, they are calling the shots or at least making the draft picks. They are also up to expanding the same secret society model to other areas, a federalist society for everything as Leonard Leo sold it, and got gifted I forget a billion or several from some chicago magnate dickhead in his old age, ul-something, ulrich maybe idk.
For us it begins at the grassroots. We don’t have billionaires willing to create a national organization. So form small liberal groups, and then network them together. I’m serious. I started a group for queer men last year, now I am taking over the entire progressive scene in my state by creating an overarching organization that connects over a dozen key players (ACLU, Prides, migrant and trans organizations). If we did this in every area, and then networked THEM… well shit we’d have a base of power and even fundraising capabilities. IDK what else to do.
That’s awesome.
Thank you.
That is exactly what we need. I live in Deep Red country and I can tell you most people agree on the problems Society faces. We have just been led into different causes and solutions to those problems. With people cooperating on what they agree on, the divisive culture War politics would hardly register with the majority.
First and foremost, people want to be able to make enough money to live a dignified life, and do not support allowing the rich to steal their lunch. They also will support equal rights by and large in an honest accounting of the problem.
We really need such a sort of citizens Union like we are speaking of sort of here, but also a Consumers Union to cooperate on the goods we are sold, and more than anything we need a sort of investors Union, where people can’t pull their money to create companies that are not run solely on the profit motive in areas where the private sector is unwilling and unable to provide for society’s needs. Investors could be offered a fair rate of return while still working towards other goals as well. Especially like Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare and internet cooperatives, alternative energy, etc.
I would like to see a university where people could invent new things while learning in conjunction with others where they could get a share of any innovations that resulted from it being developed by one of these benefit corps. on the investors union.
Instead of throwing obscene amounts of money down the drain to these bloated corrupted educational institutions, that money could be used to actually do things.
It is a little late in the game for all of these aspirational goals but it will never be easier than it is now despite 20 years ago being the right time for these.