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Could the Supreme Court strip away other established rights? (Original Post)
YoshidaYui
May 2022
OP
Alito is going to rip any sembalance of constitutional and secular judicial review away with Dobbs.
Thomas Hurt
May 2022
#11
If they manage to get away with this, they will believe they can do anything they please...
Rhiannon12866
May 2022
#12
onecaliberal
(32,866 posts)1. Yes, and they will just wait.
no_hypocrisy
(46,131 posts)2. They will undo Brown and
the Warren Court.
Cyrano
(15,043 posts)3. They can destroy any rights they want to destroy
Who's going to stop them?
YoshidaYui
(41,833 posts)5. I suppose if they wanted to they could
give Trump his old job back, and install a dictatorship for centuries to come...
It's past time for some major push back from us, -- the vast majority.
samsingh
(17,599 posts)4. they will
and meanwhile, out justice department is doing nothing with the repug traitors that will destroy our democracy.
Cyrano
(15,043 posts)6. Hopefully, the DOJ is acting behind the scenes
But how much longer can we hold our breaths?
jimfields33
(15,836 posts)8. They cannot unless their is a lawsuit and it goes through lower courts
Then they have to take the case. Thats the only way. They cannot wake up and decide to take away rights. Not how it works.
old guy
(3,283 posts)10. The short answer is yes.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)11. Alito is going to rip any sembalance of constitutional and secular judicial review away with Dobbs.
The christofascists will be lining up, legislating and suing on any of our current rights that offends their religious sensibilities.
Dobbs will open the flood gates. The USSC is now a religious court.
Magoo48
(4,717 posts)9. Yes, as long as we the people continue placing convenience over convictions.
Rhiannon12866
(205,554 posts)12. If they manage to get away with this, they will believe they can do anything they please...
YoshidaYui
(41,833 posts)13. The Republicans are already
Doing what they please! If they get total power watch out.