I am just old enough to remember the satirical pictures of King Richard I of the House of Nixon of California. Oh, how history repeats itself.
The six Right-wing Supremes on Thursday did their best to smooth the way for an authoritarian monarch. For, a president who cannot be held accountable, becomes a dictator. No one in his right mind would wish for this. You may draw your own conclusion about the state of mind of certain Justices.
The election of socialist Bernard Sanders as mayor of Burlington, Vermont, stunned the country in 1981.
In this interview with Phil Donahue, on the Today show, Mr. Sanders appears as one of the most refreshing and most sane new politicians of America. What could have been if Mr. Sanders had been elected president in 2016? Yet such was not to be.
However, we still have Bernard Sanders with us in 2024, thank the Lord. His message is still pertinent, even more so.
Second edition —
Ethical questions are continuing to be raised over various Supreme Court ethics issues. As confidence in the court continues to erode, the question of the integrity of the court continues.
Several issues in recent years have raised alarms. Both justices Thomas and Alito have come under scrutiny for questionable dealings. Following on was the controversial Dobbs decision repealing the Roe v. Wade decision of some five decades ago.
In today’s news comes analysis of the decision of the Supreme Court to take up the matter of whether the insurrectionists of January 6, engaged in obstruction of an official government activity. Legal experts are asking why the Supreme Court has even taken up this matter at all. Today’s report heard over SiriusXM satellite radio includes commentary and analysis from legal experts, indicating that this decision is highly dubious.
I am also informed that the national Supreme Court has fewer ethical standards and methods of oversight than practically any state Supreme Court in the nation. The reality of the situation is that the Supreme Court has begun to move into the role of the superior branch of government in what is supposed to be an equal separation of powers.
In light of all this it is past time for the country, through its Congress, to exercise appropriate oversight. The alternative is a Court currently dominated by justices appointed by Republican rightists. The Court seems, at best, not up to the job, and at worst, a threat to our democracy.
