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THE LAST THING THIS COUNTRY NEEDS IS BUSH V. GORE 2.0

“I easily WIN the Presidency of the United States with LEGAL VOTES CAST. The OBSERVERS were not allowed, in any way, shape, or form, to do their job and therefore, votes accepted during this period must be determined to be ILLEGAL VOTES. U.S. Supreme Court should decide!” President Trump tweeted at 1:22 a.m. today. NoContinue reading “THE LAST THING THIS COUNTRY NEEDS IS BUSH V. GORE 2.0”

Election 2020 and the Supreme Court

Due to being the only non-elected branch of our federal government, the Supreme Court usually gets a cursory glance during elections. The American political arena is dominated by the cult of personality. It makes perfect sense that politicians barely mention those stoic judges in black robes. Politicians are too busy screaming about tax cuts, gunContinue reading “Election 2020 and the Supreme Court”

Pandemic: Going to Church vs. Protesting

After the emergence of COVID-19 in America, many states declared a state of emergency. In these emergency decrees were restrictions to many aspects of normal life. One of the main restrictions was changing how people can freely exercise religion. Many states limited how many people could attend church and instituted social distancing requirements within theContinue reading “Pandemic: Going to Church vs. Protesting”

Gorsuch the Traitor?

After the recent ruling of Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda, and R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (which were consolidated into one case), the religious right feels betrayed by Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch. Conservative Republicans have a long history of feeling burned byContinue reading “Gorsuch the Traitor?”

Introdution

Hi! My name is PJ, and I love the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court operates completely differently than Congress and the presidency. Many view the Court as shrouded in mystery, but the pageantry of the Supreme Court elevates its position in our society. At a time when the public’s faith in Congress and the presidencyContinue reading “Introdution”