"Moore v. Harper, a potentially democracy ending SC case" Wed Dec-07-22 10:37 AM by shygurl
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments for Moore v Harper today, a North Carolina case where the NC state legislation is basically asking the SC to give legislators the power to ignore state constitutions and be the *only* entity to make rules and enforce federal elections. In no hyperbolic terms this could give unprecedented power to state legislatures and enable them to modify or even ignore elections at their will. If the SC votes to overturn the ruling set by the NC Supreme Court, democracy as we know it will be over and fascists will now control our government.
I really can't over emphasize how important this case is and how close we are to authoritarian rule with a bad ruling from the Court. Legitimately feeling sick to my stomach over it, especially given the make up of our SC. The hearing started at 10, and imo the best way to follow along is to follow Democracy Docket's Twitter feed, which is the incomparable Marc Elias' group.
11. "communication is a thing, tho" In response to Reply # 7
and you received the message, didn't you? you know exactly what that meant, don't you?
good.
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10. "can we go back in time to worry properly?" In response to Reply # 1
or do we live in the present?
your comment is for what purpose, exactly cuz it feels really finger waggy, which is literally not useful for anything.
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"i do more for both our communities than you'll ever know." - Heinz "But rest assured, in my luxurious house built on the backs of people darker than me, I am sipping fine scotch and scoffing at how stupid you are." - bshelly
13. "Why worry about it now would be my answer." In response to Reply # 10
>or do we live in the present?
And what do you propose to fix the problem now? The thing that we should've done back in 2016? But you're right...let's not remember that we caused this mess.
> >your comment is for what purpose, exactly cuz it feels really >finger waggy, which is literally not useful for anything.
Just about as useful as worrying about an event that we don't have any control over at the present (and if saying that this is something we could've avoided is finger waggy...tough...but it is the truth).
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14. "Twitter is such a cesspool, but threads like this are a godsend imo" In response to Reply # 4
They have done an excellent job breaking down legal jargon and precedents into plain speak for laypersons, and giving context to historical cases.
It's part of why even though I hate Elon Musk with all my heart I'm still on Twitter because the resources about things I know little about are invaluable. I want to go elsewhere eventually, but none of the current replacements are equivalent to the sheer depth and breadth that Twitter provides.
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15. "Yea it's super hard for the average person to independently get into it" In response to Reply # 5
I try to stay on top of happenings like this and it's extremely difficult, even being a person who pays for and constantly reads the news.
So many flaws in our democracy lead directly back to the media's inability to move past click bait and actually do their job to inform and educate the populace.
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I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.
17. "a lot of voters (including a surprising amount of repubs) rejected" In response to Reply # 15
anti-democracy election-denying republican candidates when the media covered them as such.
now imagine if the media covered the republican party and their voter suppression, gerrymandering, supreme court assault on the voting rights act, etc.
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