Posted on 07/23/2023 5:05:43 PM PDT by Libloather
resident Biden should find ways to defy the rulings of "MAGA justices" for their "gravely mistaken" constitutional interpretations, law professors urged in a letter on Wednesday.
Harvard law professor Mark Tushnet and San Francisco State University political scientist Aaron Belkin penned "An Open Letter to the Biden Administration on Popular Constitutionalism" to respond to what Biden has called "not a normal court" following high-profile cases.
"We urge resident Biden to restrain MAGA justices immediately by announcing that if and when they issue rulings that are based on gravely mistaken interpretations of the Constitution that undermine our most fundamental commitments, the Administration will be guided by its own constitutional interpretations," they wrote.
The letter continued, "We have worked diligently over the past five years to advocate Supreme Court expansion as a necessary strategy for restoring democracy. Although we continue to support expansion, the threat that MAGA justices pose is so extreme that reforms that do not require Congressional approval are needed at this time, and advocates and experts should encourage President Biden to take immediate action to limit the damage."
Tushnet and Belkin cited a solution known as "popular constitutionalism" claiming "that courts do not exercise exclusive authority over constitutional meaning." They theorized that Biden could explain how the Supreme Court’s decisions are "egregiously wrong" and offer an alternative constitutional interpretation, particular if the ruling poses a "grave threat."
"In this particular historical moment, MAGA justices pose a grave threat to our most fundamental commitments because they rule consistently to undermine democracy and to curtail fundamental rights, and because many of their rulings are based on misleading and untrue claims," they warned.
George Washington University law professor and legal expert Jonathan Turley penned an op-ed for The Hill on Saturday that warned about this interpretation of the constitution.
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They’re advocating the illegal takeover of the constitution. This is getting spooky because Biden will do it.
These so-called “law professors” sound like a bunch of JaySix Insurrectionist fags. Advising a demented, cranky old pedophile to ignore the SCOTUS should be enough to throw their insurrectionist asses in prison.
“Resident Biden”...Yep
"Restoring Democracy". WTF again? They now have some who will fight for our Constitutional Republic and not democracy MOB rule which killed Greece and Rome where self-rule began.
Harvard Law School has become an indoctrination center for Socialists and Communists It was once highly regarded as an education institution. No more...what a shame.
Problem with that..
You get a license to practice law from the bar.
The bar is a private organization.
It answers to no one or to no government entity.
And it’s controlled by leftists.
Biden’s handlers and advisors run him. He does what he is told to do and probably has no memory of what he has done. He is the ultimate useful idiot for the soviet arm of the dimrat party.
Each of them needs to be FIRED, and if they have a law license, have that REVOKED.
Eff that. Bastards of this magnitude need to get some bodyguards.
Just because you dont agree with it is not a valid reason to violate law.
Just because you are offended by something doesnt make you right.
Belkin served for 24 years as founding director of the Palm Center, which the Advocate named as one of the most effective LGBTQ rights organizations in the nation. He designed and implemented much of the public education campaign that eroded popular support for military anti-gay discrimination, and Harvard Law Professor Janet Halley said of Belkin that, “Probably no single person deserves more credit for the repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell.’” When the military lifted its transgender ban in 2016, a senior Pentagon official said during a White House Ceremony that the Palm Center was one of the organizations most responsible for helping the Pentagon formulate inclusive policy for transgender troops.
Turley is a good guy, a really good guy. A libertarian / liberal and still very constitutionally sound.
That is a bad prescident. California has already done that with federal immigration laws.
“Eff that. Bastards of this magnitude need to get some bodyguards.”
While I doubt I’d be saying a eulogy for these bastards if their lives are ‘abbreviated’, I’d be perfectly happy to see them fired and disbarred. They can learn to code at that point, for all I care.
Absolutely.
Sounds like insurrection to me.
Not good enough. Those that advocate for complete overthrow of the Constitution deserve much more exacting treatment.
I’m in.
“they decided the shotgun sings the song”.
I believe these professors could make the case that Biden’s defiance of the Supreme Court would be in keeping with the actions of President Lincoln.
Just the mention of Lincoln’s name would attract liberals and others who have been deprived of history education for the past 60 years.
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