Tonight, an extraordinary order, opinion, and dissent make explicit that the ongoing cold Second American Civil War is raging at the U.S.
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There you have it. In one exchange, central issues being fought in a so-far cold Second American Civil War are on full display at the Supreme Court. The issue of white supremacy is of course at play because tonight’s developments relate to Callais. But in Alito’s response to Jackson is an equally central issue: patriarchy. 11/
Alito simply cannot stand that Jackson has spoken as his equal and professional peer and questioned his ethics, integrity, practice of the craft of adjudication. He’s set off, in a way that most women I know will recognize. 12/
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All of this has happened on the shadow docket. So the Roberts Court has ok’d election cancellation without merits briefing, oral argument, etc.
This would be extraordinary and pernicious enough. But because Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented and pointed out how exceptional and dangerous the Court’s order is, Alito, joined by Gorsuch and Thomas, wrote an opinion basically calling her uppity. 4/
@heidilifeldman Most of SCOTUS needs to be fumigated like the "vermin" they are.
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Alito simply cannot stand that Jackson has spoken as his equal and professional peer and questioned his ethics, integrity, practice of the craft of adjudication. He’s set off, in a way that most women I know will recognize. 12/
And he responds as lovers of patriarchy do: he calls his peer, a woman who disagrees with him, irresponsible for doing so and says her views, which she supported with factual information (the rule, the precedents, etc), are “baseless.”
Patriarchal posturing on full display. 13/
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And he responds as lovers of patriarchy do: he calls his peer, a woman who disagrees with him, irresponsible for doing so and says her views, which she supported with factual information (the rule, the precedents, etc), are “baseless.”
Patriarchal posturing on full display. 13/
@heidilifeldman mouthing Not True to Obama during SOTU. Has Alito ever indicated which side he wished won the civil war?
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And he responds as lovers of patriarchy do: he calls his peer, a woman who disagrees with him, irresponsible for doing so and says her views, which she supported with factual information (the rule, the precedents, etc), are “baseless.”
Patriarchal posturing on full display. 13/
So far I’ve talked about how tonight’s order and opinion from Sam Alito and the Roberts Court take sides on white supremacy and patriarchy, two major issues in the current cold civil war in the US. The third big issue Alito and those justices who did not oppose his order take a side on (for sure Gorsuch and Thomas, who explicitly concur, and presumably the others in the Callais majority) is endorsement of authoritarian executive power. 14/
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@heidilifeldman mouthing Not True to Obama during SOTU. Has Alito ever indicated which side he wished won the civil war?
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So far I’ve talked about how tonight’s order and opinion from Sam Alito and the Roberts Court take sides on white supremacy and patriarchy, two major issues in the current cold civil war in the US. The third big issue Alito and those justices who did not oppose his order take a side on (for sure Gorsuch and Thomas, who explicitly concur, and presumably the others in the Callais majority) is endorsement of authoritarian executive power. 14/
Remember: tonight’s order from the Roberts Court makes it almost impossible to reverse or stop the Governor of Louisiana from cancelling an ongoing election. Doesn’t get much more authoritarian than cancelling elections. But when done in service to white supremacist, patriarchal Republican Fascism - a palpably anti-democratic, authoritarian program - the Roberts Court is all for it. 15/
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@heidilifeldman mouthing Not True to Obama during SOTU. Has Alito ever indicated which side he wished won the civil war?
No. Only "his wife" has, apparently.
Sure, Alito you corrupt sack of garbage.
(Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/scotus-alito-flag-controversy-1.7219068
And don't forget her had a different flag flying at his cottage. That he can fly these things with impunity shows us the civil war never ended )
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Remember: tonight’s order from the Roberts Court makes it almost impossible to reverse or stop the Governor of Louisiana from cancelling an ongoing election. Doesn’t get much more authoritarian than cancelling elections. But when done in service to white supremacist, patriarchal Republican Fascism - a palpably anti-democratic, authoritarian program - the Roberts Court is all for it. 15/
White supremacy, patriarchy and Republican Fascist authoritarianism in service of same: tonight’s order and opinion are in naked support of all three. 16/16
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White supremacy, patriarchy and Republican Fascist authoritarianism in service of same: tonight’s order and opinion are in naked support of all three. 16/16
@heidilifeldman Unroll @mastoreaderio
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@msbellows here's the unrolled thread: https://mastoreader.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fc.im%2F%40msbellows%2F116520177679416039
Next time, kindly set the visibility to 'Mentioned people only' and mention only me (@mastoreaderio). This ensures we avoid spamming others' timelines and threads unless you intend for others to see the unrolled thread link as well.
Thank you!
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White supremacy, patriarchy and Republican Fascist authoritarianism in service of same: tonight’s order and opinion are in naked support of all three. 16/16
@heidilifeldman And as a white man, I say fuck all that.
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Tonight, an extraordinary order, opinion, and dissent make explicit that the ongoing cold Second American Civil War is raging at the U.S. Supreme Court, as it is throughout the U.S. 1/ #LawFedi
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Supreme Court basically ruling in favor of canceling an election. They might call it "postponing" but with courts like this, how could they be motivated to start the elections up again? -
@simon_brooke Yes, fixing the Supreme Court is essential. And though we don’t have legislation against it, judicial corruption is absolutely a high crime or misdemeanor, the constitutional ground for impeachment. If we had a functioning Congress, Alito and Thomas and possibly Gorsuch would be impeached. @Beachbum
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Tonight, an extraordinary order, opinion, and dissent make explicit that the ongoing cold Second American Civil War is raging at the U.S. Supreme Court, as it is throughout the U.S. 1/ #LawFedi
@heidilifeldman Strangely reminding me the theocratic council responsible of the election of the supreme leader of the islamic republic of Iran. -
Tonight, an extraordinary order, opinion, and dissent make explicit that the ongoing cold Second American Civil War is raging at the U.S. Supreme Court, as it is throughout the U.S. 1/ #LawFedi
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@simon_brooke Yes, fixing the Supreme Court is essential. And though we don’t have legislation against it, judicial corruption is absolutely a high crime or misdemeanor, the constitutional ground for impeachment. If we had a functioning Congress, Alito and Thomas and possibly Gorsuch would be impeached. @Beachbum
@heidilifeldman Absolutely. But my fear is Democrats, if they regain both houses, will demure, in the interest of national unity à la Gerald Ford, and not impeach any of the fascists.
And again, thank you so much for the informative thread.
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Tonight, an extraordinary order, opinion, and dissent make explicit that the ongoing cold Second American Civil War is raging at the U.S. Supreme Court, as it is throughout the U.S. 1/ #LawFedi
@heidilifeldman This is beyond heartbreaking. In other news-
May 4 is Liberation Day for many European countries. A celebration of defeating the Nazis not so long ago. -
All of this has happened on the shadow docket. So the Roberts Court has ok’d election cancellation without merits briefing, oral argument, etc.
This would be extraordinary and pernicious enough. But because Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented and pointed out how exceptional and dangerous the Court’s order is, Alito, joined by Gorsuch and Thomas, wrote an opinion basically calling her uppity. 4/
@heidilifeldman Sean Casten had some interesting recommendations for things Congress could do now if it flips for the midterms that sounded to me like a strong platform for Democrats, namely using the power of the purse to refuse to fund the court in various ways until they institute serious ethical reforms and get rid of the shadow docket. It’s not the long-term fix that will take time to accomplish, but it IS using Congress as a check on a run-away SCOTUS.
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@heidilifeldman This is beyond heartbreaking. In other news-
May 4 is Liberation Day for many European countries. A celebration of defeating the Nazis not so long ago.@ncw413 @heidilifeldman Defeating?
Looks more like relocating to me.
