Posted on 07/24/2023 1:25:54 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
Two prominent professors are urging President Biden to thwart US Supreme Court “MAGA’’ justices by instituting an “alternative intepretation’’ to some rulings — a proposal that critics claim would be dictatorship.
Harvard Law School professor Mark Tushnet and San Francisco State University political scientist Aaron Belkin last week penned “An Open Letter to the Biden Administration on Popular Constitutionalism” to demand that Biden take action against what he has already deemed “not a normal court” because of some of its controversial recent rulings.
“We urge President 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,” the pair wrote.
While the professors say they’ve advocated expanding the Supreme Court “as a necessary strategy for restoring democracy,” they countered that greater action is needed, since “the threat that MAGA justices pose is so extreme that reforms that do not require Constitutional approval are needed at this time.”
Tushnet and Belkin offered their version of “popular constitutionalism” — which would give both citizens and Biden a bigger role in interpreting and enforcing the Constitution — as a solution.
“In practice, a President who disagrees with a court’s interpretation of the Constitution should offer and then follow an alternative interpretation. If voters disagree with the President’s interpretation, they can express their views at the ballot box,” the profs said.
Tushnet and Belkin noted that Biden “should act when MAGA justices issue high-stakes rulings that are based on gravely mistaken constitutional interpretations,” pointing out the high court’s recent anti-affirmative action ruling — a decision Biden criticized as “not normal.”
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When Trump wins the election, the first targets for his new doj should be every one of these commies.
Multi millionaire banana republic Maoists.
They are of the Lawrence Tribe tribe.
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