Great column, as usual, with the caveat/request that we no longer apply the neutral term "conservative" to these radical right-wing justices. Let's honor the original meaning of conservative (cautious? careful? traditional?) and stop allowing them to clothe their judicial activism in the robes of "conservatism." Actually, WE are now the conservatives and they the radicals.
SCOTUS hearing a case based on a hypothetical, and not on harm actually caused as based on evidence?!?!? From my layperson's perspective, this erosion of the rule of law and fact-based decision making is hair-on-fire alarming, particularly as the buck stops at SCOTUS. The Dark Money christo-fascist manufactured 303 Creative case would appear to open the floodgates to undo protections currently afforded to all protected classes in addition to sexual preference and identity. Is there a technical legal explanation to put out the fire and save my hair?
Dec 6, 2022·edited Dec 6, 2022Liked by Robert B. Hubbell
Feels amazing that under this arrogant Extreme Court America is being molded against the wishes of the majority of the People into a theocracy while the protests in Iran are moving that country toward democracy. I guess we should be thankful Khomeimi Alito will probably not require American women to wear the hajib. Of course they've already sentenced many women to death by forced pregnancy. The most dangerous form of religion is one that claims to have the one and only right answer and seeks to impose it on others. When the Rule of Law becomes so distorted it must be opposed by protest and other nonviolent means.
Tomorrow, the 7th, SCOTUS will hear Moore v Harper. Their ruling will determine whether our vote counts or whether the state can determine if our vote counts.
Wow. This was quite a powerful newsletter. We are living in a time which no longer allows us to take a breath. I got a message from a friend who teaches speech at Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches, TX. The college has just merged with University of Texas because it was going broke. He said the fine people of Nacogdoches were complaining that ¨they were going to become a liberal indoctrination center for all the Austin socialists.¨ Sigh
The entire Hunter Biden laptop scenario is a Republican fabricated story to discredit President Biden. To begin with there is NO laptop but a hard drive that is in questionable condition and how the drive surfaced, the chain of custody and the contents are all questionable and have been reviewed by several law enforcement agencies. The story was rejected by most legitimate news agencies and the finally the connection of the story and hard drive to Rudy Giuliani makes it suspect to begin with. What is troubling to me is why the media at large doesn’t spend the same equal amount of time investigating the Trump family business dealings and possible criminal activities . Hunter Trump is or was a troubled addicted individual who made some bad choices but none of those choices were illegal and were connected to his father Joe Biden. If the Republicans spent as much time working on legislation to help the American people as they do pushing lies and misinformation imagine what could be accomplished.
The endless attacks on the LGBTQ community by the )what do I call them) the maga fascist right, Putin, other authoritarians is very disturbing and discouraging. Rights and common decency are being shredded in this country and the world. I don’t get it. The hate and bigotry is astounding. We don’t seem to be able to stop them. I wish I didn’t feel this way, but I do. We can’t seem to stop them.
Today's newsletter is an immersion in the disturbing reality of our day. The supreme injustices taking place at the state legislature level to the highest court in the land. And all to limit the very promise of freedoms. To have a voice and to flourish. To love. And to hope.
At this moment, I may be unable, and even unwilling to comprehend the magnitude of it all. Here, and distances far from us. Still, I will not turn away. How could I?
Though at this hour, I offer my attention to Georgia. May all the saints, Martin, Rosa and John Lewis among them, and the choirs of angels, descend upon Georgia. And may the fruits of their labor and the sacrifice of their lives hold us, whomever and wherever we may be, beyond time and place.
Robert, thank you for explaining in detail the 303 Creative SC case. I hadn’t realized that the plaintiff had not yet even designed a wedding website, nor had she ever been ASKED to design one by a gay couple!
As someone who has scant knowledge of legal issues, can you explain how this case ever reached the SC? Doesn’t a plaintiff have to have “standing” to file a suit to begin with? How can the owner of 303 Creative have “standing”, if she has never been asked to do something that is supposedly against her religious beliefs? How can she demonstrate “injury in fact” to her legal interests?
