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Joe Biden worries that the “extreme” US supreme court, dominated by rightwing justices, cannot be relied upon to uphold the rule of law.

“I worry,” the president told ProPublica in interview published on Sunday. “Because I know that if the other team, the Maga Republicans, win, they don’t want to uphold the rule of law.”

“Maga” is shorthand for “Make America great again”, Donald Trump’s campaign slogan. Trump faces 91 criminal charges and assorted civil threats but nonetheless dominates Republican polling for the nomination to face Biden in a presidential rematch next year.

In four years in the White House, Trump nominated and saw installed three conservative justices, tilting the court 6-3 to the right. That court has delivered significant victories for conservatives, including the removal of the right to abortion and major rulings on gun control, affirmative action and other issues.

The new court term, which starts on Tuesday, could see further such rulings on matters including government environmental and financial regulation.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

I love completely unaware comments like this. President stable genius wasn't really all that stable nor all that much of a genius. Dude bragged about memorizing 5 words in a TV interview.

If you're willing to mention one as a disqualifying factor, you should really take a long hard look at the other candidate through the same lens.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Also .. to be fair... my capability to walk on a stage has no bearing on my ability to be president. FDR used a wheel chair and had ramps installed in the White House. I find it terrible that we disparage our presidents based on their physical abilities.

I would put more stock in whether they can string together a cogent argument on a debate, or whether they can actually put together a sentence with correct punctuation, spelling, and grammar...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Honestly, I don't know why anyone would want to be president after age 70. It just seems like too much stress, too much work. When I am 70 I want either be working for myself so that I can determine my hours, or just full on retired enjoying some piece and quiet.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Ironically, Biden has been shying away from debates...

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So your argument is literally "both sides"... I thought both siding was frowned upon

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It's more a "don't throw stones if you live in a glass house" thing, but fair enough.

[–] echolomaniac -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't understand this whataboutism the US has going on. Trump was a megalomaniac and didn't give a shit about the country. Biden is a demented old man and doesn't give a shit about the country.

Democrats and republicans have chosen horrible leaders this past decade. Can't you see it's harming you all? Why are you acting like this is a sports team you'll die following?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I think one thing that some people seem to miss is that liberal voters didn't necessarily vote for Biden, they simply voted against Trump.

You're absolutely right in your assessment. Our system is stacked against us. I wish we had a system that could support multiple parties. But all we have to choose from is one extreme or the other. I'm not exactly pleased with it.

And if you want to see what happens when a politician breaks ranks to get things done, look no farther than McCarthy getting ousted as speaker of the house. I don't like the guy at all but he did the right thing this one time by getting bipartisan support to get a funding bill passed in order to avoid a government shut down. His party crucified him for it. So yeah, we are fucked.