No doubt about it — yesterday's Supreme Court decisions were pretty darn depressing. And unreal. In 303 Creative v. Elenis, the so-called Christian website creator had never even been asked to do a site for a gay wedding: The case was entirely hypothetical! Nevertheless, it's just opened the door to the repeal of Obergefell.
So hang onto your hats, everyone. Unless Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Amy Coney Barrett and Biff Kavanaugh manage to get in fatal car accidents soon, it's always going to be like this. We'll spend every June riddled with anxiety about what rights are about to crater next.
On the other hand, this out-of-control Court has just guaranteed a high Democratic turnout next year — particularly with Biden v. Nebraska, in which the Supremes struck down student loan forgiveness. People who thought they'd gotten relief on their loans are madder than wet cats. We saw tons of posts on social media from young folks pledging not just to vote against Republicans in 2024, but to vote against Republicans for their entire lives. (And since the Court — surprise! — did not decimate voting rights this week, they might be able to make good on that.)
Are we the only ones who thought the GOP and the Court played right into Dark Brandon's hands? Joe Biden has been around the block a few times, and he knows how politics work. Surely he knew that student loan forgiveness would rile up the Republican crazies, and that SCOTUS would strike it down. Look how prepared the White House was yesterday with a workaround. We cats were impressed, and we PURR.
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