The Supreme Court helped Trump win the presidency. We can't forget or normalize this, even if the Court reverses some of Trump/Musk's most egregious acts in the months & years to come. I wrote about this for People's Parity Project Action! 1/x peoplesparityaction.org/research/ - ThreadSky

jennyhunter.bsky.social • 9 days ago

The Supreme Court helped Trump win the presidency. We can't forget or normalize this, even if the Court reverses some of Trump/Musk's most egregious acts in the months & years to come. I wrote about this for People's Parity Project Action! 1/x https://peoplesparityaction.org/research/

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jennyhunter.bsky.social•9 days ago

The Court shielded Trump from prosecution for attempting to steal the 2020 election, and wouldn't let states enforce the Constitution's bar on insurrectionists holding office. 2/x https://theconversation.com/supreme-court-makes-prosecution-of-trump-on-obstruction-charge-more-difficult-with-ruling-to-narrowly-define-law-used-against-him-and-jan-6-rioters-232685

jennyhunter.bsky.social•9 days ago

The Justices gutted the Voting Rights Act, letting states pass 100s of voter suppression laws, and permitted racial & partisan gerrymandering, which worsened extremism and gave Rs control of the House in 2022 and 2024. 3/x https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/how-gerrymandering-and-fair-maps-affected-battle-house

jennyhunter.bsky.social•9 days ago

They blocked many of Biden's policy accomplishments--student debt relief, protections for trans ppl, and immigration reforms. This gave Biden and then Harris fewer accomplishments to point to in their campaigns. 4/x https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/us/politics/biden-courts-immigration-student-loans-title-ix.html

jennyhunter.bsky.social•9 days ago

The Court has weakened the labor movement. This harmed working peoples' economic & collective power, helped R candidates, and was a gift to Trump's anti-union billionaire backers. 5/x https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/28/supreme-court-anti-worker-decisions-cases

jennyhunter.bsky.social•9 days ago

Big picture, the threat that the Court will strike down any progressive policies limits our imagination about what is possible, and makes Trump's rule-breaking vibe more appealing. 6/x

jennyhunter.bsky.social•9 days ago

If the Court blocks some of Trump/Musk's most cartoonish violations of the Constitution, that won't mean they've become heroes. We need to reform the Court, and that need has only become more urgent. 7/7
https://peoplesparity.org/court-reform/

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