I am reminded how grateful I am to you, Robert, for strongly saying to ignore the polls before the Nov 8 midterms. That was such excellent advice and kept me energized to do text banking right up to the last minute. These thanks are late but heartfelt! May we prevail again in Georgia today!
The GOP is promoting PORN (Hunter Biden's unauthorized photos) and by saying it is a "First Amendment" issue (it's NOT) they are exposing children to not only PORN, but targeting on social media along with misinformation, for ALL.
So, do I have this right?: the sanctimonious, spineless, hypocrite Kevin McCarthy will have the GOP real aloud the Constitution on January 3, amid their complicity in Trump's strategy to terminate the Constitution so Mr. Bone Spur can be Tyrant.
The Republican Party, MAGA and NON-MAGA, has perfected its methods of voter suppression over decades; they are really quite stunningly good at it.
What the heck kind of skill is that to define a political Party in a Democracy?
Second, about the Crappy Court and our truly bizarre news cycle (tat cycles major news topics right off the table), what has ever happened to Justice Thomas and his lovely bride? Pretty much vanished into thin air and soon will bel "dead and gone, lady."
This Court, that is going to be in place pretty much as it now exists, for a very, very long time, frankly scares me to death. As we Americans seem able to do with nearly everything, we will soon get used to it and it will become part of our normal, no longer a problem to be discussed.
The possibility of packing the Court is another topic that seems to have gone "poof."
And, so, I am on my SCOTUS tear this morning. Thank you, Robert, for holding it up for attention and saying clearly and strongly "This Is Not Normal!!!"
The majority on the Extreme Court may impose their reactionary views for now, but they are standing on a cliff-top railing against the gale. They will not succeed in imposing their bigoted view of same-sex relationships on a nation that has rejected it.
Were I 30 years younger, I would stop paying taxes to this government that no longer sees all men and women as equal before the law - as the newer attitude that only those who subject themselves to the opinion of an approved majority - not the knowledge of fact - will be protected by the law takes over.
I am 96 years old now, and such action from me would involve those of my children who are becoming legally responsible for me. I did have an orange jumpsuit when I was young-er and I like the way it looked on me - and how long could I languish??!! L&B&L
Great column, as usual, with the caveat/request that we no longer apply the neutral term "conservative" to these radical right-wing justices. Let's honor the original meaning of conservative (cautious? careful? traditional?) and stop allowing them to clothe their judicial activism in the robes of "conservatism." Actually, WE are now the conservatives and they the radicals.
SCOTUS hearing a case based on a hypothetical, and not on harm actually caused as based on evidence?!?!? From my layperson's perspective, this erosion of the rule of law and fact-based decision making is hair-on-fire alarming, particularly as the buck stops at SCOTUS. The Dark Money christo-fascist manufactured 303 Creative case would appear to open the floodgates to undo protections currently afforded to all protected classes in addition to sexual preference and identity. Is there a technical legal explanation to put out the fire and save my hair?
Feels amazing that under this arrogant Extreme Court America is being molded against the wishes of the majority of the People into a theocracy while the protests in Iran are moving that country toward democracy. I guess we should be thankful Khomeimi Alito will probably not require American women to wear the hajib. Of course they've already sentenced many women to death by forced pregnancy. The most dangerous form of religion is one that claims to have the one and only right answer and seeks to impose it on others. When the Rule of Law becomes so distorted it must be opposed by protest and other nonviolent means.
Tomorrow, the 7th, SCOTUS will hear Moore v Harper. Their ruling will determine whether our vote counts or whether the state can determine if our vote counts.
Wow. This was quite a powerful newsletter. We are living in a time which no longer allows us to take a breath. I got a message from a friend who teaches speech at Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches, TX. The college has just merged with University of Texas because it was going broke. He said the fine people of Nacogdoches were complaining that ¨they were going to become a liberal indoctrination center for all the Austin socialists.¨ Sigh
The entire Hunter Biden laptop scenario is a Republican fabricated story to discredit President Biden. To begin with there is NO laptop but a hard drive that is in questionable condition and how the drive surfaced, the chain of custody and the contents are all questionable and have been reviewed by several law enforcement agencies. The story was rejected by most legitimate news agencies and the finally the connection of the story and hard drive to Rudy Giuliani makes it suspect to begin with. What is troubling to me is why the media at large doesn’t spend the same equal amount of time investigating the Trump family business dealings and possible criminal activities . Hunter Trump is or was a troubled addicted individual who made some bad choices but none of those choices were illegal and were connected to his father Joe Biden. If the Republicans spent as much time working on legislation to help the American people as they do pushing lies and misinformation imagine what could be accomplished.
