In a banana republic pirate law is the only real law.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, —That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.—Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States
Whatever happened to it not being the court’s job to fix a law? Roberts clearly saw the error. He should have ruled on the actual wording and left it to the legislature to fix anything that needed fixing. But no. He likes the law so he decides to keep it.
Perhaps the entire territory that was once known as “the United States of America” should adopt a completely different language, as the English language no longer serves as a means of communication.
Chinese would be nice....
That sure would make commerce easier.
In other words, they upheld it because it was too big to fail, not due to legality.
In a banana republic pirate law is the only real law.
(/sarc, sort of)
I find it strange that Roberts was willing to make an idiot of himself when his vote was not even necessary to retain his desired outcome. Well, at least he has come out of the closet as a transreconstuctionist.
Clearly, like every other branch of government, the Supreme Court no longer serves the function for which it was intended. As I’ve said here and elsewhere, when the Executive Branch collects vast volumes of data via the Patriot Act and other unconstitutional means, does anyone really believe that it distinguishes between private citizens and members of Congress or Supreme Court justices? When it obtains potentially damaging information on anyone, in any walk of life, does anyone accept the premise that the executive will not use that information to its advantage...?
Does anyone here still honestly support the current system of government? This is 100,000 times worse than any English King!
They are stating to piss off too many people, too many times.
I am amazed no one has started shooting yet.
Maybe this is why they are inciting their own to commit gun crimes- to remove them from everyone else before the 2nd civil war starts.
I have heard locally from a friend of a friend of a friend that there are meetings being held by people who are ALREADY willing to go to war.
As corrupted as DC now is regarding their continuous betrayal and shackling of the American people, those in DC and their puppet masters need to go extinct. After this SCOTUS fiasco this morning, if it wasn’t before, it ought to now be more clearer than ever why the ruling elite and their DC thugs so desire to disarm the rest of us.