Posted on 06/25/2022 5:15:27 PM PDT by blam
With all the wailing and gnashing of teeth going on over the Supreme Court’s decision to end Roe vs. Wade and pass the lawmaking onus on to the states, the court’s decision to overturn New York’s ban on conceal carry and other gun rights might get buried in the chaos. Extreme leftist and corporate “journalist” Keith Olbermann certainly had a lot to say about it, though.
Incensed by the idea that a government body might actually rule against common leftist policy, the calls for violence and even (*gasp) insurrection have been rising. Specifically, the left believes that intimidation or outright dissolution of the Supreme Court is justifiable.
Olbermann argues for exactly that, while also presenting a bizarre assertion that states should ignore the decision and violate our 2nd Amendment rights anyway because they are “just a court” and “can’t enforce the ruling.” One could apply the same logic and say that the states should have ignored Roe vs. Wade and made abortion illegal this entire time because the Supreme Court “can’t enforce the ruling.”
One factor that Olbermann also seems to overlook is the reality that the people of a particular state could also ignore the state government’s attempts to enforce unconstitutional gun laws. How is New York going to compel the citizenry to give up their gun rights if millions of them take up arms and refuse to submit? Two can play that game, and this dynamic never crosses Olbermann’s mind.
The left appears to be intent to abandon any semblance of diplomacy or checks and balances to get what they want, but they may be greatly overestimating their chances should political disagreement turn into physical conflict.
There is no constitutional means to dissolve the Supreme Court. That’s what I point out. This guy is wrong. Congress can change the size up or down but cannot disband it. 11 would be the number that matches the Fed district courts thus each district could have a representative which is inline with our Senate having equal representation based on the state not the population in the State. Some would argue the 9 district is far to large an area and population and should be split into at least three districts then the number would be 13. There is nothing sacred about nine it is simply a number chosen by Congress in the past they have the sole power to change it.
I agree. The constitution explicitly establishes the supreme court and to abolish it requires an amendment. Also agree that Congress may increase the number of justices. But the thrust of my post was to consider the implications of what they are suggesting. It is clear that these folks do not consider the implications of what they want to do, nor how to actually do it.
Olbermann is certifyably nuts.
Yeah, well when that genius “calls” for something to be done we cretins had better heed the call.
I would like to see Olbermann dissolved. Does anybody have a Phaser I can borrow?
I wonder how many million dollars Olbermann he lost getting fired from ESPN?
Keith Olbermann has never driven a car. I guess too complicated.
The only thing dissolved is Keith Olbermann brain.
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