The endless attacks on the LGBTQ community by the )what do I call them) the maga fascist right, Putin, other authoritarians is very disturbing and discouraging. Rights and common decency are being shredded in this country and the world. I don’t get it. The hate and bigotry is astounding. We don’t seem to be able to stop them. I wish I didn’t feel this way, but I do. We can’t seem to stop them.
Today's newsletter is an immersion in the disturbing reality of our day. The supreme injustices taking place at the state legislature level to the highest court in the land. And all to limit the very promise of freedoms. To have a voice and to flourish. To love. And to hope.
At this moment, I may be unable, and even unwilling to comprehend the magnitude of it all. Here, and distances far from us. Still, I will not turn away. How could I?
Though at this hour, I offer my attention to Georgia. May all the saints, Martin, Rosa and John Lewis among them, and the choirs of angels, descend upon Georgia. And may the fruits of their labor and the sacrifice of their lives hold us, whomever and wherever we may be, beyond time and place.
Robert, thank you for explaining in detail the 303 Creative SC case. I hadn’t realized that the plaintiff had not yet even designed a wedding website, nor had she ever been ASKED to design one by a gay couple!
As someone who has scant knowledge of legal issues, can you explain how this case ever reached the SC? Doesn’t a plaintiff have to have “standing” to file a suit to begin with? How can the owner of 303 Creative have “standing”, if she has never been asked to do something that is supposedly against her religious beliefs? How can she demonstrate “injury in fact” to her legal interests?
I am reminded how grateful I am to you, Robert, for strongly saying to ignore the polls before the Nov 8 midterms. That was such excellent advice and kept me energized to do text banking right up to the last minute. These thanks are late but heartfelt! May we prevail again in Georgia today!
The GOP is promoting PORN (Hunter Biden's unauthorized photos) and by saying it is a "First Amendment" issue (it's NOT) they are exposing children to not only PORN, but targeting on social media along with misinformation, for ALL.
Hypocrisy much GOP?
So, do I have this right?: the sanctimonious, spineless, hypocrite Kevin McCarthy will have the GOP real aloud the Constitution on January 3, amid their complicity in Trump's strategy to terminate the Constitution so Mr. Bone Spur can be Tyrant.
The Republican Party, MAGA and NON-MAGA, has perfected its methods of voter suppression over decades; they are really quite stunningly good at it.
What the heck kind of skill is that to define a political Party in a Democracy?
Second, about the Crappy Court and our truly bizarre news cycle (tat cycles major news topics right off the table), what has ever happened to Justice Thomas and his lovely bride? Pretty much vanished into thin air and soon will bel "dead and gone, lady."
This Court, that is going to be in place pretty much as it now exists, for a very, very long time, frankly scares me to death. As we Americans seem able to do with nearly everything, we will soon get used to it and it will become part of our normal, no longer a problem to be discussed.
The possibility of packing the Court is another topic that seems to have gone "poof."
And, so, I am on my SCOTUS tear this morning. Thank you, Robert, for holding it up for attention and saying clearly and strongly "This Is Not Normal!!!"
“The moral bankruptcy of the Republican Party is the issue here, is it not.?
The majority on the Extreme Court may impose their reactionary views for now, but they are standing on a cliff-top railing against the gale. They will not succeed in imposing their bigoted view of same-sex relationships on a nation that has rejected it.
Were I 30 years younger, I would stop paying taxes to this government that no longer sees all men and women as equal before the law - as the newer attitude that only those who subject themselves to the opinion of an approved majority - not the knowledge of fact - will be protected by the law takes over.
I am 96 years old now, and such action from me would involve those of my children who are becoming legally responsible for me. I did have an orange jumpsuit when I was young-er and I like the way it looked on me - and how long could I languish??!! L&B&L